ShonanDB wrote:Great pics Dave. I see that you got one of the rarely seen "Florence Bigfoot" walking through the long grass in the last group of pics.
Looked a little frightening, but seemed friendly enough.
S5 – windsurf – Cape Sebastian (2019 June 16)
Hit and miss. Strong wind at the Cape from early on, then it backed to allow for a 4.0/74 session before the hate returned. Tony joined in. Wave selection was hit and miss (later dictated by hunting for holes to gybe in on the outside – yielding limited choice). Lent Alex a mast extension (for the second year in a row).
Locals seemed to hit waves with size at high tide. Some hints on background south swell, but a lot of west.
Then went down to The Rock to watch the 10th Anniversary IWT Pistol River Wave Bash (youth, women, amateur men, masters, grand masters). Saw a few familiar faces run their heats (Jesse, Dana, Leo, Peter, Rhonda, Pepe) and Jesse said he had advanced to the semi-final round – well done!
Tsawwassen mentioned that Trudy had posted the outside sand bar was taking most of wave energy and that`s what it looked like (mostly gentler reform on the inside). Saw Luke out driving the jetski positioning the photographer for water shots.
Pro`s were killing it practicing down in what Peter called the `soup bowl`. Overheard Phil telling Jesse that an accidental second rotation on a push loop was just about the end of him.
Practice waves were fun, but hoping for a little more swell tomorrow. Fun to play (Cape) and fun to watch (Rock). Checking out the Indian River RV Park tonight (as there are some that want washrooms) - $20-25 per night (two cars on a site), solid WiFi, but mosquitoes. Happy to chat with my Dad on Father`s Day.
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