Aug 30, Jordanelle, HS96/4.5m

by **JimSouthwick** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 8:54 pm

Left wind to find wind. At noon, there was a southwest wind at DC, but it was extremely gusty and shifty, the way it tends to be when the wind is out of the north along the Wasatch Front. Arriving at Jordanelle about 12:45, I was greeted by wall-to-wall whitecaps generated by a strong north wind. Wasn't sure my 4.5 (the smallest sail I had with me) would be small enough; it was, just. The wind was a bit up and down, but I was able to plane most of the time and got some screaming reaches. Almost no one else around; I saw a total of two mototboats in two hours. When I quit at 3:45 the wind was about 20 MPH with gusts into the low 30s.

Meanwhile, back at DC: http://homepage.mac.com/jsouthwick/PhotoAlbum43.html

Conclusion: Jordanelle appears to be a very valid option on north wind days.

by **Patrick McEwen** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 10:16 pm

Jim,
Why didn't you call me?

Pat McEwen

by **Carl Christensen** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 2:44 pm

And me.

by **JimSouthwick** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 8:25 pm

Sorry guys. It was kind of a spur of the moment thing. I really wasn't sure what it was going to be like of how long it was going to last.

by **Josh Shirley** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 10:09 am

Check out the camera. Same website I tooted bout before.

http://www.utahlakeview.com

There is a camera posted on the ramp; which will probably only be good for checking out the north wind and watching people change on the dock.

Aug 30, Jordanelle, HS96/4.5m

Aug 30, Jordanelle, HS96/4.5m

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