by Brian C » Sat Jan 19, 2019 3:31 pm
AJ- sorry to read that you were skunked too. Wind there is pretty fickle. I find the Ambelside webcam helpful. If you scroll down it also shows wind readings from the balcony of the Hollyburn Sailing Club (just east of Ambelside) which can save you gas.
Also, for Erwin Park or Stearman Beach on easterly or SE winds, see EC’s Point Atkinson wind reports. It reads about 7-10 knots high for the beach but is probably close for out in the middle of English Bay. Ignore it if the wind has any west in it, since those beaches are in a monster wind shadow from Point Atkinson that make them hopeless to sail from.