On Apr 7, 1:50=A0pm, Cliff Frost <cl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I got out Saturday for my 2nd session after missing two seasons. =A0At
Cri=
ssy
> Field again, this time I saw some old friends (Royce, Vlad, Kevin Kan
and =
some
> others) but only on shore. =A0There must have been at least 50 ws'ers
and =
a bunch
> of kites.
>
> The wind was quite a bit stronger than the week before and too strong
for =
my
> combination of a 5.2 Ezzy and Exocet Cross 117. =A0But I wanted to visit
t=
he
> GG Bridge as that's one of my favorite things.
>
> So I was way overpowered but made great headway upwind (that was the
point=
after
> all) and soon there were only about 3 of us out there. =A0Voodoo chop
and =
birds and
> that wonderful view of the bridge towering above. =A0Cold water too, my
ha=
nds were
> freezing.
>
> But what I hadn't counted on was how hard the downwind was going to be!
=
=A0
>
> After two seasons off I found I wasn't quite ready for being massively
ove=
rpowered
> downwind in bay chop.
>
> So I got schooled for most of the way and did a lot of swimming.
=A0Frankl=
y, I felt
> lucky I didn't hurt myself being hurled across the boom. =A0Finally I
sat =
in the water
> flying the sail and thought about how the situation. =A0Slowly I
remembere=
d things
> about up- vs down- wind, like body-forward of the mast upwind and body
way=
back
> going down. =A0Then it took almost no time to make it back to Anita Rock
e=
xhausted.
>
> That's the thing about windsurfing. =A0You actually have to think about
wh=
at you're
> doing. =A0Or you do if you're me and have no natural coordination...
=A0;-=
)
>
> Another great day. =A0I love this s****t!
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 -Cliff
Glad you rekindled your enthusiasm for attending school, Cliff ;o)
A few other friends in SF also let me know about the windy weekend!
Sore bodies, happy minds!
-Dan
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