Wavesailing tomorrow in RI

davideg · Joined: 18 Apr 2007 Posts: 44 Location: Bristol, RI

YO!
Seems like tomorrow we might get some wind, maybe some waves.

Wheres gonna be good side/side-off wavesailing in Rhode Island?

Point Judith or others? Ruggles is side with NE?

scooper · Joined: 28 May 1987 Posts: 537 Location: Massachusettes

Scarborough Beach is sideshore in a NE, port tack jumps. I can't go that far tomorrow, (from Boston). I've only got a few hours to sail in the morning, dawn patrol. I think I'm going to try a new launch in Plymouth.

dcharlton · Joined: 24 Apr 2002 Posts: 216

What about Fogland in an NE. I've never sailed there and am thinking about giving it a shot. Anyone know about the NE conditions or should I try Scarsborough?

DC

OliverTwist · Joined: 25 Nov 2004 Posts: 211

I sailed Fogland today. The wind was either on or off. I got several runs fully powered up on a 7.5 but in the lulls it was too light to waterstart. When I left I saw one guy on a Formula board sailing alone on the south side in smooth glassy conditions. He was getting some good speed runs.

The north side was good during the gusts. The water was choppy with a rolling 4 to 6 inch swell that made it seem like there was more wind than there really was.

The tide was low and too shallow in many places for my 44 cm fin.

broadreach5 · Joined: 14 Aug 2006 Posts: 80

What time were you out yesterday? I think it might have been windier in the morning. I did optain some good reaches in the straps on the Cape. It died, though, after 2 p.m. Hopefully, we will see some better winds this week. With the sunny days, the water should warm up as well.