SE Monday

[bandito]

There's already a thread on BWD about Centennial Monday.

yeah there is a better one! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOjAzI5zALo

[Adrian L]

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Now this is really how our winter forecast should look...
3.0 or no go!

[Faceplant]

High tide 8:30am. Launching is pretty tough at 3rd. Are we allowed to launch at Centennial?

[Michael]

High tide 8:30am. Launching is pretty tough at 3rd. Are we allowed to launch at Centennial?

Officially no, and the park police this year are very uptight. At least a few times every year I get told, "There is no kiting aloud", I then have to explain that I'm actually windsurfing.
The father north you go on the beach the more of a wind shadow there is as well.

[Alton]

Monday still looking uncivilized
Tuesday morning looking good

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[Faceplant]

Epic! Should make for some nice conditions! I love the challenge of getting out through log/shore pound/weed mess. Super STOKED!

[Slappy]

High tide 8:30am. Launching is pretty tough at 3rd. Are we allowed to launch at Centennial?

We are not allowed to kite there at all and they do take it seriously.

My advice is to just wait until 11:00 as the forecast is looking very decent all day and the sea state at 4.5m tide is rather nasty with all the reflected waves. Once 11:00 hits and the tide is down to 4.0m things get much nicer on the water.

12:30 - 2:30 is the best tides of the day so you don't want to be too cold to kite by then anyways.

[Alton]

My advice is to just wait until 11:00 ...

so this means Tuesday's morning session is a write off

[Slappy]

things are looking good for tomorrow.
TAF VYR calling for SE 18
EC GS calling for 35
EC Vancouver calling for SE 25 knots from 6 AM until midnight.
EC Richmond calling for SE 20g30 all day.
EC Whiterock calling for SE 30 all day.
TAF Whidbey calling for SE 30g40 all day.

Looks like it'll be a wet one though.

Mon 9am-11am SE 18

[Mike]

Haven't seen meter/taf @ YVR pick up much this fall, until now!

BECOMING
26 NOV - 1600 to
26 NOV - 1800
130 @ 18 KNOTS
GUSTS 28 KNOTS

Saturna @ 7 am still fairly friendly: SSE 26 gust 31 (knots)