5.2 Sesh

I just checked my diary and it looks like the last time I may have tried a grubby was June last year. So much for the Grubby Quest. I guess I've been on a Grubbattical. Anyway, tried a bunch today at Bird and got some tips off Randy. Randy, Brian and Laura were all ripping. Super day.

Port A Unedited...

Let me relay a conversation, after the last Port A session.

Me - "Thanks for filming this morning Brian at Port A. Did you get any decent footage?"
Brian - "Yeah, I got all your rides. There are even some funny parts and an accompanying sound track so you won't even need to edit it."

Awesome I thought. All I have to do is download it onto my laptop and it will be good to go. Finally, I got round to doing it this morning (best with sound). To be honest, it's a little disconcerting... :-)

 

Day trip to Corpus tomorrow? Decisions, decisions.

The Weekend

Great weekend with the gang. Bird was good on Saturday but I was rusty and overpowered. I finally switched down to 4.8 and then had a blast. Sundays forecast was top notch but the front came through earlier, colder and with more West than forecast. It was super hard to get on the wave. Brian selflessly took video instead of slogging in the 46 degree temperature. Here is one wave:

 The new board seems to be working out. It looks pretty fast in the video. Feels loose. Nice.

Bob Hall Wind Sensor

Slog n ride dawn session, Saturday at Port A on 5.6 and 84 Twin. Got six turns on one long clean chest high wave, then it got so light I couldn't waterstart. Glug glug.

I think the direction of the Bob Hall wind sensor is off by 10 degrees or so. I'm not sure how to describe the direction. It's 10 degrees too anti-clockwise if that makes sense. You might think 10 degrees is irrelevant, but it can make a big difference between the decision to sail at Packery or Port A in a Northerly, or whether Packery will be too on-shore in a SE.