Massive Monday. July delivers a big blow in the Corridor and Doug’s today. I was able to deploy my smallest glass board(circa 1992) i own which is a good thing! Forgot my knee brace at the worst possible time. A senior moment. I will live. We all got our exercise for the day. I’m just back to sailing a little over a week (a month hiatus) and could not pass up my sailing friend’s encouraging texts and the insane forecasts. A few had to be rescued due to breakdowns. It was quite gusty. Everyone here got "worked" in one way or another and we all complained about various body parts in distress. One friend got pummeled on the rocks and got a bit bloodied and I lost my front teeth but no big deal, my dentist in Lake O is the best. Peer pressure worked. Missed one of my buddies from out of state because I came late to the party. But the wind held out for the rest of us. Thanks B for the help getting me out on the water. Everyone else was out on 2.5 to 3.0 and the 3.7 was an ok call for me. I realize i could use a wack of a lot more volume i know at 240lbs ...but l love this little board and how it feels WHEN it finally pops up on a plane. A board ahead of its time. I am only a little over 30 yrs older than my board so it’s not that old. Custom made in the Gorge for the Gorge. Thanks again LES, back in the early 90s you were a good friend and great board maker/shaper and shaker back in the day. I think you are still in South Africa or i heard possibly San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina ? Hope to connect in the future. Thanks for watching and get out there and get it! Gratitude.
15 окт 2024
