Posted By: Chip Collard
Bonsai Straights, GulfStream higher winds. - 02/17/04 04:41 PM
The Bonsai Straights are a local phenomenom of increased North winds out in the Gulf Stream caused by Lake Worth sticking out eastward blocking the full force of a north wind. So, if your sitting on our beach drinking an ice cold corona feeling a 10 knot north wind and thinking about a nice mellow cruise out to the
Gulf Stream and back, think again. Take your harnesses because once you clear the tip of Lake Worth, about a mile out, the wind suddenly increases to 15-20 knots and the seas get real big with gentle giant rollers, but be careful because rouges will sneak up and each wave brings gust of it's own. It's like a roller coaster as you creep up the hills then surf down the other side, the trick is to keep going down. After a bout a half hour of this head east, get out of the stream, and fly the shoot back downwind to our beach cause the gulf stram carried you 4 miles north. Or you could sail in to Dog Beach on a beam reach and refill your cooler at the local beach store and visit Tyrone.
Gulf Stream and back, think again. Take your harnesses because once you clear the tip of Lake Worth, about a mile out, the wind suddenly increases to 15-20 knots and the seas get real big with gentle giant rollers, but be careful because rouges will sneak up and each wave brings gust of it's own. It's like a roller coaster as you creep up the hills then surf down the other side, the trick is to keep going down. After a bout a half hour of this head east, get out of the stream, and fly the shoot back downwind to our beach cause the gulf stram carried you 4 miles north. Or you could sail in to Dog Beach on a beam reach and refill your cooler at the local beach store and visit Tyrone.
