Day 8-front through-winds strong and cold from S.

Kids at camp. Jenn off for a girls road trip. The wind was building from the south all night. Despite the cold and rain, I was determined to redeem myself at Blackpool. The 5.4 was dialed in. The board still too big, but manageable with the smaller sail. On the first reach, rounding the point into Surfdale, I saw another sail! I was in dismay--I would have to share the water with another windsurfer. But as the wind kept building, the intruder returned to the shores of Surfdale--and wisely so--I was blasted by a few gusts that left me dead into the wind, forcing unfavorable waterstarts in swells with too big a board and (now) too big a sail. Made if back to Blackpool for a couple short runs, then back to shore. The wind had become too strong to even attempt to put the board on the roof. All the gear went in the back of smoke-smelling-Subaru with the hatch open. 3 min later, all gear on the grass at home for rinsing. Given the recent deluges of rain, I felt a 15 min shower was acceptable (it was very cold today due to the cold front from the south) and the cistern is full.