Rich475 Loc: North of San Francsico

This is my second time posting images on the Hedgehog.
Every second Friday night the San Francis Yacht Club host a slalom race.
These photos are from the race deck with my new Tamron 600mm and a Canon T6s. f 5.6, 1/1000,auto ISO. The wind was 30k and gusting to 38k.
These guys were going downwind and reaching speeds to 30 mph. I hand held the camera but braced against what ever was available. A Disney Cruise Ship disrupted the racing for a bit but that goes with the territory. Any tips or comments are really welcome cause I am really a beginner at this. I would like to attend a Brent Harder Seminar someday.

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Race course getting crowded

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Oh Oh! Too crowded - Postponement

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Diametrical venues - Acatraz the rock and Disneys cruise for kids

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Disney's Discovery under the Golden Gate Bridge

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Oh great . . . we are back to racing

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SuperFly48 Loc: NE ILLINOIS

Interesting! Last June I was out in the Portland, OR/Vancouver, WA area, was on my way back from Mount Hood and Timberline Lodge, driving along the WA side of the Columbia River having crossed over around the Hood River area...was surprised to see pockets along the Columbia of people wind surfing! AMAZING! Did not know they had the conditions for that! There were at least two sections of the Columbia River they were very actively wind surfing that afternoon. Very cool to see....on a river!

Rich475 Loc: North of San Francsico

Yes, Hood River and the Columbia River is one of the top Windsurf racing venues in the world. Every day during the summer months you can expect winds of 20k-40k. Thanks for posting.