WindDoll

Lots of stand-up paddling in Southern California. I took this photo from the breakfast table at Mom’s on a day when the waves were small. There wasn’t much wind this visit to the Southland, so I didn’t go crazy.

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Sometimes when you do a windsurfing move just right, you’re so surprised to be in that perfect place, you jump off the board and into the water!
I’m working on tacking faster—getting to the other side of the board while I’m still on a plane. Saturday, twice, I got onto the lee side, on a plane, [...]

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The stealth windsurfer pictured here is king of the planing 360s. (I can’t catch him on the water, but I caught him on his bike!)

Today I managed two planing 360s! That makes an all time total of six for me. (I’m so behind!)

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Windsurfing on the Goya, a true trick board, requires a different stance. Hips forward instead of back! This is a little disconcerting, but it works well. I havn’t been tossed over the bars yet!

Serendipity! Monday the wind came up and there were nice big swells to ride. I came in to change my fin from [...]

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Windsurfing Wednesday was a little difficult. There was plenty of wind for planing on the 6.2, but the MFC 25 (it’s not a 28) was a bit of a challenge. It was my first time rigging the 6.2 on my new RDM and I didn’t use enough downhaul, so the sail was a handful. Since [...]

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