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blake64
Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 56 Location: Camping.
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 5:58 pm Post subject: Lake Mohave |
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I've not sailed there a ton, but when I have thought about it... I've never been sure what the winds doin.
I saw that Iwindsurf is reporting a pretty good lineup of stations there now
http://wx.iwindsurf.com/map#35.364,-114.636,11,1
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NOVAAN
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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Been there a bunch. This time of years you want to look for north winds. Cabin sites is the best launch. Park right on the water. Rocky launch. The cove on the north side is small gravel. Princess cove is nice but a big wind shadow and a bit of a walk to the water. Spring and summer look for south winds. Lots of places to go if you have a 4x4. Six mile cove and mid basin cove are great. If you have a boat you can almost always find a private launch and a sandy beach out of the wind. One of the best secret spots is called windy point. This place has wind when its lite everywhere else. Launch your boat out of cottonwood resort. Its a ways up the lake but often worth the ride. Many years ago, windsurf mag. rated this lake as a top 10 most windy place in the country.
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kevinkan
Joined: 07 Jun 2001 Posts: 1661 Location: San Francisco
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LUCARO
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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Alex's video is very cool
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jp5
Joined: 19 May 1998 Posts: 3394 Location: OnUr6
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:54 am Post subject: |
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LUCARO wrote: | Alex's video is very cool |
Very, very cool.
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kevinkan
Joined: 07 Jun 2001 Posts: 1661 Location: San Francisco
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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that trip we just took was VERY WINDY... I basically sailed 3.8/86quad (as a twin) the whole time.
Air was cold but water was not. I think iWS and NWS were reporting air temps in the mid 50s which was forecast by NWS. iWS was forecasting temps in the high 40s to 50.
Mohave is a fun place to sail and pretty easy to get to from SoCal and four corner states. It's about 9-10 hours from the Bay Area.
Interested to make another trip there this winter!
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rigitrite
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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Kevin Kan is good at freestyle.
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jp5
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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Back in the late 90's I sailed at Cottonwood Cove during the summer on a 165ltr Seatrend with a 7.5 sail. Wind was in the low 20's, air temps over 100. Sailing from the boat ramp in the cove to the wind line requires a floaty board but after that I could have been on much smaller gear. Wife and kids rented jet skis and chased me around. We stayed at Harrahs Laughlin and it took us about an hour to get to Cottonwood.
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kevinkan
Joined: 07 Jun 2001 Posts: 1661 Location: San Francisco
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combs
Joined: 01 Apr 1997 Posts: 130
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Posted: Sun May 31, 2020 1:41 pm Post subject: Lake Mohave |
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Revising this thread to try to get an update on the sailing situation now. I cannot find any iwindsurf sensors nearby so wondering when are the windy months and how it may compare to other winter locations. Considering this as an option to La Ventana should the COVID continue to be an issue for Mexico next season.
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