Wind Journal for Mike Murphy -- Friday August 01, 2003 , 3:00p-7:00p -- See All

69th session in 2003
Sailed at BIB
Wind from the SE (mph)
        lulls: 17
        average: 22
        gusts: 28
Rated a 9 of 10

Board: 268 NAISH ENDURO
Sail: 6.0 EZZY INFINITY
Fin: 13.5" WEED
Suit: NONE
Water Temperature: 90 F
Air Temperature: 88 F

REALLY A GOOD ONE, STARTED A LITTLE LATER AND LASTED A LITTLE LONGER. FIRST SESSION WITH ROBERT AND DON WAS NICE. ROBERT USED 6.7 AND DON 6.5, ROBERT WAS DEFINITELY FASTER AND DON ABOUT THE SAME. RAN BAF BETWEEN LAUNCH AND ISLAND #1, MOSTLY POWERED AND ABLE TO STAY UPWIND FINE. HAD SOME GOOD POWERED, PLANING JIBES AND A GOOD DUCK ON THE INSIDE. ALSO DID SOME FIN RIDING ALONG THE SANDBAR AND A COUPLE OF FAST RUNS DOWN TO THE BOAT RAMP.

SECOND SESSION WAS ELIANA, EVAN, THOMAS & HANS, ALMOST THE WHOLE GANG AND WE SAILED DOWNWIND OF ISLAND #1 ACTOSS THE IWC TO THE KING RANCH. EVERYONE WAS WELL POWERED ON 5.0-6.6 AND WE SAILED BAF FOR A LONG TIME. THE WATER LEVEL IS VERY LOW RIGHT NOW, DID A DEPTH CHECK AND WAS ON AN OYSTER BED LESS THAN KNEE DEEP, IT IS ON THE LEEWARD WIDE OF THE IWC WELL UPWIND OF ISLAND #1. IT IS ALSO SHALLOW AROUND ISLAND #1 AND BETWEEN IT AND ISLAND #2. DID A FEW HOPS INTO AND A COUPLE OFF THE BACK SIDE OF THE SWELLS.

GREAT DAY, PLENTY OF WIND (EASILY COULD HAVE USED 5.4), LOTS OF TIME AND SAILING BUDDIES. EVERYBODY SEEMED TO BE HAVING A GOOD TIME. THIS JULY WAS 6 TIMES LESS THAN LAST YEAR SO HERE'S TO A GOOD START FOR AUGUST.


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