Friday, 28 January 2011

Winds: WSW 14-16. 16m. Rogue Wave Board. Water: mostly clear, some haze from the chop. Waves: pretty calm, some hip highs on first sand bar. Four foot swells on second. A woman flagged me down and said that a kitesurfer had crashed and not gotten back up. I raced downwind to find him. He was swimming back to shore on his board. Towed him the rest of the way. Good save, but he would have been fine without my help. His kite eventually blew ashore.

Friday, 7 January 2011

Winds: Big Sabine SW 20-30. Soundside W 18-20. 16m. Rogue Wave Board. Water: gulf had a brown band around breaker, murk from high winds. Waves: fast and low. West wind blowing the tops off of them. Went out to Big Sabine, but conditions too strong. 11m still out of commission. Saw guys on way home at Mom's Beach. Decided to give it another try. Pretty good save! Packed up in the dark!

Sunday 2 January 2011

Winds: NW 11-18. 16m. Spleene Board. Soundside Session. Water: still chilly but was very clear in the Sound today. Gusty conditions, but very manageable. Losing stamina to put up with it, must change training regimen. Jesse broke chicken rope on the Helix.