Wind Journal for Mike Murphy -- Monday June 02, 2003 , 3:00p-6:00p -- See All

44th session in 2003
Sailed at BIB
Wind from the SE (mph)
        lulls: 19
        average: 23
        gusts: 27
Rated a 9 of 10

Board: 268 NAISH ENDURO
Sail: 6.0 EZZY INFINITY
Fin: 13.5" WEED
Suit: NONE
Water Temperature: 88 F
Air Temperature: 85 F

SURPRISINGLY ABOVE 15-20 FORECAST LATE TODAY, ALTHOUGH NEVER REALLY OVERPOWERED COULD HAVE USED 5.4. STILL LOTS OF JELLYFISH BUT NO INCIDENTS.

SAILED ALONG THE SANDBAR AT FIRST, GREAT GOING SOUTH AND SEVERAL NICE RUNS TO THE NORTH END. THREE NORTHBOUND RUNS WERE OUTSTANDING, EXTREMELY FLAT, POWERED AND RIDING THE FIN FROM WORLDWINDS TO THE NORTH END ON THE SHELF. BARELY MADE A FEW AND MISSED SEVERAL DUCK JIBES. IT WAS ALSO VERY CONSISTENT AROUND ISLAND #1 ON THE OUTSIDE. MADE A RUN ACROSS THE IWC AT ISLAND #1 AND MANAGED TO HIT BOTTOM JUST LEEWARD OF THE NORTH TIP. FULLY POWERED AND HOOKED IN BUT NO CRASH, JUST SCRAPPED BOTTOM FOR 2-3 SECONDS. BEST AREA TODAY WAS ACROSS THE IWC AND JUST LEEWARD OF ISLAND #1. IN AND ACROSS THE IWC DID SOME REAL NICE PORT JUMPS, A SEVERAL FROM SWELL TO SWELL WITH SOME HEIGHT. THE TACK WAS ALONG THE IWC GOING SOUTH WHICH MADE IT POSSIBLE TO RETURN IN THE FLATS LEEWARD OF ISLAND #1. DID 6-8 RUNS FULLY POWERED FLAT BUT THE WATER IS PRETTY SHALLOW LOOKING (NEED TO DO A DEPTH CHECK NEXT TIME.


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