It doesn’t matter who you are…you want to know how fast you’re sailing when it feels really fast. So come get your fast on at the East Coast Windsurfing Festival on Saturday! The organizers are happy to announce that they’ll have GPS’s to share (courtesy of Ocean Air in Hatteras) so everyone who wants to can join the speed contest. Mike Burns reports:
How do we get these things to get a higher number on them? First off, move those footstraps out and back. The less board in the water, the faster your going to go. Second, head off the wind!!! You go way faster going downwind than straight out and back. Third, carry as big a sail that you can control. Control is the key. If you’re barely holding down your 7.0 and starting to tailwalk, your going to get smoked by someone with a 6.0 that’s in control. Also try and pick a path through the chop with as little bumps as possible. Sailing smooth is sailing fast. We have tons of people signed up for the GPS speed competition, so your time will be limited. Get your gear tweaked before you pick up the GPS to make sure you get your best runs on the GPS.
The East Coast Windsurfing Festival Festival takes place Jun 7-8 at Hecksher State Park…skippers meetings for racing and freestyle start at 10AM. How about directions? Here is a link to directions from the Long Island Expressway. The parking lot is Field #7.
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