Wind Journal for Mike Murphy -- Saturday February 21, 2004 , 11:00p-4:00p -- See All

9th session in 2004
Sailed at BIB
Wind from the NE (mph)
        lulls: 16
        average: 21
        gusts: 37
Rated a 9 of 10

Board: 268 NAISH ENDURO
Sail: 6.0 EZZY INFINITY
Fin: 13.5" WEED
Suit: LONG JOHN
Water Temperature: 66 F
Air Temperature: 68 F

DIDN'T EXPECT MUCH MORE THAN 15 TODAY SO THE 15-25 WAS A NICE SURPRISE AND IT WAS WARM AND SUNNY MOST OF THE DAY. LOT'S (18-24)OF FOLKS SAILING, 8-10 CAMPERS AND ANOTHER 8-10 VISITORS.

BELIEVE THE 5.3 WOULD HAVE WORKED BUT GENERLLY THE 6.0 WAS RIGHT, GETTING THROUGH MOST LULLS AND ONLY SIGHTLY OVERPOWERED OCCASIONALLY. TACK WAS TO THE NORTH ISLAND AND/OR UPWIND ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE IWC TO THE KING RANCH SHORE. MADE SEVERAL RUNS TO THE KRS BUT CHOP WAS NOT WELL ORGANIZED, MORE LIKE SMALL MOGULS AND THE WIND SEEMED ABOUT THE SAME. MOSTLY SAILED BAF BETWEEN THE ISLAND AND THE LAUNCH WORKING ON WEAK SIDE JIBES. MADE A COUPLE FAST TACKS, A DUCK JIBE, A FEW POWERED JIBES WITH PLANING EXITS ON THE INSIDE AND SEVERAL HOPS/JUMPS ON THE OUTSIDE. ALSO MISSED A FEW OTHER JIBES AND FAST TACKS.


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