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Heavy Wind Day today
It was gusty and challenging sailing today. Winds were
above 10 knots minimum with gusts well over 25 knots. Gusty conditions like this make for exciting sailing. The water was pretty flat, and looked like a gridiron with foam trails showing the wind direction, bisecting the very slight wavetrain coming downwind. The hard part about sailing today was the shifty nature of the wind varying by location. I saw westerlies on one side of an island and expecting the same after clearing the lee of the island, looking for a place to anchor, was surprised to find nor-northwesterlies on the other side, making my planned anchoring location less than ideal. We put a single reef in and that was too much. Very rarely to I partially furl a jib, today, I left out about 2 sq ft, which made sheeting it in much easier, and nothing broke. I've seen strong gusty conditions here in SW Connecticut in the spring and fall, but these surprised me. Winds would double in intensity as fast as you could snap your fingers, and die off almost as quickly. It was like being slapped hard. Heading back in at 2pm, the current was really running and with the wind. That little scrap of jib made a huge difference in manueverability and pointing. It worked far better than I expected. I'd say it doubled the effectiveness of these two attributes over a reefed main alone. Winds were calmer than yesterdays 55 mph peak. Today, probably sustained 10-15 knots with gusts mostly around 25 and as much as 30 in more exposed areas. Tomorrow things should finally lighten up to more comfortable sailing. Anyone who claimed winds were light today is certainly a liar. Bart |
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Heavy Wind Day today
Speaking of wind, here's what they're calling for next week.
Chesapeake Bay ; ....SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ..MON...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. ..TUE...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. . . With temps in the mid 50s. Better go find my red long johns. -- Scott Vernon Plowville Pa _/)__/)_/)_ "Bart" wrote in message oups.com.. .. It was gusty and challenging sailing today. Winds were above 10 knots minimum with gusts well over 25 knots. Gusty conditions like this make for exciting sailing. The water was pretty flat, and looked like a gridiron with foam trails showing the wind direction, bisecting the very slight wavetrain coming downwind. The hard part about sailing today was the shifty nature of the wind varying by location. I saw westerlies on one side of an island and expecting the same after clearing the lee of the island, looking for a place to anchor, was surprised to find nor-northwesterlies on the other side, making my planned anchoring location less than ideal. We put a single reef in and that was too much. Very rarely to I partially furl a jib, today, I left out about 2 sq ft, which made sheeting it in much easier, and nothing broke. I've seen strong gusty conditions here in SW Connecticut in the spring and fall, but these surprised me. Winds would double in intensity as fast as you could snap your fingers, and die off almost as quickly. It was like being slapped hard. Heading back in at 2pm, the current was really running and with the wind. That little scrap of jib made a huge difference in manueverability and pointing. It worked far better than I expected. I'd say it doubled the effectiveness of these two attributes over a reefed main alone. Winds were calmer than yesterdays 55 mph peak. Today, probably sustained 10-15 knots with gusts mostly around 25 and as much as 30 in more exposed areas. Tomorrow things should finally lighten up to more comfortable sailing. Anyone who claimed winds were light today is certainly a liar. Bart |
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