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86th session in 2003 Sailed at BIB Wind from the N (mph)
average: 17 gusts: 20 |
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Board: 268 NAISH ENDURO Sail: 6.0 EZZY INFINITY Fin: 13.5" WEED Suit: SHORT Water Temperature: 76 F Air Temperature: 75 F |
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MORE LIKE THE 10-15 FORECAST THAN THE 15-20 LOGGED. WATER LEVEL DROPPED 6" AS THE HIGH PESSURE BEHIND THE FROMT MOVED IN OVERNIGHT. FIRST SESSION WAS PARTIAL PLANING, NEVER FULLY POWERED BUT ENOUGH TO GIVE IT A TRY. SWITCHED TO SEATREND 292 FOR SECOND SESSION BUT IT DIDN'T WORK ANY BETTER. THOSE ON 125-150 LITER BOARDS AND 7.0-8.5 WERE HAVING A GOOD TIME ALL MORNING, JON HAD A BLAST ON HIS NEW JP 140 WITH A 7.5 SAIL. TACK WAS STRAIGHT OUT AND BACK, MADE SEVERAL TRIPS ACROSS IWC ALMOST TO KING RANCH SHORELINE BUT NEVER REALLY FOUND ANY MORE WIND. KARL DID HIT BOTTOM JUST ACROSS THE IWC AROUND MARKER #123. I HAD JUST JIBED AHEAD OF KARL, STARTING TO WONDER ABOUT WATER DEPTH, BUT NEVER HIT THE BOTTOM. THE PARKING LOT WAS FULL TODAY, SEVERAL FROM COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO ARE STAYING FOR A WEEK OR MORE LONGER. | ||