Hope the vans are still packed, huge SE in store today for Whidbey................again!!!! I just got an email from the two local sailors I met, Mike and Cameron. They both sailed Crescent Harbour yesterday with a half dozen other guys on 3.7-4.2's
Two kiters out on 6 meters.They are all staying overnight in Oak Harbour and sailing there again today. The TAF for Whidbey is insane!!!!!!!!! There's a TEMPO out for SE 32 Gusting 48 from 11am until 5pm!!!!! Marine forecast is SE 20-30 all day!
Cameron said it's already blowing SE 20-30 outside the hotel at 4am in Oak Harbour right now. The guys are all amped up to hit the water first light again. Ault Field and Smith Island are both in the mid 20's gusting to the low 30's already.
Everyone is launching off the point to the East side of Crescent Harbour. They said the military sometimes closes access to the SE Kalamut Island launch on the weekends. Cameron said to take HWY W20 towards Oak Harbour then veer left onto Northeast Regetta Drive. Turn onto North Torpedo Road which turns into Torpedo Road. Turn left on East Pioneer Way and follow it along the beach.
East Pioneer Way turns into Polnell which you then follow to the East side of Crescent Bay. There are two right turn onto dirt roads off Polnell that both take you out to the launch. The bay is 1.5 miles wide from the launch and he said the waves were sweet head high off both point breaks on either side of the bay yesterday with 6-8 swell between the points.
The kiters were working the point break off Kalamut and the windsurfers off MC-36. The guys are stoked today will be even better with the higher winds forecasted.
Get a group together and get down there. 0800 through the border puts you on the water sailing before 1000am at Crescent Harbour. The guys will watch out for your B.C. Plates. Great launch, wrapping waves on both points, big swell in the middle, side shore launch, safe bay with no current.................go, go, go
Cheers,
Chris
