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Re: This was the windiest summer I can remember in SoCal.
« Reply #15 on: September 04, 2016, 01:00:46 PM »
Missed the grounding.  Nice photos SW!
I skipped it because of the wind.

Today, Sunday, no sign of that boat and it was pretty blown out even at 10 a.m.
I ended up going out around the corner at Sharks.
Looked for Cheat but he wasn't there but a few other SUPers were.
Caught a few good ones - still pretty windy and tide a bit high.
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Re: This was the windiest summer I can remember in SoCal.
« Reply #16 on: September 04, 2016, 03:27:57 PM »
I was out earlier when Steve was at Sharks and I was playing with the new Flow.  Things were fine until about 9:30AM when the heavy wind came up like somebody turned a switch.  Then, with the rising tide, I figured it was all over since there weren't many waves to begin with so I was out of there by 10AM.

I saw that boat jammed on the reef at Pleasure Point yesterday.  It looked like they tried to tow it out with one of the surf skis, but they lost their window of opportunity with the tide going out.  They finally abandoned efforts to pull it out of the reef and the boat operators (owner?) looked like they were taken away in protest.  I imagine they were able to pull it out when the tide went up again, but I don't know what kind of damage that does to an expensive boat since it was pounded on the reef over and over.

I don't know anything about boats, so I don't know if the reefing was boneheaded or just an unfortunate accident.

Craig and Shane back at Privates said they were doing downwinders yesterday.  I didn't go out yesterday, it was flat and windy like Friday, too much struggle.
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Re: This was the windiest summer I can remember in SoCal.
« Reply #17 on: September 04, 2016, 05:44:18 PM »
"Jeremy Ray from Opal Cliffs · 9h ago
It was a day-chartered boat (rental) from Pacific Sail at the harbor--31' Beneteau. We were sailing back from Capitola in pretty heavy wind in the same model boat and saw them go through the kelp and get too close to shore. We called it in to harbor patrol, but it was too late to prevent them from running aground. There was no way we could help without suffering the same fate. And their sails were up when they initially got into trouble. I didn't know for sure what ultimately happened until I got home and saw the boat right in front of my street. Sucks for the owner."

I guess these boats can be bought used from 60-100K.

They said they had the boat out by 8PM or so.
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Re: This was the windiest summer I can remember in SoCal.
« Reply #18 on: September 05, 2016, 04:21:37 PM »
I finally lowered my standards and paddled out today in our continuously lumpy, garbage conditions.  (Man up, Zooport)  Had a great time despite the sloppy, lumpy conditions.  No awesome rides, but fun, lumpy, waist-shoulder high waves.  Mostly closeouts, but when you haven't been out in a couple of weeks, it sure feels good just to take off and get drilled.  On of the largest closeouts had enough juice to rip out both of my earplugs.   
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Re: This was the windiest summer I can remember in SoCal.
« Reply #19 on: September 05, 2016, 04:53:06 PM »
man o man i hope it's not windy this winter like it was during my four month winter stay last year.  what a depressing thought.  ugh.

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Re: This was the windiest summer I can remember in SoCal.
« Reply #20 on: September 05, 2016, 05:14:00 PM »
Funny after 30 plus years windsurfing, if it blows anything over 8mph now, I’m hating it.

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Re: This was the windiest summer I can remember in SoCal.
« Reply #21 on: September 22, 2016, 08:30:40 AM »
First day of Fall. We got a swell, but.................. the frick'n south winds are still banging the wind chimes dammit!
It's not overhead to me!
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Re: This was the windiest summer I can remember in SoCal.
« Reply #22 on: November 10, 2016, 10:06:58 PM »
And here I thought I was the only wimping out   I missed so many days due to wind.  One reason it took me so long to figure out I had a cracked fin box.  I finally forced myself to go and floundered around a bit still catching some  waves but at last fall is here the Indian summer has begun crowds are mostly gone.  This is my favorite time of year   Did I mention the north west swells
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Re: This was the windiest summer I can remember in SoCal.
« Reply #23 on: November 11, 2016, 07:59:25 PM »
This week things have really shaped up for SoCal.  Offshore wind, clean conditions and solid swell.  Been really nice...finally!
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