Windsurfing Coyote Point

It's been a while since I could windsurf at Coyote Point. The wind had been inconsistent and quite gusty.

This time, I drove up, expecting to try my new Exocet RF81 foil board, but the wind was much higher than expected. It blew 17-20 knots at the beach and 23 knots in the channel.

I rigged my Ezzy Elite 5.7m sail and prepared my Fanatic FreeWave Stubby 105 board. The wind was consistent from about 16:00 to 17:00, and I had a fantastic windsurfing session.

I tried to perform two duck jibes but failed. However, I have a better feel for them now.

Here is a GoPro Hero7 Black video of windsurfing at Coyote Point.

My first session went quite well. Even after 45 minutes of windsurfing, I felt strong and not tired (as usual). I used my Apple Watch to record my sailing times. My fastest speed was 20.2 knots.

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Windsurfing Coyote Point

4:00 PM on Friday, July 12, 2019 · San Mateo, California

Distance: 4.2 NM
Elevation gain: 9 ft
Moving Time: 24:02
Avg Speed: 10.5 kn
Calories: 308
Elapsed Time: 31:42

Recorded route

Map: Sources: Esri, HERE, Garmin, Intermap, increment P Corp., GEBCO, USGS, FAO, NPS, NRCAN, GeoBase, IGN, Kadaster NL, Ordnance Survey, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS User Community.

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Elevation · elapsed time

Maximum recorded elevation: 11 ft

More activity details

Max Speed: 20.2 kn
Avg Heart Rate: 178 bpm
Max Heart Rate: 186 bpm

Activity recorded with Strava.

My second session started out really well, but the wind eventually died, and I had to land on Bozo's beach near Boardsports, California. My fastest speed was 23 knots (faster due to smaller waves).

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