The Washington side. Planing while standing still…what is that even called? Static Planing? Held against my will? UAP holding me in place for a “Beam me up Scotty moment? Edited Halloween version on the Washington side of the Columbia River at Rooster. Weighed 240 at the time and needed all of it. The Washington side can land quite the punch. Similar to the phenomena of nuclear alley at Jones Beach once you encroach the Washington side there you are in for some fun. Wind and river both cranking in the same direction presents its own set of challenges. Blew me to a virtual treadmill standstill . I was not able to go forward at all and freaked me out. Held there and was a weird sensation. Like a vortex, there must be a name for it and it was not cavitation. The ability to hold the board down was the key thing as it was constantly trying to lift us both relentlessly. Fearing separation from my rig as did not have my Oceanus Technologies retractable leash that a sailing buddy Mike had given me for life saving reasons later that year. Thanks Mike as the leash prevented separation on a 70-80mph gust day at Dalton Pt. Since returning to the sport i have had a lot to learn and am still learning and re-learning and that is exciting. Having issues from multiple TBIs , i have no choice but to employ extra safety stuff and sail within reason the best that i can and many in the windsurfing community are very cool and I am grateful for the encouragement. I take nothing for granted. I encourage those who have limiting factors to just keep your Doctor, Phys therapist busy and push through the pain ( if your PT agrees on this strategy) as best you can and never give up. Check out the backstory on my full length version. I edited this down from Jesses full length video.

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