I got a few rides in the gusts, but on the whole a 6.0 would have been a better call. Final wind stats: gusts to 30, average 15.In marked contrast to the beginning of the season last year, the water level this year is quite low, and the water at the launch is only about knee deep, making for easy beach starts, but nowhere near deep enough for foiling (even with a 24" foil mast) and marginal even for my 17" weed fin.
When I arrived, there was an ice-free area from the Midway end of the lake to about half a mile south of the launch, but as the morning progressed the ice sheet drifted north and by noon was directly in front of the launch.
Water temp measured a bit above 45ºF.