Wind Journal for Mike Murphy -- Thursday April 29, 2004 , 2:00p-5:00p -- See All

35th session in 2004
Sailed at BIB
Wind from the SE (mph)
        lulls: 15
        average: 19
        gusts: 23
Rated a 8 of 10

Board: 268 NAISH ENDURO
Sail: 6.0 EZZY INFINITY
Fin: 13.5" WEED
Suit: SHORT
Water Temperature: 77 F
Air Temperature: 77 F

NEEDED AS MUSH AS POSSIBLE TODAY BUT AT LEAST IT WAS DOABLE. TACK WAS UPWIND OF ISLAND #2 AND OUT TO ISLAND #3. THE INSIDE SANDBAR RUNS WERE NICE AND MUCH BETTER GOING SOUTH, ONLY ABLE TO GET OCCASIONAL SPEED ON THE RETURN. MADE SEVERAL RUNS TO ISLAND #3 BUT THE WIND WAS NOT REALLY ANY BETTER. GOT A FEW SMALL JUMPS AND OUTSIDE FAST TACKS BUT HARDLY ANY JIBES WITH MUCH POWER. ALSO MADE A FEW RUNS TO THE NORTH END BUT AGAIN JUST PLANING NO REAL POWER. SET SAIL AT MID OUTHAUL AND DOWNHAUL AND LATER TRIED LESS OUTHAUL AND RAISED BOOM. STILL HAD TROUBLE GETTING POWERED AT TIMES EVEN WHEN IT SEEMED WINDY ENOUGH BUT WAS ALBE TO PLANE CONSISTENTLY.


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