40 Knot day…..11 May 2013
Hi Finally had some time and i´m posting photos taken by Carlos Silva from a 40Knot day that we had in cabedelo this year!!! The wind was wild and crazy and the sea very choppy!!! Only for small boards and sails!!! I tried to sail with my Kode 86 and Combat 4.7 but couldnt handle it and called it a day!!! Photos: Gonçalo Sarmento Adérito Faneca Manuel Bouzada João Coimbra Miguel Coelho Stefan Loblich Paulo Silva Adérito Faneca e Jorge Raimundo Zé Americano Alvaro Raimundo
Great Weekend!!!
Hi Great weekend spent on the water!!! Saturday was a very windy day around 25 to 30 knots so I used my NP Hellcat 5.2 and Futura 101 and made 32KM!!! I´m very comfortable on this kit but this Saturday I could never find the ideal trim and position so I was fighting a lot to stay stable and with good speed but I couldn’t do that so I got tired and couldn’t break the 50km speed barrier that I was hoping to do it again!!! Tried tuning everything....sail, harness lines, mast track position but nothing worked!!! Came out of the water dead ...
4 May…..what a great day….one of the best!!!!
Hi Another great ride with my new Severne Overdrive 8.5 and Isonic 117 Wide!!! I arrived at the beach and the wind was NW but a little fluky….….so started slowly rigging my biggest sail!!! The other guys also arrived and everyone started to rig big!!! As the wind started to increase i went out, first guy on the water!!! First runs where crap because the wind was still light but after 30 minutes it kicked in and the fun started for 53Km straight!!! Great time for improving my stance, confort and speed on this new kit and also made lot of successful gybes!!! It was one of ...
Great 1 of MAY
Hi Finally the wind is coming in constantly!!! YESS!!!! 1 of May is another holiday as you know because it´s a worldwide holiday!!! After looking at windguru the last days it became easy to see that we would have another windsurfing day!!! 1 May arrived and after a big breakfast I went to the spot, Cabedelo, …….when we arrived the wind was light in the inside but strong out in the sea, about 2 Km out…….that was happening because the direction was still NE……it has to rotate to N and better to NW so the wind fills in closer. After waiting for 2 hours it ...
Jun 13
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40 Knot day…..11 May 2013
Hi
Finally had some time and i´m posting photos taken by Carlos Silva from a 40Knot day that we had in cabedelo this year!!!
The wind was wild and crazy and the sea very choppy!!! Only for small boards and sails!!!
I tried to sail with my Kode 86 and Combat 4.7 but couldnt handle it and called it a day!!!
Photos:
Manuel Bouzada
Adérito Faneca e Jorge Raimundo
Zé Americano
Jun 13
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Great Weekend!!!
Hi
Great weekend spent on the water!!!
Saturday was a very windy day around 25 to 30 knots so I used my NP Hellcat 5.2 and Futura 101 and made 32KM!!! I´m very comfortable on this kit but this Saturday I could never find the ideal trim and position so I was fighting a lot to stay stable and with good speed but I couldn’t do that so I got tired and couldn’t break the 50km speed barrier that I was hoping to do it again!!!
Tried tuning everything….sail, harness lines, mast track position but nothing worked!!! Came out of the water dead but still liked the sailing time with some gybes done with high wind!!!
On Sunday the wind was on the light side, 15 to 20 knots so I went out with my Severne Overdrive 8.5 and Isonic 117W and had a great time!!! Did 60Km with good speed and a lot of good gybes done on both tacks!!!!
This sail and board are awesome!!! So easy to take and sail!!!!
Some friend on the water also having a blast in a sunny and warm day!!!
Some Photos taken by António José Corvelo:
Sunday GPS Track:
Saturday GPS Track:
Hi
Another great ride with my new Severne Overdrive 8.5 and Isonic 117 Wide!!!
I arrived at the beach and the wind was NW but a little fluky….….so started slowly rigging my biggest sail!!!
The other guys also arrived and everyone started to rig big!!!
As the wind started to increase i went out, first guy on the water!!!
First runs where crap because the wind was still light but after 30 minutes it kicked in and the fun started for 53Km straight!!!
Great time for improving my stance, confort and speed on this new kit and also made lot of successful gybes!!!
It was one of the best days on the water for me!!!
In the end of the day……we had a windsurfer girl friend, Cecilia Apura, that drifted away…..it was her first time out this year and she got tired and couldn’t return to the beach so she drifted away to Amorosa Beach, nearly 4Km downwind!!!
Alvaro Raimundo and Manuel Novais stayed with her so kept calm!!!
In the end all went well but we stayed at the beach until 21h00!!!
After this full day I had to refuel so I decided to eat a huge “Francesinha” at Aquario Bar!!! Great place, great food and people!!!
Photo of the Kit used:
GPS Track:
May 13
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Great 1 of MAY
Hi
Finally the wind is coming in constantly!!! YESS!!!!
1 of May is another holiday as you know because it´s a worldwide holiday!!!
After looking at windguru the last days it became easy to see that we would have another windsurfing day!!!
1 May arrived and after a big breakfast I went to the spot, Cabedelo, …….when we arrived the wind was light in the inside but strong out in the sea, about 2 Km out…….that was happening because the direction was still NE……it has to rotate to N and better to NW so the wind fills in closer.
After waiting for 2 hours it finally materialized and shifted to N and then to NW with full power!!!
I quickly rigged NP Hellcat 6.2 and went in……uffff…..way over powered in the outside with gusts around 30 knots and the wind blowing a steady 25knots!!!!
Made some runs overpowered……tuned my sail….more runs and the wind got more stable but still around 25 knot!!!
Had a blast for nearly 30Km with my friends!! Especially with António Pereira as I was following him with a Go Pro in me head to film him!!!
A video from the day:
GPS Track: