2020-05-26 A Mixed Day

Ted - Double Dip

It was windy when I got up - solid White Caps.  Laura and Francis had been visiting and were preparing to leave, so I cooked them breakfast and then visited for a while before they left.  I rigged up my 6.6 and Shark board and went out just as Laura and Francis were leaving.  As I was walking down the hill it started to rain a bit.  I headed out and got planing right away.  I had a few good reaches - although no wind other than in the centre of the lake, and then I could see a rainstorm coming down the lake.  I headed in.

Heading out as it started to rain!

After doing some errands in town in the evening, I came home to wind.  I was still rigged, although my rig was back at the top of the hill, so I carried it back down and headed out.  I planed all the way across - and then slogged all the way back, and slogged back and forth a few more times before coming in.

I made supper for Louise and de-rigged while I was doing it.  As we sat down for supper, the wind came up again and it blew for a couple of hours - missed it.  I guess I will try again tomorrow.

Morning Session

Kent

Goes to show that you need to live at the lake to get some wind.  Blaine drove out and met Cam and me.  Together Blaine, Cam and I watched some glassy water.   I went home, mowed the lawn and decided to try it.  Foiled about 60% of the time….

Ross

Well I drove out to Alberta Beach.   Cool and grey but 11m kiting, very west.  Contacts in, shirt and shoes off.  Reaching for wet suit.....oops, left hanging up in the basement at home.....

It can't be age since you lot remember your wet suits most of the time, and I am so much younger. I must be working too hard.

Andreas

Well I don't know where the heck you guys were but I went golfing and it was blowing solid 4.7 the entire back nine!!! Such a pain.

Harold

By the time I checked the 511 road cams, the wind seemed to have died off, but it was still blowing in a  couple of other places.  It looked like pretty localized blows. 



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