When I checked Tom Nevers first thing in the morning it had the feeling of a sailing day. It was sunny and the surf looked decent. Dark blue corduroy sets and the foam was bright bright white. Dead side wind and the tops were just being blown apart. The sand was blowing down the beach low and hard. My dog could barely walk into it. He was sand encrusted when we got back to the truck. The thermometer said 33. I wasn’t sure if it was going to happen or not.
Small but fun on the Inside
Around 1pm when my window was opening I was driving to the bank and then to the beach. My truck thermometer was bouncing around 39 – 40 – 38. Whatever. When I got to the beach it looked awesome and nice and sunny. The sand was blowing around as I was rigging and I was thinking that I should be putting up 7 instead of 9 but it turned out ok. I was pretty over at first but then it settled down a bit. Later I checked the airport and it said 30 G 36 for that time period so I have to say my 9 handles pretty nicely for being that much over.
I am so happy with the surf conditions and the sessions I have had since the fall. I’m really feeling comfortable on the ocean and my top and bottom turns are coming together nicely. The hardest part no doubt is flying the kite properly through your bottom turn. You are basically sailing towards the kite and it tends to slack the lines but you really need to stay powered up to stay ready for your top turn. So it really takes timing and I also think that a good kite really helps. What a great winter it has been so far. I hope it continues.
South Shore
