Received: from opus.hpl.hp.com by jr.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.24/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA176063478; Mon, 1 Mar 1999 13:24:38 -0800 Return-Path: <robert_kim@mail.northgrum.com-DeleteThis> Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.24/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA177163472; Mon, 1 Mar 1999 13:24:32 -0800 Received: from sundown.northgrum.com (sundown.northgrum.com [157.127.124.203]) by hplms26.hpl.hp.com (8.9.1a/HPL-PA Relay) with ESMTP id NAA08518 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Mon, 1 Mar 1999 13:24:31 -0800 (PST) Received: from puff.northgrum.com (puff.northgrum.com [157.127.103.139]) by sundown.northgrum.com (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id NAA19126 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Mon, 1 Mar 1999 13:14:33 -0800 (PST) Received: from xcgca011.northgrum.com ([157.127.103.101]) by puff.northgrum.com (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id NAA11593 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Mon, 1 Mar 1999 13:14:33 -0800 (PST) Received: from 157.127.103.101 by xcgca011.northgrum.com (InterScan E-Mail VirusWall NT); Mon, 01 Mar 1999 13:14:46 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time) Received: by XCGCA011 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) id <FYXQZYNJ>; Mon, 1 Mar 1999 13:14:46 -0800 Message-Id: <9F7BAF77B77BD111BB6800A0C927DB57950675@xcgca026.ca.essd.northgrum.com-DeleteThis> From: "Kim, Robert W." <robert_kim@mail.northgrum.com-DeleteThis> To: "'wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis'" <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> Subject: RE: Santa Monica Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1999 13:14:28 -0800 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
I lived in San Diego and near Santa Monica in Brantwood. The most popular
shortboard site in LA is in San Pedro, Hurricane Gulch. It has very
consistent/predictable wind during summer season. April's probably too
early to expect consistent afternoon wind. You can check Call of the Wind
if you have access. It's about 30 min. drive from Santa Monica w/o the
nasty 405 traffic. You can rent gear from Captain Kirks, or Xtreamline.
Another site is Leo Carillo state beach about 30 min. north of Santa Monica.
I've never sail there because it's much less predictable that San Pedro.
If you sail in the bay and the delta, I can safely tell you San Diego has NO
wind. I learned to sail/windsurf in San Diego. Nice place to learn. I
moved here recently. What a difference! No wonder why I still can't
windsurf after all these years.
I assumed you're talking about shortboarding. I can suggest other places in
LA area if you have a long board.
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Robert W. Kim
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phone: (408)735-2638
fax: (408)735-4012
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis [mailto:wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis]On
> Behalf Of Dan Sidman
> Sent: Monday, March 01, 1999 12:09 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: Re: Santa Monica
>
>
> Wow...I have the same questions..I used to windsurf in Malibu
> but there
> was never enough wind for my short board...only during deadly winter
> storms. So I drove up to Ventura..there is a couple of state
> parks you
> can stay at for a sailing weekend. However the wind never
> picked enough
> for my short-board..despite all the sailing videos that were
> supposed to
> be filmed there. My next step was to drive to San Luis Obispo...then
> finally to move back home to the Bay area....for real wind.
> I hear San
> diego has wind..but I am skeptical as it never seemed to blow
> when I was
> there in the summertime...good luck driving anywhere coastal on a
> weekend..My advice get a wind pager focused on Malibu/oxnard and pray.
>
> PS. Sorry to say that the water in Santa Monica is some of the most
> polluted/toxic in the world.
>
> Any other ideas or better experiences out there...I hate for
> this to be
> all bad news.
>
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