Wind Journal for Mike Murphy -- Monday January 26, 2004 , 2:00p-4:00p -- See All

5th session in 2004
Sailed at BIB
Wind from the N (mph)
        lulls: 20
        average: 25
        gusts: 31
Rated a 8 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: 70 F

AFTER 2 DAYS WITH GOOD FORECASTS AND NO WIND IT TRIED TO BLOW ON THE 3RD GOOD FORECAST. THE WIND TOOK AWHILE TO PICK-UP BUT THE SUN STARTED EARLY, IT AND THE WATER WERE PLENTY WARM. ABOUT A DOZEN SAILING ON 7-4.7 BUT..

ONLY GOT ONE SESSION WITH TACK BAF ISLAND #1 TO LAUNCH. FIRST HOUR OR SO WAS CONSISTENT PLANING AND MOSTLY POWERED ALTHOUGH THERE WERE SOME PRETTY BIG HOLES. DID A JUMP, SPUN OUT AND RECOVERED, MADE SEVERAL INSIDE FAST TACKS, NOTHING VERY EXCITING, TRYING TO FOCUS ON STAYING POWERED. MOST EVERYONE WAS FINDING HOLES REGARDLESS OF SAIL SIZE BUT IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM UNTIL HOUR TWO. AT TIMES IT WAS ONLY ABOUT 50/50 SO DECIDED TO GIVE IT UP RATHER THAN RIG BIGGER.

THE WIND SEEMED FAIRLY CONSISTENT IN BETWEEN THE HOLES AND CONTINUED TO BLOW WELL PAST SUNSET. MOST WENT OUT AGAIN ON LARGER RIGS AND WERE DOING FINE.


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