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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I'll mention kites just to note that I don't see any in the photos, so YAY! :)
And I see the surprisingly vexatious wondering, "Where should I turn around?" What a great place. But 5.2 for a man might be a touch too much wind for me. I think my sail is a 5.7. Maybe a 5.5. (Why can't I remember?) Carey, however, would have to be dragged in off the water in those conditions, and probably only due to darkness.
But I think I also see full wetsuits. The wind has been howling in Denver for the last several days (power out due to wind in parts of Colorado), but it's kind of chilly so I'm not even thinking about going sailing. Plus, it would be a new launch and the last thing I want is howling, chilly wind at an unfamiliar place.
However, we're considering Corpus in the Spring. We'll be in Austin in November, but have stuff to do until Thanksgiving and that's when it gets kind of chilly for boondocking down there, so probably ixnay on the sailing then. But we have a good amount of work to do on the RV (it'll be 10 years old) and a place to work on it in Austin, and I wouldn't be surprised if we're there for several months, which would put us in the Corpus neighborhood (by Texas standards, anyway) come Spring.
Late February can be okay there, and it's a lot less crowded than it is in March, which is a zoo. April is usually good, although it starts getting pretty hot, and by early May, it can be unbearable to boondock but the wind can still be a very consistent 15-20 every afternoon. There's a two-week limit on stays, though, so you have to bug out for two days, and then you can go back.
Just in case anybody's doing any planning--I'd love to meet up with you. Although I think winter on the Outer Banks would be kind of nice.
And I see the surprisingly vexatious wondering, "Where should I turn around?" What a great place. But 5.2 for a man might be a touch too much wind for me. I think my sail is a 5.7. Maybe a 5.5. (Why can't I remember?) Carey, however, would have to be dragged in off the water in those conditions, and probably only due to darkness.
But I think I also see full wetsuits. The wind has been howling in Denver for the last several days (power out due to wind in parts of Colorado), but it's kind of chilly so I'm not even thinking about going sailing. Plus, it would be a new launch and the last thing I want is howling, chilly wind at an unfamiliar place.
However, we're considering Corpus in the Spring. We'll be in Austin in November, but have stuff to do until Thanksgiving and that's when it gets kind of chilly for boondocking down there, so probably ixnay on the sailing then. But we have a good amount of work to do on the RV (it'll be 10 years old) and a place to work on it in Austin, and I wouldn't be surprised if we're there for several months, which would put us in the Corpus neighborhood (by Texas standards, anyway) come Spring.
Late February can be okay there, and it's a lot less crowded than it is in March, which is a zoo. April is usually good, although it starts getting pretty hot, and by early May, it can be unbearable to boondock but the wind can still be a very consistent 15-20 every afternoon. There's a two-week limit on stays, though, so you have to bug out for two days, and then you can go back.
Just in case anybody's doing any planning--I'd love to meet up with you. Although I think winter on the Outer Banks would be kind of nice.