WindDoll

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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Windsurfing with too big a fin is rough! With the right fin it’s smooth and effortless.

When I hit the windline Tuesday with the 4.6, I thought, Wow! I’ve rigged right. The big wind didn’t last, but I was able to plane most of the time. With the 4.6 on the 94, I was the tacking [...]

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I didn’t get to windsurf at Point Isabel because I drove off to the beach with a “new” (used) harness and it was missing half a buckle. Can’t sail with that! Should have checked it before I left the house. Good thing I didn’t drive to Third or the Delta!

I zoomed over to Berkeley and [...]

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While most of us windsurfers were complaining about the wind, Heidi had her best windsurfing day ever! She was riding a 6.4 Hansen and a big ole club board and experienced for her first time that perfectly balanced planing in the straps, when windsurfing is effortless.

Four days in a row riding that Goya and I [...]

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NOAA said the heatwave would break at 5pm on Thursday, so I knew we were in for some wind and it was chaotic. I was happy when I made a couple of good tacks. It works when you keep the mast across the board and away from your body and pause just before changing sides.
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