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 AA04853; Thu, 28 Dec 1995 16:01:49 -0800 Return-Path: <alain@paris.engr.sgi.com-DeleteThis> Received: from sgi.sgi.com (SGI.COM) by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP ($Revision: 1.36.108.11 $/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA180555306; Thu, 28 Dec 1995 16:01:46 -0800 Received: from paris.engr.sgi.com by sgi.sgi.com via ESMTP (950405.SGI.8.6.12/910110.SGI) for <@sgi.engr.sgi.com:wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> id PAA24846; Thu, 28 Dec 1995 15:57:55 -0800 Received: by paris.engr.sgi.com (940816.SGI.8.6.9/940406.SGI.AUTO) for wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis id PAA06233; Thu, 28 Dec 1995 15:57:47 -0800 Date: Thu, 28 Dec 1995 15:57:47 -0800 From: alain@paris.engr.sgi.com-DeleteThis (Alain Dumesny) Message-Id: <199512282357.PAA06233@paris.engr.sgi.com-DeleteThis> To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Subject: Re: Xmas windsurfing? Reply-To: alain@sgi.com-DeleteThis
> From listserv@jr.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Wed Dec 6 07:34:28 1995
> > Could somebody please suggest a good place to windsurf during Christmas/
> > New Year time?
> >
> I hear Maui gets about a 60% hit rate in December, but it can be SO big
> that there are double mast high waves hitting the North Shore where even
> the easier-to-sail Kanaha is blown out.
>
I can attest to that. This is the third time that I've gone to Maui in
late november-december time frame. I was just there for 2 weeks (dec
2-17) and had NO wind for the first 9 days ! (I was getting crazy) then
strong winds came for the last 5 days (5.3 to mostly 4.2s). Haaaa....
Some friends were ther around thanksgiving and only had 1 windy day for
the week they were there. I'm glad I went for 2 weeks (it probably blew
a couple more days after I left). The 2 previous years were VERY windy.
You never know....
Also the waves were very big (for me) for 2 days during my stay. About
15+ footers at Hookipa - fun watching surfers ride those wave (no wind).
Summers in Maui are much more predictable (95% in june-Aug)
> Baja can be good. Blows for a few days and then doesn't blow for a few
> is typical. Can be bad or good for weeks also. Supposidly pretty
> predictable if you are a good weather person...I believe you want the
> High to move into the North part of the Gulf of California for it to
> blow in Los Barrilles. There is an airstrip there so you can fly if you
> have a plane on short notice...
>
> Costa Ricca is supposed to be excellent: High wind, but lots of chop at
> Lake Arenal. Cheap accomodations.
>
> Vella and Excursions Extroidinaire offer packages.
>
> > Baja? Margarita? Dominican REpublic?
> >
> >
> > Sergei Burkov, Ph.D.
> >
> Kirk out
> ASD epoxy: 8'8" RKT, 8'11" CS & 9'6" no-nose CS; Mistral CFlex & Malibu
> Wt 213#, Ht. 6'0", Usually sail on SF Bay, Cailf.
> (kirk_lindstrom@sj.hp.com-DeleteThis)
>
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