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Erratic North Wind and a Bald Eagle

6/30/2019

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I went for a short sail in the afternoon. The wind was erratic and not really enough for much planing, but I did get to see a juvenile bald eagle try for a fish and then sit on a snag on the levee.
Then my GoPro caught the bird flying away as I approached, as seen in this video if you look closely. (GoPros are super wide angle, so everything looks even farther away than it is.)

Juvenile Bald Eagle Seen While Windsurfing from whvdb on Vimeo.
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Pretty Nice Breeze and Perfect Temperature

6/25/2019

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It was lunchtime and I was hungry, but there was a breeze and who knows how long that would last. So I went for a short session with my 8.1 m^2 sail and got 6 whole planing runs (that's Central PA lake sailing!). I attempted one planing jibe and made it dry.

One Dry Jibe from whvdb on Vimeo.
This gust came up when I was approaching the southern shore of the  lake, so I was able to quickly tack and go for a ride back across the lake.
Except at the end I hit a lull so abruptly I just fell backwards.

Tack to Catch the Gust from whvdb on Vimeo.
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Every Day of Sailin' is a Great Day of Sailin'

6/2/2019

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I got home late after being at a reunion in the eastern part of the state. Looks like I missed most of the wind, but...
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    This is Bill vdB, sharing little vignettes of windsurfing on Sayers Lake, in Howard PA. and sometimes elsewhere.

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