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 /18/08 #4525
-Sounds like Beau just set the record for the standup board division.\\
+Sounds like Beau just set the record for the standup board division. It seems Monday and Tuesday were great bay-paddling days…\\
-It seems Monday and Tuesday were great bay-paddling days…\\
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 For those of you who don't get email attachments, I created a new folder in the Photos section of the website:\\
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 /19/08 #4544
-Hammer and I met at Marine Park at 11:30 in order to establish a\\
+Hammer and I met at Marine Park at 11:30 in order to establish a record time for doing the Whiskey Run in an outrigger. The tide was due to start coming in shortly after 12 noon and the water was flat. Not the conditions we hoped for when establishing a downwind record time. As we paddled towards Whiskey Rock, a slight NW wind picked up and we knew that this record time was going to be for an 'upwind' Whiskey run. I was not going to make a record attempt myself and I was only there to keep Mike honest. Frankly, I would rather kiss my sister before you would catch me paddling an outrigger (but that's another story).
-record time for doing the Whiskey Run in an outrigger. The tide was\\
-due to start coming in shortly after 12 noon and the water was flat.\\
+We started back from the south edge of Whiskey rock and I could see that this was going to be a painful all day event if I didn't do something to assist Mike with his goal. I quickly paddled up in front of him and forced him into drafting on me. Still, if I paddled more than 40 strokes a minute, Mike would fall behind and I would have to stop and wait. I was tempted just to paddle home and leave him there but, there was a stiff 2-3 knt headwind so you have to imagine how rough the conditions were becoming. So finally we arrived at Marine Park and set a new standard for all outriggers to try and break. Our time was 52 minutes and 45 seconds. Maybe we will go back and try it when the wind blows from the south and see if we can improve on this.\\
-Not the conditions we hoped for when establishing a downwind record\\
-time. As we paddled towards Whiskey Rock, a slight NW wind picked up\\
-and we knew that this record time was going to be for an 'upwind'\\
-Whiskey run. I was not going to make a record attempt myself and I\\
-was only there to keep Mike honest. Frankly, I would rather kiss my\\
-sister before you would catch me paddling an outrigger (but that's\\
-another story).\\
-We started back from the south edge of Whiskey rock and I could see\\
-that this was going to be a painful all day event if I didn't do\\
-something to assist Mike with his goal. I quickly paddled up in front\\
-of him and forced him into drafting on me. Still, if I paddled more\\
-than 40 strokes a minute, Mike would fall behind and I would have to\\
-stop and wait. I was tempted just to paddle home and leave him there\\
-but, there was a stiff 2-3 knt headwind so you have to imagine how\\
-rough the conditions were becoming. So finally we arrived at Marine\\
-Park and set a new standard for all outriggers to try and break. Our\\
-time was 52 minutes and 45 seconds. Maybe we will go back and try it\\
-when the wind blows from the south and see if we can improve on this.\\
 LG
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 /21/08 #4554
-The first and only Zodiac Challenge took place today. I was just a\\
+The first and only Zodiac Challenge took place today. I was just a little late for the Saturday "Niner" and with talk of good following currents from the early group, I finally got launched and underway. The Zodiac is a very big wood schooner that attempts to sail on weekends.
-little late for the Saturday "Niner" and with talk of good following\\
-currents from the early group, I finally got launched and underway. The\\
+With about one knot of breeze and heavy canvas sails it made for a good turning bouy that was stationary half way out to Eliza. I was going on a good clip so I just stayed there till I got to all that floating lumber that resembled a boat, turned left and pushed off to Governor's. I made a very short pit stop to help inspire the growth on the Governor's Pt. Beach (sorry Mr. Hilburn, I had to stop) then throttled up on the way back to Marine Park. There was about a 3/4 knot difference of current speed as I hugged the inside of Dot Island and went inside Bird Rock and then along the wall.
-Zodiac is a very big wood schooner that attempts to sail on weekends.\\
-With about one knot of breeze and heavy canvas sails it made for a good\\
+I'm sure you all wondering where I'm going with this…so to make a short story even longer…..those of you that have nothing better to do can beat my version of the Whiskey "Really Flat Water, I'm sure you can better this," Run at 10 miles in 1:22:20. Kinda boring but a good training paddle…..we have to try and pretend to catch Don K. and
-turning bouy that was stationary half way out to Eliza. I was going on\\
-a good clip so I just stayed there till I got to all that floating\\
-lumber that resembled a boat, turned left and pushed off to Governor's.\\
-I made a very short pit stop to help inspire the growth on the\\
-Governor's Pt. Beach (sorry Mr. Hilburn, I had to stop) then throttled\\
-up on the way back to Marine Park. There was about a 3/4 knot\\
-difference of current speed as I hugged the inside of Dot Island and\\
-went inside Bird Rock and then along the wall.\\
-I'm sure you all wondering where I'm going with this…so to make a\\
-short story even longer…..those of you that have nothing better to do\\
-can beat my version of the Whiskey "Really Flat Water, I'm sure you can\\
-better this," Run at 10 miles in 1:22:20. Kinda boring but a good\\
-training paddle…..we have to try and pretend to catch Don K. and\\
 Joost you know!!
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 \\
-**Re: Downwind run on Sunday?/ Whiskey Run.....\\
+**Re: Downwind run on Sunday?/ Whiskey Run…..\\
 Larry Goolsby** \\
-/22/08  #4560
+/22/08 #4560
-So Mike Hammer, Simon, and I decided to drive down to Wildcat Cove\\
+So Mike Hammer, Simon, and I decided to drive down to Wildcat Cove and paddle back to Bellingham. The wind was not as near as good as it had been in the morning and the BCS Bay cam showed an average of about 10 knts. When we arrived at Marine Park, there were whitecaps but the wind was dying and by the time we left for Larabee, the whitecaps were pretty much gone. Luckily, Lance was at the park and offered to ride down with us and drive my rig back for me (Lance, please explain the cigarette butts and empty condom wrapper).
-and paddle back to Bellingham. The wind was not as near as good as it\\
-had been in the morning and the BCS Bay cam showed an average of\\
+At Wildcat cove there was absolutely no detectable wind. The only wave action was a residual West to East swell that was parallel to our beam. We paddled out quite a distance hoping to find a southerly wind but no chance of that. We were so far out from shore that it was hard to see Whiskey Rock. As we paddled north, we had flat conditions with a slight side swell. At around Clarke's Point, we could see a ripple on the water signifying that there was some southerly wind. As I passed the tunnel, I heard my scuppers 'suck' for the first time. By the time we hit Post Point, we had a 15-20 knot southerly wind finally. Simon's time was 34:10 and mine was about 35:00 because I headed through the weeds and beached my boat before checking my time. Mike Hammer set a new record for the outrigger with a 41:00 minute run. By the time we left, the wind was as big as it had been all day.
-about 10 knts. When we arrived at Marine Park, there were whitecaps\\
-but the wind was dying and by the time we left for Larabee, the\\
+Our timing sucks….\\
-whitecaps were pretty much gone. Luckily, Lance was at the park and\\
-offered to ride down with us and drive my rig back for me (Lance,\\
-please explain the cigarette butts and empty condom wrapper).\\
-At Wildcat cove there was absolutely no detectable wind. The only\\
-wave action was a residual West to East swell that was parallel to\\
-our beam. We paddled out quite a distance hoping to find a southerly\\
-wind but no chance of that. We were so far out from shore that it was\\
-hard to see Whiskey Rock. As we paddled north, we had flat conditions\\
-with a slight side swell. At around Clarke's Point, we could see a\\
-ripple on the water signifying that there was some southerly wind. As\\
-I passed the tunnel, I heard my scuppers 'suck' for the first time.\\
-By the time we hit Post Point, we had a 15-20 knot southerly wind\\
-finally. Simon's time was 34:10 and mine was about 35:00 because I\\
-headed through the weeds and beached my boat before checking my time.\\
-Mike Hammer set a new record for the outrigger with a 41:00 minute\\
-run. By the time we left, the wind was as big as it had been all day.\\
-Our timing sucks....\\
 LG
+\\
+**Re: Downwind run on Sunday?/ Whiskey Run…..\\
+Dale McKinnon** \\
+/22/08 #4561
+I wandered down to Marine Park just to say goodbye to the day, and lo and behold Jesse Allen had just come in from Wildcat Cove in his outrigger. He got a ride down to Wildcat Cove and his folks, Christy and Blake were at Marine Park to give him a ride to his car (I guess).
+New outrigger record: 36 minutes.
+\\
+**Whiskey Time Correction\\
+fennmako** \\
+/23/08 #4564
+Well I knew that my time was waaay too good given the flat, windless conditions and the fact that I'm by no means the fastest guy out there in the flats. So I checked the course specs (a la Morris) to find that I needed to paddle 4.87 miles. Well, I paddled 4.6 miles, not 4.87, at an average of 8.1, not 8.7. So, extrapolating that to the correct distance, I would have come in at around 36 mins? That sounds a lot better…….
+Morris: how the hell do you line up the 2 north edges??
+Simon

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