With iwindsurf.com predicting steady winds, Alex and I drove from San Jose to Sherman Island to open our 2023 windsurfing and wing foiling season.
After parking at the Sherman Island County Park, I unloaded the van and pumped up the Duotone 4.0m SLS Wing with the Naish Hover 110GS board (using the Armstrong 1850cm foil). The wind was gusting to 22 knots, and it felt very windy. A few windsurfers and wing foilers were out on small sails.
We first ate our lunch, which consisted of bagels with salmon (eating inside the van due to the strong wind).
Alex was the first to go out and had some difficulty standing up. After trying for about an hour, he stopped, and I took over. Initially, I had challenges (the board was slippery, and I was barefoot). Usually, I wear booties, but my windsurfing bag's zippers were crusted over (from salt exposure), and I could not open the pocket with the booties. Eventually, I got the hang of it and flew back and forth.
It was so much fun heading downwind, riding the small swells that rippled across the river. I wing foiled for about two hours, after which I was thoroughly exhausted. However, it was such a great day!
After returning home around 18:00, Inna, Alex, and I ate dinner at Luna Mexican Kitchen.
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