I plan on heading to VP tomorrow afternoon. Probably stay later in the day for a change. The Windy.com GFS and ikitesurf forecasts seem to have a consensus. Water should feel a little warmer. I think the 6/5mm is officially retired for 2022....I hope.
If I foiled like you I’d wear a shortie but thermals still show the lake in the high 50’s and I spend a lot of time in it so the 5/4 won’t get stored just yet.
I sweated out 2 lbs of water in my brief Sunday session. Air in the 80s and water in the almost 60s is an annoying combo for a foiler since every session starts out chest deep.
Fun day, rain cleared by noon and the wind was good until around 5 or so then we all enjoyed a long slow float back to the park.
Sails and wings ranged from 5.4 to Hamdi’s pretty new red Severne 8.0.
Managed to scoot out to Lake Hartwell yesterday on a bit of a whim for what I was expecting to be a roll of the dice, with a 1-2 hour window of wind hinted at. I packed only one large board and sail: 160L, 8.1. Arrived at Singing Pines right at noon to see the air heavy with haze and the wind raging! (haze was pollen, whipped up by 25-35 mph winds). No rain though. Wind quickly settled a bit to something manageable with the 8.1, and I ended up having a pretty good session. Overpowered for barely an hour before wind settled further into the low-mid teens. Wind mostly remained right around the threshold needed for me to get planing on that set-up into the late afternoon. Hadn't sailed a kit that big in a while.
Most notably...I was surprised at how relatively warm the water is! Was comfy in nothing but a light full-length wetsuit when the sun was out, while a few kids and teenagers swam the beaches in their bathing suits. Definitely nice to cut a few cold-water layers from my "personal rigging" routine, which, in my case, shaves off a very big chunk of my overall set-up time.
Fingers crossed for more opportunities before summer sets in.
I've added the pictures and video I took on 4-26. Still working to improve on my videos. Mostly Allen and Neil who were in the water before I had to leave.
I've added the pictures and video I took on 4-26. Still working to improve on my videos. Mostly Allen and Neil who were in the water before I had to leave.
nice stuff! and wow - what a range in one day (right!?). gotta be tough in that wind, and with the big lenses. Nice to see some zoomed-in, shore-based video though.
Thanks for posting - and gad everyone had a good day!
I've added the pictures and video I took on 4-26. Still working to improve on my videos. Mostly Allen and Neil who were in the water before I had to leave.
Man that long lens is sharp as a tack.
Thanks Robert!
I plan on heading to VP tomorrow afternoon. Probably stay later in the day for a change. The Windy.com GFS and ikitesurf forecasts seem to have a consensus. Water should feel a little warmer. I think the 6/5mm is officially retired for 2022....I hope.
If I foiled like you I’d wear a shortie but thermals still show the lake in the high 50’s and I spend a lot of time in it so the 5/4 won’t get stored just yet.
Alan
Early afternoon at VP
I sweated out 2 lbs of water in my brief Sunday session. Air in the 80s and water in the almost 60s is an annoying combo for a foiler since every session starts out chest deep.
See y'all tomorrow.
Fun day, rain cleared by noon and the wind was good until around 5 or so then we all enjoyed a long slow float back to the park.
Sails and wings ranged from 5.4 to Hamdi’s pretty new red Severne 8.0.
Alan
HamdiD
rgenet
webguy
zzholt
Managed to scoot out to Lake Hartwell yesterday on a bit of a whim for what I was expecting to be a roll of the dice, with a 1-2 hour window of wind hinted at. I packed only one large board and sail: 160L, 8.1. Arrived at Singing Pines right at noon to see the air heavy with haze and the wind raging! (haze was pollen, whipped up by 25-35 mph winds). No rain though. Wind quickly settled a bit to something manageable with the 8.1, and I ended up having a pretty good session. Overpowered for barely an hour before wind settled further into the low-mid teens. Wind mostly remained right around the threshold needed for me to get planing on that set-up into the late afternoon. Hadn't sailed a kit that big in a while.
Most notably...I was surprised at how relatively warm the water is! Was comfy in nothing but a light full-length wetsuit when the sun was out, while a few kids and teenagers swam the beaches in their bathing suits. Definitely nice to cut a few cold-water layers from my "personal rigging" routine, which, in my case, shaves off a very big chunk of my overall set-up time.
Fingers crossed for more opportunities before summer sets in.
pic: mid-afternoon lull, coffee-break.
webguy
moredownhaul
Pics and Videos for Van Pugh
I've added the pictures and video I took on 4-26. Still working to improve on my videos. Mostly Allen and Neil who were in the water before I had to leave.
Those are great. Thanks!!
nice stuff! and wow - what a range in one day (right!?). gotta be tough in that wind, and with the big lenses. Nice to see some zoomed-in, shore-based video though.
Thanks for posting - and gad everyone had a good day!
Thank you so much for the photos!
Man that long lens is sharp as a tack.
Thanks Robert!
Alan
Alan