Windsurfing
I was wondering how many fellow RV’rs and rv.net enthusiasts also have the windsurfing bug? I would be interested in hearing about, and seeing (pics) of, places you have been and how you outfit your ...
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Hey Rice and Wind Surfer,
Glad to see this thread revived. Wind Surfer, I second Rice about equipment in the RV--it's definitely something to be thought out beforehand. I've been looking at SUPs (stand up paddle boards) lately but haven't pulled the trigger on one cause I don't know where to store it!
We're in SC now, but headed to Ocracoke on Tuesday for 2 weeks or so. I'll look into the Hatteras spots you mentioned Rice--I plan on stopping by ocean air sport shop on Hatteras and we may/may not look into camping on Hatteras itself.
Rice, you really make Corpus sound like the place to be. Lucky we decided to head there around 1st of November :B Hopefully it will still be pretty warm when we get there. I figure we'll stay at least a couple weeks.
Got another lake to report on; Lake McConaughy Nebraska. Spent a week there on our way east. There is a windsurfing regatta there the weekend after labor day put on by a Colorado sport shop--it's called the Toucan.
First, about the place; Sandy beach is the windsurf spot--lots of put in spots, lots of camping spots--but very loose, fine sand along the shore edge so watch out for getting stuck. For those not into boondocking there are several full service rv parks at various spots on the lake. Prices are reasonable--we paid $7 a night--no H2O or electricity, dump station close by.
Second, the wind was great--consistent 25mph 3 days in row just about pulled my arms out! Pretty good sized reservoir and it develops some serious swell action on windier days. On cloudy days it's a bit chilly, but it was September after all. . .
Couple of pics from McConaughy below. We decided to park on the bluff instead of the beach--just didn't want to take the chance getting stuck in the sand--which believe it or not is very fine and deep in places. We had the bluff all to ourselves the whole week--ran the jenny whenever we liked, set up the sat dish etc. In the first pic you can just see the nose of the camper my friend has parked on the beach itself. Second pic is us beach starting--notice the offshore trees--the lake level was at ninety some odd percent--first time in years so trees that had grown in the interim are now submerged. I called it shooting the glades
Glad to see this thread revived. Wind Surfer, I second Rice about equipment in the RV--it's definitely something to be thought out beforehand. I've been looking at SUPs (stand up paddle boards) lately but haven't pulled the trigger on one cause I don't know where to store it!
We're in SC now, but headed to Ocracoke on Tuesday for 2 weeks or so. I'll look into the Hatteras spots you mentioned Rice--I plan on stopping by ocean air sport shop on Hatteras and we may/may not look into camping on Hatteras itself.
Rice, you really make Corpus sound like the place to be. Lucky we decided to head there around 1st of November :B Hopefully it will still be pretty warm when we get there. I figure we'll stay at least a couple weeks.
Got another lake to report on; Lake McConaughy Nebraska. Spent a week there on our way east. There is a windsurfing regatta there the weekend after labor day put on by a Colorado sport shop--it's called the Toucan.
First, about the place; Sandy beach is the windsurf spot--lots of put in spots, lots of camping spots--but very loose, fine sand along the shore edge so watch out for getting stuck. For those not into boondocking there are several full service rv parks at various spots on the lake. Prices are reasonable--we paid $7 a night--no H2O or electricity, dump station close by.
Second, the wind was great--consistent 25mph 3 days in row just about pulled my arms out! Pretty good sized reservoir and it develops some serious swell action on windier days. On cloudy days it's a bit chilly, but it was September after all. . .
Couple of pics from McConaughy below. We decided to park on the bluff instead of the beach--just didn't want to take the chance getting stuck in the sand--which believe it or not is very fine and deep in places. We had the bluff all to ourselves the whole week--ran the jenny whenever we liked, set up the sat dish etc. In the first pic you can just see the nose of the camper my friend has parked on the beach itself. Second pic is us beach starting--notice the offshore trees--the lake level was at ninety some odd percent--first time in years so trees that had grown in the interim are now submerged. I called it shooting the glades
