Wind Journal for Mike Murphy -- Wednesday July 30, 2003 , 4:00p-5:30p -- See All

68th session in 2003
Sailed at BIB
Wind from the SE (mph)
        lulls: 18
        average: 21
        gusts: 24
Rated a 8 of 10

Board: 268 NAISH ENDURO
Sail: 6.0 EZZY INFINITY
Fin: 13.5" WEED
Suit: NONE
Water Temperature: 88 F
Air Temperature: 88 F

REALLY HAD POTENTIAL BUT JUST DID NOT LAST LONG ENOUGH. FINALLY STARTED BLOWING ABOUT 3PM, ARRIVED LATE, RIGGED AND IT WAS JUST FINE. BIGGER GUSTS WERE JUST RIGHT AND ABLE TO GET THROUGH MOST OF THE LULLS ON A PLANE. RAN UPWIND OF ISLAND #1 AND BACK TO LAUNC, A FEW RUNS WERE NICE ALL THE WAY TO THE BOAT RAMP. OVERALL WATER WAS FAIRLY FLAT AND THE WIND SEEMED TO BE FILLING IN FOR A GREAT SUNSET SESSION. AN INLAND CLOUD BLOCKED THE SUN, IT COOLED THE AIR AND ZAPPED THE WIND. DECIDED TO RIG DOWN BUT AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES THE WIND DID RETURN AT ABOUT 15-20.


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