Wednesday 9/24/03 - Eagle Ocean (Jibe Marker Jill's report)
Sail size: 6.5-9.5, wind 13-20 mph, air temp 78

I got out on Eagle Ocean about 4:30 yesterday, wind was in the 13-20 range. Indy Car Mike had been there since noon, and was packing it up. He said he'd had a great afternoon on his 7.5.

I was planing about 75% of the time on my 6.5, in a fairly steady SSW that had occasional lulls, but nothing at all psycho. Techno Matt was there, on what I thought was his 7.5, planing almost constantly. I couldn't figure out how he was staying on plane all the time. Every time he'd come flying by when I was in slog mode, I'd try every trick I knew to get planing, but to no avail. It wasn't until we were done sailing that I found out he had been on his 8.5! It pays to have a big motor!

Old Tom joined us after a while, on his 9.5. We all sailed until a half hour before sunset, when the wind backed off.

It was a beautiful sunny clear afternoon, and as we packed it in at sunset, the clouds from the approaching front line were just appearing over the horizon.

The water is a bit cool, but I was plenty warm in my shorty, and others were fine in a swimsuit and lycra top.