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Check out this contest!!! Talk about getting stoked!!! I want waves!!!!

Posted: September 13th, 2009, 4:31am CEST by Jerry

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After a short warm up in Etang Salé, the 16 riders of the team contest "La Reunion Wave Classic" had 3 days in a row of intense surfsailing in hardcore conditions on the local spot "Ravine Blanche".
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The bummer summer is ending but the Great White sharks have invaded my playground!!

Posted: September 13th, 2009, 3:54am CEST by Jerry

It was not the best wind summer on Cape Cod but I was very busy with work. I guess I should not complain. Better to have to much work these days.

So over the last two weeks Great White sharks have moved into my home sailing spot and are chomping on seals!

Not sure what to do. I know they have always been there but not in these numbers! And to see them in such shallow waters. This is right where we sail most of the time. Not so worried when sailing but if I get crushed by a wave and have to swim for my rig. Sketchy!!!!!!
SW summer winds are on the way

Posted: June 15th, 2009, 1:33pm CEST by Jerry

The first real SW warm and windy day on Nantucket sound. For me nothing beats a 4.7 session. Well ok a 4.7 session in head high waves is best but I will take a 4.7 bump and jump session any day of the week. Check out this video By Jerry Johnson (Sorry for the kite Kooks)
Cape Cod wavesailing

Posted: June 15th, 2009, 1:16pm CEST by Jerry

Back on Cape Cod after Hatteras and we are delivered a nice side-sideoff wave day at Coast Guard Beach.
Hatteras Rocked!!!

Posted: June 15th, 2009, 12:37pm CEST by Jerry

Once again we hit Hatteras the last two weeks of April and it did not disappoint. Good weather, good friends, good laughs= good times!!!
4 Days in February on Cape Cod

Posted: March 1st, 2009, 2:14pm CET by Jerry

Well it is March 1st and dumping snow here on Cape Cod. I hope the old saying “In like a lion and out like a lamb” holds true for this March. February ended quite mild and we sailed 5.2m on Friday Feb. 27th in 50 degrees F. I sailed 4 days in February. I consider that good for Cape Cod winter sailing. One of those days I met two new hardcore winter Ezzy sailors over on the North shore (Igor & Jaun) also joining us was winter warrior S. Cooper. Igor, Jaun and S. Cooper are three guys that do not let the cold get them down. We sailed in 35-40 deg. air temps and the water must have been in the high 30’s. With sideshore wind and a nice mellow swell it was really a nice session.

Valentines Day Sail Photo by Mike Leon
Killer trip to baja!

Posted: March 1st, 2009, 1:48pm CET by Jerry

Once again we had a great trip to Los Barriles, Baja the last two weeks of January. We scored 10 windy days out of 15 with many of those days 5.3m and under. We stay at the Vela resort and it is such a good seen. Great staff, great sailing and great fun on and off the water. My only complaint is I wish they had Ezzy Sails. Of all the vacations I have been on I find this to be the most relaxing and fun all at the same time. We have met some really nice people there over the years and look forward to seeing those people each year as well as meeting new people.
2009 season has begun!!!

Posted: January 9th, 2009, 1:43pm CET by Jerry

First session of 2009 season on a 4.2m Wave Panther, Photo by Jerry Johnson

Nice 4.2m session yesterday. Air Temp 42, Water Temp 42, wind Gusting to 42mph, sailed for 42minutes. Photos CLICK
2009 season has begun!!!

Posted: January 9th, 2009, 1:43pm CET by Jerry

First session of 2009 season on a 4.2m Wave Panther, Photo by Jerry Johnson

Nice 4.2m session yesterday. Air Temp 42, Water Temp 42, wind Gusting to 42mph, sailed for 42minutes. Photos CLICK
The stoke…

Posted: December 21st, 2008, 3:48am CET by Jerry

So the other day when I was driving to go windsurfing I had butterflies in my stomach and everyone in front of me was driving way to slow! I thought to myself “It’s funny that after 23 years of windsurfing you would think the drive to the beach would just become hum hum.” It has not and if anything I just can not get there fast enough. After 23 years I am just as stoked, if not more. I love this sport.

Look Mom no gloves! (In December)
The stoke…

Posted: December 21st, 2008, 3:48am CET by Jerry

So the other day when I was driving to go windsurfing I had butterflies in my stomach and everyone in front of me was driving way to slow! I thought to myself “It’s funny that after 23 years of windsurfing you would think the drive to the beach would just become hum hum.” It has not and if anything I just can not get there fast enough. After 23 years I am just as stoked, if not more. I love this sport.

Look Mom no gloves! (In December)
40 MPH winds and 60 deg. F air temps!!!

Posted: December 11th, 2008, 5:15pm CET by Jerry

Wave ride at Coast Guard Beach

Great day Yesterday at Coast Guard Beach here on Cape Cod. Wind was South/Southwest which is side off. Nice Chest high sets made for some fun little wave rides. VIDEO CLIP
Visit The Coats Guard Beach Cam
40 MPH winds and 60 deg. F air temps!!!

Posted: December 11th, 2008, 5:15pm CET by Jerry

Wave ride at Coast Guard Beach

Great day Yesterday at Coast Guard Beach here on Cape Cod. Wind was South/Southwest which is side off. Nice Chest high sets made for some fun little wave rides. VIDEO CLIP
Visit The Coast Guard Beach Cam
New Wave Panthers Rock!!

Posted: November 8th, 2008, 12:47am CET by Jerry

I received my new Wave Panthers and a few days later we had the best 4.2m wave day of the year here in Chatham, Cape Cod. The wind was NNE which is side/side-on at the Chatham Lighthouse. The waves were logo high with mast high sets. Once on a wave when you turned and went down the line you were out of the wind because the wave was big enough to block the wind. Huge down the line rides and the smoothness of the Panthers made for a killer day!
New Wave Panthers Rock!!

Posted: November 8th, 2008, 12:47am CET by Jerry

I received my new Wave Panthers and a few days later we had the best 4.2m wave day of the year here in Chatham, Cape Cod. The wind was NNE which is side/side-on at the Chatham Lighthouse. The waves were logo high with mast high sets. Once on a wave when you turned and went down the line you were out of the wind because the wave was big enough to block the wind. Huge down the line rides and the smoothness of the Panthers made for a killer day!
Rocktober still living up to it’s name!

Posted: October 9th, 2008, 1:34pm CEST by Jerry

Day 3 of the month and we get cranking 3.7m. Nice surprise after being on 7 roof tops that morning installing weather instruments.

Table top at Forest beach. Photo by Jerry Johnson Lit 3.7m loop at Forest Beach Cape Cod!! Photos by Jerry Johnson
Boys are planning a trip to Block Island in a few weeks. Stay tuned!
Rocktober still living up to it’s name!

Posted: October 9th, 2008, 1:34pm CEST by Jerry

Day 3 of the month and we get cranking 3.7m. Nice surprise after being on 7 roof tops that morning installing weather instruments.

Table top at Forest beach. Photo by Jerry Johnson Lit 3.7m loop at Forest Beach Cape Cod!! Photos by Jerry Johnson
Boys are planning a trip to Block Island in a few weeks. Stay tuned!
Rocktober is here!!!!

Posted: October 3rd, 2008, 11:52am CEST by Jerry

Vulcan Sept. 6 at Forest beach

October is hands down my favorite windsurfing month on Cape Cod! The water is still warm the tourists are gone and the fronts start rolling through. Day two of the month and we had a killer 4.7 session at Hardings Beach on Nantucket Sound. Sunny and warm. Bring it on!!!
Rocktober is here!!!!

Posted: October 3rd, 2008, 11:52am CEST by Jerry

Vulcan Sept. 6 at Forest beach

October is hands down my favorite windsurfing month on Cape Cod! The water is still warm the tourists are gone and the fronts start rolling through. Day two of the month and we had a killer 4.7 session at Hardings Beach on Nantucket Sound. Sunny and warm. Bring it on!!!
What a great long weekend!!

Posted: July 23rd, 2008, 5:47pm CEST by Jerry

Friday was 5.8m conditions, Saturday was 5.2m conditions, Sunday was stronger 5.2m conditions and Monday 4.7m -4.2m conditions! Hot and sunny.
What a great long weekend!!

Posted: July 23rd, 2008, 5:47pm CEST by Jerry

Friday was 5.8m conditions, Saturday was 5.2m conditions, Sunday was stronger 5.2m conditions and Monday 4.7m -4.2m conditions! Hot and sunny.
Welcome July!

Posted: July 20th, 2008, 1:50pm CEST by Jerry

Well I think I jinxed the wind when I said “The SW winds have arrived!!!” They just shut down for the month of June. Definitely the worst June for wind on Cape Cod that I can remember!! The weather was hot and sunny so 98% of the population was happy. Us windsurfers are a funny crowd. Perfect beach weather does not cut it! Our faces light up when we see the beach umbrellas take off rolling down the beach like tumble weeds. I was glad to see June go knowing that historically July fourth give or take a day or two has good wind. This year it was the 3rd that delivered with solid 4.7m wind all day long. We decided to go on an adventure with such good wind. The good thing about Chatham is you can get just about every sailing condition from one launch if you are willing to go the distance. Check out the photo. We started and ended at Forest Beach in South Chatham. ….Jerry
Welcome July!

Posted: July 20th, 2008, 1:50pm CEST by Jerry

Well I think I jinxed the wind when I said “The SW winds have arrived!!!” They just shut down for the month of June. Definitely the worst June for wind on Cape Cod that I can remember!! The weather was hot and sunny so 98% of the population was happy. Us windsurfers are a funny crowd. Perfect beach weather does not cut it! Our faces light up when we see the beach umbrellas take off rolling down the beach like tumble weeds. I was glad to see June go knowing that historically July fourth give or take a day or two has good wind. This year it was the 3rd that delivered with solid 4.7m wind all day long. We decided to go on an adventure with such good wind. The good thing about Chatham is you can get just about every sailing condition from one launch if you are willing to go the distance. Check out the photo. We started and ended at Forest Beach in South Chatham. ….Jerry
The SW winds have arrived!!!

Posted: June 1st, 2008, 1:44am CEST by Jerry

We just had 3 out of the last six days blow over 30 mph, warm and mostly sunny!!
Summer winds are here!!!!! The Striped Bass are in and the water is getting warmer here on Cape Cod!
SW winds are a coming!!!

Posted: May 26th, 2008, 12:24pm CEST by Jerry

Classic Bermuda high pressure setting up for Memorial Day. This means sunny, warm and windy for Cape Cod.
Killer day today on Cape Cod (5-19-08)

Posted: May 20th, 2008, 4:22am CEST by Jerry

The wind just kept building all day until I was able to hit the water at 3:30. Check out the Graph!! Rigged my all killer orange Ezzy 4.2m and was totally fired up. My good friend Peter Kimball took these pictures from the water with a GoPro Hero Camera. It’s funny how it does not look that windy in the pictures?
Famous Canadian Bill Reid ripping up the sound in Hatteras

Posted: May 17th, 2008, 3:47pm CEST by Jerry

Here is a video slide show from our April trip to Hatteras created by Bill Reid
A Flash from the past

Posted: May 13th, 2008, 8:32pm CEST by Jerry

We took the doors off my Tercel because it was a hot day on Cape Cod back in 1986. SWEET!!

Those are my first three windsurfing boards. The one on top was a 9′ 6″ WINDSURFER Rocket 96 I have only seen one other I don’t think many were made. The next one down was a Mistral Tarifa 140 liters Transition board. the one on the bottom was a Wayler Chipper my very first board that I sold my Honda ATC 200x to buy.
Photos from Hatteras

Posted: May 13th, 2008, 5:31pm CEST by admin

We were sailing at Izzy’s in off-side-off wind gusting to 45mph on 3.7m sails. Super gusty on the inside because the dunes blocked the wind. Photos were taken by windsurfer/world traveler Bob Young
Thank You Mom!!!

Posted: May 12th, 2008, 10:21pm CEST by Jerry

Historically Mothers day weekend is a windy weekend on cape Cod. This year was no exception. Saturday we sailed 4.7m at the Chatham Light House I should have been on my 4.2m but I stuck it out with the 4.7m because the extra power was well needed punching though the impact zone. The waves were logo high with mast high and better sets. On my first run out I was crushed do to bad timing and had to do a big swim after my gear. I was glad to finally get my gear as the break in Chatham is about 3/4 of a mile off shore. We sailed for two hours with no other mishaps enjoying some full on down the line on mackers.
Welcome to the Ezzy Sails Blog!

Posted: May 9th, 2008, 9:59pm CEST by admin

Jerry and his wife sailing in Hatteras!
Photo credit: Bill Reid

Jerry will be posting soon!