Crank it Up!

Yesterday the north shore saw gusty , squally conditions. We've been under attack by a couple of shear lines the last few days which bring windward showers, and those showers bring gusty squalls. So, nothing epic, but decent 5.0 sailing yesterday.

Today, despite a forecast of winds to drop, the winds cranked it up a notch or two. Solid, wound-up 4.5 conditions by noon-ish time with winds in the upper 20s. The waves at Uppers were anywhere from shoulder- to head-high at the lower end to almost mast-high further upwind. There was also a fun, watery terrain park going off outside the reef in the rolling wind swell.

As the afternoon wore on the wind cranked up above 30, enough to get me out on 4.0, well-powered up. Good fun until a footstrap malfunction brought me in. By late afternoon, rain squalls were starting to intrude on the fun. Nonetheless., excellent fun and smiles all around today.

Winds are forecast to drop a bit tomorrow and even more after that. Several advisory level swells are forecast to hit the northshore this week and a rare wintertime south swell is forecast as well.