WindDoll

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 the MFC 25 freestyle to a longer one I could turn on and use to ride the waves (Wahoo!). The wind suddenly quit while I was on shore. Whew! There were many swimmers.


I’m resorting to the Flipper 13.5 because it’s easier! It’s a little fin, so the board still spins. Great progress on Wednesday and even more on Thursday.

Wednesday I figured out what I was doing wrong on the port tack upwind 360, and Thursday, after two failures, I remembered and I did it!

Heidi, Raul, and Meredith are driving to San Carlos Baja Norte to wave sail. It takes a lot of prep because there is nothing there, not even fresh water, just an informal camp ground on the point. Hope they have fun!

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 I seem to think I should get everything right the first time, I was irritated at having to come in and make changes. Now, really, that makes no sense. Most windsurfers spend a lot of time adjusting their kits whenever they add a new piece of equipment.
September 18 through 20 were three days of really good wind.

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 queen!

Isabella always says that iWindsurf over reports the lulls, that a lull of 12, say, is really more like 9. Here is proof! The detail graph shows the major lull that made me think It’s Over! I could have—should have—stayed out a little longer.