Just like going to the Doctor's

Ronald.C · Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 123

Just like going to the Doctor's

If you search around enough, someone will tell you what you want to hear -haha-

VINEYARD SOUND - Close enough to Kalmus
331 PM EST WED NOV 18 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.

No bold predictions like last weekend, but the gear is in the car and got to be across town till 2 - Save me a space Peter!

WaterKook · Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2015 7:36 pm Post subject:

Just so thankful you fixed your user name!!!!! Very Happy

boardsurfr · Joined: 23 Aug 2001 Posts: 1266

Ron, we plan to sail at Oregon Beach in Cotuit today. We'll start around 10 am to catch the low tide. Looks like it is quite shallow there, so I'm hoping that the conditions will be similar to Kalmus in SSW at low tide.

paulf. · Joined: 21 Mar 1996 Posts: 435

oregon beach also works as side shore on the opposite tack in a NE.

flaherty · Joined: 01 May 1997 Posts: 437

The Doctor was a Quack !

Ronald.C · Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 123

Left work and went for it while I had the chance.

Rolled the rubber off the wheels, spinning so fast in and out of Kalmus after seeing barely a breeze.

Oh well, I wanted to try out my new alias!

RC

boardsurfr · Joined: 23 Aug 2001 Posts: 1266

Saw the breeze twice today. Even measured 16-18 on the wind meter, which would have been just fine for the 7.5 and big slalom board. But as soon as I hit the water, the wind dropped. First at Oregon Beach around 10:30, then at Craigsville at 12:30.

But Oregon Beach will be re-visited in SE wind. Knee- to hip-deep water for a at least 1/2 mile out makes it a nice freestyle playground at low tide; mid tide should be fine, too. It possibly decoupled a bit today, but with stronger wind or sunshine, it should be fine.

flaherty · Joined: 01 May 1997 Posts: 437

The West Dennis meter seems to read higher than the wind is. Atleast that was the case yesterday, SE wind. At one point ( not sure of the time ,between 12 and 1) it said average18, but not a whitecap ,on the water, and not 18 at the edge of the water. I was wondering, if the meter is on a roof, the upsloping of the roof would cause this. The same effect you feel when walking toward the water on a beach , and when you get to the edge, the wind feels lighter. Especially a beach that slopes down toward the water.

boardsurfr · Joined: 23 Aug 2001 Posts: 1266

I had the suspicion the West Dennis meter might be reading high yesterday. I have had a few sessions in West Dennis where that definitely was the case, but also a few others where the meter seemed to be close. I don't sail there often enough to know when it will read high. Kalmus is easier: pretty accurate in WSW, but low the further south the direction is. For a given gear combo in Kalmus, I need readings of 17 to plane in WSW, but just 14 in S-SSW.