Back on the Water Again
After several days of really light wind, the trades started returning yesterday. Winds were pretty light and sketchy most of the day. I sailed 5.8 and big board, moderately powered up in the gusts, but slogging in the holes. Winds were ENE and pretty shifty.
There were still remnants of waves from the high surf advisory earlier in the week. Lowers was PACKED with probably 100 or so sailors on the water at any given time, vying for the waist high waves. Every now and then a bigger head-high set would roll in.
Meanwhile, Uppers was comparatively deserted. When I counted the 100 sailors at Lowers on my lunch break there were maybe half a dozen at Uppers. The waves at Uppers were breaking too and at times I could see some mast high sets pretty far upwind. With my lumbering freeride board though, I didn't even attempt to play in the waves.
So is the wind back? I don't know. Forecast is pretty crappy for today, but the actual readings are already beating the forecast. So, I think it will blow.
There were still remnants of waves from the high surf advisory earlier in the week. Lowers was PACKED with probably 100 or so sailors on the water at any given time, vying for the waist high waves. Every now and then a bigger head-high set would roll in.
Meanwhile, Uppers was comparatively deserted. When I counted the 100 sailors at Lowers on my lunch break there were maybe half a dozen at Uppers. The waves at Uppers were breaking too and at times I could see some mast high sets pretty far upwind. With my lumbering freeride board though, I didn't even attempt to play in the waves.
So is the wind back? I don't know. Forecast is pretty crappy for today, but the actual readings are already beating the forecast. So, I think it will blow.
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