| Horseneck, Jean stares down a wave |
How to Stand Out in a Crowd of Kiters? Windsurf. I didn't want to sail by myself at the state beach so I crashed the kite party at the town beach with my windsurfing gear. I only knew 1 kiter there, Jean. Everyone else probably saw me as a hostile intruder but they were friendly.
I knew I couldn't kite in these conditions. I saw one kite blowing away downwind thru the waves, detached from it's owner, and I thought that would be me. Besides, the wavesailing was nice! I'm a round peg and a square peg.
Good waves and gusty wind made for an intense session- You get a ride and feel great, a lull hits at the wrong time and you get knocked down like a bowling pin, the set passes, you get clear and drain your head, you do it again.
Horseneck Town Beach, Windsurfed, 10-30, W to WNW, 7' waves, 5.2/Acid94, Jean, Hepp & Others.
Bottom Picture- Chris.
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6 comments:
Hi Steve! Just looking at those waves brings chills to my bones... Horseneck is not or the faint of heart, good thing you went out with the gear you know most...
Say hi to Igor!
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Good to hear from the voice of the windy city! Yeah, those waves made for a workout. You know what it's like.
Igor is in Summer mode so I'll probably just see him when I go to Fogland but I'll pass on your greeting the next time I'm there.
That kiter in the distance staring a the big roller is me. The other shot is of Chris Haley, a kiter I just met who moved here from Montauk. Scooper, thanks a million for the great shots. It was great to see you out there going classic. Respect!
Jean- Thanks for IDing the pics. It was nice to have some good subjects for photos. You guys were making it look easy out there.
Steve, there were four of us sailors right downwind of you, thought I saw a lone sailor upwind...
Don- I checked the State beach before launching at the town beach but I didn't check Bakers. Oh well, hope you had a good session!
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