Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Tuesday was another classic Gorge Day. The wind kicked in exactly as forecast. Mike, who had spent the day before on the coast, sent us a text from Swell City at 8:00 saying he was heading out on a 3.8. As the forecast was for wind all day, the rest of us were not quite as keen.
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| Cynthia took this romantic photo of her coffee - Cam in the background... |
Just like Ground Hog day - Dog River Coffee, followed by breakfast at Bette's. There was a bit more urgency than usual, and we all found ourselves at the Hatchery by around 10a.m. It was VERY windy!
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| The View on the way to the River - Mount Hood. |
Small boards and Small Rigs were the call. I went out on my 4.2m and Kode (The smallest I had with me) and was very over powered, but in control. I even managed most of my Jibes. Most of the guy's were on 3.8's or less. Cam spent the day on a 3.4. Jim had to make a special trip to the shop to get a second mast so that he could rig a 3.0 for Cynthia.
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| Thanks Cynthia for a rare photo of Me! |
The wind stayed backed off a bit, but stayed relatively steady (at least for the Gorge) until mid afternoon.
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| Gerry - going up! |
Kent said he was enjoying the "Lumpy Water". The swells seemed much larger and smoother than usual.
Kent had fun racing people across the water. Of course you always go faster when someone you know is just behind you. He and I had one screaming reach to the far side. Scary - but fun! Blaine, Brad and even Handre also provided him with racing partners.
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| Kent, Handre and Harold |
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| Cam had a good day! |
I took some time to take some photos and videos. I have two great videos of extremely long wave rides by Kent....
Ross went kiting, so was in a different sailing area, but he stopped by around 3:00 to say goodbye. He was heading to the Airport for a flight home - but will be back in about a week.
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| Ross - saying goodbye |
While I managed the day with one sail and one board; Big Air Jim - trying to keep himself, Cam and Cynthia properly rigged - spent most of the day rigging. By the end of the day he had a 4.6, 4.2, 4.0, 3.7, 3.4, and a 3.0. They also had four boards. Sometimes you are better off just holding on, because by the time you re-rig, the wind has changed again.....
Tim Antoniuk joined us at around noon. He is a very good sailor from Edmonton, but has not been sailing a lot over the last ten or so years.... Too busy raising his three boys. On his first session he threw a loop right by the beach - and almost made it all the way around....
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| Tim Antoniuk - Joined us around noon! |
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| Tim - upside down! |
De-rigging took a long time (and a fair amount of beer). Stories were told - getting better, and better.
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| Handre |
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| Bart dropped by to chat! |
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| Gerry having fun! |
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| Jim - very tired from a full day of rigging and de-rigging! |
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| Harold was out the whole day - most time on the water.... |
Mike showed up later in the day with a story of putting either his head or his elbow (he can't remember which) through his sail in the morning. Dale at Sailworks came to the rescue and repaired the sail while he waited - so he will be ready for action again tomorrow.
The whole gang went to 6th Street for Supper and then gathered at the Condo for a final de-brief. It was a late evening - just after 10:00pm when we headed to bed.
Looking forward to more wind tomorrow.
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| Cynthia - resting after a session on her 3.0 |
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| Proud father - Jim and Cynthia! |
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