Kanaha Carnage
The last few days have been a windsurfing shop's dream, strong, gusty winds, and sloppy waves. The result? Lots of people getting tossed, yanked, spanked, splatted and otherwise tossed about by the strong, at times evil, wind. Lots of broken masts and booms, sails blown out, etc.
I've seen more people getting towed in or swimming in over the last few days than the entire year combined. Winds have been averaging in the upper 20s to low 30s at Kanaha, but the gusts have been huge, it's been very easterly so offshore. Very challenging to slog on your tiny wave board and 4.0, up to your knees in the light wind near the beach, then just about where the waves are breaking getting hit with 30 mph of wind. I guess that's why it's been pretty uncrowded this week at Kanaha.
A friend told me that some of the really big name pros have been going off at Hookipa including Robby Naish and Fransisco Goya. Even though the swell on the north shore is down, they're still getting logo-high conditions at Kanaha. Add the 25-35 mph winds and you've got a recipe for some huge airs at Hookipa. Just might have to get down there and get some photos over the next couple of days.
The wind is forecast to go from windy to insanely windy the next two days. The forecast from National Weather Service:
"Very windy. Partly cloudy with isolated showers.
Highs around 82. North winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph."
I've seen more people getting towed in or swimming in over the last few days than the entire year combined. Winds have been averaging in the upper 20s to low 30s at Kanaha, but the gusts have been huge, it's been very easterly so offshore. Very challenging to slog on your tiny wave board and 4.0, up to your knees in the light wind near the beach, then just about where the waves are breaking getting hit with 30 mph of wind. I guess that's why it's been pretty uncrowded this week at Kanaha.
A friend told me that some of the really big name pros have been going off at Hookipa including Robby Naish and Fransisco Goya. Even though the swell on the north shore is down, they're still getting logo-high conditions at Kanaha. Add the 25-35 mph winds and you've got a recipe for some huge airs at Hookipa. Just might have to get down there and get some photos over the next couple of days.
The wind is forecast to go from windy to insanely windy the next two days. The forecast from National Weather Service:
"Very windy. Partly cloudy with isolated showers.
Highs around 82. North winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph."
posted by Jeff at
5:37 PM
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