Windsurfing & Stand-Up Paddleboarding in Michigan
Metro Beach 9/24/10 A High-Powered Event.
A high number of windsurfers showed up on this high-powered day featuring winds from the SW gusting to 40-45 mph. Summer like conditions, upper seventies with bright sun. Extreme chop with swell tops being sheared off by the wind made it look like smoke on the water. Some uninvited guests called sea potatoes were snagging on fins and not letting go in spite of the high rate of board speed.
At least 20 plus windsurfers appeared through out the first and second shifts. Sailing 3.5s to 5.5s in very gusty conditions. For some it was survival sailing in the high-powered gusts, always looking up wind for the 30 mph lulls, something more controllable.
Overall a good day for all being warm and sunny, normally winds like this occur in November with cold air and cold water temperatures.
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