Kurse of the KenB

From: Ken Poulton (poulton@zonker.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis)
Date: Thu Apr 28 1994 - 17:54:01 PDT


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Subject: Kurse of the KenB


> From kenb@hpindck.cup.hp.com-DeleteThis Thu Apr 28 14:15 PDT 1994
> To: Ken Poulton <poulton@zonker.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>
> Subject: Re: outa here
> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 28 Apr 94 14:12:23 PDT."
>
> PIG. I can't go today. Hope you have a miserable time...
>
> I'm waiting for epic winds tomorrow...
>
> Enjoy,
>
> KenB

Okay, so I went anyway. Upon arrival at Coyote at 3:00, one person was
~1.5 miles out and planing fine, allegedly on a 6.0. Fog behind the
airport, small wind line just beyond the swim area, whitecaps for 6.0,
everything looks like it will build. 3:00 report from SFO is 330@18
knots; I debate a 5.7 but rig a 6.2.

3:30: I'm ready to go - and the wind has dropped off. In fact, there
were four people out on the water on ~6.0 sails and none were planing.
In fact, there were several people out all the time 5:00 and NO ONE
PLANED. We had wind dummy sacrifices, one guy re-rigged and went out on a
7.5 (and did not plane), I walked up to ASD for a while and nothing
worked. I finally derigged, peeled off my sweatsuit and left at 5:00.

What happened?

Aside from avoiding the wrath of KenB's Kurse, can anyone figure out what
I should look at to avoid repeating this fiasco? NWS is no help - they
called for 17 knots this afternoon, and apparently got it - at SFO, but
not at Coyote.

KenP

"The most dangerous thing ... is to be ... without wind."
                                        -- Tristan Jones

1150 SFO 62 52 040 8 . 10 30.07 clr /hazy/
1250 SFO 64 53 030 9 . 10 30.06 clr /few cu/
1350 SFO 65 50 310 17 . 12 30.06 250 -sct /grdl wshft few st w and dsnt cu wnd 28v34/ 607 1101/
1450 SFO 66 51 330 18 . 12 30.06 250 -sct /few cu and sc/
1600 4:00 pm pdt thu apr 28 1994 SFO sunny 68 48 49 nw 15 30.04
1650 SFO 68 46 330 17 . 20 30.03 250 -sct /st nw bases 8hnd & few cu/ 610 1101 71/



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