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============= Fri 7 May 99 - 3rd - 4.9,4.4/257 (196#)
Big day. Some decent swell in spite of the flood.
============= Sun 9 May 99 - 3rd - 4.9/257 (196#)
Wind popped up to 22 knots at SFO, but not until the 2:50 SFO report.
Coyote did not pop up until 3:45! I have been noting this hour+ delay
for several weeks.
Arrived at 3rd at 3:45 to a rigging frenzy - everyone going down to
4.7-4.2 range. Went out with 4.9 (200#) and was quite happy from 4:15
to 4:45. Wind was way W (maybe SW) of usual direction; we were almost
up to marker 8. About 4:45 it gets light. We make a dash for the inside
and get about halfway there and then I'm swimming, swimming, swimming.
The wind came back to maybe 5.5 about 5:45 so I could slog in.
Not the best day.
Ken Poulton
poulton@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis
"Accuracy in weather forecasting is like accuracy from a psychic: the
more vague the prediction, the higher the hit rate. The only completely
accurate predictions are the completely useless ones."
-- Ken Poulton
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