VANCOUVER ISLAND WINDTALK • chesty weekend
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chesty weekend

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 7:23 am
by bamfieldave

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 8:10 am
by tempy
Awesome! I wish I had made the drive Sunday ....

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:09 am
by downwind dave
thanks! i'd give that a *like* :D

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:24 am
by C36
Superfun! :D :D :D
Big thanks to Mr and Mrs BFD for taking the time to shot, edit and post! 8)

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 11:36 am
by winddude
that surfer at 45 seconds so dropped in. Wow, looks like it was a good weekend, wish I had been there

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 12:09 pm
by C36
winddude wrote:that surfer at 45 seconds so dropped in...
The funny part was I was yelling so loud BFD heard me, surfer looked over and then dropped in anyway. :shock:

Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 10:25 am
by ozy
we do catch a lot more waves than surfers so it's usually a good idea to give a wave or more to them

Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 8:06 pm
by redbaron
ozy wrote:we do catch a lot more waves than surfers so it's usually a good idea to give a wave or more to them
I think for the most part windsurfers that sail out here are fair and courteous. After all most wavesailers surf as well. This was the third time a surfer dropped in on one of us that day on a day with plenty of waves and maybe 3- 5 WS and 3-10 surfers total past the break north of Luvkin. I agree we catch more rides then beginners and novice surfers, but in opinion it's also the beginners and novice dudes that are dropping in. I saw many seasoned riders catch lots of waves that day and respectful of the right of way rule and even heard cheering when one of us caught a bomb! :P

PS. I thought I'd see you there :?: :!:

Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 10:31 am
by C36
ozy wrote:we do catch a lot more waves than surfers so it's usually a good idea to give a wave or more to them
redbaron wrote:I think for the most part windsurfers that sail out here are fair and courteous. After all most wavesailers surf as well. This was the third time a surfer dropped in on one of us that day on a day with plenty of waves and maybe 3- 5 WS and 3-10 surfers total past the break north of Luvkin. I agree we catch more rides then beginners and novice surfers, but in opinion it's also the beginners and novice dudes that are dropping in. I saw many seasoned riders catch lots of waves that day and respectful of the right of way rule and even heard cheering when one of us caught a bomb! :P

PS. I thought I'd see you there :?: :!:
That was my sense of the day as well Jessie (well said). I yelled "HEY!!!" (nothing insulting) for safety reasons (to make sure he was aware I was there and to avoid a collision). In the end I did give him the wave (he dropped in where he wanted, when he wanted and took the line he wanted) while I yielded (stalled on the wave and held my position, then sailed around him out in the flats and continued on). In hindsight, the only other thing I may have done differently would have been to have gone backside while he was on the wave to give him even more space. but I was so focused on watching what he was doing it didn't occur to me at the time. Not arguing, just providing additional point for clarity.