Not A Great First Half For Wind

Racer Ted recently posed the question in the Yahoo Long Island Windsurfers Group if this Spring was especially poor for wind, or if this is what we get in New York (Ted's a recent arrival from Chi-town.)   More specifically, Ted asks about sailing days beginning in March (sissypants doesn't care to jibe around icebergs with the rest of us.)   I knew this had been a disappointing year so far, but a check of my own session records underlined it.

Here are my windsurfing day numbers from the last four years, March 1 through June 30:

2007:  36
2008:  28
2009:  32
2010:  16

2010:  So far a real pooper!   But as someone said, "thank god for surfing!"

If only I was any good at it. 

Comments

[CD]

Ted...you will get yours be patient see you in October cd

[Ian Berger]

Mike, not to bring up a slightly controversial topic, but this may be a result of global warming. This is the predicted result: hotter, windless summers. Those numbers of yours are pretty dramatic, and they may be indicating a real trend.

BTW, this is why I always have my longboard.

-Ian

[Michael]

Ian, I prefer the term "climate change" which I think is more accurate. Certainly for the last few years out east we've had the telltale drought/torrential downpour sequence running (see last week's half a foot of rain in 24 hours following a month of no precip. Those numbers are approx, btw.)

I have my Superlight. I also enjoy the nonplaning freestyle on my Techno and 109. And now I'm a SUP fiend!

[Ann Phelan]

The wind in Bonaire has been so so as well. I arrived end of June and have sailed a 4.5 once and a 4.2 twice. Now you all know by now I am a wind snob and won't sail bigger but there were some totally non wind days and for the most part I would say IF I sailed bigger sails I would have been on a 7.0 most of the summer so far.

[Ann Phelan]

Mike this is the WORST summer in Bonaire..it's my 8th summer and man o man..even tho I am a wind snob only sailing a 4.7 and 4.2 those who sail big had to use BIG..and some weeks we had no water in the bay..a POOPER summer using your words..