Lake Isabella Trip Report

From: Armas, Earl A. (PTSS-eaarmas) (eaarmas@msg.pacbell.com-DeleteThis)
Date: Mon May 24 1999 - 16:58:30 PDT


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From: "Armas, Earl A. (PTSS-eaarmas)" <eaarmas@msg.pacbell.com-DeleteThis>
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Subject: Lake Isabella Trip Report
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 16:58:30 -0700
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Since I had several request for this, I will post it here...

Fri, 5/21: Arrived at Lake Izzy at 1:30ish. After talking
to my buddy and our camping neighbor, I rigged the 4.9 Rave and
sailed the 8'8" Forsyth (160lbs). I sailed from 2:30 - 5:30ish!!
The water was clean, flat, and cold (though not as cold as Ive felt it).
It felt good to get back the laydowns...

Sat, 5/22: I left my rig in tack because everyone said it had been
blowing all week. However, this time the wind seemed to come up later.
I ended up rigging the 6.0 Prisma/8'8". In the beginning, the wind
was not as consistent as Friday, i.e. gustier. I found myself more
breaks than usual. Not a bad day though - sailed from 3 - 7:30 (with
more breaks).

Sun, 5/23: There was rain, lightning, and thunder early on Sunday morning
(3am?). We saw the clouds coming in at dawn on Sat. I believe this did
affect the wind pattern as we waited till around noon and decided to bag
it...

Other notes:
o You can camp right on the beach! Since it was a non-holiday, space was
plentiful! Get a sturdy tent or some ear plugs.
o There are two places you can camp. Auxillary Dam is where most people
seem to camp. The locals and most windsurfing camp downwind at a place
off of "Old Isabella Road Recreation Site". This is the next exit past
the Auxillary Dam exit (off of 178).
o Camping is free!! There removed the port-a-potties and build a new
bathroom.
o Water level seemed to be higher than most years...
 



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