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 AA15970; Fri, 23 Jun 1995 13:02:55 -0700 Return-Path: <jackg@cache.crc.ricoh.com-DeleteThis> Received: from cache.crc.ricoh.com by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with SMTP ($Revision: 1.36.108.11 $/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA117817784; Fri, 23 Jun 1995 13:03:04 -0700 Received: by cache.crc.ricoh.com (5.57/Ultrix3.0-C) id AA20284; Fri, 23 Jun 95 12:57:10 -0700 Received: from downhaul.crc.ricoh.com (localhost) by downhaul (5.x/SMI-SVR4) id AA04093; Fri, 23 Jun 1995 12:57:08 -0700 Message-Id: <9506231957.AA04093@downhaul> To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Subject: Re: CandleStick Today? In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 23 Jun 1995 12:42:05 PDT." <Pine.OSF.3.91.950623123359.95A-100000@shred.stanford.edu-DeleteThis> Date: Fri, 23 Jun 1995 12:57:08 -0700 From: Jack Greenbaum <jackg@cache.crc.ricoh.com-DeleteThis>
On Fri, 23 Jun 1995 12:42:05 PDT "Booker C. Bense" wrote:
> 1. Is there a giants game today ?
Don't know.
>
> 2. Does it look like a good candlestick day?
>
> - I sailed 3rd on tuesday and it only worked for about 15mins. On
> my drive home I noticed that poeple were still shredding at the
> stick. Is this typical? I.e. Does the wind shutdown sooner the
> further down the penisula you go ?
I think you got caught my high-pressure inland on Tuesday. When that
happens Candlestick is usually better than 3rd. Wednesday 3rd ripped
late. I rigged a 5.6 when I got there at 4:30, was way overpowerd by the
time I got on the water (140#, Tiga 260, Sailworks Race), so I rigged
down to a 5.1 which worked quite well on the inside ramps. Bigger folks
on 5.5's were rigging down.
Ken's mail about yesterday said it was good. From the following I'd
surmise that today will be good as well:
coastal marine forecast...corrected
national weather service san francisco
330 am pdt fri jun 23 1995
synopsis...strong thermal troughing is occurring from imperial ca to
redding. a 1028 mb high is 750 nm w of point conception and a ridge
extends ne to vancouver island. high pressure offshore and low
pressure inland are creating near gale force winds 60 to 180 nm
offshore in the vicinity of cape mendocino.
Candlestick is almost never a good choice IMHO unless you want flat
water and gusts and rocks (I redecorated a fin there last year in chest
deep water). If there is high pressure inland however it can be the only
place on the peninsula that blows (except maybe Oyster Point). In those
weather conditions you can tell that The Stick is going to turn on by
checking the wind talker (415-GOP-RATS) and listen for a tempature drop
late in the afternoon.
Jack Greenbaum -- Research Engineer, Ricoh California Research Center
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