The prognosis above zero indicated 1°C with a thermal sensation of - 4,5°C, winds of the west to 27 knots with gusts of wind of 35, isolated water showers snow, navigates discharge in bajante and much, much cold. Nevertheless, towards days that blew pretty (but of 15 knots) and during the week we could not do us the time with my July friend to go to the water, that is to say, to sail in windsurf. This opportunity we could not lose it.

We arrive at the Club Nautical and in spite of the warnings envelope that the Prefecture had closed the port and could not be sailed, we armed the equipment and we put. The cold was made feel immediately, in spite of the long neoprene and botitas, our hands began to be congealed. For when we arrived at the playita of the South jetty, after forced wild where caímos us but in one go product of strong gusts of wind, July had the congealed hands and I, helped by the gloves still no, but my before arms already they began to bind tightly and that just we entered.

Heat entrance? ...... and to the water (he was calentita, 12 ° C)

We did a small one, we say, “entered heat”, if something of that had, in the playita and we put ourselves to sail because it was not another one. The cars on the South jetty were piled up seeing this pair of crazy people do windsurf roundtrip within desolate the port while the stormy clouds hacian to fall water snow on the city. Dense rain hurt when it beat and per moments it erased the vision enough. People, from within from the cars, removed photos, to the point that these images are courtesy of a motorist who abriendo 10 cm of glass of the window requested the mail to us to send it to us. Great Rodrigo and thanks for the photos that document this adventure.

July glides towards the playita of the south while back the sky is darkened

For the 16 hs already did one horita that we went and we came and for when July stopped gliding with its 4,7 and 85 liters, and I went more comfortable with my 6,5 and 112 liters (before it was very past, on the brink of madness the catapult and spin out), hypothermia was made feel and been hour to undertake the return. But for the hands that no longer they gave us but we had held a little more but also it was hour to return, the sky was darkened very quickly.

Turned Mark throwing one while back it is observed to arrive them cold clouds from water snow

Mark leaves to the planning, last edge under rain before returning.

As the wind began to lower, or July did not glide, we fixed to luff as we could until the playita of the club because the edges were not going to give to us to return until the slope from windsurf of the club, were 200 mts the more against wind and current and or almost were no wind, and so what, we arrived with enough at the playita of the naval base where 10 meters before I had to throw to me to swim to arrive. Of we took to candles and tables by the bridge there until the day-care center.

Beach start and return to the club

We removed the suits, skillful it warms up and to sauna. The comedian went to enter sauna and not to feel anything of heat and to see that the temperature was in 75 ° C ......... jejejeje hypothermia flower we had. After repairing minutes of sauna and skillful, we changed, we ate and we cased out candles to dismiss summer 2008, say, that we agree to throw the gloves until new warning, and surely that will be until September, when the calorcito invites to us again. Sufficient cold by this winter 2008.

Saluting for the photo before returning

Greetings and Good Winds
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Mark Royo Celano

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