NOAA: Breezy, with a south southwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 85.











Could be a good one for Area 31. Set the alarm clock for early. Be neat to be on the water around 8:00am. Need some storms tonight to clear out the campers. Always remember to asks folks if they've seen any snakes like on the new DNR signs. Be a good citizen and warn people about the danger they're in. Those signs are there for a reason.

I'm in, heading down early.

Great day at A31, 5.2 foe me but over powered:) at times. Reid was there getting some high speed jybes. He was on 4.8, seems we were the lucky ones in the spot.

We hit the water around 8:00am. I was lit on my max down hauled 4.7. You could get swell rides out in the middle. Jibe-atoriums on both sides. The early morning started with port ramps and switched to starboard late morning as the wind shifted from SSW to WSW. We sailed from 8:00 to 11:00 just as forecast. Great day!

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9 of today's 21 photos

Chris (5.2 sail)












Me (4.7 sail)









Curved mast for a wing edge, battens, Xply...the Cicada, way ahead of us. Side note: Cicadas emerge after a 17-year sleep.



Until next time, folks



More of Today's Photos Here

thanks for the pictures! The wind spot in central Illinois fired up for sure. Good call about getting out early. Thanks!

Reid, this looks like a very well rested cicada indeed
It was like a parade at Wolf yesterday -as crowded as it gets. I got out around 12:30 with a 5.8 , switched to 7.5 at 4:00 and left at 5:30 or so. Good day for sailing, few girls joined the party aswell.

Glad to hear some girls are windsurfing.