Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA07839; Fri, 14 Apr 1995 10:46:14 -0700 Return-Path: <sdubois@advent.com-DeleteThis> Received: from mailhost.advent.com (gandalf.advent.com) by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with SMTP ($Revision: 1.36.108.11 $/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA183281564; Fri, 14 Apr 1995 10:46:04 -0700 Received: from smtpgate.advent.com by mailhost.advent.com (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA02495; Fri, 14 Apr 95 06:32:16 PDT Received: from cc:Mail by smtpgate.advent.com id AA797866018 Fri, 14 Apr 95 06:26:58 PST Date: Fri, 14 Apr 95 06:26:58 PST From: sdubois@advent.com-DeleteThis Message-Id: <9503147978.AA797866018@smtpgate.advent.com-DeleteThis> To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Subject: 3rd Av. Yesterday
Yesterday was pretty wild in the channel. I could not remember having
seen it that big ever. And all guys I talked to agreed. As I was
heading towards it I could see these giants sets from far away and I
could not believe my eyes. They were tall, close, and steep. You could
feel the wind drop between two waves. I am not an expert in measuring
waves, but some of these sets certainly felt like they were mast-high.
I was on a 4.7 with a 7'10" board (180lbs). 4.2 would have worked
well. Tough to take these giants head-on when overpowered. Jibing was
tough too as the waves were so close from each other.
The wind was probably in the 25-30 range with higher gusts. A strong
and low ebb tide might have been the cause for these waves. I hope
they'll bee back and I'll be waiting with a 4.2...
sld
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