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 AA19061; Mon, 17 Apr 1995 15:46:22 -0700 Return-Path: <James.Paugh@Eng.Sun.COM-DeleteThis> Received: from Sun.COM (koriel.Sun.COM) by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with SMTP ($Revision: 1.36.108.11 $/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA197028777; Mon, 17 Apr 1995 15:46:18 -0700 Received: from Eng.Sun.COM (engmail1.Eng.Sun.COM) by Sun.COM (koriel.Sun.COM) id AA04544; Mon, 17 Apr 95 15:42:28 PDT Received: from jurassic.eng.sun.com (jurassic-52.Eng.Sun.COM) by Eng.Sun.COM (5.x/SMI-5.3) id AA24259; Mon, 17 Apr 1995 15:42:24 -0700 Received: from jalama.Eng.Sun.COM by jurassic.eng.sun.com (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id PAA13690; Mon, 17 Apr 1995 15:42:02 -0700 Received: by jalama.Eng.Sun.COM (SMI-8.6.9/SMI-SVR4) id PAA08324; Mon, 17 Apr 1995 15:41:57 -0700 Date: Mon, 17 Apr 1995 15:41:57 -0700 From: James.Paugh@Eng.Sun.COM-DeleteThis (Jim Paugh) Message-Id: <199504172241.PAA08324@jalama.Eng.Sun.COM-DeleteThis> To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Subject: Re: 3rd Sunday X-Sun-Charset: US-ASCII
> From: Ken Poulton <poulton@zonker.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>
> ============= Sun 17 Apr 95
>
> NWS predicted 30 knots, so the lot at 3rd was 1/3 full by 1:30. The
> wind, however, was late. We hung around and yakked (Kirk, KenF, Michael
> and I) hoping for the Big Blow. About 3:00 we faced reality and rigged
> big - 6.2/9'1 for me and 5.4/8'10 for Michael, (0.0/wind_snob for Kirk
> :-)). We hit the water about 3:30 and were nicely powered almost all of
> the time, but we were certainly using the gust-handling and
> plane-through-the-holes abilities of our race sails. Swell in the
> channel was only occasionally 3 feet. By 4:15 I needed a break (oh my
> poor out-of-shape arms).
>
> Michael asked "hey, you want to go to Coyote?". I told him no way
> could I point up that far, but we tried anyway. I guess it helps to
> have someone to chase, because we got up there in about 45 minutes.
> The wind built as we went, getting to maybe 5.2 or so, but still
> running in channels. At about 5:30 we were up to the Coyote main
> sailing track. We then zigzagged our way back down the channel, which
> was now showing 3-foot sets fairly often. The wind held until we
> got back to the 3rd Ave channel marker about 6:00, and then seemed to
> back off suddenly. Michael planed in; I slogged in. I think I'll slash
> his tires. Aside from that, it was a great day.
Kirk made the right call! Those of us in the 200+ catagory were bemoaning
rigging 6.9s after sailing in the low 4s on Thursday. Kirk bailed, I found
some inspiration, and thought I could get something out of my 6.3 race. NOT!
Got in the water at 5:00pm, spent the first 1/2 hour powered, then the wind
seemed to go everywhere I was not. This went on for the next half hour (never
spent so much time schlogging after little guys planning on 6.0s). I began to
see the error of my ways, when Jerome went shuttling by me on his 9'6"/7.3 rig.
Then it shut off, leaving me schlogging in from the channel.
Not one of my more memorable days so far...
---WIND----
> TIME LOC T DP DIR AV GUST VIS PRES SKY CRYPTIC COMMENTS
> pdt F F deg -knots- mi inHg heights/100ft
> 95/04/16-1350 SFO 56 45 290 19 . 40 29.86 clr / cu n-sw ci dsnt
> 95/04/16-1450 SFO 56 45 290 18 . 40 29.87 clr / cu vcnty stn
> 95/04/16-1550 SFO 58 46 290 18 . 30 29.86 clr / cu vcnty stn
> 95/04/16-1650 SFO 57 47 280 22 . 25 29.86 clr / cu vcnty st
> 95/04/16-1750 SFO 55 47 280 23 . 25 29.87 clr / cu vcnty stn
>
> 95/04/16-1350 SoSF_SBrMt 49 . 310 11 22 . . x
> 95/04/16-1450 SoSF_SBrMt 50 . 300 22 27 . . x
> 95/04/16-1550 SoSF_SBrMt 52 . 310 16 26 . . x
> 95/04/16-1650 SoSF_SBrMt 51 . 310 23 33 . . x
> 95/04/16-1750 SoSF_SBrMt 50 . 320 17 28 . . x
>
> I think SoSF_SBrMt was a better indicator of the wind we got at 3rd than the
> SFO numbers.
Sorry, Ken, I'm gonna have to disaggree with you on this one. The SFO numbers
pretty much aggreed with my lack-luster performance, they might even be a bit
optimistic. At an average of 18 knots, I'm planning on my 6.3. In gusts to 28
or 33 knots, I would have gotten Sarran-wrapped on my 6.3 (I've done it,
not much fun %)
~Jim
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