Locust Report for Tuesday

[Alton]

Dave Culver (Bellingham local on 14m + surfboard) and I (10m + surfboard) scored a 2 hrs session (8:30 - 10:45) in SE 14-18 in super flat water with 1 foot ramps. Could have been longer if it wasn't for the 30 min border wait. Anyway, that's 3 consecutive days.

I wonder if Spanish Banks will blow this afternoon ... hmmmmm

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[Alton]

Filled up my gas tank at Fred Meyers for only $45 USD.

[Alton]

Dave Culver recommends joining https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/bellingham-board-sports for anyone to frequents Locust Beach.

[Chuck]

Dave Culver recommends joining https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/bellingham-board-sports for anyone to frequents Locust Beach.

Shhhh! Alton! Keep it down, Brah!

[C36]

Dave Culver recommends joining https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/bellingham-board-sports for anyone to frequents Locust Beach.

Is this a list-serve or a forum you can view?

[Alton]

Is this a list-serve or a forum you can view?

It's a Google Group named "Bellingham Board Sports" - very similar to the classic newsgroups but private membership. I was approved within a couple of hours.

[Alton]

Based on yesterday's water levels at Locust:

3 feet was knee high after a 5 min walk. Enough to clear windsurf/surfboard fins.

5 feet was chest high outside. Comfortable to walk back if wind shuts down.

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[C36]

Based on yesterday's water levels at Locust:

3 feet was knee high after a 5 min walk. Enough to clear windsurf/surfboard fins.

5 feet was chest high outside. Comfortable to walk back if wind shuts down.

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Thanks for the info Alton.
Two questions:

• When you say "5 min walk" which way were you walking - upwind (south) to the deeper water or out from the beach (west) across the bank?
• "5 feet was chest high outside" - similar question - was this upwind (south) to the deeper water or straight out from the beach (west) across the bank?

Thanks

[Alton]

Two questions:

• When you say "5 min walk" which way were you walking - upwind (south) to the deeper water or out from the beach (west) across the bank?
• "5 feet was chest high outside" - similar question - was this upwind (south) to the deeper water or straight out from the beach (west) across the bank?

5 min walk SOUTH towards the pier takes you to deeper water. In fact, last time I was there with Jerry, Rob and Clay in negative 1' tide (June 14) we were kiting in knee high water right at the pier. It was a 20 min walk (over 1 km) from the pier back to Locust beach.

Yesterday I had to work really hard to keep upwind on my 10m kite so my trajectory was WSW from the launch. The wind tanked at 10:30 so I had to walk in chest (lower rib) deep water at 5' tide.

[C36]

Thanks Alton. That's what I figured. Just wanted to make sure I understood (and that others weren't walking out to the west looking for deeper water that isn't there.