Mon. Sept. 6 DC Island Beach *Board FF157 49cm 7.0

[Steven Nyhus]

Not a bad day except for the crowds and the vodo chop. Had a hard time finding a place to park when I got there and was ready to head over to Charelston when a parking place opened up. The wind was up and down a little, but it filled in pretty good a few times. Probably 3 or 4 other sailors including Brett, Carl, Steve. It looked like everyone was on from a 7.0 to 9.0. I had to call it a day early because of a little injury. I had to launch from a different spot than normal and when I was walking into the water I steped into a hole and hit my shin pretty hard on a rock. I didn't think much of it until I looked down after about an hour of sailing and it looked like I had a second foot growing out of my shin. I decided to head home early and ice it down for the afternoon. I hated to leave wind, but I didn't want to run the risk of any complications. The wind was looking good when I pulled out, so I hope the guys had a good afternoon. It will sure be nice this fall when all the big crowds are gone!

[JimSouthwick]

Steve,

Sorry about the shin; hope it's doing better this morning.

One look at the parking lot at the Island convinced me that the Bridge might be a better bet, certainly easier to find a parking spot. I was on a 6.0, which was a handfull at times. Only other sailers down there were Paul and Angie. As the water gets shallower, the weeds ("salad", Paul's term) are getting thicker. A weed fin really heips!

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