ibex
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Post by ibex on Jul 11, 2009 16:43:08 GMT -5
All, It was a great day at Seneca, and for the interested reader, a link to my TR is below. After a brief hiatus, there are more tales on the way of my antics as a budding windsurfer. At the encouragement of many friends and mentors, my future trip reports will be at: monofilmtuxedo.blogspot.com/I'll send out a few more reminder emails the next time I post a TR, but if you want to make sure you don't miss a post, hit the little RSS button up in the upper right hand corner of your address bar after you click on that link. Thanks! Shawn |
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Post by mikeyz on Jul 13, 2009 7:31:32 GMT -5
Shawn, we were all seriously concerned for you out there. I would of pooed my wetsuit if I were you, nice job keeping it together, and nice job not becoming a burnt piece of toast.
In other news. After the morning session at Seneca on Sunday the wind came back in the late afternoon. I headed to Long Pond and got a few runs in on my 7.0 before the wind died.
Sunday turned out to be a great day. I checked out Webster and found what looked like 7.0 conditions. I unfortunately could not sail because of the amount disgusting rotting algae. The entire launch was coated a chocolate milk shake like goop that extended 12 feet out into the water. I decided to check out Durand and found very puffy, very side shore conditions. Just before I left the wind started to touch in. I put a message up on the windline and Gary, Doug, David L showed up. Rick G. launched from Montana, but didn't quite make it up wind to Durand. Two other kiters were there whose names I can't remember. It was a very solid 8.5 day with plenty of power. I probably got over 3 hours of good sailing.
Today looks like it will happen up at Durand in the afternoon. Gotta get some work done first though. Three days in a row in rochester?!? we're getting spoiled up here.
- mikeyZ
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Post by kelshipman on Jul 13, 2009 8:41:56 GMT -5
Shawn,
Great storm story! Very happy that you are around to write it!
I was up at 6am, planning to get to Seneca early but was faced with an emergency home plumbing problem - sadly missed the day. But I did watch the storm front travel through on radar.
It was fast and furious and when it came through Rochester it pounded the area with rapid lightning strikes like I had never seen before.
Good job keeping your cool and making sound decisions while in the thick of it.
Goal number 1 - live to sail again!
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