Re: San Louis Res. question

From: Will Estes (westes@usc.com-DeleteThis)
Date: Thu Apr 07 1994 - 21:58:40 PDT


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From: Will Estes <westes@usc.com-DeleteThis>
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Subject: Re: San Louis Res. question
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Date: Thu, 7 Apr 1994 21:58:40 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <0097C9DF.6E2AD5A0.19439@gtewd> from "EarlMacHack" at Apr 7, 94 08:47:15 pm
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'EarlMacHack says:'
>
> The sailable level at San Luis depends on the amount of WEEDS growing at the
> time. Right now I'd guess (I haven't been there this season yet) that there
> aren't many long weeds since they tend to die off during the cold months.
> So any level should be sailable :)

Actually, that's not quite the whole picture. At levels below 219 there
are some very dangerous sand bars on the windiest part of the south side of
the forebay.

> But come June watch out! I usually look for at least 220. Of course the real
> solution is to buy a WEED FIN (I bought mine last year). Then you won't have
> a problem.

I think a really good fin for San Luis is the Ian Boyd bump-and-jump.
Aside from having a very sharp slope and acting as a good weed fin, it is a
much more versatile fin for all around high-wind, large-chop sailing. I
use the Ian Boyd on my Bic Hip-Hop, and I love it.

> By the way, the weed problem exists mostly going into and out of the shores.
> Once you are planing then there isn't a problem.

Sail there in August and you might have a different opinion. There are
days when I go into the water in the middle of the forebay clean and come
up looking like Creature From The Black Lagoon. It gets pretty disgusting
in late summer.

-- 
Thanks,
Will Estes              Internet: westes@usc.com-DeleteThis
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