Benny McCarthy (14442km):
797 days ago 1 categories Desperado solo sesh off Green Island, QLD, AU - First sail in over a month!!! Gusty 8~18kn & wind all over the place.
Conditions were looking super gnarly on the ferry trip over- first thoughts were being blown off the water... Arrived to a big rain cloud which settled things right down to a gentle breeze... Aaargghhh! So rigged the Severne 7.8 OD M2 to go with the Jag 108 & Tribal 38 (had limited choices) and waited for the next set of squalls to come through.
Ten minutes later, after some toe tapping, wind started to come back in enough for a blat, so off I went for about 40mins with some decent gusts before another rain cloud came in dulling it down to a dredge fest... Triceps were reeling anyways from last weeks waterskiing efforts after a 20 year hiatus, so decided to sit on the beach for a while at the tip of the island watching the plethora of wildlife in close- rays, reef sharks, bait fish, bikinis, etc.
A couple more light squalls finally came through so tried to make the most of it before pack up time & the 230 boat home.
Not the usual GI experience with the tide being so high- when there was wind, the water state quickly turned rough as guts. No chance of any speed runs nor standing on the reef flats for the entire session... Tracks tell the story- Track Details (ka72.com)
I kinda knew what I was in for, that being said, glad to have made the effort! Soothed some itch!!
"Long May our Big Jibs Draw!!!"
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