Hamburger

[skymongrel]

Wow...got a wicked workout at Hamburg yesterday. The winds were a-blowing and with a 50/50 chance of having enough vintage gear to get in a decent session (for me), I lucked out. The regulars were there; Joe, Ted, Jimmy, Ken, Doug, Mark and Art and then the irregulars...me, plus a bunch of Lake Erie faces I didn't know (friendly bunch). Most folks were on 4.2's +/- a half meter or so. Frankly, "nuking" was an adjective I heard more than once. The really cool thing about Hamburg is that they have a washing machine there and I thoroughly wash most of my stuff...didn't appreciate the repeated rinse cycle though . Anyway, the ride home was spent reliving missed jibes and eastwooding with my boards laying across the passenger seats and this morning all body parts are functioning "normal".

Oh yea...kudos to Joey for splinting up that little kid's broken thumb in the parking lot. You could hear the screams even over the high winds, after he got it slammed in the car door!

[genevan]

Woodlawn was also ground zero with 3-4 footers, visibility limited as the winds spiked up to 40 and created dust storms. Most folks rigging 6m-8m kites.

[Windydoug]

Scott, don't be so hard on yourself! I spent a good 15 minutes disinfecting my wounds from the day. I had not been out to Hamburg in three years. Looked the same. It was bigger out on the water than I remember it being though. I got a little too greedy and sailed too close to shore before making my inside turn....three times. That lead to a bunch of good cuts that had me walking gingerly and applying band aids before walking on the carpet at home.
Back to the windsurfing.....
It was BIG out there. Better than 15 legit windsurfers were there. It seemed to be 6-8+ big out there. Occasionally, while pinching, you would just free fall down the back of the swell as it rolled by. Even though I struggled at times to get comfortable on the small gear I was riding, it was fun. Personally I thought all the Rochester guys sailed really well. You guys kick butt! I know, I was watching form the beach as I collected my thoughts before heading out. Ken sailed his most recent purchase, a Hot Sails Maui 4.5 bought minutes earlier, as well as you can sail a new piece of equipment. The Buffalo guys were jumping all over the place, but nobody was riding the swell as well as Joe. Those days in the Gorge sure pay off in times like these. Mark was sailing really strong and Art was putting on a clinic a bit upwind. Scott needed a workout when he got there so he rigged a 5.2. No wonder he was "Eastwooding "on the ride home. Jimmy was the early bird and surely sailed his butt off. I got there too late to see the show.
I had to leave early to get to Canandaigua for some dinner with family at a friends cottage, and actually scored a half hour of 6.6 west wind in a cove just north of Reigler's place.

Did anybody get out around Rochester? Long Pond?
Going to lick my wounds,
Windydoug

[gwind]

I spent the afternoon at Long Pond on a 5.3. There were three rigs from the late '80's and early '90s out there with some teenage new comers working hard to learn. Wind was about as steady as Long Pond gets and I was thrilled to get some time sailing after being sick for the last many months. A hot day with steady wind and teenagers learning this dance suited me fine!

[skymongrel]

Sept 1, 2012 20:46:53 GMT -5 Windydoug said:

That lead to a bunch of good cuts that had me walking gingerly and applying band aids before walking on the carpet at home.

Got three or four bandaids on my feet too! Mostly on top...don't know how that happened! Got a tip from Joe...."Ohh, don't ever put your feet down in the washer", I paraphrase but you get the point.