Wind Journal for Mike Murphy -- Thursday December 12, 2002 , 2:00p-4:00p -- See All

131st session in 2002
Sailed at BIB
Wind from the NW (mph)
        lulls: 14
        average: 19
        gusts: 28
Rated a 6 of 10

Board: 268 NAISH ENDURO
Sail: 5.4 EZZY INFINITY
Fin: 13.5" WEED
Suit: LONG JOHN
Water Temperature: 56 F
Air Temperature: 60 F

FIRST SAILING IN FOUR WEEKS DUE PRIMARILY TO LACK OF WIND EXCEPT TWO FRONTS WHICH BLEW 20-30 ALL DAY WITH CHILL FACTOR IN 30'S.

NO ONE BUT LOCALS AND ONLY THREE OF US SEEMED TO BE INTERESTED IN SAILING. FRONT HIT EARLY AND INITIALLY BLOWING NW 20-25 WITH NO RAIN. HUNG AROUND AWHILE WAITING FOR SUN TO BREAK THROUGH AND 48 DEGREE CHILL FACTOR TO INCREASE. BY THE TIME JOHN AND I WENT OUT IT WAS GOOD 5.4 BUT OF POTENTIAL AND WAS SUNNY AND WARM BUT THE WIND DROPPED TO THE 15-20 RANGE AND STAYED DOWN. GOOD SWELLS IN THE IWC UPWIND OF ISLAND #1 FOR A SHORT WHILE. REALLY GLAD TO GET OVER THE DRY SPELL BUT DISAPPOINTED THAT IT WAS SUCH A SHORT SESSION.


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