RE: Sunday

From: Don Steul (steul@genesyslab.com-DeleteThis)
Date: Tue Jan 20 1998 - 12:18:42 PST


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From: Don Steul <steul@genesyslab.com-DeleteThis>
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Subject: RE: Sunday
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 12:18:42 -0800
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Where/what is Pillar? Can anybody give me directions? Is it normally
good in a SE wind (i.e. what are the optimal weather conditions)? I'm
starving for good places to go in the winter.

Appreciate the help!

-Don

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ed Scott [SMTP:edscott@best.com-DeleteThis]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 1998 10:55 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: Re: Sunday
>
> >Pretty decent wind when I got there.
>
> Yeah, me too. Kid woke up at 7:00. The wind woke him up! :)
> Checked
> Pillar sensor. It was reading SE 8, but the SF and Pt. Arena buoys
> were
> crankin'. Put on Rug Rats and bailed.
>
> Got to Pillar at 8:15. 1 sailor, Tom, out on 5.8. One other onshore
> rigging same. 5.8, I think, shit it's gonna be 4.0 before long! The
> trees are whippin', and it's bright sunshine. I go grab a cup of
> coffee
> at Roadhouse and Bump City Mike shows up. I'm still debating, and
> meanwhile, Tom comes back and rigs 5.0. Two reaches trying to get out
> of
> the cove clinches it for me. He can't get upwind he's so powered.
>
> I rig 4.4/8'6" glass. Harry and Co. (Ken?) go with 4.7ish. Hit the
> water around 9:15, and it just cranked. Perfect call. After slogging
>
> past the pier, saw the Shred Queen making her way upwind from the east
>
> side of the pier. We both head way downwind and pinch it to reach the
>
> west beach area. Gawkers line up there near the Maverick's viewing
> area.
> The sailing is smooth and powerful. It was especially nice near the
> west harbor entrance where there was a little swell to catch some air.
>
> I was powered to way powered most of the time. Got spooky dark all of
> a
> sudden, and it started raining around 11. Nice bracing stinging
> effect
> at planing speed. I give the hi sign to the Shred Queen to go in for
> a
> skipper's meeting, and just as I'm clearing the end of the pier, and
> huge
> flash of lighting hits. I timed about 5 seconds between the flash and
>
> the thunder, so I don't think it was that close, but ain't taking any
> chances. I get off the water pronto.
>
> Many sailors start leaving, complaining about the stinging rain. We
> debate it, and decide to head out again about 11:20. The rain is
> really
> coming down, and it's downright painful to sail. Stayed powered fairly
>
> solidly the whole time. Visibility becomes a serious problem in the
> driving rain, not to mention the pain of sailing. My friends report
> that
> the Gath minimizes the problem. Maybe the next gear purchase.
>
> About 12:20, a huge squall goes through and it picks up to at least
> 4.0,
> if not 3.5, and starts clocking SW. The rain is completly unbearable
> for
> me at this point and my arms are trashed, so it's time to call it
> quits.
> I get slammed three times on my way straight downwind in, but survive
> the
> trip. It's still wailing when I hit shore.
>
> Ten minutes later, the wind dies and everyone bails.
>
> Whattastart to the "season"! Gracias El Nino, just don't screw up our
>
> thermals!
>
> -Ed



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