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The Rochester boys scored a nice sailing session on good ole Lake O at Durand Beach. Winds had west in it and a noticeable wind shadow was evident. Initial reaction was that it just wasn’t that windy looking from shore even though the I Bay meter was showing solid 18-21 mph wind! Art and I were the first to arrive hoping to get a good foil session in but as we rigged I noticed solid wind offshore.
Art took his foil out and I rigged my 6.5 Ezzy Lion on my 125 Goya FreeRace board. Wading out past the second sand bar we headed out into the lake. Immediately I realized that the outside wind was very strong and after barely controlling my setup I returned to shore to reassess the situation. In the mean time Joe, Keith and Doug showed up and quickly rigged. Pete and Eric also arrived a bit later. I threw my 6.5 on my smaller 110 L Fanatic board but this too was crazy powered and I returned to shore just as Doug headed out on his 6.5.
Art, Doug and I all down rigged to smaller sails. I settled on my 6.1 Ezzy Elite and the rest rigged smaller than me, including Keith and Joe. The 6.1 was totally powered and I tightened it flat enjoying a super session. Later on reviewing the wind charts, the winds in fact were gusting to the upper twenties for quite some time.
Doug and I chased each other around for fun matching jibe for jibe. At one point Doug calls over the howling wind that we were cruising at 23mph based on his onboard GPS system! There was a good deal of chop and due to currents and wind direction, a lot of pinching was in order and I suspect robbing us of additional speed. The one thing about Autumn sessions on Lake O is that the sun sits low in the sky and when sailing back towards shore the glare turns the lake into a glistening body of liquid mercury the reflecting rays making it difficult to see and navigate, the oncoming chop and waves. But with moderate air and water temperatures and solid winds who’s to complain about a great quiet mid-week sailing session!
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