You really have to stop using the airport weather from 10 miles away
when you make up stories. There's a good weather station just a
couple of miles from your slip that says the wind was 10 knots, gusts
to 14, diminishing all afternoon.
So I guess that's what you mean by "good breeze".
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/cgi...lot_size=large
http://tinyurl.com/qara6
Capt. Rob wrote:
If you thing sea state in the LIS is the only wind indicator, you've
only further exposed your ignorance.
September 25 2006
1:51 PM 71.1 °F 45.0 °F 39% 29.81 in 10.0 miles WNW 16.1 mph
20.7 mph N/A Scattered Clouds
2:51 PM 72.0 °F 45.0 °F 38% 29.81 in 10.0 miles WNW 16.1 mph -
N/A Mostly Cloudy
3:51 PM 72.0 °F 44.1 °F 37% 29.79 in 10.0 miles West 10.4 mph -
N/A Scattered Clouds
4:51 PM 73.0 °F 44.1 °F 35% 29.79 in 10.0 miles West 15.0 mph
19.6 mph N/A Partly Cloudy
5:51 PM 72.0 °F 46.0 °F 40% 29.80 in 10.0 miles West 13.8 mph -
N/A
Or see the WHOLE link, if you doubt it.
http://weather.newsday.com/auto/news...sta tename=NA
SMACKDOWN!!!!!!!!
Bye bye! Sailing again this afternoon.
RB
35s5
NY