Great day, well done Russ for putting on a great day. What the hell happened to the photos of the rest of the day, did your camera go flat. For those Lauderdale boys who think going passed the Primary school is like going overseas you missed a day when carlton was really pumping. Swell started off verrry small built built through the day to about head high. pretty tough when the wind was dead onshore but around 2pm it turned back to NW dead cross shore with waves as smooth as a babies ........, great down the line sailing with even big dave (FOS) pulling off some fany bottom turns. Got to do it again
The day at Carlton Beach was as good as I'd imagined wavesailing was like. That was only the second time I'd been in the waves and I had a ball. It was a good idea to just set a time and place and just go. If you muck around too much I think it would put people off and let's face it, if the conditions are a bit light on, it will probably be a bit light on everywhere. I also think the BBQ is a must, what a great way to meet your fellow riders especially for someone like me who was new to the group. I've discovered something. I've always done flatwater and have spent countless hours trying to carve gybe properly. I've just about got that worked out and I now find out that in the waves you are more likely to need a non-carving gybe to get back out again. This sounds easy enough but on a small board with the uneven water it does have a degree of difficulty. That's the thing I found out about windsurfing. You will never know it all and there is always something to learn. I've gone back to an old instructional tape to brush up on my non-planning gybes so hopefully I can spend more time riding and less time in the water trying to start. To all that went on the day thanks, to the rest, sorry, but you missed out on a great day.
