Wind Journal for Mike Murphy -- Sunday January 18, 2004 , 3:00p-5:00p -- See All

4th session in 2004
Sailed at BIB
Wind from the NW (mph)
        lulls: 24
        average: 29
        gusts: 35
Rated a 8 of 10

Board: 268 NAISH ENDURO
Sail: 4.7 EZZY SE WAVE
Fin: 11.0" WEED
Suit: LONG JOHN
Water Temperature: 63 F
Air Temperature: 60 F

THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A COLD ONE BUT WITH PLENTY OF SUN, WATER @ 64 AND AIR ABOUT 60 ACTUALLY NEVER FELT COLD. ONLY ONE FAIRLY LONG SESSION AND IT WAS SOLID POWER THE WHOLE TIME. HAD JUST ABOUT MAX DOWN AND OUT HAUL WHICH KEPT THE SAIL CONTROLLABLE BUT THE BOARD FELT TOO BIG IN THE BIGGEST GUSTS. TACK WAS DOWNWIND OF ISLAND #1 AND TO THE END BY THE BOAT RAMP. WHITECAPS AND CHOPPY EVERYWHERE BUT OVERALL PRETY NICE. THOSE WHO WENT OUTSIDE AND ACROSS THE IWC SAID THE SWELLS WERE WELL FORMED AND NICE. DID A COUPLE OF FAST TACKS ON THE INSIDE AND OTHERWISE JUST POWERED JIBES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT SEEING THE SANDBAR ON THE INSIDE JIBES.

LOCALS WERE WELL REPRESENTED WITH ELIANA, EVAN, THOMAS, MATHEW, DON, SPILLMAN AND PAUL ON SAILS FROM 4.5-6.0. VISITORS INGRID, KNORAD, LOREN, RITA, BUD AND ROGER USED 4.2-6.0.


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