Wind Journal for Mike Murphy -- Thursday April 15, 2004 , 1:30p-4:30p -- See All

27th session in 2004
Sailed at BIB
Wind from the SE (mph)
        lulls: 18
        average: 22
        gusts: 26
Rated a 7 of 10

Board: 268 NAISH ENDURO
Sail: 5.3 EZZY INFINITY
Fin: 12.5" WAVE BLADE
Suit: SHORT
Water Temperature: 73 F
Air Temperature: 75 F

A BIT DISAPPOINTING BUT STILL OK, JUST EXPEDTED MORE BASED ON THE FORECAST. ONLY 2ND TIME FOR THE 5.3, RIGGED AT MINIMUM DOWNHAUL AND QUITE A BIT OF OUTHAUL. NEVER REALLY STAYED FULLY POWERED BUT ABLE TO PLANE MOST OF THE TIME. SOME HOLES INSIDE BUT FAIRLY CONSISTENT OUTSIDE.

TACK WAS BAF TO ISLAND #1 BUT DID MAKE ONE RUN ACROSS IWC TO KRS. NOT ANY WINDIER ACROSS THE IWC BUT THE RETURN WAS WAY UPWIND OF ISLAND #2 SO TACKED OUT AGAIN TO IWC THEN BACK TO THE MAIN SHORE FOR A SERIES OF DOWNWINDERS TO THE LAUNCH. DID HAVE SOME GOOD SANDBAR RUNS, ONE IN PARTICULAR SEEMED VERY FAST, MOST A LITTLE HIT AND MISS FOR POWER BUT ALWAYS ENOUGH FOR GOOD JIBE AT THE LAUNCH. DID SEVERAL INSIDE DUCK JIBES MOST WITH NICE PLANING EXITS ALSO HAD A FEW GOOD PLANING JIBES AND EXITS. ON THE OUTSIDE HAD A FEW NICE JUMPS AND QUITE A FEW GOOD FAST TACKS.


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