7/10 Pam and I sailed Kalmus on a 5.2m, 4.7m. Great day with warm
winds
7/9 Sailed a 6.3m lit for a great evening session
7/2 I sailed Falmouth lit on a 4.2m, sweet
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6/1
Kite Hardings Nice wind, choppy conditions.
6/4
Kite Mayflower. Surprise wind small waves, a little chilly
6/4
Windsurf Corp Whats up the wind builds 5.2 session with Jerry
6/5
Windsurf WD 5.2 after work session
6/10
Windsurf Hardings 5.2
6/16,
17, 18 Windfest/ Freenzy, I get to be race director, it is not
my thing. Still get some time on the water 5.8-5.2M mainly on the FS
101, rode the tandum with jerry and Whit Poor. A fun weekend all
around.
6/19
Windsurf 5.2 WD some freestyle action with Mike Burns, and co.
6/23
Windsurf Kalmus (yes you have it right) first kalmus session in 2
years. Had some fun on the 5.2. Went out to ride the ferry
wake but run down by the fast ferry.
6/27
Kite South Village nice am session on the 14M with paul V.
6/29
Windsurf 5.2 Forrest. First forrest session of 06. went crazy
with jerry working on shuvit and vulcans. Several back loop attempts
but tough wave set up with on shore winds. Could have been on a 4.7
at the end.
6/30
Windsurf 5.2 WD evening session. Windy and warm.
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May
2006
5/7
- Kite 14M Multiple down winder. Corp to Mayflower, then May
flower to Chapin. Steady wind, some nice waves to slash.
5/9
- Windsurf, Area 51, 4.7M RWW76, Nice waves
5/13
- Windsurf Area 51, 4.2m RWW76 E wind, big waves logo to mast
high but onshore wind makes riding tricky. JE, Jeff S. Paul V, and a
bunch of kiters
5/14
- Windsurf Area 51, 4.2M RWW76 E again but just enough N to make it
better. Outter waves were 20-25ft. Jerry looks lit a dot on
the face. Easy to get out and terrifying on the way in. JE,
Jeff S, Paul V, Rick U makes the rip from Westport.
5/16
- Windsurf Area 51 4.7, FSW84, wanting the 76. Super nice wave for
riding, very strong gusty winds. Just Jeff S and me.
5/19
- Kite 14M WD, Nice to play in the pond, over powered at the end.
Got my first real air time with the kite.
5/20
- Windsurf WD 4.7M RWW76 and Fsw84. Wind was up and down.
Warm and lot of people out.
5/21
- Windsurf Hardings to Monomy and back, Crossed the flats, Rode the
waves down wind on the ocean side and back upwind inside to hardings,
3.5hr marathon session with Paul V.
5/25
- Kite 14M area 51. Nice big slick, worked on some jumps, JE,
BB, Luke and Des
5/27
- Surf Longboard at Nauset. First surf of the year, glassy
waist high waves. Went with JE.
5/29
- Kite 14M Hardings,
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May
be the best April of all time for wind and good weather. 14+
sessions is 30 days not too bad.
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4/30
Area 51 Kite bonus rode the 12M Vegas, tried to get a wave ride, lost
the board, lucky to get it back. Thanks Phil.
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4/30
Area 51 Windsurf 5.2 FSW84 bigger waves and lighter winds.
Most rode in the gallery at high tide. More kites than
windsurfers. Went outside twice, denied once. Waves were
double over head. Very light wind but killer wave rides.
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4/29
Mayflower Kite 14M down wind in small wave to Chapin, play in
the slick for a while then back up wind to Mayflower.
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4/29
Area 51 Windsurf 4.7 RWW76 El Norte again, small
waves lots of current made it tough to stay up wind. Sunny and
warm.
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4/26
WD Windsurf 5.2 Went for a short after work session,
thought I would kite but too windy, nice.
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4/23
WD Windsurf 4.7 RWW76 Small wave for jumping, nearly
stuck 2 back loops in about 20 attempts, good crew on the water.
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4/21
Mayflower windsurf 5.2 FSW84, should have gone to Area 51 but not
enough time.
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4/18
Area 51 Windsurf 4.7M and RWW76 El Norte, Best wave
day of 06 so far. Outer bar was logo to mast high, inside
shoulder high. Easy to ride. Scary going out over powered
on the 4.7 and some hollow sets to go through, Paul V.
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4/16
Mayflower Kite 14M Play in the small surf, then a killer
lunch of Tappas, Phil, Luke, Scott S. Todd, Jimmy C
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4/13
Area 51 windsurf 5.2M and FSW84 SW wind, Crappy waves but
worm and nice to be out.
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4/10
West Den Kite Light wind, Tried the 16M vegas, Like being tied to a
truck. Phil, Todd, and Marc.
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4/9
Area 51 Windsurf 5.2 RWW 76 El Norte wind, This
direction rules for wave riding, Jerry, Luke, Todd B and Barry.
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4/7
Area 51 Windsurf 5.2 Small waves SW wind, some nice riding
and jumping.
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4/4
Windsurf Hardings 4.7M and RWW76 warm and windy, crossed
to Monomoy to check out the cut through. Jerry Jeff S. and Mike.
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4/1
Kite 14M Hardings to the super slick. warm and very foggy
Had to walk down as the wind was very light. Able to kite back.
Jerry, Jimmy C and Luke.
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- 3/31
Windsurf Area 51 5.2M FSW84 nice wind, small waves but good for
slashing, tried some backloops but hard to do in side off wind
- 3/26
Kite Mayflower - 14m got about an hour of wind. Almost tangled
with Todd
- 3/23
Kite Corporation 14m first kite session ever at Corp. Some small
waves Jimmy C came and wind dies. He got a nice swim.
- 3/12
Kite Area 51 - 14m maiden voyage. Big slick and some knee to waist
high waves that were spaced about 50 ft apart. Killer rides
- 3/10
Windsurf Area 51 4.2-3.7
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- 1/28
Chapin Kite 14M. Rode in some ankle deep slicks.
Water was cold but we never really got wet.
- 1/21
Area 51, Windsurf 4.2m Overpowered but not too much. Slightly side off
wind. Nice waist to should high waves for some down the line
rides, Matt E and Paul V out.
- 1/14
Area 51, windsurf 4.7 FSW84, super windy. No gloves needed. Good
size swell average about head high, Jerry, Luke, Jeff S. on the water.
- 1/9
Area 51, windsurf 5.2M and FSW84. Side off wind, some small
waves.
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- 12/2/05
Windsurf 4.7M, Harding Beach Chatham, check off December, scored
at least one session in every month of 05. Out with Jerry and
Mike. Nice wind for about 2 hrs, big black cloud came and killed
the wind.
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- 11/29/05
Kite 14M Area 51, Nice warm air, Water not too bad either, no
gloves. A little too much wind to start but then nicely powered.
Finally got some air time, but numerous crashes me and the kite.
Hit the wave zone once. Nice surf but adds a new dimension of
complexity to kiting. Jerry, Barry, Brian and Kathleen also out.
- 11/20/05
Kite 14M Hardings, Chatham Nice wind, warm air cold water.
High tide made for some choppy conditions. Did an unintentional double
kite loop a wild ride. Good turn out for late Nov.
- 11/16/05
Windsurf Area 51 5.2M fsw84. Started with the kite but way too
windy. Nicely powered on the 5.2. Super smooth on the
inside. Some nice little waves out side for jumping and
smacking, wicked speed runs along the sand bar. Wish we had a
GPS. Warm no glove no booties. Sunset and a killer moon
rise.
- 11/13/05
Kite Area 51 14M. Area 51 delivers the best kite day of the
year. S wind and outgoing tide combined to make a huge glassy
slick. Perfection for tricks, aerials and speed runs.
Jerry, Phil, Todd, Barry, Holly, Yokie, Scott, and Santi. (Peter)
- 11//6/05
Kite First Encounter Eastham. 14M Nice session into sunset.
Smooth water, fluky wind, tried the Naish surf board nice ride. (Peter)
- 11/3/05
Windsurf West Dennis. Big Thursday. Seems like we only
sail 4.2 or 3.7. Today was 3.7 and at the top end of that.
Big jumps were easy on the out side. Had couple of speed runs in
the pond. Water has really cooled off. (Peter)
- 11/1
Kite WD, Nice session, getting toe side rides down. Tried
to pull the trigger. Big air is elusive. Warm, water is
getting cooler fast. Booties soon ugh! (Peter)
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- 10/26
Windsurf Corporation, 4.2M on RWW76. Small waves but
nice clean faces for riding. Plenty of wind for boosting big
jumps. Cool air and water. Sunny, Jerry, Mike, Adam, Paul V,
Kathleen, Robin on the water. (Peter)
- 10/25
Windsurf Area 51, Hurricane Wilma, Too windy in AM,
Arrived at low tide, storm surge looks like high tide, Sailed
4.2 and RWW76, Some times good, some insanely overpowered. Nice
wave for riding and jumping. Inside was head to logo high.
Outside not possible, 100 yards of foam and then some seriously large
waves, never went out to the big stuff, the current in the break
running at 10-15 kts. Do not loose your gear, Jerry, Mike and
Bill on the water. (Peter)
- 10/23
Windsurf Corporation Beach, Best Corp day of 05, not many to
choose, Best Corp day ever in the top 5 for sure. 4.2M sail
RWW76, plenty of wind, side shore, very nice wave setting up just out
side for some great down the line rides, big ramps for jumping on the
way out. Chilly air, water still warm. Good crew on the
water, Paul, John, Luke, Des, Mike, Phil, Jerry, Marc, a few others. (Peter)
- 10/22
Windsurf Area 51, An uninspiring session on the 5.2, Cold, dead on
shore wind, no waves, rain. (Peter)
- 10/16
Big Sunday. Hardings Beach Chatham. West wind Big ramps
big winds and big air. 3.7M Surge and RWW76. First outing
for 05 on the new 3.7. Nice stable sail takes 40MPH gusts like a
dream. Every one goes for huge jumps. Kiters can have all of the
fun. Jerry, Mike L, Matt E. Luke, Des, Bob S. and more enjoying
the mid October sun. (Peter)
- 10/13
Area 51 ENE wind. Not the best direction but still
fun. 4.7M Nice zone between the washing machine and a huge
out side break. Outer waves at 10-15ft, too late in the day and
onshore winds kept us in the safe zone. Jerry, Mike, Luke, Bill
on the water. (Peter)
- 10/12
Bayview ENE wind, Knee to shoulder waves side shore, 4.2M Plenty
of power for some big air time. Some front side wave
rides. 10-12 sailors out. (Peter)
- 10/9
Day 2 of waterman, Windsurf area 51 5.2M again looked promising.
First run was straight for the break. Big enough to be scary
looking, no wind in the surf. Big swim, played on the inside until the
wind died then switched to NW, Moved to Mayflower Kite
14M, crappy waves with dead onshore wind, huge slicks once the
tide came in. Summer to cool fall sailing in less than an hour.
6 hours on the water. (Peter)
- 10/8
Day 1 of waterman. Windsurf Area 51 5.2M, looked promising, but ended
up too light to plane, rode some sloppy waves for a while then gave
up, Moved to WD windsurfed 4.7 on the RWW 76, huge turn out,
very warm, Then joined the TD2 in the pond, rode the 12M
crossbow, nice kite, had some killer high speed turns in the
slick. 9 hours on the water. (Peter)
- 10/7
Kite First Encounter Beach, looks like a cool spot. Got
the kite in the air with Jerry and Bill but it was not to be. (Peter)
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- 9/29
Windsurf Area 51, 4.7M and RWW 76, Side on wind,
some nice waves for riding and jumping. (Peter)
- 9/26
Area 51, Windsurf 4.7m RWW76. Nicely powered, wind slightly side
off. Waves waist to head high and choppy. Great for
boosting big air. Some wave riding on occasional sets.
Jeff and Mike on the water, Jerry does the down wind ride from Forrest.
(Peter)
- 9/25
Kite Area 51. 14M kite SSW wind slicks early then some nice
waves for riding and jumping. Wind a little fluky. Water
was warm and so clean. Jerry, Luke, Matt W, and Jimmy C. (Peter)
- 9/23
Windsurf Bayview. Big turnout. Sailed 5.2 on RWW76
then FSW84. Nice waves for jumping, not so good for riding.
Wind on a steady decline from start to finish. Beautiful day. (Peter)
- 9/21
Kite WD. Nicely powered on the 14M. Worked on toe side rides and
toe to back side transitions. Water is still warm but air is
cooler may be the last shortie day of 05. (Peter)
- 9/20
Windsurf West Dennis. Went for wind and we were not
disappointed. Super charged on the 5.2 most of the time.
Choppy water at first be some nice on shore waves late PM. Big
turn out. (Peter)
- 9/17
Windsurf: Ophelia was sort of a dud, Sailed Chapin 5.2m FSW85.
Good jumping, hard wave riding in onshore wind, lots of kites and
windsurfers on the water. (Peter)
- 9/12
Windsurf Harding’s 4.7M on the JP RWW76, Finally some real
wind, nice side on waves, good for some big jumps.
- 9/10
Kite Mayflower 14M kite, best wind was early, wore a shorty, and got
very cold, fall air is here, water still warm
- 9/8
Windsurf WD 5.8M and FS101, Nice evening session, sailed until
sunset. (Peter)
- 9/5
Kite 14M Chapin Kite central. Had to be 20-30 people
there. Thankfully not all on the water at once. Wind
was on the light side down wind 2x. (Peter)
- 9/4
Surf Nausset, small waves but fun, water is warm, big party on
the beach. (Peter)
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- 8/31
Sailed
a 3.7m with Tom, Brian and Paul in Megansett. Great swell, but a
little gusty. (Jim)
- 8/28
Kite SV to WD, 14M Rhino very nice kite, Windsurf WD, some
freestyle on the 101 with a 5.8. (Peter)
- 8/27
Windsurf West D. 5.8 on the 100L freestyle. Too light and
fluky to kite. New move of the day was a switched stance duck
jibe, will be fun to try planning. (Peter)
- 8/25
Windsurf Chapin 5.2M. Should have gone with the 5.8M but had fun
riding some small waves. (Peter)
- 8/21
Kite 14M WD nicely powered wind average for the day was 15-20.
Did a down winder to SV had lunch then out for a 2nd
session, really getting a feel for the kite and the ability to carve
the board. Kite explosion at the end, will need stitches to repair,
but a good day. (Peter)
- 8/19
Kite 14M South village/ many mini down winders, getting transitions
down. (Peter)
- 8/14/05
WD AM session 5.2M on the 06 JP FSW85. Nice ride. News item
Jeremiah gets 3rd at US nationals congratulations, PM
Session Nauset outer beach 5.2M waves sailing with Matt E. very
gusty but killer waves
- 8/13/05
Forrest Started on the 14M kite, ended with a session on the
5.2M. (Peter)
- 8/8/05
Kite WD 14M, first session was down wind to SV beach, walked back,
hitched a ride with Scott, 2nd time wind stayed up, tide
out for some smooth water, got some dry turns, Thanks to Todd
and Phil for coaching. (Peter)
- 8/5
Dual session at Forrest Windsurf 5.2, switched to 14M kite down
wind to Hardings with Jerry. (Peter)
- 8/3
Surf Nauset Glassy waist to chest high. What a great way
to cool off in August. Mike, Jerry, and Katherine ride for all.
(Peter)
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