It's like this: The best wavesailing day in years comes along, and I had to go to (say it with me):
My wife's
former coworker's
wedding.
The horror. Reading the text messages (4.7 going off! Head High Sets!) on the way to the church. Bill Barber's comment on the Puffin the next day ("nukin' wind fun head high waves and some shorebreak rejections at ponquogue saturday......why all the whining-where were you sir? ") Just awful. I actually like the couple that got married very much, and any other day would have been happy to be there, but...argh! As Peconic Jeff noted, I was the wind sacrifice. I weep bitter tears.
On the water: Pete Roesch, Jon Ford, Scott, Peconic Jeff, Bill Barber, Jon Sassone, more lucky people.
Photos by Jeff Schultz, all rights reserved. The full set can be found here.
Thanks for the sacrifice Mike!
Posted by: Jon | October 14, 2013 at 10:42 AM
and I had to....catch my flight to Maui! Very light winds here and fun waves. Perfect for SUP sailing! So sorry I missed it, damn pissed that Demo was out of the question due to sand dredging!
Posted by: Ely | October 14, 2013 at 01:32 PM
Sadly, this is a fundamental principle taught in Windsurfing Meteorology 101. If you have to work - it's gonna be windy. If you have a wedding, a kid's soccer game, a spouse's family event . . . - it's gonna be windy. If it's warm and sunny and you have the day off - don't even think about it - it will be dead calm. This is one of the reasons I drink.
Posted by: Brian S | October 14, 2013 at 01:45 PM
Well said, Brian. ABK points out that on average, Monday is the windiest day of the week.
Wind Suffering!
Posted by: Michael | October 14, 2013 at 01:51 PM
Sleep well tonight. Sunday will reward you with a North Westerly.
Posted by: F. Messina | October 19, 2013 at 08:09 PM