Wind Journal for Mike Murphy -- Saturday November 16, 2002 -- See All

129th session in 2002
Sailed at BIB
Wind from the NW (mph)
        lulls: 182
        average: 27
Rated a 7 of 10

Board: 268 NAISH ENDURO
Sail: 5.4 EZZY INFINITY
Fin: 13.5" WEED
Suit: LONG JOHN
Water Temperature: 64 F
Air Temperature: 65 F

PRETTY CHILLY MORNING BUT SUN WAS OUT, ARRIVED BEFORE 10A AND ONLY 2 SAILING. SEEMED TO BE BLOWING 20-25, BUT LET THE CHILL AND SHAKEY STOMACH PREVENT ME FROM ACTUALLY SAILING UNTIL ABOUT NOON. ABOUT 18 OR SO ON SAILS RANGING FROM 4.5-6.5 AND UP/DOWN WIND AT 20+. THE TACK WAS OUT TO ISLAND #1 WHICH SEEMED STRANGE, THE SAME TACK AS ON A SOUTH, WITH THE SAIL ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE GOING TO THE ISLAND. SOME DID GO ACROSS IWC JUST UPWIND OF THE ISLAND. MADE MOST JIBES, SOME NOT TOO PRETTY IN HOLES AND A COUPLE OF FAST TACKS. NEVER REALLY GOT COLD BUT DID HAVE A RELATIVELY SHORT DAY.


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