Wind Journal for Mike Murphy -- Sunday February 02, 2003 -- See All

4th session in 2003
Sailed at BIB
Wind from the S (mph)
        lulls: 21
        average: 25
        gusts: 30
Rated a 8 of 10

Board: 268 NAISH ENDURO
Sail: 5.4 EZZY INFINITY
Fin: 13.5" WEED
Suit: LONG JOHN
Water Temperature: 64 F
Air Temperature: 70 F

FIRST DAY ON WATER SINCE JAN 20TH, SAILED ONLY 6 TIMES IN JANUARY, ONLY 3 WERE REALLY WORTHWHILE AND MISSED A COUPLE OF COLDER DAYS.

TODAY WAS A BIT GUSTY BUT FULL POWER 5.4 ALL OF THE TIME. MOSTLY SAILED ACROSS TO KRS DOWNWIND OF ISLAND #1. TACKS GOING ACROSS WERE CLOSE CHOP AND RETURNING HAD SOME NICER SWELLS/ IT WAS PRETTY WAS FLAT ON BOTH THE WINDARD AND LEEWARD SHORELINE BUT THE OUTSIDE WAS MUCH MORE CONSISTENT.

JB, EVAN HAD 5.5, ELI 5.0 BUT AFTER FIRST SESSION ELI/EVAN RIGGED DOWN TO 4.5/5.0 ONLY TO END UP A BIT DISAPPOINTED. JOHN WAS CRUISING FAST AND UPWIND VERY WELL AS USUAL. NAILED A WEAK SIDE DUCK AND SOME JUMPS ON LAST SESSION, WIND WAS STARTING TO DROP BUT STILL GREAT CRUISING.


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