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KevinDo
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How are conditions up in norcal right now? I'll probably be up there in a week or so. Buying a barely used hifly 272  and would love to go sailing up there too!
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dvCali
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| Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 8:56 pm Post subject: Saturday March 16 |
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| KevinDo wrote: | How are conditions up in norcal right now? I'll probably be up there in a week or so. Buying a barely used hifly 272 and would love to go sailing up there too!
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Pretty good today: solid 4.2 and I counted 29 (!) sailors out at the Stick!!!!  |
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dsgrntlxmply
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| Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:17 pm Post subject: Bodega, Sat. Mar. 16 |
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Wind was gusty with erratic average. 5.3 waterstarted readily and planed fast at intervals, then was not sufficient to waterstart, then was overpowered. The chop was somewhere between amusing and challenging.
Around 10 people were out sailing at various times, quite a few kiters. People were out on everything from 4.2 to 6.0; most seemed to be 5.0-5.3. |
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windward1
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| Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:53 pm Post subject: Davenport on Saturday was Great! |
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Davenport was great today! Sailed my JP FSW and 4.7 Ezzy. As many as a dozen sailors out at a time. Good waves at the south reef and good waves at Shark Bites and sometimes good waves in the channel.
Intiially the wind filled all the way into shore making it easy to get out. Later on it had reduced to only erratic puffs coming across the water near shore. Outside was blowing well with occasional lulls but they were generally short lived and the good wind would come back. and last a good while.
Water was beautiful. |
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VinceSF
Joined: 05 Apr 2005
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Location: Marin County, CA
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| Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 11:19 pm Post subject: Re: Bodega, Sat. Mar. 16 |
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| dsgrntlxmply wrote: | Wind was gusty with erratic average. 5.3 waterstarted readily and planed fast at intervals, then was not sufficient to waterstart, then was overpowered. The chop was somewhere between amusing and challenging.
Around 10 people were out sailing at various times, quite a few kiters. People were out on everything from 4.2 to 6.0; most seemed to be 5.0-5.3. |
This was the earlier part of the day. after 3, I was OPed on 4.0 (I am light though) all day long. my 220# friend was on 4.8 and doing good.
t'was a really good day!
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dsgrntlxmply
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| Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:02 pm Post subject: Bodega, Sun. Mar. 17 |
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Started on 6.4, worked great for a while, ripping fast on starboard tack, then got nuked, tried rigging adjustments, still nuked. Rigged down to 5.3, worked great for a while then nuked and exhausted. I got a lot of useful waterstart practice (and did not uphaul even once today), and received a piece of helpful advice from one of the other sailors.
Several sailors were out, and several kites. It didn't even seem especially cold. |
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dsgrntlxmply
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| Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 10:38 am Post subject: Bodega, Thurs. Mar. 21 evening |
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Shallow and gusty but I had to try the North Volt 6.4 that just arrived. Excellent sail, very light when planing fast, very good at shedding gusts: seems better than Duke at that. Mostly worked on waterstart, maybe even improving. Still cannot jibe except in more moderate and less gusty winds.
One other guy showed up but did not sail. Several kiters, including one who kept going well after sunset. |
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dvCali
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| Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 12:12 pm Post subject: Coyote 3:30 pm onward |
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Nice late day at Coyote on 3/21. Out with a 6.0, at 3:30 the wind progressively picked up to steady 5.0-6.0 conditions. When stopped at 5:30 it was still blowing happily.
Today (3/22) Crissy delivered as usual (i.e. it did not) ... wait for on hour, wind outside, out with a 5.2 + 85L (should have been 6.0/6.6 and slalom), go around 3, 4 times before the wind further decreases and sort of goes away with the exception of a patch on the other side where eventually a few slalom guys reach to go around in tight circles ... yikes! worst day of the season (but still sort of fun). |
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Jorionw96
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| Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Solo sesh at sherman. Standard 15 to 42 north wind day....not that much fun. |
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windgood
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| Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 12:16 am Post subject: Re: Coyote 3:30 pm onward |
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| dvCali wrote: | Nice late day at Coyote on 3/21. Out with a 6.0, at 3:30 the wind progressively picked up to steady 5.0-6.0 conditions. When stopped at 5:30 it was still blowing happily.
Today (3/22) Crissy delivered as usual (i.e. it did not) ... wait for on hour, wind outside, out with a 5.2 + 85L (should have been 6.0/6.6 and slalom), go around 3, 4 times before the wind further decreases and sort of goes away with the exception of a patch on the other side where eventually a few slalom guys reach to go around in tight circles ... yikes! worst day of the season (but still sort of fun). |
Divide, you should have come to stick today (3/22). About 12 to 15 sailors did and many were on 4.7/100L for about two to three hours. Wind was must better than what the chart indicated. BTW, even yesterday was sailable on 5.5/100L.  |
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