Although winter and spring seem to keep coming and coming here in California, there have definitely been a few perks with some great clearing winds and swell. Today was one of those days sailing at Davenport with a combined NW and South swell to make for some great wave riding conditions.
My buddies Ryan and Liam came out to partake in the festivities along with every other sailor from the Coast and Bay. Today was the most sailors that I can recall seeing on the water at Davenport at one time. At one point on the north break there were 3 others on one of the larger set waves with me, enough that I got stuck on the inside and couldn't clear the whitewash.
Ryan brought out his new GoPro helmet-cam to try and capture the experience. This new camera from "GoPro" can mount just about anywhere and takes HD video using a super wide angle lens. The wide angle definitely aids in getting usable footable from a helmet or rig mounted location as the large view helps keep the vibrations and jarring to a minimum when viewing. We had tried a similar camera a couple years ago but the wide angle and HD video make for a much much better result. Here's a sample. (right now it's been compressed and watermarked to get it uploaded so the quality is significantly reduced)
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