Wind Journal for Mike Murphy -- Monday May 05, 2003 , 1:30p-3:30p -- See All

28th session in 2003
Sailed at BIB
Wind from the S (mph)
        lulls: 22
        average: 27
        gusts: 32
Rated a 8 of 10

Board: 268 NAISH ENDURO
Sail: 4.7 EZZY SE WAVE
Fin: 11.0" NAISH
Suit: NONE
Water Temperature: 81 F
Air Temperature: 85 F

BLEW 25-40 FROM 3-5AM THEN 20-30+ UNTIL NOON. STARTED LATE TODAY, NECK/SHOULDER SORE BUT MANAGED SOME GOOD 4.7 AGAIN. RAN OUT TO ISLAND #1 AND BACK ALONG SANDBAR, CHOPPY AND GUSTY BUT NO BIG HOLES. DEFINITE MAJOR GUST LINE AT THE ISLAND AND CHOPPY RUNNING BACK TO THE LAUNCH. THE INSIDE JIBES ALONG THE SANDBAR WERE NICE. WENT TO KING RANCH 3-4 TIMES, A BIT MORE CONSISTENT BUT NOT THAT MUCH MORE WIND. THERE WERE REAL NICE SWELLS AND RAMPS BOTH DIRECTIONS IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS NEAR AND ACROSS THE IWC. HAD SEVERAL GOOD JUMPS (BEAKING FIN LOOSE A COUPLE OF TIMES) BUT LANDING OK. DIDN'T NOTICE MUCH DIFFERENCE BUT IT WAS FIRST TIME TO USE STOCK 22CM NAISH FIN (ACTUALLY ANYTHING BUT A WEED FIN) ON THE ENDURO. HAD A SHORT SECOND SESSION WHICH WAS CONSISTENT OVERPOWERED, AND PROBABLY COULD HAVE BEEN 4.2 TIME BUT DECIDED TO SAVE IT FOR TOMORROW.


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