We were all wired for disappointment. Saturday had been forecasted to be a beautiful southerly shredfest, but the forecast unraveled the day before, and all that appeared to be left was catching a bit of breeze in front of a thunderstorm.
Massimo and I chose Mecox. It looked like we might plane in the occasional gust on 7.5's so that's what we rigged.
For ten minutes we marginally planed in the gusts. Then we planed in the gusts. Then the wind filled in and we were flying.
Thinking to myself that the 7.5 rig felt a little wobbly, I noticed that the boom head connection between the boom and the clamp was loose. VERY loose. First I thought "relax, sail easily, enjoy. Also I have no other boom that will fit the 7.5. Then I thought "it's going to be a long walk/swim back if this thing explodes on me." So I gingerly sailed back to the launch. Session over.
But the wind came up more, I rigged the 6.2, Massimo came in for a smaller board, and it was back to the races. A fine Mecox day!
whee! glad to see you're getting some good water time in this summer too!
Posted by: Bonnie K. Aldinger | August 03, 2020 at 08:29 PM