First day of each speed season is always filled with a mixture of excitement and nervousness. Will the speed course still be there, will it have filled in or washed away, do the tides still work etc? Then you get out there, stand on the sandbar and admire the rugged beauty of the place and all is well with the world. Not super windy but a good day to get the gear dialed back in. Spent a few runs adjusting harness lines and picking the best line down the course. Gradually the tide dropped and the water smoothed out , not great speeds a good start to the speed season afet the endless chop of the Gorge all year.