Gale is coming to town

[Slappy]

.I will also need to purchase warmer booties definitely. Does anybody know if it's even possible to get some in Vancouver?
Possibly on the North Shore Ski and Board store? Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Pacific Border stocks some.

I use the xcel drylock 7mm boots, have for years. They keep my feet dry which makes them a lot warmer than ones that allow water in.

[Simon]

Santennial delivered an early Christmas gift today. Decided to take the afternoon shift. My bet on lower ebbing tide with better water conditions over risk of being blown off the water paid off. Fully powered 3.7m and 84l worked. Some decent waves could be found, but got choppy later. Plenty of ramps for big air. Fun day. Great to see so many windsurfers out, smiles all round

[imdmitry]

I keep doing same mistake, not bringing smaller sails. I wish I brought my 3.0 today. Started at 9:30 on 4.2 quickly became overpowered. Switched to 3.7 and again was overpowered. Sail until 2pm, when it went up and decided to stop. Fun survival session with good waves and big jumps.

[johnny2]

Wow! Windy. Haven't seen so much wind since January. On my flattened 3.7 all day. Nice rides on the outside. Jibing the wave was scary at times. Good turn out!

Snapped a few shots of the afternoon session:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/4XyCzXS3Q5xK5uhY6

[Gleb]

More please!

[tweegster]

Good times at third, 1:30-dark lit on 7m and TT. Wind was consistent for a big SE, holding good intensity from 11 till after dark and never got too crazy (no 50kt gusts). Fun crowd and some of the biggest boosts I have seen in person.

[Michael]

NOAA forecasted gusts up to 47 knots today and that's how it felt at times.
Super fun but a real workout. Too windy at times to jump and wave riding was intense, got worked a few times but there were some great moments. Had a few coastal worthy bottom turns, one back loop attempt, and a few nice jumps.

[Alton]

Epic Day at 3rd Avenue

9-10:15 am solo session on 9m+surfboard in SSE 20-25. Surprisingly nices waves for such a high tide

10:30 - noon Zoom Call

12:15-2:30 pm on 7m+surfboard in SSE 30-35. Very civilized in the early afternoon with smoooooth waves. At 2:30 wind got too strong and waves disorganized ... called it quits with an epic smile

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[Jens]

Well that was windy. Flattened 4.0 and 89 ltr. Very overpowered at times and just survival sailing, really fun when it backed of a little. A few good jumps, 2 bad backloop attempts and some good turns on the waves. Recovering from a little ankle sprain so happy it held up today:)

[Ryancr500]

Was super stoked to see the wind Friday morning. Unfortunately, my wife decided to take my truck to work as she was out of gas... Had the thule box on top with my sails and booms inside! Glad everyone else had a fun session!