Saturday, September 25, 2010

Two in a row

Fall is in full effect here in Chicago. Thursday I had an evening session at Montrose with strong SSW wind. The wind was dead offshore, perfect for speed runs in super flat water. After a couple reaches I realized I was getting far away from the beach, trying to catch more wind, so I decided to call it, it was a little past 7 when I left the water, but I saw another sail cruising around. Someone else sneaking a session before dinner...
Yesterday was just another epic day at Wolf Lake (sorry, no pics). SW, powered up on a 5.2 until 5 PM, then 6.5 for the last two hours. There must have been 20 windsurfers out there, all having a great time.
Today I woke up and there were white caps everywhere! I got to the beach, but it didn't feel enough. The rollers were leftovers from last night's wind. Did I still give it a try? What do you think?
Tomorrow the forecast is calling 15-20 mph NNE. Let's pray for wind...

Montrose beach from my window
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2 comments:

McPhilly said...

Reminds me of a view I once had from the Drake Hotel, down the road a little.

But it looks like it could just as well be Miami as Chicago.

Nice waves coming in.

McPhilly said...

Reminds me of a view I once had from the Drake Hotel, down the road a little.

But it looks like it could just as well be Miami as Chicago.

Nice waves coming in.