12 September 2004
(machine translated in 2023) Wonderful day on the Grevelingendam, wind just a little south from west. Because of this on the side just no wind. So swimming and walking back... Very busy on the side, at the busiest moment there could be no car on the roundabout, everything double and full on both sides. There were also many acquaintances, about 20 forum members. Many surfers stayed close to the shore because of the gusty wind, but that was where it was the gustiest.
Grevelingendam
Present: Hans (Hansie), Jurjen, Levon, Martijn (Volvosurfer)12:00 | 4.5 hour | Wind: W |
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Board: | Mistral Naish Hawaii 8'5" - Pro-Am SideShore 24cm | |
Sail: | North Instinct 5.3 - North Viper 75 430cm - Arrows Weapon Xtreme 175-225 | |
(machine translated in 2023) The 5.3 was actually just too big, trimmed at max it went well all in some gusts I really had to throw the sail open. My 4.7 could have been easy, but because it was not windy on the side I did not dare to do it, was afraid of having to swim the last part to the shallows. In between the harassing bouts they were playing golf, back to the shore they were often perfect for it. For jumping it was not really a great day for me, the waves came from the wrong direction. |