Windsurfing log 2001

1-6-01 Sailed Corporation Beach 4.0 on JP 260 With Gill on a 5.5 & Matt on a 4.7, cold, cloudy and rainy but great on shore waves for jumping and riding!!!  1
2-8-01 Sailed El Yaque, Margarita Island  started on a 5.8 and F2 Maui Project Freestyle 8'5" ended up on a 5.0 great ramps for launching! Hot, sunny, windy and cold Polar's!!  2
2-9-01 Sailed El Yaque, Margarita Island  started on a 5.8 and F2 Maui Project Freestyle 8'7" ended up on a 5.0 great ramps for launching! Worked on Forward loops "Wilson!"  3
2-10-01 Sailed El Yaque, Margarita Island  started on a 5.3 and F2 Maui Project Freestyle 8'5" ended up on a 5.0 more great ramps for launching! more cold Polar's!!! &"Wilson!"  4
2-12-01 Sailed El Yaque, Margarita Island  started on a 5.8 and F2 Maui Project Freestyle 8'5" ended up on a 5.3 more great ramps for launching! more cold Polar's!!! &"Wilson!"  5
2-13-01 Took a looping lesson from Remko De Weerd started on a 5.0 and F2 Maui Project Freestyle 8'3" and ended on a 4.7. Great instructor and a ripping sailor!!     6
2-14-01 Sailed El Yaque, Margarita Island  started on a 5.0 and F2 Maui Project Freestyle 8'3" ended up on a 4.7 more great ramps for launching! more cold Polar's!!! &"Wilson!"   7
2-15-01 looping lesson number 2, started on 5.8 and F2 Maui Project Freestyle 8'5" ended up on a 5.0 great ramps for launching! and looping. more cold Polars.  8
2-16-01 Sailed from Margarita Island to Coche Island on a 5.4 and an F2 phoenix. Started out planing and then dogged most of the way there and 3/4 of the way back.  9
2-17-01 Sailed El Yaque, Margarita Island  started on a 5.8 and F2 Maui Project Freestyle 8'5" ended up on a 5.0. Hot, sunny, windy and cold Polar's!! last day in Margarita. 10
3-11-01 Sailed Forest Beach 4.7 on JP 255 Freestyle-wave. Great bump&jump sailing. Sailed with Gill & Barry. Started out light, ended up overpowered. Sunny.  11
3-15-01 Sailed The Cut 5.2 on JP 255 F/W. Nice clean waist high waves for going down the line and jumping. Sailed with Paul, Barry and Gill.Sunny & warm. 12
3-24-01 Sailed the Cut fully powered on a 4.0 on JP 255 F/W. Tide was to full and the waves were all chopped up so we went over to Hardings. Great waves for jumping and back-side riding. Sailed with Barry, Matt Eddy, Gill, and Matt White. Almost sailed with Kookman. Then they all helped me build our hot tub deck! THANKS! 13 
3-25-01 Sailed Forest Beach 4.7 on JP 255 F/W. Gill and I did a Monomoy crossing, great ramps for jumping and big rollers for cranking turns on. Sunny & brisk 14 
3-28-01 Sailed Forest Beach 4.7 on JP 255 F/W should have rigged my 5.2 but it gave me a chance to see how my new board performs in marginal conditions,it rules 15 
3-31-01 Sailed Corporation Beach 5.2 on JP 255 F/W. Marginal wind but good wave riding. Fun back-side lip smacking. Sailed with Freestyle-Fred. Cloudy cool.  16
4-12-01 "Cape Hatteras, NC" sailed the sound at Frisco Woods campground 5.8 on JP 255 F/W. Sunet session in a shorty! Hot and sunny with warm water! SW  17 
4-13-01 Sailed the sound at Frisco Woods campground 5.2 on JP 255 F/W, Janice 5.2 on Score 85. Sunny and warm. "Good Friday"!!! SW wind.  18 
4-14-01 Sailed the sound at Frisco Woods campground 4.7 on JP 255 F/W, Janice 4.5 on Score 85.NNE wind. Then 5.8 at the lighthouse for the wave contest.  19 
4-15-01 Sailed the Hole 5.2 on JP 255 F/W, Janice 5.2 on Score 85. Then went over to Ego beach and sailed small but fun waves with Billy-bob & Jason.  20 
4-16-01 Sailed the sound at Frisco Woods campground 4.7 on JP 255 F/W, Janice 4.5 on Score 85.NW then the same sail sizes NE in the afternoon. Loopfest 21 
4-17-01 Sailed the Frisco turn out 5.2 on JP 255 F/W.With Bill and Jason, Great chest high mushy but fun side-off wave sailing! Cold East/ Northeast wind.   22
4-18-01 Sailed the sound at Frisco Woods campground 4.0 on JP 255 F/W. Cold but sunny. Good bump and Jump sailing. 23 
4-21-01 Sailed the sound at Frisco Woods campground 5.8 on JP 255 F/W, Janice 5.6 on Ride 277. "Windfest" Sunny and warm. Tried some Vulcans!!!  24 
4-24-01 Sailed Forest Beach 4.0 on JP 255 F/W. Great on shore waves for jumping and riding. Sunny and warm, no gloves, booties or hood!! Winter is over!   25 
4-28-01 Sailed Corporation Beach 5.2 on JP 255 F/W. Great on shore waves for jumping and riding. Sunny and cool. No booties but I did end up putting gloves on. 26 
5-6-01 Sailed Bayview Beach 5.2 on JP 255 F/W.  Great on shore waves for launching, looping and riding. The loop group goes off!! My new skinny rules! sunny. 27 
5-13-01 Sailed Corporation Beach 5.8 on JP 255 F/W. Good on shore waves for jumping and riding. cloudy and cool. No booties, gloves or hood. NNW wind. 28 
5-15-01 Sailed Corporation Beach 5.2 on JP 255 F/W. Good on shore waves for jumping and riding. cloudy and cool. Should have sailed in the afternoon. NNW 29 
5-23-01 Sailed the Cut 5.8 on JP 255 F/W marginal wind dead on shore so it was not much fun. But I do love my new 5.8 sail! Cloudy & cool sailed alone.  30 
5-29-01 Sailed Forest Beach 5.8 on JP 255 F/W marginal wind, but the water is getting real nice, good freestyle practice. Sailed with Matt Eddy and Matt White 31
5-30-01 Sailed Forest Beach and down wind to Hardings Beach 4.7 on JP 255 F/W. Great on shore waves for jumping and riding. Sailed with Marg.,Gill & Barry   32 
6-2-01 Sailed West Dennis Beach 4.7 on JP 255 F/W fully powered and over powered for a while. WD-40 race and great waves for Jumping and jibing on. I ended up coming in 4th in the race on wave/freestyle gear!!? Then the day turned into a loopfest, the"loopgroup" went off out at the rocks. Lots of sailors and demo gear from JP & AHD. 33 
6-4-01 Sailed Forest beach 5.2 on JP 255 F/W. Janice on 5.2 and Score 85. West wind flat but sunny warm and fun. Sailed with Mattoo, Jon, Maria, Marg & Matt3 34 
6-9-01 King of the Cape 2001 Sailed 5.8 on F2 Strato. light air longboard freestyle. Ended the day with third place. Great party at the Chatham Seafood House. 35 
6-10-01 Day two of the King of the Cape 2001. Sailed 5.8 on F2 Strato. Another day of longboard freestyle, had to break out my secret weapon . 36 
6-19-01 Sailed Forest Beach 5.2 on JP 255 F/W. Nice on shore waves for jumping and jibing on. Sunny and hot, classic summer Forest day wish Janice was there. 37 
6-20-01 Sailed Forest Beach Twice! 5.2 on JP 255 F/W. Sunny and hot good on shore waves for jumping and turning on. Janice 5.2 on Score 85 in the afternoon. 38 
6-24-01 Sailed Forest Beach 5.2 on JP 255 F/W. Janice 5.2 on Score 85. Marginal 5.2 conditions but warm and good for freestyle practice. cloudy with showers. 39 
6-27-01 Sailed West Dennis 5.8 on JP 255 F/W. Janice 5.6 on Score 85. Nice evening sail on a hot day. Powered up great freestyle practice. Flat water loops!   40 
6-30-01 Sailed Forest Beach 5.8 on JP 255 F/W. Hot and hazy sailed in trunks for the first half of the session. Great day to practice freestyle. Falling in felt great! 41 
7-1-01 Sailed Forest Beach 5.2 on JP 255 F/W then went down to a 4.7, Janice on a 5.2 on Score 85. Great waves for Jumping and Jibing on! HOT and sunny. Angry-Man showed up when it went 4.7 and part of the loop group united in a chuck-fest. Forwards everywhere. I saw Jim stick and sail away from a forward. Nice! Spin to win. 42
7-3-01 Sailed solo from Forest Beach too the "Cut" and back to Forest. 5.2 on JP 255 F/W. Good jumping conditions at the Cut but not much as far as wave riding. 43 
7-7-01 Sailed Forest Beach 5.8 on JP 255 F/W, Janice 5.6 on Score 85. Nice evening sail sunny and warm. Went out and buzzed Jon & Maria on the "big boat" 44
7-8-01 Sailed Forest Beach 5.8 on JP 255 F/W, Janice 5.6 on Score 85. Jon 6.3 and Maria on a 5.8. SSW wind not my favorite direction at Forest but nice to sail. 45 
7-12-01 Sailed Forest Beach 4.7 on JP 255 F/W. Sailed over to Mono-maui with Matt White. great ramps for launching and cranking turns on. BIG WIND DROP!  46 
7-13-01 Sailed Forest Beach 5.2 on JP 255 F/W Janice 5.2 on Score 85. Started out maxed and ended marginal. Mattoo on 5.2 World Sail. Sunny and Hot. 47 
7-14-01 Sailed Forest Beach 5.8 on JP 255 F/W. Went to Forest to hang out and drink beer and ended up having a nice solo sail for an hour in trunks. Sunny & hot.   48 
7-22-01 Sailed Forest Beach 5.2 on JP 255 F/W Janice 5.2 on Score 85. Started out powered up and ended marginal. Lots of sailors. Fun had by all.Sunny and Hot. 49 
7-23-01 Sailed Forest Beach 5.2 on JP 255 F/W Janice 5.2 on Score 85. Started out powered up and then it dropped off a bit. Rocket-Rick rides "Old Forest Beach" 50 
7-24-01 Sailed Forest Beach 4.7 on JP 255 F/W then ended up on a 4.0. Sailed over to Mono-Maui with Mattoo & Wyk-man (nice waves) .Forest was choppy ! 51
8-2-01 Sailed the Cut 5.8 on JP 255 F/W with Mattoo 6.3 on Naish 8'11". Best wave sailing in years long down the line rides with endless bottom turns!!! 52 
8-3-01 Sailed the Cut 5.2 on JP 255 F/W marginal wind and small waves. Then sailed Forest maxed on 4.7. went over to Mono-maui great jumping and slashing. 53 
8-6-01 Sailed West Dennis Beach 5.8 on JP 255 F/W with Freestyle Fred,Mike Burns& Neil Malik. Flat water freestyle expression session. Tried Angry-mans kite. 54 
8-7-01 Sailed Forest Beach 5.8 on JP 255 F/W. The wind came up for an hour and then dropped off. HOT!! and sunny. The water felt great.Trunked it.  55 
8-10-01 Sailed Forest Beach 5.2 on JP 255 F/W Janice 5.2 on Score 85. Then I went to a 4.7 and Janice a 4.5. Great jumping and on shore wave rides. foggy & hot. 56 
8-17-01 Sailed West Dennis 5.2 on JP 255 F/W with Mattoo, Jon Howard and Matt White. Great jumping out at bird shit rocks. Killer sunset expression session. 57 
8-27-01 Sailed the Cut, 5.8 on JP 255 F/W with Barry, Mattoo, Paul & Jimmy. Nice clean waist to chest high waves. Good down the line rides. Marginal wind.  58
8-31-01 Sailed West Dennis 5.8 on JP 255 F/W. Missed the best wind. Ended up practicing some Freestyle moves. Bring on the fall I am sick of light wind!!! 59 
9-5-01 Sailed Corporation Beach 5.8 on JP 255 F/W. Good onshore waves for jumping and riding. Warm, sailed in a shorty. Sailed with Matt2, Gregg & Barry. 60 
9-7-01 Sailed Forest Beach 5.8 on JP 255 F/W.OK jumping , warm water and air. went over to Monomoy with Gill and Matt White. Sailed in a shorty. 61 
9-8-01 Sailed Forest Beach 5.8 on JP 255 F/W. Janice on Marg's JP 270 freestyle and 5.8. Went to monomoy with Matt White and then the tip of south beach. 62 
9-9-01 Sailed Forest Beach 5.8 on JP 255 F/W. Good freestyle practice marginal wind but warm water and air. Sailed in a shorty. click for video 63 
9-11-01 Surfsailed the Outer Beach third turn out. 5.8 on JP 255 F/W. Light north wind with head high waves made for some of the best wave sailing I have ever had on Cape Cod! Started out as a great day until I got to work and found out about the World Trade Center. I hate Terrorists!!!! 64 
9-13-01 Surfsailed the Cut 5.8 on JP 255 F/W light wind and head high waves made for the best wave sailing day at the Cut this year! Sailed alone for an hour. 65 
9-14-01 Sailed Bayview Beach 5.8 on JP 255 F/W. Light wind but still fun should have sailed in the morning. Mattoo sailed 5.7 on 8'11" all afternoon. 66 
9-20-01 Sailed West Dennis 5.2 on JP 255 F/W maxed out. Janice on a 4.5 on Score 85. Good Jumping and onshore wave riding. Warm water but a cloudy sky. 67 
9-25-01 Sailed the Cut 5.2 on JP 255 F/W. With Gill, Tommy, Jimbo, Paul and Matt 3. Good on shore wave riding and jumping. Foggy but warm. 68 
9-26-01 Sailed the Cut 5.2 on JP 255 F/W. One of the best wave sailing days at the Cut this year. Sailed with Matt 3, Barry and Jimmy. Waist to chest high waves.  69 
9-29-01 Sailed Bayview Beach 4.7 on JP 255 F/W. More sailors than I have seen since the King of the Cape! Totaly powered on my 4.7, great jumping !!! 70 
9-30-01 Round two at Bayview 4.7 on JP 255 F/W then went down to a 4.0 until I could not sail anymore. Great jumping again. click for video 71 
10-6-01 Sailed Forest Beach down to the Cut and Back. 4.0 on JP 255 F/W. Best SSW day of the year at Forest. It went OFF!! Victor the inflicter made a guest appearance from the West Coast and we showed him the Chatham Sailing Scene. The Forest Beach parking lot was full of sailors. Great looping.SSW 72 
10-8-01 Sailed Corporation Beach 4.7 on JP 255 F/W with Matt2, Matt3, Gill & Peter. Classic Corp conditions! Great jumping & on shore wave riding.  73 
10-10-01 Sailed Hardings Beach 5.2 on JP 255 F/W fully powered classic Hardings Great Jumping, sailed with Barry, The King & Cathleen. Sunny and warm. 74 
10-17-01 Sailed Hardings Beach 4.0 on JP 255 F/W totally wound!!! Great waves for jumping and riding. Sailed over to the tip of South Beach. The shore break was killer! That's right, shore break on Nantucket Sound! Good group of sailors from all over the Cape. The water got so high that Matt Eddy sailed on Hardings Beach! Sunny, warm   75
10-19-01 Sailed Forest Beach 5.2 on JP 255 F/W. Just me and Jimbo sailed until sunset. Small waves but good for jumping and jibing on.  76 
10-21-01 Sailed Forest Beach 5.8 on JP 255 F/W. With Jimbo, Paul, Gill, Kathleen, Matt3 & Tommy. Good on shore waves for jumping and cranking jibes on.  77 
10-25-01 Sailed Forest Beach 4.7 on JP 255 F/W. Janice 4.5 on Score 85. One of the best Forest days this year sunny and warm. Good group of sailors great jumps   78
10-26-01 Sailed Hardings Beach 4.0 on JP 255 F/W. Best Hardings day of the year! Huge jumps and great on shore wave riding. Great de-rigging party, 3 caps 79 
10-28-01 Sailed Corporation Beach 5.2 then 5.8 on JP 255 F/W. More north in the wind than your typical Corp day. Fun on shore waves for jumping and riding. 80 
11-2-01 Sailed Forest Beach 5.2 on JP 255 F/W, Janice 5.2 on Score 85. Nice Jumping and on shore waves for jibing on. 3/2 without booties or gloves. 81
11-6-01 Sailed Corporation Beach 4.0 on JP 255 F/W. Fully powered. Big on-shore waves for jumping and riding. Sailed with Gill, Barry & Fred. No gloves,boots 82 
11-9-01 Sailed Corporation Beach 4.7 on JP 255 F/W. Nice on shore waves for jumping and riding. Sunny and cool. Smooth waves for open clew riding.  83 
11-11-01 Sailed Corporation Beach 4.0 on JP 255 F/W but ended up rigging my 4.7 because it was lighter in the wave zone. Great on shore waves, Partly Sunny. 84 
11-16-01 Sailed West Dennis Beach 5.2 on JP 255 F/W.Warm and sunny no gloves or hood. Not much in the way of waves but I did pull off some forward loops. 85 
11-17-01 Sailed Bayview Beach 5.2 on JP 255 F/W. Cold but partly sunny made it so it was not bad. Just Peter Kimball and my self. Good on shore waves. 86 
11-18-01 Sailed West Dennis Beach 5.2 on JP 255 F/W. Warm and sunny. Janice Sailed 5.2 on Score 85. Ok waves at the rocks for jumping and cranking jibes 87 
12-6-01 Sailed Forest Beach 4.7 on JP 255 F/W. Warm and windy, no hood or gloves. Good ramps for jumping. Sailed with Jimbo, Gill, Barry & Karen.  88 
12-9-01 Sailed Bayview Beach 5.2 on JP 255 F/W. Fred was on a 5.7. Good on shore waves for jumping and banking jibes on. Partly sunny and rain showers.  89
12-19-01 Sailed Hardings Beach 5.2 on JP 255 F/W. Sailed by myself. Sunny and warm 45 deg. Some holes in the wind but nice to get on the water. 90 
12-20-01 Sailed Corporation Beach 5.2 on JP 255 F/W. Sailed by myself in cloudy gray conditions and had a fin come up on my first tack? Not a great sail.  91 
12-30-01 Sailed Hardings Beach 5.2 on JP 255 F/W. Sailed with Barry 5.2 and Gill 5.5. Sunny with 32 deg. air temp but not bad. hands got a little cold. 92 

Number of Days on Sails in my quiver

5.8 days = 26  5.2 days = 39

  4.7 days = 18
  4.0 days = 9

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