Re: Berkeley Sunday

From: Booker Bense (bbense@networking.stanford.edu-DeleteThis)
Date: Tue May 12 1998 - 12:19:38 PDT

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Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 12:19:38 -0700 (PDT)
From: Booker Bense <bbense@networking.stanford.edu-DeleteThis>
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On Mon, 11 May 1998, David R. Fielder wrote:

> Just a brief site report and El Nino observation. Decided to trust that
> wind pattern would follow how it seems to have been last several times at
> Berkeley, with quick runup to sailable wind speed for anywhere from 30-90
> minutes, followed by rather quick decline. At first hint of wind shift and
> increase I headed for His Lords and, even though marginal when I arrived,
> rigged my big stuff (288/6.7) anyway in hopes that it would continue to
> build a bit. Finally decided to launch at 3PM and had an A+ slalom day
> (low to moderate chop and some good air, too) until 4:40 when decided to
> quit, coincidentally just prior to rather noticeable decline in wind, to
> dismay of many riggers on shore. El Nino moral seems to be: catch it on
> the rise, rig big, and plan on quitting early. No sign of summer thermals
> or coastal fog bank.....

- I'd say that's a pretty typical Berkeley day, even when there is no
el nino. In my experience last summer was the exception, there were
many more 5.0 (goofy) days at Berkeley than I'd seen in the previous
two summers. In general you have to sail Berkeley earlier in the day
than other Bay area locations. In my experience the pattern at
Berkeley is :

2:30-4:00 Winds building
4:00-5:30 Winds tailing off

Sometimes it will come back just before sunset.

- Booker

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