Barton's Windsurfing Log
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Feb 14 - Lac Bay
Monday, February 12, 2024
Feb 12 - Lac Bay
Lac Bay, Bonaire
2014 JP Magic Ride 118, 2024 Point 7 AC0 7.0, Ride 40cm
Wind ~ 17 knots around 14:30
Paid the price of not windsurfing for 3 years. Was underpowered and then had difficulty waterstarting on the Magic Ride. Chose to drift into shore and walk the board around. Caught one short gust. Fortunately, Juavanni and Bimbi from The Frans Paradise came to my aid in a boat and gave me a ride from the Foodies inlet back to the launch site.
Saturday, May 22, 2021
May 22 - Lac Bay
Friday, May 21, 2021
Thursday, May 20, 2021
May 20 - Lac Bay
2018 GA Phantom 7.1, 2015 iSonic 107, Black Project WeedSpeed 38
Saturday, April 24, 2021
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
April 20 - Lac Bay
2014 Sailworks Retro 5.5, 2014 JP Magic Ride 118, MFC 32
Since I have not exercised in a long time, doing it on the water is hopefully a quick way to get back into shape. But not there yet.
Out of curiosity, decided to sail a board that has been in the garage for about five years now and still in pristine condition. After the harsh ride of the iSonic, this board reminded me of my old Hi-Tech Gorge bump and jump boards. Much softer ride, easier to jibe than the iSonic (duh), and at my slow speeds, essentially as fast as the iSonics. Guess what board has just become my favorite while I attempt to get back into shape?
Monday, April 19, 2021
April 19 - Lac Bay
2014 Sailworks Retro 5.5, 2015 iSonic 107, MFC KP 360, 1985 Hi-Tech Carbon Slalom 9'
Two short sessions as the old muscles started cramping. Guess I need to sail more than once every 3-4 weeks... Great to be on the Hi-Tech and was slightly faster on it, if one isn't too critical of the actual speed.