Saturday, November 06, 2010

Kayak Currituck: Downwind to Corolla

Currituck Beach Light (photo by Dawn)
Report from SandyBottom at 4pm Saturday:  

Paddled / sailed / surfed downwind on a broad reach to Corolla. 

Winds 20-25 mph with gusts of 30 mph.  Maximum speed was 8.3 mph.  Very exciting day!  

The new sail works great.  Yesterday I sailed upwind at 1-2 mph without paddling.

Here is a cellphone-photo of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse in Corolla.

Looking forward to a pizza / italian dinner at a restaraunt in Corolla. 

It's getting colder here. 

Tomorrow's paddle to the WNW may be into a strong headwind.


Corolla and the lighthouse looking North from Whalehead Bay

SPOT track Saturday:  southward on a broad reach downwind to Corolla
 
--DWSB

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