RE: Davis Pt.

From: Armas, Earl A. (PTSS-eaarmas) (eaarmas@ptss.com-DeleteThis)
Date: Fri Jul 31 1998 - 14:56:41 PDT


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From: "Armas, Earl A. (PTSS-eaarmas)" <eaarmas@ptss.com-DeleteThis>
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Subject: RE: Davis Pt.
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 14:56:41 -0700
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Thank you Zeev! Finally, explicit directions on wind talk!

E

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zeev_Gur@peoplesoft.com-DeleteThis [mailto:Zeev_Gur@peoplesoft.com-DeleteThis]
> Sent: Friday, July 31, 1998 12:49 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: Re: Davis Pt.
>
>
> Yes, this is the sailing spot located in the ritzy/fancy/ town
> of Rodeo (jk, it is pretty industrial). You can not launch from
> Davis Pt, there simply is no access. The place where you
> launch from is called Lone Tree Regional Park (you can see
> it on the AAA bay area map). Davis Pt, the place where
> the windmeter is located is about 1/2 mile downwind from there.
>
> Directions: 80 east, exit on Willow Ave. The ramp will curve
> around. At the stop light or sign at the bottom of the ramp
> take a right.
> You will go through the town of Rodeo, pass a baseball field
> on your left
> a Safeway on your right. The streets are numbered, e.g.,2nd
> 3rd 4th 5th,
> etc.
> After 4th, keep your eyes open for Pacific - it will be on
> the left hand
> side
> of the road running at an angle to the rest of the streets.
> Hang a left.
> Follow
> Pacific until you can't go any further, take a left and go into the
> driveway/parking
> lot.
>
> The parking lot will have a few old cars/trucks/rv's and
> rusted old boats
> behind
> a fence. You will see a grassy path leading to the water.
> If you follow
> the
> path you will see the tree/sandy beach to launch from.
>
> >From my limited experience, 5 sessions out there, the wind
> is best when
> there
> is a pretty good pressur gradient between sfo/sacto and deep
> marine layer.
> I have
> been on small gear there, 4.8/8'8" (207#) and large gear once. Steady
> wind, big
> swell with port jumps, much like third. Have not noticed a
> pattern of the
> wind dropping
> off, when it blows it blows. The wind line is a bit outside.
> Not too cold
> - sailed
> in 2/3 convertible suit with short sleves. On your first reach out,
> turn around and note landmarks. By the time you get way
> outside all of the
> shoreline
> looks about the same. Not sure if tides have an effect here.
>
> To check the wind, follow this URL:
> http://nimbo.wrh.noaa.gov/Monterey/SFODARDC.html
> The display looks like this:
> TIME TRINIDAD PT BONITA GG BRIDGE PIGEON PT
> ANGEL IS DAVIS
> PT
> ------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
> --------- -----
> ----
> 282203Z 270 00 02 010 06 23 180 21 21 300 16 22 240
> 18 21 210
> 16 18
> ------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
> --------- -----
> ----
> 292204Z 300 00 00 250 20 24 180 16 18 290 07 13 ---
> -- -- 260
> 16 16
>
> TIME: the first two digits are date (e.g., 28th and 29th of
> July). The
> next 4 numbers are Zulu time,
> also refered to as GMT: it is 8 hours ahead of PST and uses
> the military 24
> hour
> clock. I like the way they show the previous days wind at
> the same time.
> The data is
> updated every hour.
>
>
>
>
>
> Booker Bense <bbense@networking.stanford.edu-DeleteThis> on 07/31/98 12:02:23 PM
>
> Please respond to wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis
>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>
> cc: (bcc: Zeev Gur)
> Subject: Re: Davis Pt. Wed
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, 23 Jul 1998 Zeev_Gur@peoplesoft.com-DeleteThis wrote:
>
> > The place is actually called Lone Tree Regional Park,
> > in case anyone cares. I was one of the sails that was
> > out on the water: 6.2/9'4"(207#), nicely powered
> > the entire time. Of my 4 times sailing here, this was
> > by far the lightest wind day by a big margin. Several 3rd
> > regulars made the treck here, so it was nice to
> > sail with others for a change. Wish the wind
> > would have been stronger.
> >
> > I hope more east bay sailors start to come here. When
> > the wind is a bit stronger, this is a great place to sail, big
> > ramps, easy launch, wide open space.
> >
>
> - Directions? Are you talking about Davis Pt. in Rodeo ?
>
> - Booker C. Bense
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