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MOTOP
Joined: 23 Oct 2006 Posts: 86
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 1:17 am Post subject: |
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kirk wrote: | have a new 4.7 SW Hucker |
Not to butt in, but Huckers don't come in 4.7. I'm sure you meant 4.8 |
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SWE106
Joined: 14 Feb 2005 Posts: 264 Location: San Mateo
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:52 am Post subject: |
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gerritt wrote: | Not planned, but partaken. OP 4.7 and 74 liters somewhere on the norcal coast. Much warmer water than the bay I'm sure and not too bad with a hood. Bare feet and hands not a problem. For once I saw more windsurfers out at Waddell than kites. How was it Arnie? |
Yo Gerrit,
It was challenging to say the least, but the water was indeed (relatively) balmy: bare feet, no gloves, no hood, all good (ps: remember I am from northern europe...!!!). Wind was hard northwest (305dgrs), thus almost a lill side-off at waddell, which only increases the gustyness (is that a word btw?). Tide really low, unfortunately, and logo+ to almost mast set waves that broke pretty hard. I was mostly lit on my 5.3 Icon and 81L twinny. Everybody got some good rides; with Dan of course picking of the real smackers. Interestingly indeed that there were maybe one or two kiters out.
My last wave was logo+, solid and LONG, rode it all the way deep into the creek past the parking lot, 4-5 turns for sure. At my last turn it started to get more vertical, but I thought I could easily make it (a twinny get's you where no other board will go), but the wave decided to peak and hammer me down right when i was in my cutback on top. A 8-10ft free fall, topped off with the full force of the lip bashing me face first in the sand bar (luckily not the rocks). Broke my mast, but that's it. A lill dizzy when I came of the water. I guess that sums it up.
Where were you? Dport? How's that on a NW? |
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