C36
Log Started:
Sunday January 18, 2015
Total Records: 603
This Year: 35
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Friday August 4, 2023
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Long Beach, Windsurfing
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Friday August 4, 2023
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Conditions
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TOW
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Toys Used:
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Long Beach, Windsurfing
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NW 1 - 18
fun-sized waves
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2.50 hours
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Fanatic Freewave 116
Ezzy Taka 5.3
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Afternoon flood of about 3 metres to high slack of about 3.4 metres ebbing to about 3 metres (it seemed like more of a swing in height than that). Intended to do a surf-check at South Chesterman but the sensors were showing light and SC and Long Beach was on already, so returned back to Long Beach to find fun-sized waves were still pumping. Later Jesse said this must have been that one day of the year when Long Beach had more wind than South Chesterman. Tide was already up to the backside of Incinerator Rock. One person was out on a wing down at Lovekin (Squamish Johnathan). Sand on the beach was hot to walk on and started to fear a heat bubble might shut things down and it seemed to be holding the wind off shore a bit making for a glassy looking inside. When I first went out it was really challenging getting out ' felt like you were a sitting duck just waiting to be taken out in the impact zone. First try I crossed five pretty healthy waves just to be taken out by the shoulder of the sixth and final wave ' long swim back to the beach from deep water. Kept trying with mixed result ' both outbound (some rejections) and inbound (missed waves). Inside wind filled in and outside wind eased a bit as the temps cooled off. Two other wings, Jesse (windsurfing), Ozy (wingsurfing), and Tasmanian Stephan who does rescue work for the PWA events (on my loaned gear) and joined in. Both Ozy and Jesse commented on the wave quality and both were putting them to good use slashing turns and throwing aerials! Riley launch a kite before the fog rolled in and shut the wind down. Fun to be ripping similar waves from the morning SUP session with windsuring gear! Super fun session of real down the line sailing!
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