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| ===== Lake Whatcom Rnd 2 ===== | ===== Lake Whatcom Rnd 2 ===== | ||
| **Paul Reavley** \\ | **Paul Reavley** \\ | ||
| - | Jan 6 #28370 | + | Jan 6 2021 #28370 |
| Tuesday afternoon Denise and I did our second Lk. Whatcom downwinder from the southerly boat launch. | Tuesday afternoon Denise and I did our second Lk. Whatcom downwinder from the southerly boat launch. | ||
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| **Reivers Dustin** \\ | **Reivers Dustin** \\ | ||
| - | Jan 7 #28371 | + | Jan 7 #28371 |
| - | I don't recall ever seeing the lake like that below Reveille island. Wind direction rules. I've seen big, from on shore. And I've been on the lake when it was blowing so hard it was difficult to paddle. But never caught the right scenario for big waves. | + | I don't recall ever seeing the lake like that below Reveille island. Wind direction rules. I've seen big, from on shore. And I've been on the lake when it was blowing so hard it was difficult to paddle. But never caught the right scenario for big waves. |
| So that Easterly component that made it awkward must be the magic ingredient. | So that Easterly component that made it awkward must be the magic ingredient. | ||
| **beau whitehead** \\ | **beau whitehead** \\ | ||
| - | Jan 7 #28372 | + | Jan 7 #28372 |
| Tom S & I used to do a lot of SUP downwind runs from the North Lake Whatcom trailhead, and we'd only do it with a good SE blowing, the more east the better (to a point). | Tom S & I used to do a lot of SUP downwind runs from the North Lake Whatcom trailhead, and we'd only do it with a good SE blowing, the more east the better (to a point). | ||