Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA03902; Thu, 12 May 1994 20:44:56 -0700 Return-Path: <westes@usc.com-DeleteThis> Received: from uucp6.netcom.com by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.36.108.4/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA26058; Thu, 12 May 1994 20:46:24 -0700 Received: from localhost by netcomsv.netcom.com with UUCP (8.6.4/SMI-4.1) id UAA10475; Thu, 12 May 1994 20:31:50 -0700 Received: by usc.com (NX5.67d/NX3.0M) id AA01997; Thu, 12 May 94 20:12:30 -0700 From: Will Estes <westes@usc.com-DeleteThis> Message-Id: <9405130312.AA01997@usc.com-DeleteThis> Subject: Re: Sailing accounts for yesterday wanted.... To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Date: Thu, 12 May 1994 20:12:29 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <199405130209.TAA24285@gigantor.nas.nasa.gov-DeleteThis> from "Jonathan Hahn" at May 12, 94 07:14:19 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 2200
'Jonathan Hahn says:'
> > From: John.Recker@eng.sun.com-DeleteThis (John Recker)
> > To: Multiple recipients of list <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>
> > Subject: Re: Sailing accounts for yesterday wanted....
> >
> >
> > >Third Ave was really windy (4.5 m) until most of us working stiffs got there at
> > >4:00 PM. Then it backed off big time and just frustrated us.
> >
> > Definitely had the same experience at Coyote. Quite frustrating. Even
> > worse, however, is looking at today's wind reports and knowing my
> > board's at home. Hope some of you are out there having an epic day.
> > Send out some reports so I can really feel bad! ;)
> >
> > jr
>
> I just got back from Coyote. Got there at 5PM, sailed 5.0/9.0. I was
> overpowered at first, but the wind was up and down, probably from 0 to
> 25. It was holey a lot more than it was windy.) I'd say 25 max because
> I was never very much overpowered on the 5.0, though the report says
> otherwise:
>
> #miltime time date loc sky/wx temp dewpt rh wind(knots) pres
> 1300 1:00 pm pdt thu may 12 1994 SFO ptsunny 61 51 70 w 22 30.04
> 1400 2:00 pm pdt thu may 12 1994 SFO mosunny 61 51 70 w 19g29 30.03
> 1500 3:00 pm pdt thu may 12 1994 SFO mosunny 62 50 65 w 22 30.01
> 1600 4:00 pm pdt thu may 12 1994 SFO mosunny 63 49 60 w 32g37 29.98
> 1700 5:00 pm pdt thu may 12 1994 SFO sunny 62 49 62 w 33g39 29.97
> 1750 6:00 pm PDT Thu May 12 1994 SFO clear 60 48 64 w 31g37 29.97
>
> I stuck around for 30 minutes of on/off/on/off before giving up. As I
> packed the last of my equipment in my car (around 6:15PM), there were
> about six sailors on the water, but they all appeared to be fully
> powered. The wind seemed to have filled in, but I didn't see any
> reason to stick around and make sure since I was already packed up.
Look at the wind direction on those reports. Coyotes shuts down on
westerlies....
But I'll bet Oyster was blasting. Any reports...?
By the way, how does Candlestick do in a pure westerly wind? Anyone go
there today?
-- Thanks, Will Estes Internet: westes@usc.com-DeleteThis U.S. Computer Saratoga, CA 95070
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