lulls: 8
    average: 10
    gusts: 12

TODAY WAS THE CCWA ANNUAL DOWNWINDER, A LONG BOARD, LONG DISTANCE SAIL DOWN THE LAGUNA MADRE. THE LAUNCH WAS YORKTOWN WITH ONSHORE WIND. MADE 3-4 TACKS OUT AND MADE IT TO THE POINT BY THE POWER PLANT BELOW PITA ISLAND. THEN DOWN AND OUT ALONG THE KING RANCH ABOUT 8 MILES ONE WAY. DICK WAS MUCH FASTER WITH 7.5 AND EQUIPE, HE STAYED ALONG THE SHORE AND MADE IT TO THE POINT AND WINDMILL ON THE KING RANCH SHORE AT ABOUT THE NORTH CABINS AT BIB. I WAS MUCH SLOWER AND POINTED UPWIND MAKING IT JUST BELOW THE PINK CABIN NORTH OF THE BOAT RAMP CHANNEL AT BIB. ANOTHER 1-2 TACKS WOULD HAVE PUT ME INTO WORLWINDS EASILY BUT IT WAS SO SLOW WE HEADED BACK. THE DOWNWIND RETURN WAS PRETTY SLOW ALSO AND THE WEEDS WERE BAD BOTH WAYS. UNABLE TO CONVERT THE STOCK WINDSURFER TO A WEED FIN FORCED LOTS OF STOPS TO CLEAR THE FIN. THE DAGGERBOARD DID NOT SEEM TO BE TOO BIG A PROBLEM WITH THE WEEDS. AT LEAST IT WAS NOT EXTREMELY HOT ON THE WATER WHICH MADE THE EXTRA SLOW AND LONG CRUISE TOLERABLE. OTHER THAN A FEW OBSTACLES IN THE WATER, THE YORKTOWWN LAUNCH HAD FAIRLY FIRM BOTTOM SO IT WASN'T BAD EITHER.