gusty day in nahant
When:
Sat, 10/10/2009
Beach/Launch:
Long Beach, Nahant
MASSkiting Username:
Wind Speeds:
moderate 20-30
Chris and I arrived first out of the three cars coming, and we dropped off gear at Dog Beach. The tide way 2 hours till high and there wasn't much beach. After about 15 minutes, and four serious kookouts including two that put kites onto or across the street, we deflated and headed back to Long Beach.
We pumped at Long Beach and the wind was a gusty 25, blowing side-side-off. I got out first, followed by Jermy, then Chris. Chris had a little problem with his borrowed kite, and Victor hit the water.
The wind was crazy. Gustign to the 30s in some spots, lulled to 10 in others. The wind was side shore at the beach and then definitively off-shore as you went out. Victor gave us all quite the scare with his two mile journey to sea.
Off to dinner with the gang. Peace.
Session Pictures:
Sun, 10/11/2009 - 02:12
#1
Glad you got out. I was on a
Glad you got out. I was on a seven all afternoon.
Sun, 10/11/2009 - 08:17
#2
Where are the pics of the Kookouts?
Hopefully all are safe, but I do find that news about the kookouts rather amusing. I know Nahant from my early windsurfing days. It can be rather dangerous to say the least. I was down at WB looking for robot yesterday. There were a few beginners getting instruction in the shallow end. NW winds there can be good there, but they were radical yesterday. Not so high in speeds as you saw, but turbulent and gusty. The water surface remained high and crazy, too. Being sunny and relatively mild, the boats were out for their last hurrah adding to the voodoo chop. In addition, when the sun sets you wind up facing directly into it on the starboard tack. The rule is SW all day, NW in the morning and mid-day from now on for me.
Wed, 10/14/2009 - 23:07
#3
Nice pics!
Getting pumped for this Friday seeing all these pics of Nahant!
Thu, 10/15/2009 - 08:59
#4
Except it'll be twice as
Except it'll be twice as windy, 3 times as wavy, with zero visibility and rain showers, and freaking cold!