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TOPIC: Saturday 6/24/17

Saturday 6/24/17 6 years 9 months ago #1

NOAA: Sunny, with a high near 75. West northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.


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Looks like a great day for Purgatory Cove - WNW 6.9 wind for me. Who's with me?

Saturday 6/24/17 6 years 9 months ago #2

I'm heading out now but have some boat work to do first in the marina.

Saturday 6/24/17 6 years 9 months ago #3

Wow, what a day. It was like a water park out there. This was the 4th 6.9 day in a week. Everybody was in a good mood out there - fishermen, motorboats, sailboats, I headed my way up wind and would use the top of the party coves to jibe in. Long reaches. I would race anything that crossed my path. The water was warmer than the air. It made some of the best swell for the wind speed. I got to sail with Rich again. I got off the water around 6:00. My 6.9 with RRD 108L(68 cm wide), with 38 cm fin is making for a hell of a summer set-up. It reaches down and grabs 15 mph wind and can handle a brief gust to 30 mph. And still maneuvers / feels like a freestyle wave. I can't wait to sail it on Michigan swell for those "almost" days.


Bloomington
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Champaign
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Decatur
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Purgatory Cove.
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End of day(around 6:15pm). Left wind on the table
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The Swell Garden
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The Turkey Vultures let you know you're at the right launch.
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They always ride the best up draft off the treeline for the day.
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Rode hard, but trying not to put it away wet.
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