Wind Journal for Mike Murphy -- Monday December 22, 2003 , 12:30p-3:30p -- See All

103rd session in 2003
Sailed at BIB
Wind from the S (mph)
        lulls: 20
        average: 25
        gusts: 30
Rated a 9 of 10

Board: 268 NAISH ENDURO
Sail: 4.7 EZZY SE WAVE
Fin: 11.0" WEED
Suit: LONG JOHN
Water Temperature: 66 F
Air Temperature: 72 F

SAILED ONE LONG SESSION TODAY AND DID MUCH BETTER THAN EXPECTED SINCE MOST WERE ON 5.0-6.0. TACK WAS TO ISLAND #1 AND/OR DOWNWIND OF IT ACROSS IWC TO THE KING RANCH. WIND WAS MOST CONSISTENT ACROSS THE IWC BUT MOST OF THE INSIDE LULLS WERE DOABLE AND THERE WAS A CONSISTENT SANDBAR GUST IN THE JIBE ZONE. DID A FEW FAST TACKS, A DUCK JIBE AND SEVERAL JUMPS ALL ON THE OUTSIDE. DID SPIN OUT MOMENTARILY ON TWO JUMPS BUT WAS ABLE TO RECOVER. MADE LOTS OF POWERED INSIDE JIBES ALL DEPENDED ON THE GUSTS BUT IT WAS TOUGH TO MAKE POWERED EXITS.


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