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jdouglassThe Peconic Puffin once said something like, “You know you haven’t been getting enough windsurfing action when the footstraps on your favorite board are totally dry.” I totally agree.
My favorite windsurf board is a 2008 Exocet Cross 106, which I typically pair with a 6.8 Aerotech Phantom wave sail. That combo thrives in 15 knots and copes in 13 knots, but fizzles in less. It’s fantastic during East Central Florida’s breezy season, but doesn’t see much use during our summer, when the wind rarely gets over 12.
So to have a midsummer session on the Cross, even an underpowered, sweaty, pump-for-every-puff session, is a real treat. My buddy Brandon and I got one just like that yesterday, which I documented in the video below. Since I knew the windsurfing itself wouldn’t provide the most exciting footage I got a little artsy with the pre-session videography. See what you think.
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HA! Fully enjoyed.
Hey! That's my Seatrend on the grass! Way cool. Stoked that its being enjoyed by someone!
how were you planing on a 6,7, i see no whitecaps? thanks for the blast from the past soundtrack, i'd forgotten about this version of the song. sent me off on two hour time waste of other 80s pop song videos.
That Seatrend has been a staple in my frequent windsurfing diet - it is being enjoyed quite a bit in all honesty, its been my board of choice in the ocean. Since "inheriting" that and another board at Wind Fest I've learned a lot about previously considered subtle differences in board shape/design. Thanks again!
… as to the comment about how James can plane with a 6.8 w/o whitecaps, I think the wind follows him!
I posit that the sighting of pleasant curves must have somehow allowed or inspired the apparent planing with nary but a few whitecaps.