Wind Journal for Mike Murphy -- Tuesday May 27, 2008 , 11:00p-5:00p -- See All

67th session in 2008
Sailed at BIB
Wind from the SE (mph)
        lulls: 17
        average: 22
        gusts: 26
Rated a 7 of 10

Board: 246 JP FSW FWS
Sail: 5.3 MAUI LEGEND
Fin: 9.25" FREE WEED
Suit: NONE
Water Temperature: 88 F
Air Temperature: 88 F

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GOOD FORECAST KEPT CHANGING AS DID THE WIND, MAKING IT WORK AT TIMES. FIRST TO KRS FOR SEVERAL ROUND TRIPS THEN BAF BETWEEN SI#1 AND THE LAUNCH. PLANING WIND MUCH BETTER OUTSIDE. SECOND BETWEEN SI#1 AND THE PILINGS ACROSS THE IWC THEN BELOW THE PILINGS TO THE KRS A FEW TIMES. THIRD WAS TO SI#3 AND KRS AS WIND SHIFTED AND HAD TO RETURN AT SI#1. FOURTH WAS ALONG DROP-OFF BETWEEN LOOKOUT POINT AND THE NORTH END. SOMETIME OR ANOTHER RAN AGROUND BETWEEN THE SI#1 & #2. OVERALL PLANING MOST EVERYWHERE BUT VERY INCONSISTENT INSIDE UNTIL LATE FOR A FEW FLAT RUNS. FOR THE RECORD, TODAY MADE THIS THE BEST MAY ON THE WINDLOG WITH 19 DAYS SAILED AND TIED WITH 4/02 FOR THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF DAYS SAILED IN ANY MONTH, ONE MORE DAY AND IT WILL BE THE HIGHEST SINGLE MONTH TOTAL DAYS SAILED. YEAR TO DATE DAYS THIS YEAR IS AT OR BETTER THAN THE HIGHEST ANNUAL NUMBER OF DAYS SAILED.


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