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REALLY A GOOD SURPRISE ON A 5-10 BECOMING 15 FORECAST, IT BLEW CLOSER TO 20 MOST OF THE AFTERNOON AND 20-25 AFTER 6PM.
HAD TO GOOD LONG SESSIONS, MOST OF THE FIRST SESSION WAS ALONG THE SANDBAR BOTH DIRECTIONS. GOOD FLAT WATER, A BIT HOLEY BUT ABLE TO DO NICE POWERED JIBES. MADE SOME PLANING AND A DUCK JIBE IN EACH DIRECTION.
SECOND SESSION WAS ALMOST EPIC. AFTER 3 TACKS WORKING UPWIND, WENT WITH ELIANA TO THE KING RANCH SHORE BELOW THE SOUTH CABINS. THEN WE MADE A RUN BACK TO THE MAIN SHORE FOLLOWED BY 3 ROUND TRIPS FROM BETWEEN THE SHORE AND ISLAND #3 THEN BACK TO THE LAUNCH FOR SOME BAFING.
THE OUTSIDE BELOW THE SOUTH CABINS WAS MORE CONSISTENT AND FLATTER THAN BETWEEN ISLAND #3 AND THE MAIN SHORE. ONLY DID A FEW HOPS/JUMPS AND JUST ENJOYED THE LONG (+/- 20 MILES) CRUISING SESSION. SAW JUST A COUPLE OF JELLYFISH, NO PROBLEM WITH SHALLOWS AND ONLY 6-8 SAILORS. COULD HAVE BEEN A 5.4 DAY AFTER ALL, WHICH MIGHT HAVE RATED A 10.
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