In yesterday's 20 mph southeast winds, we decided to take a ride on the Silverwing over to the Stuart Causeway to see if anyone was windsurfing or kiteboarding. This is a popular place in higher winds for these sports. As soon as we arrived, there was a Hobie Cat landing on the beach with its skipper and his dog as the only crew member. The dog looked to be an old hand at sailing, although it immediately came up to us after jumping in the water, and shook all over us. All we could do was laugh.
Although there was only one kiteboarder way in the distance, there was a line up of windsurfers and the now trendy wing-surfers ready to go out. The wings are smaller than the windsurf sails, but with the foil boards, they really fly!
Since most of these sailors were not exactly 'spring chickens', it makes me wonder if perhaps there might be a new toy in our future? 😉 Probably not for these 'two old goats'.
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