Sunday morning glass was nice to see along the intracoastal at 8:00 a.m.
The water had a decent ripple on it by 8:45.
We had a good time.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Friday Afternoon On The Intracoastal
Pictures and a short post on another one of my recreational distractions.
The story follows the pictures.
The story follows the pictures.
Gouging The Intracoastal
For the last month or so I've been trying to finish my work week with a late Friday Wakeboard/Skurf session in the Intracoastal. The boat has been running very well but I still have a fickle electrical issue. My hard core crew are a couple guys that behave a lot like me. The three of us are in our mid to late 40's and we all have a passion for the water. If the surf isn't happening then the next best thing is a couple hours running the boat down miles of straight away Intracoastal.
Friday, May 9, we met at the Jacksonville Beach boat ramp for a 5:30 launch. The wind was moderate out of the WSW. I had the boat in the water and Richard and Danny showed up just ahead of my associate Patrick Carter. We had about 500 lbs of additional weight in the boat provided by two "Fat Sacks". Fat sacks are basically large vinyl bags filled with water. Their purpose is to force the boat to sit lower in the water allowing for a larger wake to be produced behind the boat. The bigger the wake, the more fun you have.
Unfortunately my boat "Ski Biscuit" did not want to start. Half hour later with the sun dropping in the sky we pulled it out of the water, parked it next to Richard's truck and jump started her.
We were not going to be denied.
Richard and Danny really enjoy the skurf time. Skurfing is where you ride a surfboard and treat the wake like it's an ocean wave. The rope is generally set at a shorter length in order to get up closer to the larger (more critical) part of the wake. Speed is set between 20 - 22 mph.
Patrick also had more fun on the surfboard.
I like the wakeboard because my feet are strapped to the board. A wakeboard is considerably smaller than a surfboard and designed much differently. The bindings and design allow you to do jumps and tricks that couldn't be done on a surfboard.
We stayed out on the water until dark. Two hours of water time is all it takes to get the mind and body adjusted.
Let me know if any of you (local) would like to spend some time on the water.
It's a blast.
Friday, May 9, we met at the Jacksonville Beach boat ramp for a 5:30 launch. The wind was moderate out of the WSW. I had the boat in the water and Richard and Danny showed up just ahead of my associate Patrick Carter. We had about 500 lbs of additional weight in the boat provided by two "Fat Sacks". Fat sacks are basically large vinyl bags filled with water. Their purpose is to force the boat to sit lower in the water allowing for a larger wake to be produced behind the boat. The bigger the wake, the more fun you have.
Unfortunately my boat "Ski Biscuit" did not want to start. Half hour later with the sun dropping in the sky we pulled it out of the water, parked it next to Richard's truck and jump started her.
We were not going to be denied.
Richard and Danny really enjoy the skurf time. Skurfing is where you ride a surfboard and treat the wake like it's an ocean wave. The rope is generally set at a shorter length in order to get up closer to the larger (more critical) part of the wake. Speed is set between 20 - 22 mph.
Patrick also had more fun on the surfboard.
I like the wakeboard because my feet are strapped to the board. A wakeboard is considerably smaller than a surfboard and designed much differently. The bindings and design allow you to do jumps and tricks that couldn't be done on a surfboard.
We stayed out on the water until dark. Two hours of water time is all it takes to get the mind and body adjusted.
Let me know if any of you (local) would like to spend some time on the water.
It's a blast.
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