Fwd: Phantom 377 hits the water

I got my first session on the Phantom 377 yesterday. Sailed with the

Severne Raceboard 9.5 in 5-8 mph winds. He board feels more slender
and rails easier than the Phantom 380 in the light winds.

Tomorrow is forecast to have stronger wind so maybe I'll get a chance
to try the planing capabilities of the new board.

Phantom 377 delivered

The Phantom just got delivered. Can't wait to get it on the water.

Movember

This year I am participating in Movember with several coworkers at Mercury Marine. During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men's faces, in the US and around the world. With their Mo's, these men raise vital awareness and funds for men's health issues, specifically prostate and testicular cancer initiatives.

It's the last week of Movember and this thing needs to go. Hopefully it did some good for Men's Health.

You can view my Movember space at
http://mobro.co/ardenanderson

Click HERE to donate.

Halfway point

Yikes

I just got done jamming with U2

Near the end of the month

I got rid of the handlebars for the last week

Front Page

Windpower Championships got some coverage on the front page of the local newspaper.

The start of the yard cart

Here are the materials I'm starting with for the yard cart / windsurf
dolly. The aluminum frame is from the vertical blinds we're taking out
of the house. Bought the tires and bearings to attach the axle to the
frame, and a piece of 5/8" steel rod for the axle.

Windpower Championships were this weekend. I did an overall write up over at the MOWIND site. I finished 2nd again this year, with Mark Boersma taking another 1st. Congrats to him on another win - he's very fast and showed tremendous board control in R2 when the wind rapidly increased. That is when he separated from me in the scores and I wasn't able to make it back in the subsequent races. I still sailed a pretty solid regatta and thought it was a good start to the 2013 MOWIND Race Series.

RESULTS:  A Fleet  |  Kona  |  Sport

LINK to photo album from the Fond du Lac Reporter

Pumpkin Race

On Saturday the Windpower Championships RC told us about an "unknown"
race that we should expect at some point. Sunday morning they filled
us in on the details - a series of tricks on each leg, while wearing
costumes, and picking up a pumpkin along the way. Here's the diagram
they drew...