Friday Locust SE

[Roxstock]

There's a NW wind building here at yvr. Whitecaps on the water and the sensor reading 14 knots. I will check out Iona at about 3:00 after work.

[gabrielb]

I checked wb Iona from lookout. No wind at 1230pm. Northern strait tanking. Local wind spiking but shortlived, take a look at sensors before driving. No waves, 0.4 m.
Whidbey island had only reliable nw because jdf strait.

[Roxstock]

OSR Iona beach- 17-20 knots from the west. Lots of white caps and the tide isn't too low so no long walk. The sensor is reading 14g25 but it feels steadier than that. Im going to pump my 12m now.

[Slappy]

Jericho has a steady 16 knots on the sensors.

[Jack1587]

Jericho has a steady 16 knots on the sensors.

Tons of south in it though

[Slappy]

I don't trust the direction on JSCA very much. RVYC is reading 275 degrees and 15 knots.

[Alton]

Only caught the tail end (12-12:30pm) of Locust as it clocked from SW to W to NW. Very interesting wind/wave directions. Fun gybing down knee deep but steep waves. Fun riding with Joe and 2 other locals.

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[Roxstock]

I was well powered on my 12m at Iona from 3:30 til 5:00 riding solo then it suddenly died. Nice clean little knee high kickers rolling in the whole width of the bay. Lots of logs/branches in the water but they were easy enough to avoid. Did anyone get out a Jericho?

[C36]

Dave and I scored a lit up session at locust. 3.7 & 86l for me. Started with foot straps in freestyle setting (big) but rather nail biting in those conditions so tightened them up. Choppy but also some nice smooth waves waist high, some chest high that made for a very worthwhile session. Couple of kiters late in session but not long as wind dropped. The walk to the launch is no big deal (well maybe a bit more going back when tired). Surprised we didn't go here more when local wind is marginal.

Barefeet breakfast. Hiked both the 4.5 and 4.0 down to the beach and glad I rigged the 4.0. Mike and I had the place all to ourselves (high tide kept the kites away). There was lots of juice when we first took to the water - first jump was 100' off the beach. Came in to flatten it out three times until it felt good. A mix of bump and jump and clean mini waves presented opporunities for jumps in both directions and frontside tries. Fun way to start the day. Water was cool, but in a pleasant sort of way - no boots required and its almost November!

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Only caught the tail end (12-12:30pm) of Locust as it clocked from SW to W to NW. Very interesting wind/wave directions. Fun gybing down knee deep but steep waves. Fun riding with Joe and 2 other locals.

Afternoon surprise! The plan was to stop in White Rock on the way home to check for westerly clearing wind. That is until I got a text from M just as I was leaving Locust and turning north onto I-5 that West Beach had kicked! Quick change in the plan, time to head south for a 'look-see'. I went back to collect Mike, but he had already left - ops!! After chocking down a big slice of humble pie courtesy of the raging shore current and shelf in the beach cut by the rising tide, I finally managed to get out onto the 'playground'! WAY more fun charging around on the waves and wind swell than rolling around in the shore break wrestling with your gear! Fun group of guys to sail with (some who kited earlier in the day from the plywood factory in Bellingham, include Jon who graciously shared some local knowledge on launching from the point in a gust, that proved to be very helpful). Fun afternoon with more than a couple of wide-eyed moments!

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[Chris Klohn]

Sweet pictures as always Dave. Glad you scored the double SE/W combo. A couple of those shots had some serious white water. How did the water conditions on Whidbey in less wind compare to Locust in more wind? Sunday is looking like a repeat with a stronger westerly component through JDFS. Hopefully something happens tomorrow as well.