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bthiel
Joined: 10 Jun 1997 Posts: 57 Location: South Seaside 24th Ocean & Bay
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 10:09 am Post subject: |
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Yes, the lack of a Bermuda High and the warmer ocean is the wind killer, and is a very good explanation. I am very surprised the the OBX is rocking', those charts are to die for.
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bates
Joined: 25 May 2004 Posts: 301
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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I need to start planning windsurf trips in the summer months. Even an simple as driving to OBX!
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ron.c
Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 1460
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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Sum, Sum Summertime
Although my trusty windsurfer is becoming a catch-all since its last day over a month ago; SUP surfing has filled in nicely. Starting a week ago Wednesday, waves and favorable tides have worn me out.
Today, with no waves and no wind my son's SUP gives a decent surface for my ritual of reading a week's worth of papers in the garage.
(I'll confess - usually it's bottom's up when reading)
My $80 dollar investment in the camo foam top has more than paid for itself.
RC
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isobars
Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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The image of an SUPer trying to stay abreast of his van, paddling against this year's very high currents, just struck me. I can just see somebody standing there 20 feet away from my beach chair, paddling his ass off but actually going absolutely NOwhere and wondering how he's going to get ashore without losing 100 feet of land. How fast can you guys paddle them things for an hour or so?
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flaherty
Joined: 01 May 1997 Posts: 437
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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Maine doesn't get and never has got much wind. My theory is yes, the patterns have changed. We now get Maine's shi.ty winds. To me the wind has been on a long slow decline for the past ten years. Bad last year, and really bad this year. And , as others have noted, the Bermuda Highs , have disappeared. Bravo, to Ron C , for enjoying his suping. I'm afraid, just as the long New England winters are a thing of the past, so are the summer wind generating patterns. Hope I'm wrong ,though.
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inlandsea
Joined: 29 Sep 1996 Posts: 174
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Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 5:17 am Post subject: |
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outcast wrote: | err... it might have just dropped.....good on the dawners though |
That was an interesting short lived southerly. Arrived at the beach with a customer just in time to watch it fade to nothing.
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ron.c
Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 1460
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Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 6:06 am Post subject: |
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Now it’s getting serious
I just heard on channel 5 my work comrade Dawson shut down the beach due to a fvcking great white!
Making matters even worse, to save money for new gear, I cancelled all TV channels except for the locals. I can’t even watch the TDF!!
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DriverA
Joined: 08 Aug 2010 Posts: 206
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Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 6:23 am Post subject: |
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Ron, we cut the cable many years ago. Good news is , the Tour is back on NBC. Mountain stage is live today At 8am and I get It in HD with my $29 antenna. Rather be in NorCar sailing with the boy though.
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WaterKook
Joined: 10 Apr 2000 Posts: 1713 Location: The Dude abides!!!!!
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ron.c
Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 1460
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Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 6:48 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Dad
I've got the DVR ready to go!
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