06/07 DC, Chucktown & BWB

[JimSouthwick]

Last year it was suggested that DC resembles a woman, and various names were suggested, Irene being one that comes to mind. I think a better (and definitely less sexist) alter ego is Kokopelli, the trickster god. Craig:

DC might have a few planable 9.5/18M puffs around 2PM from the SW

Point forecast for Charleston:

Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southwest.

So what did Kokopelli do? He cranked up the SW wind machine at 10AM and kept it going, off and on, til 4:30. I got to Chucktown beach at 11, rigged an 8.5, rigged down to 7.5 after a couple of reaches, then down to 6.6, which provided plenty of power. George Ward was smart enough to rig a 6.6 to begin with. Somehow word evidently got out, as BWB was well populated.

Temp in degrees F; Windspeed in knots

[Craig Goudie]

I'd much rather somebody got to ride, and my forecast was wrong than that my forecast was right, and there
was no wind. Plus it's a data point for new theories ;*)

-Craig