Wind Journal for Mike Murphy -- Friday February 14, 2003 -- See All

7th session in 2003
Sailed at BIB
Wind from the SE (mph)
        lulls: 17
        average: 22
        gusts: 26
Rated a 7 of 10

Board: 268 NAISH ENDURO
Sail: 5.4 EZZY INFINITY
Fin: 13.5" WEED
Suit: LONG JOHN
Water Temperature: 66 F
Air Temperature: 70 F

MOSTLY PLANING BUT ONLY FELT FAST IN THE GUSTS. MADE ROUND-TRIP AROUND ISLANDS #1 AND #2 GOING ACROSS IWC DOWNWIND OF ISLAND #1 AND BACK UPWIND OF ISLAND #2. FIRST TACK WAS TO KRS WAY BELOW THE SOUTH CABINS THEN BACK UP TO ISLAND #2. RETURN TACK WAS TO THE OLD FOUNDATION PILINGS, ON THE MAINLAND SIDE OF THE IWC, UNTIL KNEE DEEP AND TOO SHALLOW. RETURNED TO ISLAND #2 THEN BACK ACROSS MAKING IT UPWIND OF THE OLD PILINGS. DID CHECK DEPTH AROUND 2-3 STICK MARKERS, ALSO BARLEY SAW A VERY SHORT, NASTY STICK BUT WATER DEPTH WAS OK EXCEPT NEAR THE GROUP OF PILINGS. THE FINAL RETURN WAS UPWIND OF ISLAND #2 AND OUTSIDE BACK TO THE LAUNCH. MADE SOME SMALL JUMPS AND FOUND SOME NICE CRUISING THE OUTSIDE AND IN THE GUSTS.

STARTED SAILING ISLAND #1-2 TO LAUNCH WHEN IT PICKED-UP A BIT. STAYED FAIRLY CLOSE TO EVAN ON 6.0/115 A COUPLE OF SPRINTS. NEEDED THE GUSTS TO MAKE THE INSIDE WORK, BUT ABLE TO GET ENOUGH SPEED AT THE END TO MAKE AN INSIDE DUCK AND A COUPLE OF PLANING JIBES.


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