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32nd session in 2003 Sailed at BIB Wind from the SE (mph)
average: 23 gusts: 28 |
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Board: 268 NAISH ENDURO Sail: 4.7 EZZY SE WAVE Fin: 11.0" NAISH Suit: NONE Water Temperature: 84 F Air Temperature: 85 F |
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TODAY DIDN'T QUITE LIVE UP TOP FORECAST BUT WAS VERY SAILABLE. AFTER WAITING AROUND FINALLY WENT OUT FEELING THAT IT WAS NOT GOING TO WORK BUT DETERMINED TO SCORE A 2ND CONSECUTIVE 4.7 DAY. SLOGGED INSIDE MOSTLY SO WENT DOWN SOUTH AND SAILED THE OPEN WATER BETWEEN SHORE AND ISLAND #3. THERE WAS SOME PRETTY BIG CHOP AND SOME OF IT NICE AND AT LEAST THE WIND WAS FAIRLY STEADY. ALTHOUGH NOT FULLY POWERED ALL THE TIME, MANAGED TO GET LOTS OF NICE RUNS AND SOME JUMPS BEFORE MOVING OUTSIDE AND GOING BETWEEN ISLAND #3 AND THE SOUTH CABINS. WIND WAS A BIT BETTER WITH REALLY NICE FLAT WATER RUNS LEEWARD OF ISLAND #3. WATER IS FAIRLY DEEP REAL CLOSE AND PARALLEL UP TO THE NORTH END OF THE ISLAND. WIND PICKED UP ENOUGH INSIDE TO MAKE A FEW RUNS ALONG THE SANDBAR TO THE NORTH END BUT GETTING BACK OUT WAS NOT TOO GOOD. MADE A FEW MORE RUNS FROM WORLDWINDS TO ISLAND #1 THEN A FINAL ONE ACROSS IWC AT ISLAND #3. THE LAST RUN AND OTHER LONG RUNS OUTSIDE WERE WELL WORTHWHILE SINCE OTHER SAILS RANGED FROM 6-8.5. | ||