Windsurf at Elwood today
Oh lordy that was good. Steady southerly, The Don, The Tone, Benny D, Rocket Roddie and a few others.
After the triumph that was Sandy Point, I had my dander up somewhat and was starting to believe that 37.5 knots on flat water might translate to 30+ on the bay.
WRONG!
Though we did not get the wind strength like Sandy Point- 25k tops today vs. 35k at the Point, it was still strong enough. Heading off the wind beyond 120 degrees and the sail died in your arms like a war buddy (yes that was an appalling metaphor). Another 5-10 knots would have helped to boost speeds above 30, but would have made going upwind, messing about, jumping and whatnot a right nightmare. That’s speed sailing for you though- tread softly and carry a big stick.
So, without any further guff, here’s the data track for Google Earth.
The .kmz file contains the following note:
I don’t call it cheating to go upwind and then bare away onto 120 degrees just to get a bigger top speed. In this case 27.9 knots or 51.67 km/h or if you like 32.1mph