Warm & Windy Thursday 3/28/24

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Warm & Windy Thursday 3/28/24

With excellent conditions on tap, including mid-60's & strong NW wind, I plan to sail at Van Pugh Thursday afternoon.

Barrett

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Re: Warm & Windy Thursday 3/28/24

Looks good. Good Look at Saturday! Good Good

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Re: Warm & Windy Thursday 3/28/24

In today, Thursday

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Re: Warm & Windy Thursday 3/28/24

Report from Old Federal, it's open! and capping. NW 10 to 13 to 17.
I'm heading to Van Pugh now, today. Tomorrow, Friday, Old Federal.

Gene

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Re: Warm & Windy Thursday 3/28/24

It was good to sail with y'all today

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Re: Warm & Windy Thursday 3/28/24

Gilmer was reporting some 28 and 29 gusts. I feel better about myself. Really tough to see the water on starboard tack in the late afternoon sun due to the NW wind. For a lot of the day, the wind chop was coming from two different directions: 1) W down the fetch from further down the lake and 2) NW from the wind over the Three Sisters Islands. It made the water a bit of a mess and not much to play on given the fairly strong wind.

Made the mistake of not respecting the forecast and got to rig and derig the 6.9 and bigger board that I thought I might use until it cooled off a bit and the wind hit the water. Saw spray come off the white caps a couple of times.

Good to see Langdon on the water again as well as Barrett, Gene and Chris Pyron.

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Re: Warm & Windy Thursday 3/28/24
webguy wrote:

Gilmer was reporting some 28 and 29 gusts. I feel better about myself. Really tough to see the water on starboard tack in the late afternoon sun due to the NW wind. For a lot of the day, the wind chop was coming from two different directions: .

Only 2? That's too easy. Yes 3 Just wait a few months and you will find chop (with or without wind) coming from almost every direction on weekends and holidays.

What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.

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Re: Warm & Windy Thursday 3/28/24
Randy wrote:
Just wait a few months and you will find chop (with or without wind) coming from almost every direction on weekends and holidays.

Cray 2 - and playing "dodge the pontoon boat" My blood pressure rose just reading your comment.

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Re: Warm & Windy Thursday 3/28/24

just before lunch at West Bank Park was great for Rhett and myself. Also, saw a bald eagle

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