Rediscovering Mecox

Thursday’s session at Mecox was a warm bucket of water, poured gently over the head.

Just two years ago Mecox was my most-sailed launch.   Whether working on freestyle with Jeff, jibing with Sally, or just joining local friends for fun in moderate southerlies, the Yacht Club launch at Mecox was my default Place to Windsurf.

But 2009’s nuke-or-nothing SW windy season basically kept me off the water there, and mentally Mecox began to slide down the list in terms of desirability for southwesterlies, in favor of South Jamesport or New Suffolk.

Thursday popped me out of that mindset.  On a lark I drove over to take a look as the trees began to make noise.   Steady 16mph wind crossed the exceptionally flat bay (I’d forgotten how Mecox is flatter than Napeague) and in no time I was out having my own East Coast Carve Festival, cranking 360’s, backwind jibes, ducks etc.    After an hour of this Keith  (first met at last week’s Meschutt session) arrived with his dog Chowder and another animal that I’d describe as a cross between a dog and Secretariat.  A large creature.

The wind lightened but was still planeable, and more fun was had.  Imagine Bonaire two feet deeper and 20 degrees cooler (and without the little bar on the beach) and that was the day.

I will be back.

(Photo:  Ain't no yacht club at The Yacht Club...just a decrepit shack belonging to a Sunfish sailing club from yesteryear.)

Comments

[James]

Cool! A good flatwater session is like a healing balm, eh?

[the editor]

That's gotta be worked into a future blog post title: "The Healing Balm of _____"!