With strong gusty, 25+ knot winds promised by the iWindsurf forecast, I rushed to Sherman Island in Rio Vista.
I arrived at about 4:15pm, parked my minivan near the Sherman Island County park (as parking in the actual park was completely full), and rigged my Ezzy Elite 4.0m sail. I selected the 85-liter Goya Custom quad fin for my board of choice, as the wind was gusting to 40 knots, and other sailors reported using 65-liter boards with 3.7m sails.
I was concerned about the strong flood tide, which could make it difficult to return to the starting point. (At Sherman Island, ebb-tide sailing is the best strategy for Westerly winds).
The wind was powerful and gust. Sailing across the river was quite challenging. Usually, on my single-fin Fanatic Freewave 105-liter board, I encounter a lot of spin-out during these conditions. However, the quad fins of the Goya Custom kept me planted without any hint of spinout.
Here is my GoPro Hero7 Black video of my excellent windsurfing session:
After a few blasts across the river, I encountered difficulty returning to my original launch - due to the strong flood tide. I ended up doing the "walk of shame."
On another day (June 28, 2020), I recorded another fantastic GoPro Hero7 video session:
I arrived at about 4:15pm, parked my minivan near the Sherman Island County park (as parking in the actual park was completely full), and rigged my Ezzy Elite 4.0m sail. I selected the 85-liter Goya Custom quad fin for my board of choice, as the wind was gusting to 40 knots, and other sailors reported using 65-liter boards with 3.7m sails.
I was concerned about the strong flood tide, which could make it difficult to return to the starting point. (At Sherman Island, ebb-tide sailing is the best strategy for Westerly winds).
The wind was powerful and gust. Sailing across the river was quite challenging. Usually, on my single-fin Fanatic Freewave 105-liter board, I encounter a lot of spin-out during these conditions. However, the quad fins of the Goya Custom kept me planted without any hint of spinout.
Here is my GoPro Hero7 Black video of my excellent windsurfing session:
After a few blasts across the river, I encountered difficulty returning to my original launch - due to the strong flood tide. I ended up doing the "walk of shame."
On another day (June 28, 2020), I recorded another fantastic GoPro Hero7 video session:
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