Wind Journal for Mike Murphy Monday November 17, 2003

97th session in 2003 Sailed at BIB Wind from the S (mph) lulls: 18 average: 24 gusts: 31 Rated a 8 of 10		Board: 268 NAISH ENDURO Sail: 4.7 EZZY SE WAVE Fin: 11.0" WEED Suit: SHORT Water Temperature: 78 F Air Temperature: 80 F
PRETTY MUCH AS FORECAST 20-25 AND TURNED OUT TO BE GOOD. STILL A BIT BURNED ABOUT BREAKING A CARBON BOOM, AT REAR HARNESS LINE STRAP, BECAUSE IT SHORTENED THE OVERALL SAILING TIME. TACK WAS BAF DOWNWIND OF ISLAND #1, HARD TO GET POWERED INSIDE BUT THE OUTSIDE WAS CONSISTENTLY PRETTY GOOD. MADE A FEW IWC CROSSINGS, THE SWELLS WERE GOOD AND WAS OUT THERE WHEN FIRST BOOM CRACK OCURRED. HAD SOME NICE POWERED RUNS WITH POWERED JIBES BEHIND ISLAND #1 AND MANAGED A COUPLE OF DUCK JIBES ON THE INSIDE. HEARD TWO MORE CRACKING NOISES WHILE SAILING AND COULD FINALLY DETERMINE IT WAS THE BOON ARM. TRIED A SECOND SESSION BUT DIDN'T REALLY HAVE THE RIG RIGHT WITH DIFFERENT BOOM, HARNESS LINES AND WAS PRETTY UNDERPOWERED MOST OF THE TIME.