Where We Sailed Today

dvCali · Joined: 23 Aug 2007 Posts: 1314

Back to Stick hoping for a repeat of yesterday but conditions are much less appealing. I almost go back home but than Vasco and Nino show up and we decide to go for it. Again 5.4 + RRD 90. It works somewhat but it is one of those Stick day with three directions.

Close to shore 15-20, call it West
Wind Hole (5-15)
North puff 15-20 NNW
Wind Hole (multiple, 0-10)
Mountain puffs almost all the way to Sierra Point 15-20 SSW

Lovely! Shocked

We soldier, and my set up goes well although I miss a slalom board with 6.5

Season dwindling? Might be time to pick up mountain biking.

dllee · Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 5329 Location: East Bay

Berkeley 3 on way powered 6,6 and new to me Naish Freeide 105
Could have instead foiled with 4.2...choices.

ERROR!!! · Joined: 26 Feb 1998 Posts: 170 Location: East Bay

There was enough wind to sail this morning as the tide turned to flood. The big wind went to Fairfield. Maybe we should build a lake there.

dllee · Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 5329 Location: East Bay

Lake there is goon valley or Argyll Park.

dllee · Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 5329 Location: East Bay

Sat pretty good moderately windy Berkeley, maybe 10 sailor out at a given time.
Choose 5.0 and 85, ok powered little hops, a bit choppy but ramps just not setting up.
Lasted from 3-6, with some lulls.
Hope you got some wind.
Sunday setting up new on the coast, for S Bay and not for E Bay.

bert · Joined: 10 Apr 2000 Posts: 665

Real early session this Sunday at 3rd at the old launch. Hit the water after 11:30 am on a 5.0/100L RRD. Light wind on the inside and I had to slog beyond the marker to get to plane mode. Sailed mostly on the outside a mile or so beyond the marker for good sailing..wind was about 18. Coming in at 12:30 I saw Dimitry upwind foiling on a wing (4.0 Duotone)..came in, packed up my gear and drove up to upper Third to watch him. Spoke with his missus and she told me he's been at it for just 2 weeks. He sure looks good on it already and looks to having fun..I'm jealous Crying or Very sad

I do plan on giving it a go with lessons (hopefully with Alan Cadiz) when I'm in Maui next month Smile

bert · Joined: 10 Apr 2000 Posts: 665

Did Coyote on Monday just past 1 pm on my 4.2 Hucker. A half hour later the choppy,westerly 30 mph winds at SFO was putting a real strain on my knees..had to call it quits at 2.

dllee · Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 5329 Location: East Bay

Hope you are still sailin.....
Berkeley Monday, after a wisp of breeze Sunday, decided to run 16-25 most of the pm.
I show early, around 2, rig 4.8 for foiling in 16 gusts.
1st run, perfect 12-18, second run, gusts of 24 show and the whole basin fills in.
Back to windsurf till 4.

dogjohn · Joined: 08 May 2009 Posts: 14

dllee · Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 5329 Location: East Bay

I was going there in the mid 70's, before I started ws in '83 for motocross races and plenty of days was too windy ro double the jumps or even to go for itn
Clearly remember ond hot day where I rode the bike into the lake after a moto, solid whitecaps with low white froth.