Wheres my Spring?

boggsman1 · Joined: 24 Jun 2002 Posts: 9122 Location: at a computer

Usually by this time of year , Ive had a dozen , bruising NW sessions at Crissy, Tomales wherever. Whats going on this year? El Nino? Global Warming? Global Cooling? Bad Luck?

churan · Joined: 05 Mar 2008 Posts: 54

I think el nino's wet stormy conditions. No clearing wind. No rebuilding High. Perhaps Mike Godsey could clue us in. Every sailor I know or meet is feeling your pain. Even the surf has been hacked up and huge.

Epenrose · Joined: 05 Nov 1997 Posts: 402

Funny, just thinking the same thing.

Surf churned up, no days at Tuba, with the exception of two at Davenport in the last month.

Starting to remind me more of New York, nice in the week, pisses with rain all weekend!

windfind · Joined: 18 Mar 1997 Posts: 1902

The graphic below depicts the locations of the North Pacific High and it's NW winds relative to the inbound storms for the next 9 days. This is pretty much the pattern we have seen this spring.

Mike Godsey
weatherflow.com
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insh8bl · Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:35 am Post subject:

It’s brutal, just brutal. If it weren’t for weekday, I know I am lucky, trips to the coast I would only have three days thus far. The only folks I know sailing regularly bought really big kit this spring, I guess I could suture all my sails together into one. For the rest of us Crissy has been canceled, see you all in 2011. Or this year on the coast, in the Delta, on Maui, and/or in the Gorge. Very Happy

Epenrose · Joined: 05 Nov 1997 Posts: 402

Thanks Mike, good info.

Don't forget to mention tax day as well, that way I can be doubly depressed!

gregorvass · Joined: 21 Nov 1996 Posts: 1113 Location: Behind You

WELCOME TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 12KNOT RIPPING EPIC SUPER DUPER ANKLE HIGH MUSH PUFTER KOOK SCOAM SESION 2010!

gerritt · Joined: 06 May 1998 Posts: 632 Location: Redwood City, CA

Yup, when we were talking mild El Nino earlier this year on the boards, it got me worried. The '97 El Nino resulted in some good winter days an NO SPRING! sailing at all. This year, I've gotten a few excellent days on the Nor Cal coast and I'll take them. At least we've gotten some days...

chibichibi · Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 275

Berkeley still seems to eek out the sessions if you can get there in time.

Waterat Pat · Joined: 10 Apr 2000 Posts: 192

Yeah but what you guys are not realizing is in El Nino years where the NPH takes its time coming near the coast we typically have an off the hook month of June when the storm pattern finally changes. Just pray for lots of South swell and summer time could be all time.