Sunday ~ Jan 4 !

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Sunday ~ Jan 4 !

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Re: Sunday ~ Jan 4 !

It's been so long. What are those squiggly things on the forecast for Sunday?

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Re: Sunday ~ Jan 4 !

Let's hope we're through the windless Cat-mus season. I'm keeping a hopeful eye on the forecast for Sunday.

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Re: Sunday ~ Jan 4 !

Let's hope we're through the windless Cat-mus season. I'm keeping a hopeful eye on the forecast for Sunday.

Cat-mas has been cancelled. It now kite-mas.

What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.

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Re: Sunday ~ Jan 4 !

Randy, there's a new player in town. You need to step up your game... Biggrin

--- The Arrogant Jerk: Crabby and irritable since 1998.

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Re: Sunday ~ Jan 4 !

Thanks for posting that - I wondered if that place would work. Not the best neighborhood though. At least that's what the future Cobb County Big Chickens think.

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Re: Sunday ~ Jan 4 !

Trees started to move down here. Heading to Van Pugh probably around 2pm

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Re: Sunday ~ Jan 4 !

It was good. Stephan, Barrett, Jowell, Chris P. and David DeL. also in attendance.

Barrett and Jowell rigged 7s, the rest of us 5.9-6.5. Water is chilly but the air was warm.

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Re: Sunday ~ Jan 4 !

Forgot to mention, for all the times we complain when the forecast isn't up to snuff, yesterday was definitely better than the numbers suggested.

The wind line at VP was way out because it was still pretty SW when we got there. Stephan contemplated rigging really big but there was a boat with an asymmetrical spinnaker ripping down the channel. We rigged 8.5 and 7.5 with big boards and ended up getting one of the first big gusts coming through. We scampered back to rig down.

Of course, we went back out in a lull period which had us questioning our judgment but the wind steadied and strengthened later on.

The biggest annoyance on the day was the amount of debris in the water. It would have been the one time Peelskid would have been justified using his "pine needle" fin.

But, it was a day that justified why we sail in the winter. (But my feet still got cold)

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Re: Sunday ~ Jan 4 !

Sorry I missed it, but I was driving back from Tarpon Springs where Saturday I kited on my 14 meter kite with South Wind and Temps in the low 80's. It blew 10-20 from 11:00 till 4:00, pretty nice but I did get sunburned. I do love that place.

Anybody thinking of sailing Tuesday or Wednesday?

Gene

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I don't feel so bad about missing it, now that I looked at the wind chart. The 15:53, 9-28 is not exactly my favorite wind speeds. Though I admit, it does cover all the wind speeds I really like.

What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.

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Not much 9 late in the afternoon. Occasional lulls but it was reasonably steady instead of the 10-2-20 NW. If you came off a plane, it would be for just a bit and then the wind eased back on for about 5-15 minutes. It was also pretty well filled in everywhere except by the beach. The NW dead spot by Aqualand (when you keep heading that way trying to find a pufff strong enough to jibe through but it gets worse and worse) wasn't there. We could go up and past the island and jibe after some smoking flat water runs in that part of the channel.

Gene - maybe Tuesday but Wed looks too bracing. :shock:

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