Reid, Chris, Rich, good to meet you all and sail Clinton yesterday. The water temp is incredible, truly sailing in a bathtub. I plan to explore a lot of sites this Summer and will post reports.

Nice day at the Road. Wore my shorty just to keep the wind chill off but if I need to warm up, just fall! Water temp is high already. I was last to arrive and decided to rig the 7.5 Cheetah, good choice paired to the 130l Volar. Somewhat gusty day, but had a great time with 4 of us on the water! Great to meet Ed, hope you find some good spots to sail up in the QC. Come visit Clinton anytime!!

Thanks Rich, good to meet you, Chris and Reid as well and thanks for your hospitality. Would love to be a regular at Clinton, but it’s a long drive, so will probably be more intermittent. Next up for me is probably Sabula. I plan to post a report after I check it out. Cheers.

Awesome day at The Road. I got on the water around 10:00 am. It was rippin'. 4.7 with 95 L FSW. The wind was coming right down the pipe. You could rip turns on either side just feet from shore. It was like your own personal water heated wind tunnel. Chris and Ed showed up. I came in showed Ed the ropes on the spot. Rich surprised us. We all had a great day. Wind got lighter around 2:00 pm and got off the water around 2:30. And shot more pics of everybody. Very nice to meet you, Ed. Great to see everybody.


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The Road



Chris (4.7 sail). Ankle getting stronger.



Chris (4.7 sail).



Ed (4.8 sail). Hucker kicking in.



Checking on Ed. He gave me the thumbs up



Rich (7.5 sail)



Rich (7.5 sail)



Ed (5.6 sail). Rich (7.5 sail). Both on Volars. Both with blue and lime green sails. Both live / lived in the Quad Cities



Me (4.7 sail). Let's get this party started!



Me (4.7 sail) Chris (4.7 sail)



Me (4.7 sail) Chris (5.2 sail). "Are you not entertained?!" - Gladiator (2000)



Me (4.7 sail) Chris (5.2 sail) Closing speed approaching 60 mph.



Me (4.7 sail) Duck Jibe gone bad at high speed.



Me (4.7 sail). Nobody panic, we just have to find which way is up. Is that a bass over there?



Me (4.7 sail). I would have stayed down longer if I would have known it was still this ugly at the surface.



Me (4.7 sail). Back on plane like it never even happened



Goose 1. "WTF is that?!"
Goose 2. "It looks like a big ass Pterodactyl!"
Goose 1. "I'm outta here!"



Authorized Personnel Only. Power Jibe Pub security kitty says, "'till next time."




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Thanks for the pics Reid, felt good to be in the straps sailing fast. Takes all I my will power not to launch into the air. I think the best wind was from 10am until 12:30.pm. My first session at 11am on my 93ltr board with 4.7 was best. But dodging the ramps was heard. Hope we get some more good days so I can workout my ankle windsurfing and have it ready for air time in the fall.

Some jibe and tack clips from the day.

Video: windsurfillinois.com/index.php/videos/63...windsurf-jibes-tacks

Great video compilation Reid! You were strap to strap all day!! Your no hands double shaka ending should become your calling card

Nice jibe clinic