I had been hopeless at windsurfing, barely able to lift my sail from the waves, and had spent most of my attempts at water-skiing faceplanting my way along the bay.

我对风帆冲浪毫无希望， 几乎无法从海浪中扬起我的帆，而且我尝试滑水的大部分时间都花在了沿着海湾的路上。