NOAA: West southwest wind 5 to 14 mph. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. . Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.








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Good day for the Marina. WSW in the 6.9 gust chase range. Rain after 4:00 pm

A good day to teach. Beginner Cove setup with WSW wind. Rich's beginner board is in the shop for repair. If you bring your own gear I'll give you free windsurf instruction. Let me know now so I know you're going.





Water temp at the coldest part of the lake hit 76 degrees yesterday. Air temp will be around 83. Time to break out the Lycra.

Reid Fillman wrote:
Enjoy the bathtub water. Here in Sheboygan, the lake is 50 degrees and the air temp today is 55! That’s spring in Wisconsing.

Fun day at the Marina. I got a chance to try my light wind windsurf foil gear for the first time this year. Just like Rich's sesh last weekend I had the whole lake to myself. No sunfish sailboats, no catamarans, no para-plows. no nothing. A beautiful light wind day. Wore my Lycra sun suit. Made it up to The Narrows with 3 tacks. Got out there around 1:00 pm, got off the water around 4:00 pm. My light wind windsurf foil set-up ripped.


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My RRD 108 light wind foil board with Ezzy 6.9 light wind foil sail.



My new MFC foil, 36 mast, 342.81 cm2 foil wing. Works in any power box and uses a standard 6mm power box bolt. I didn't have to drill on my board to make room for a 8mm bolt.



Welcome to Reid Cam. It's kind of like Letterman's Monkey Cam of yesteryear.



Damn, it's crowded at The Narrows.



The only other sailing craft out today.



With foils it's best to do a strap to strap jibe.



Some times a guy's gotta tack



Just sit back and let the light wind foil set-up work for ya. You'll be catching days when others are sitting at home waiting for more wind.



Yes, i'm planing in this, Muhahaha.




Looking down wind schlogging into the Beginner Cove to the launch.



Looking up wind schlogging into the Beginner Cove to the launch.



The nice thing about a 36 cm foil mast is you can schlog all the way into shore and exit with a dry sail. Look at that Saturday crowd.



'till next time, for more helmet cam VR content.




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Man, for a first-time foiling in lightwind, looks like you have your act together. Not even wetting the Lycra! Reid always have the right equipment for every situation!