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Jibe Marker Jill's Eagle Ocean Report

Well, Doug and I had Eagle Ocean all to ourselves this afternoon. When we got there around 2 p.m., the wind was blowing S 12-22 or so. I rigged for the gusts, my 5.5, and Doug went for power with his 8.0. At first it was a bit sketchy, with blasts of wind here and there, and a fairly consistent but narrow band of wind down the middle of the lake. But still, there were some good rides to be had. By 3:30 or so, it filled in much better, and it was pretty decent for Eagle Ocean, mostly planing for the next hour or so. Then the clouds moved in, the wind quickly got very flukey and went into system shutdown, so we called it a day. We both had a good time, and Doug was managing waterstarts with the 8.0. Woo hoo! The water is still toasty warm (okay, maybe not toasty, but very comfortable with a steamer).

I was on my new Carve 121 all afternoon. It's a fun little big board! Plenty of float, but feels pretty much like a small board. Planes up fast, but is still easy to control in the chop. (Well, in the 6" Eagle Ocean chop, that is). And, it's nearly impossible to fall off of it, although I did manage a few times. I think it will be a fine Eagle Ocean shredding machine, especially when the water's cold or the wind is light.

Looks like we'll have more wind tomorrow. Probably a better direction in the morning (WSW), with it veering more towards the west in the afternoon.

And for the truly brave Team Indy warriors, check out the Lake Michigan forecasts. Waves over 3 Jils high tomorrow! That's oh so out of my league!

Looking forward to hearing the reports on today's sailing at Clinton Lake and Lake Michigan (did anyone go there?).

- Jill