Windy Yet?

Surely must have been a good boy this year...Another 5.0 at LS

2011-12-19T15:36:00.003-05:00

Early morning session with Adrian this morning at LaSalle. Winds from the WSW. From shore it did not look like much so we rigged 6.2 and 6.5. Mistake, big mistake. Then rigged 5.6 (me) and 5.2 (Adrian). Mistake number 2 for me. Ok sometime but overpowered most of the time. Finally went to 5.0 where it was much much better.

Water temp is down but air is still nice. Not sure if there will be anything for me under the tree Sunday morning. Then again, looks warm for the weekend (and Wednesday and Thursday).

Pre Christmas gift

2011-12-15T18:35:00.002-05:00

5.0 full power for most of the session with Adrian this morning. Two hours sailing in mid December at 13 degrees was well well worth it.

The gale warning never realized. Too much rain I think. Returned for a mini session this afternoon with bob but the wind was down a bit.

Gotta remember to take the sails out of the trailer tonight before they freeze.

Some pics to follow.....

Solid 5.6 at LaSalle

2011-12-08T19:39:00.004-05:00

Denny, Dirk, John and all others in quest of a good jibe: Okay, I have it dial down, finally. By it I mean the jibe. All it takes is a fully powered 5.6, a 102L board and really really cold water. That is it.

Body all warm, mind half numb and the will not to fall. It works. Made all my jibes today! Adrian was there for a while taking some pics - thanks for that. He came back later on his 6.5 -right on.

As I was leaving, John showed up in his wicked car. We talked about gear and trips. Good day.

NNW at lasalle today

2011-11-30T16:41:00.002-05:00

Winds at about 20-25 knots direct on shore. This was nice as we could sail along the shore and be in waist deep water.

The sun was out so it was actually really nice out there. Wish I had my gopro because the light was super nice.

Bob was there and we were both on 5.6 with 102L boards.

That 6/5/4 from hyperflex was super warm. They can sponsor me!

A few pics later....

Beautiful 4.2-5.3 day at Long Beach

2011-11-18T16:53:00.005-05:00

It was warm and sunny with good winds. Life is good. Chris, Marty, Bob and I were out today at Long Beach. Was on 4.5/5.0 with my 86L. We are so lucky to be able to do this. Great day. November 18! Go figure.......

Snow squall in Sherkston

2011-11-17T19:14:00.002-05:00

A brief snow squall dropped on Marty and I today at Sherkston. Nice to get out on 5.6-6.2 but the wind was a bit fluky.

Strange sights when traveling for windsurfing

2011-11-13T11:31:00.001-05:00

Pretty solid 5.6 at long beach. Very south this morning so was sailing point to point which was nice.

Had to leave when bob, dirk, Matt, Adrian were just ready to go out and Marty was on his way.

Can't wait to see how it went.

In orangeville now for dillon's hockey game. Go falcons go.....

Crazy winds and super warm day

2011-11-12T22:17:00.003-05:00

This one was great.

Met Chris and Matt at Long Beach. Winds were super strong at 25-30 knots SW, overpowered on the 4.5, with huge waves out. Had to bail at noon but ended up at LaSalle on Lake Ontario for one hour on the 5.0. It was so warm.....

Sun, hail, wind

2011-11-11T17:34:00.002-05:00

Sherkston was good to us today. Chris and Marty were there on this chilly day. The wind was a bit fluky on the inside but solid out. 5.6 was my sail of choice.

Good day! Some pics of Marty

Solid today at lakeside park!

2011-10-26T15:11:00.001-04:00

Winds from the ne at 17-23 knots, steady. Started on the 6.2 and 102l but quickly rigged down to 5.6.

Something really neat and new at lakeside. There seems to be a shallow spot perhaps half a mile out were the waves are breaking. Lots of fun in there. Much like the play area at long beach.

Before that spot, big ramps. After, more ramps.

Put the new hyperflex amp 6/5/4 suit to the test. Ultra warm with little to no water coming in! On sale for 199 at a shop in the states.

Had to wear gloves today, sad. Almost did a downwinder to neal's to say hi but realized in time he would not be there. Wonder where he is....

5.0-6.0 at Long Beach

2011-10-24T16:46:00.004-04:00

Nice one again today with winds from WSW. Lots of folks in Cape Hatteras this week because just the three of us were out!! Hope you are all having a great week. The water is a bit cooler but the air temp was nice and warm today (13-14 degrees). The water level is low which makes it easy to drive to side road 28 (the gates are still open - just wanted to test it out). Parked and rigged right on the beach! A few photos:

Another one at Sherkston!

2011-10-21T19:15:00.003-04:00

West winds 22-29 knots, on the 5.0 most of the day.

This was a greta one. Marty, Steve and Adrian were there plus a few more. Super steady and no gusts, nice waves and ramps. Lots of fun....

Huge at Victoria avenue!

2011-10-19T16:54:00.002-04:00

3.6 to 4.2 with Henry and Marty. Steve was also there kiting.

ENE winds at about 25 to 33 knots with huge waves out and easy launch. 5 out of 6 days on 4.5 or 4.0, not bad:)

Here are a few pics of Henry, Steve and Marty

Too windy at sherkston, ended at Ls

2011-10-17T17:27:00.002-04:00

Finished the long four day weekend just like it started, on a 4.5.

Sandwiched in the middle were two 4.0 days. I like this sort of weekend.

Sherkston was lit up today with guys overpowered on 3.4 and 3.7. Guess I need a new smaller sail.

First time at Sherskton

2011-10-16T15:39:00.003-04:00

well this was my first time at Sherkston....This place is fantastic. Never sailed with such excitement at a location (except maybe on the ocean side in hatteras - but that was not a success). This was really challenging with huge waves.

I was on 4.0 most of the time overpowered but towards the end it was just bang on. Marty, Henry, Brendan, Dimitri, Yurii, Greg, Bob and a bunch of others were there.

Here a few photos (henry is mid loop in one of them):

Gale force winds on Lake Ontario

2011-10-15T16:32:00.003-04:00

......smallest sail (4.0), smallest board (86L), smallest fin. this combo makes for a lot of fun.

still no go pro so words will be used.

Adrian, Caesar, Angelo, Bob, Dirk, Brendan, Dimitri and Yurii were there this afternoon. the wind actually picked up even more at the end (measured at around 35 knots on shore). great time on the water. A few pics:

Long Beach October 14

2011-10-14T16:11:00.003-04:00

great day on the 86L with 4.5 and 5.0 sails. The weekend looks wicked with a gale warning for both lakes....

had some great footage on the go pro until it went to the bottom of the lake (near shore) - who knows maybe it will roll on shore by the end of the gale winds. if not, take it erie, my offering to you....

the park will be open for another 2 weeks (closed on weekends) but the gates will close around 1530 during the week. talked to the warden and we could take side road 28, drive on the beach and park in the usual spots :)

marty should have some good clips....

Lasalle NNW 20-25 knots

2011-10-01T16:21:00.001-04:00

Solid shift from 0930 to 1300 on 5.0 and 86l.

Angelo, Caesar, Greg where there and a few others showed up later. John, denny and dirk also in attendance.

Long Beach September 30 2011

2011-09-30T16:05:00.001-04:00

Smallest sail 3.3 I saw....

Largest sail 5.6 I saw....

Makes for a lot of fun. Started on 4.5, hour later was on 4.0. Stayed like that until most of us did the walk of shame.

Then rigged 5.6 but by the time I had to leave I was way overpowered.

This was a good day. Small clip to come later.

SE at Long Beach and last Tuesday at LaSalle

2011-09-19T16:32:00.003-04:00

My first time at Long Beach on a SE day. Low clouds with some rain limited the wind but we were still able to get out. I was on a 6.2 and Marty his 5.9. Lots of fun playing in the waves near the reef.

Last Thursday at Lasalle was really good. NNW winds started to pick up strangely late afternoon. The day started with the 6.7 followed but the 6.2 and I ended with my 5.6 sailing pretty much until sunset with marty and brendan. I will try to put a short clip later.

Awesome session in hamilton beach

2011-09-07T16:35:00.004-04:00

Cliff, Dimitri, Henry, Brendan, Adrian, Rob and i were there today on a strong ene 21 to 25 knots. We were at Dieppe Veterans Memorial Park on Beach Boulevard in Hamilton Beach (check my Spots link for more details).

Was on a 5.6 and I have to admit that I have never sailed waves like this on lake Ontario. Dues had to be paid in full to the massive waves on the shore break but once out it was magical.

Some waves were above my head and I was often saying please don't break, not now. Dues were paid on the shore break so mother nature was kinder to me out there.

Will try to post a video later, if the go pro is still working as it took a pounding.

Lots of respect for the kiters with a tricky launch between the transmission lines.

Cliff, have a good time east dude

Windsurfing Hamilton Beach September 7 2011 from Jean-François Lamarche (windyye on Vimeo.

Road trip update #4

2011-09-01T09:49:00.004-04:00

Spent a few days in Virginia Beach playing in the surf with the kids. That was a lot of fun. We then went to Nags Head with the family. Played in the surf there too. the waves were massive.

Hatteras Island will not re-open until after the long weekend so we are heading back. This one is starting to be costly!! Massive road and power damages. We are happy that most people on or near the Cape are ok. Hang in there everyone. Here is a few pics from VA Beach:

Road trip update 3

2011-08-28T20:09:00.001-04:00

Now in chesapeake and the cape is still not fully open so must wait another day. Are at the buffalo wild wing restaurant with the kids making some take out order.

Good road trip!

Road trip update #2

2011-08-28T09:53:00.002-04:00

Arrived in Frederiskburg, Virginia, last night under heavy rain and wind but woke up to sun and a good breeze.

The Cape is still closed but officials are assessing the damages now. We have heard that the damages were much less than expected.

Hurricane Irene

2011-08-27T07:41:00.002-04:00

Hoping that everyone in the affected region are (and will be) ok this morning.

Our trip to Cape Hatteras has been delayed for obvious reasons. We might leave today depending on the situation down there. Will keep you posted.

Long Beach, August 24 2011

2011-08-25T21:37:00.005-04:00

Sorry for the lack of posting here; missed a few days. Anyway, awesome day on Lake Erie, with strong south westerly winds at 20-27 knots. Was on 4.5 with my 86L Syncro. Got some good footage today; better yet, got most of my jibes. This all came at a cost with a nice crash at the end. Great day!

Long Beach, August 24 2011 from Jean-François Lamarche (windyye on Vimeo.

LaSalle July 26 2011

2011-07-28T09:58:00.002-04:00

Arrived at LaSalle Tuesday, tons of whitecaps but wind was on-shore. Once out it was really nice on a 6.7 sailing sideshore with a bunch of kiters. Good day! Here is vid with a clip of Long Beach from last Thursday

Windsurfing LaSalle, July 26 2011 from Jean-François Lamarche (windyye on Vimeo.

late day south westerlies

2011-07-18T08:08:00.002-04:00

The wind came up (as predicted - surprise) around 1630. Adrian, Dillon and the guy from Hamilton (sorry forgot your name) were there. All were on 6.2 to 6.7. Nice way to end the weekend.

Pleasant surprise at LaSalle today

2011-07-11T17:17:00.002-04:00

Wow, 20-25 SW winds today at LaSalle. Fairly steady early on and turned really gusty around 1630. 6.2 early on. Was really nice being there with Dillon, Denny and Bob.

West winds at LaSalle today

2011-06-29T15:53:00.002-04:00

Met Cliff at 9 this morning. Great session on 6.2 with winds from 20 to 25 knots from the west. John, Denny and Caesar were there. It slowed down around 1130 and then cam back up. We were all on the water until about 2pm. We saw Marty and his injured foot; hope the x-ray gave you some good news. Will put a short clip later on.

Windy last Friday (24th) and very windy today (28th)!

2011-06-28T16:03:00.002-04:00

Wow!

A great few days. Friday, we were at Long Beach. Started slow on 7.5 but increased until we were able to go down to our 6.2s. Here is a vid of that day with John, Chris, Marty and Cliff:

Long Beach June 24 2011 from Jean-François Lamarche on Vimeo.

Today was awesome also at Long Beach. 2 hours on my 6.2, half an hour on the 5.6 and then had to leave. John has some pics and Marty was heading to the water with the go pro on the lid so check their sites. Might check Lasalle later and put another vid.

Lakeshore Conservation Area, Sunday June 19, 2011 (Day 11)

2011-06-20T11:05:00.005-04:00

Finally some wind on Lake Ontario. Some ENE at 15-20 knots near Niagara-on-the-Lake (Lakeshore Conservation Area). Was with Dirk, both of us on 7.5s and overpowered at the end.

On the last run towards shore you see on my left the mouth of the Niagara River with Niagara-on-the-Lake on the West side and the US Coast Guard Niagara Station on the other side. On my right you would see the tip of the Welland Canal. A Canadian Coast Guard Station is located there.

Lakeshore Conservation Area, June 19 2011 from windyyet on Vimeo.

Gusty day at LaSalle (Day 10 on the water this year)

2011-05-23T22:00:00.003-04:00

Winds were from the SW with a fair amount of S in there. Maybe around 20-25 knots with strong gusts on top of that. 5.6 with 102L most of the time with a mostly failed attempt on the 4.5 and 86L.

Water is now a bit warmer (about 10 degrees) so the drysuit is gone and so are the gloves; good things come in pair.

Marty, Dirk, Denny, Henry, Caesar and Bob were there and John drop by for some cool shots. See them at www.windinsight.com

Incredibly windy in St Catharines today

2011-04-28T10:19:00.007-04:00

Winds at 100kms in town, massive power outages, trees down and crazy windy on the water. Here is the wind graph for this morning (yes gusts to 54 knots)

Here is another picture of the big tree that fell in our yard

Hatteras Update

2011-04-20T10:39:00.008-04:00

What a week so far:

Saturday: SE on 5.6, 5.0 and 4.5

Sunday: SW on 6.7

Monday: SUP

Tuesday: SW 20-25 knots on 6.7, 6.2 and 5.6

Wednesday: SW 25-30 knots on 5.0 (so far... its only 1030)

UPDATE:

Wednesday: Afternoon was on 4.5 and then 4.0. What a day!!

UPDATE #2:

Thursday: Crazy wind, 4.0 most of the day followed by 4.5!!

Weather is awesome high 20s celsius.

Here is an attempt with the GoPro boom mount:

Boom mount in Cape Hatteras from jf lamarche on Vimeo.

Spring trip to Hatteras

2011-04-16T22:52:00.002-04:00

We were treated very well today in Avon, Cape Hatteras. Strong winds from the SE at 25-30 knots with warm water. The house is currently shaking and the lights are going on and off. Will be putting some videos later on this week. Keep also track of John's site www.windinsight.com.

WSW at LaSalle on April 11 2011

2011-04-11T16:14:00.003-04:00

Nice warm and windy day today. Marty, Ke, Adrian, Denny (thanks for the pics) and I. On 5.2 to 5.9. Way overpowered at the end when Marty and Adrian were out. Some pics:

Super windy and a bit cold today

2010-11-17T15:08:00.002-05:00

Very strong winds today at LaSalle (see the iwindsurf chart below):

It did not start well with a broken 4.2 but thanks to Denny's summer donation of a 4.0 I was able to go out. It was pretty intimidating but a lot of fun. John, Adrian, Dirk and Ke were there as well as 2 kiters. John might have some pics on his website later on (www.windinsight.com).

Strongs winds this week (updated)

2010-10-27T16:03:00.003-04:00

Very strong winds today (Wednesday 27th) on Lake Ontario with super warm weather (above 20!). Adrian and I were out on 5.0 and 5.6 (overpowered at the end!). I will try to put a clip later on. Looks promising for the next 4 days (west and north west) but colder. Can't have it all.

Update: Thursday was super nice too with winds from the West and 5.0 sail. Only a kiter and myself were out. Saturday was awesome with winds from the WSW at 25-30 knots, 4.5-5.0 sails, and warm weather. Only 1 hour on the water but well worth it!

Side Road 26, October 20 2010

2010-10-25T15:07:00.003-04:00

Super windy day on Lake Erie (4.0-5.0). The conservation area is now closed so we went to Side Road 26 (just East of the entrance I guess), although we were told my maintenance staff that if the gates are open we can still go in as long as we are out by 3pm. Marty, Ke, Cliff, Henry and other kiters were there.

Looks like this week will be a warm and windy one.

Side Road 26, Lake Erie. October 20 from jf lamarche on Vimeo.

Still some warm winds at Long Beach

2010-10-12T16:06:00.004-04:00

We were treated really well last Friday on Lake Erie with some WSW winds at 25 knots. Hopefully we will get more of this stuff but for now here is a clip with Ke, John and Cliff. Some of these guys are leaving for NC in a week or so. Let's wish them good winds. For the rest staying up North, we will follow their adventures on John's website if we are not on the water.

Long Beach, October 8 2010 from jf lamarche on Vimeo.

October 3 at Neil's house

2010-10-05T22:19:00.002-04:00

It is beginning to look like fall with rain and colder winds. The water is still pretty warm however. Cliff and I launched at Neil's house after a cup of coffee. It was a good couple of hours on the water on 6.0/6.2 sails. We did an up-wind to Port Dalhousie which was a lot of fun.

Neil's launch, October 3 2010 from jf lamarche on Vimeo.

Looks like tomorrow (Wednesday 6th) will also be good. Thinking of going to Lakeshore near NOTL.

Strong winds on Lake Ontario Sept 24 and 25

2010-09-29T13:59:00.003-04:00

Here is a video from last Friday with winds from the SW at 25-35 knots (4.2 sail) and also on Saturday with winds from the West at 20-25 knots (5.0 and 5.6 sails). On the second part of the clip you might see Cliff and John.

Club LaSalle Sept 24 and 25 2010 from jf lamarche on Vimeo.

Long Beach Sept 7 and LaSalle Sept 6

2010-09-07T20:50:00.004-04:00

Was at Long Beach today with quite a crew. Had to leave at around 1500. For some reasons, the wind was picking up when I left. I did not see any pics on John's web site yet so do not know how the day ended.

For those who were thinking that they should have gone to LaSalle--maybe. Got there around 1700 with very gusty, off-shore winds that were fading fast.

Here is a clip, of Dillon, son of windyyet, at Club LaSalle yesterday. He looks great doesn't he on his 2.9 (thanks Gene and Sharryn)! At that time winds were off shore at about 10-15 knots close to shore and about 15-20 knots further out. I was out on a 6.7 for a little while.

Dillon, Club LaSalle Sept 6 from jf lamarche on Vimeo.

LaSalle, A day later...

2010-09-06T08:35:00.007-04:00

It was another great day of windsurfing at Club LaSalle with winds from the West and South-West at 20-25 knots, mind you with some big lulls. Denny, Dirk, Cesar, Cliff, Rob and Bob were in attendance. A wide range of sail sizes were used today from 5.6 to 9.0 with a chilly start of the day to a beautiful sunny and warm late afternoon. Here is a clip (not HD due to the 1 HD video limit of Vimeo):

LaSalle Sept 5 2010 from jf lamarche on Vimeo.

Windy day at Club LaSalle

2010-09-05T10:19:00.003-04:00

Fantastic day, with winds from the West-South West at 25-35 knots. Henry, Angelo, Cesar, Dirk, Rob, and Bob were there and Cliff arrived a bit later. 3.8-4.2 kinda day!

Club LaSalle Sept. 4 2010 from jf lamarche on Vimeo.

Update on Shippagan

2010-08-17T13:40:00.003-04:00

What a place!

A real windsurfing/kitesurfing paradise. The last 3 days were steady 15-30 knots with each days sailing on the Gulf. Will try to send a vid later. Right now, we are just parked in front of a cafe with wi-fi.

Summer vacation to Shippagan, NB

2010-08-14T08:21:00.002-04:00

We are just leaving Lac Brome, Quebec, on our way to Shippagan, NB. We should be there Sunday afternoon. Should be a great trip and it might even be windy. Not sure about the internet availability over there so I am not sure if clips will be available for a while.

Clip from about a month ago at Long Beach

2010-08-14T08:19:00.001-04:00

A bit of a delay on this one, sorry. You see Ke, Eric and Brenda and I think Yurii on this clip. Lake Erie has been really nice this summer so far.

Long Beach July 17 2010 from jf lamarche on Vimeo.

Club LaSalle July 28 2010

2010-07-29T07:27:00.004-04:00

Finally got the chance to go to LaSalle. Cliff, Deny, the Welchsss and Neil were there. It was a nice day with winds from the SW at 15-20 knots, gusty as usual. There was a cool red ship in the background and we even saw the Empire Sandy at the end of the day. Here is a clip from that day

Club LaSalle July 28 2010 from jf lamarche on Vimeo.

Sauble Beach

2010-07-06T21:42:00.003-04:00

Cliff and I met Yurii at Sauble beach last week. I have to say that it was probably the most thrilling windsurfing day for me. Winds were from the NW at 25 knots and we were using 5.0 and 5.3s with our 100 litres boards. Steady winds with beautiful ramps. We had the beach to ourselves.

Here is a video from that day:

Sauble Beach from jf lamarche on Vimeo.

Updating videos

2010-06-26T23:32:00.007-04:00

I have been in the process of updating the videos to a better quality and in HD. The Long Beach vid from June 16 is now done and the others will be updated as I go along. To watch the video in HD, start it and then you will notice an icon on the right saying "HD is off". If you click on this, you can watch the HD video on vimeo. The HD quality is much better.

It seems that the video are of better quality when you watch them on vimeo as opposed to the embedded video on this blog. To do this just click on "vimeo" on the bottom right of the vid.

Quiet week on Lake Ontario (a few days of 7.5) but early next week is looking promising!

Good times at Long Beach (new vid in HD)

2010-06-19T22:47:00.007-04:00

What a great day at Long Beach last Wednesday. Winds were from the SW at 20-30 knots with a good number of windsurfers (Ke, Denny, John, Dirk, Bob, Rob, Dan, Chris, Cliff plus many more with names that I do not know or forgot--sorry, will get it right soon!). I tried to get a few of you on the clip below. Works best if I am near you but it did not turn too bad I think. Got a bit of Cliff doing a loop. Sail sizes were somewhere in the 4.0 to 5.0 range.

Long Beach June 16 2010 (new) from jf lamarche on Vimeo.

Finally some wind! What a spring.

2010-06-15T23:56:00.004-04:00

Denny and I went to the park just before Niagara-on-the-Lake. This is a great spot for NE winds. Today we were on our 7.5/8.0 with winds in the 15-19 knots range. It picked-up nicely around 2pm and we were both fully powered. The water is warmer (around 19 degrees). For those who kitesurf, there was one at the park and he launched just a bit downwind from us in a clearing near a rocky point. Directly across, although hard to see, is the CN tower in Toronto (maybe 22 nautical miles across).

Great spot. When you arrive, take the small road that will lead you to the very far left (west) part of the park. There, you can rig and walk about 10 yards to the water. Here is a clip from today.

Niagara-on-the-Lake, June 15 2010 with Denny from jf lamarche on Vimeo.

Back on the water!

2010-05-13T09:00:00.004-04:00

Back on the water after a great trip to Hatteras. Last weekend was crazy with gale winds from the West and South West. I was not on the water but Cliff, Henry and Yurii were. This is a pic from Saturday just after they got off the water:

Cliff and I were at Neil's house yesterday on some North East winds (maybe 15-20 knots), both on our 6.2. It was nice but still really cold. Here is a vid from yesterday:

Neil's House May 12 2010 from jf lamarche on Vimeo.

The windsurfing count is (I think): Cliff 13, JF 8.

Spring trip to Hatteras

2010-04-16T07:57:00.000-04:00

We have been in Avon (Cape Hatteras) for a few days already. The first few days gave us little to no wind but great warm weather. We tried standup paddleboarding and surfing. The board was really long, wide and stable. Paddling in the ocean was hard but dropping the paddle and surfing was really fun (actually rode my first wave). We saw a lot of dolphins which was amazing.

Finally, on Wednesday April 14, the wind came in Avon. North/North West at about 20 to 27 knots. It was a great day using sails ranging from a size of 6.2 to 4.2, later during the day. We did a downwinder to the Canadian Hole later in the day. It was a bit tough as the wind decreased while I was on the 86 litres with a 4.2 sail, but it was fun.

Here is a video of some of the on water action that day. You briefly see Bob on the water as well as John who I am trying to catch. Have a look at John's website www.windinsight.com for another video taken Friday April 16!

Hatteras, April 14 2010 from jf lamarche on Vimeo.

Club LaSalle (April 9, 2010)

2010-04-15T08:18:00.005-04:00

Cliff and I went to LaSalle on Friday (just before leaving to Hatteras). The water was warmer (still cold) and we had a bit of wind (6.2 and 5.7 sails) from the West and North West. Here is a video of our session (still learning with the video camera and editing).

Club LaSalle from jf lamarche on Vimeo.

First blog entry, first session of 2010!

2010-03-22T21:39:00.007-04:00

No better way to start this blog than to report on our first session of 2010. March 22, it was cold, rainy but windy. Went with Cliff at Neil's house. Cliff was on a 6.2 (with new board!) and I on a 5.7. It was awesome.