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LONG OVERDUE BUT FINALLY GOT A WORTHWHILE DAY AND IT WAS ON A 10-15 FORECAST. SAILED 6.0 FOR FIRST AND 5.4 FOR LAST SESSION AND BOTH WERE EQUALLY GOOD.
TACK WAS TO WINWARD OF ISLAND #1 AND BACK ON THE INSIDE ALONG THE SANDBAR. JUST A FEW HOLES INITIALLY BUT OVERALL FAIRLY STEADY, 6.0 WAS PLANING CONSISTENTLY IN AND OUTSIDE AND POWERED JIBES AT BOTH ENDS. MADE SOME PORT FAST TACKS AND JUMPS, A DUCK JIBE AND SEVERAL PLANING JIBES. MISSED A FEW IN AND OUTSIDE JIBES ONCE THE 6.0 STARTED CONSISTENTLY GETTING OVERPOWERED AND HEAVY. ENJOYED THE 5.4 SESSION BETTER, WIND SEEMED STEADIER AND HAD IT SOLO FOR 6 RUNS AND WITH JUST DON FOR ANOTHER DOZEN. WATER LEVEL IS WELL UP AND THE DAILY HIGH WATER TEMPS ARE DOWN A FEW DEGREES.
HOPE THIS IS A PREVIEW OF A BETTER PATTERN OF PRE-FRONTAL SEABREEZE AND SPANKIN'GOOD NORTHERS. IF SO IT SHOULD BLOW AGAIN TOMORROW BEFORE FRONTS ON FRIDAY AND SUNDAY.
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