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FIRST TIME TO SAIL AT OLEANDER (OTHER THAN TO FINISH THE SCREAMIN' REACH IN 1989), IT WAS A BIT LIGHT FOR THE 5.4 BUT WAS A GOOD RE-ORIENTATION TO THE BAY AND DID SAIL A LOT.
SAILED WITH JOHN B, TOM, HANS, EVAN/ELI AND THOMAS ON SAILS RANGING FROM 5.0-6.6. THERE WERE PLENTY OF HOLES WHICH MADE IT A BIT OF WORK, ESPECIALLY WAY OUT IN THE BAY WITH 3-4 CHOP AND A BIG HOLE, WATERSTARTS WERE MARGINAL WITHOUT A GUST. ABOUT 50/50 ON JIBES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE BUT DID MAKE SOME GOOD INSIDE FAST TACKS. ALSOM MADE ALL HOPS/JUMPS UNTIL LATE, THEN MISSED A COUPLE TRYING TO GET MORE AIR. DIDN'T FEEL THE SAIL WAS TUNED JUST RIGHT AND THE WAVE BLADE FIN DIDN'T HAVE THE BITE OF THE 13.5 WEED FIN USUALLY USED WITH THE 5.4. OVERALL IT WAS A GOOD DAY, NEVER OVERPOWERED BUT PLANING, THE OUTSIDE SWELLS WERE NICE BOTH DIRECTIONS, JUMPS GOING OUT AND SURFING COMING IN. THE WATER LEVEL WAS SUFFICIENT TO SAIL THE SHORE AND THERE WERE SECTIONS OF BIG SWELLS, IT SEEMS THE SWELLS START CLOSER OUT AT TAMUCC, BUT ARE LARGER AT OLEANDER. WILL PROBABLY SAIL HERE MORE IN 4.7-5.4 CONDITIONS.
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