Wind Journal for Mike Murphy -- Saturday July 05, 2003 , 1:00p-6:00p -- See All

56th session in 2003
Sailed at BIB
Wind from the S (mph)
        lulls: 17
        average: 21
        gusts: 25
Rated a 7 of 10

Board: 268 NAISH ENDURO
Sail: 6.0 EZZY INFINITY
Fin: 14.75" POINTER
Suit: NONE
Water Temperature: 84 F
Air Temperature: 85 F

ANOTHER GREAT WORLDWINDS BBQ TODAY, THE RAIN EVEN STOPPED AND THERE WAS A FAIRLY NICE BREEZE. SEVERAL PARTICIPATED IN THE WINDSURFER ONE-DESIGN RELAY TRIANGLE EVENT AND THE BIB ROAD TRIP TO ISLAND #3 AND BEYOND.

FIRST SESSION WAS CNSISTENTLY POWERED AND PLANING WITH JUST OCCASIONAL HOLES. PRIMARILY RAN OUT TO ISLAND #1 AND BACK ALONG THE SANDBAR. FINALLY MADE A ROUND TRIP OUT AND BELOW THE SOUTH CABINS. IWIND WAS A BIT SUTH SO THE TACK WAS TO ISLAND #2 THEN ACROSS BETWEEN THE CHANNEL MARKERS AND TO KING RANCH BELOW THE SOUTH CABINS. SECOND SESSION WAS THE GROUP ROAD TRIP WHICH FOUND EVERYONE MAKING IT TO ISLAND #3, SOME UPWIND IN THE BASIN, OTHERS BETWEEN THE ISLAND AND SOUTH CABINS AND MYSELF/JON BELOW THE SOUTH CABINS TO THE KING RANCH SHORELINE. WE WORKED OUR WAY UPWIND A BIT TO MAKE A COUPLE OF RUNS IN THE CHANNEL BETWEEN ISLAND #3 AND SOUTH CABINS. JOINED UP WITH ELIANA/EVAN AND HANS MAKING A FEW RUNS BETWEEN ISLAND #3 AND THE MAIN SHORELINE BEFORE HEADING BACK TO THE LAUNCH. THE WIND WAS A BIT LIGHT AT TIMES BUT NICE ENOUGH TO GET IN LOTS OF TIME AND MILES.


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