Island View Today
Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2003 6:03 pm
Hey BWD, Pretty good day at Island View today 
. Got there at 9:15 and Jimmy aka - Marvin the Martian had just arrived as well. It was blowing about 10-15 but there was a large swell as the SE was already blowing at Kelp Reef and was just starting to fill in at I.V. I rigged up the 6.9 and Marvin was getting his 12m kite blown up. Went out and it was blowing about 15 and the swells were getting larger and I was getting wet. Practicing waterstarts in big swells is tough. The winds let up for awhile and Marvin ended up down the beach somewhere. He looked close to the beach so I left him to his own devices. He walked it back about 45 minutes later to my relief(only a bit worried). It started blowing more now and the surf was large and rigging up the 5.8 and trying to get out through the shore break would have been difficult with my large barge so I called it quits at 11:30am and followed MF4 to Bazan with Mike and Chris came too. Too many logs in the shore break(leg breakers) and very light for the 500 meters. I went home for lunch and to warm up. Mike was staying to wait for it to fill in closer to shore and I'm not sure if Chris made it out or not. MF4 went to Willows and he can let you know how it went. So all in all, 2 hours of up and down sailing(mostly down) but got 4 good waterstarts and 2-3 botched jybes in....so a pretty good 2 hours!! It's 6pm and it's still blowing 30 knots downtown and in Sooke. Hope your enjoying the Sault!!
. Got there at 9:15 and Jimmy aka - Marvin the Martian had just arrived as well. It was blowing about 10-15 but there was a large swell as the SE was already blowing at Kelp Reef and was just starting to fill in at I.V. I rigged up the 6.9 and Marvin was getting his 12m kite blown up. Went out and it was blowing about 15 and the swells were getting larger and I was getting wet. Practicing waterstarts in big swells is tough. The winds let up for awhile and Marvin ended up down the beach somewhere. He looked close to the beach so I left him to his own devices. He walked it back about 45 minutes later to my relief(only a bit worried). It started blowing more now and the surf was large and rigging up the 5.8 and trying to get out through the shore break would have been difficult with my large barge so I called it quits at 11:30am and followed MF4 to Bazan with Mike and Chris came too. Too many logs in the shore break(leg breakers) and very light for the 500 meters. I went home for lunch and to warm up. Mike was staying to wait for it to fill in closer to shore and I'm not sure if Chris made it out or not. MF4 went to Willows and he can let you know how it went. So all in all, 2 hours of up and down sailing(mostly down) but got 4 good waterstarts and 2-3 botched jybes in....so a pretty good 2 hours!! It's 6pm and it's still blowing 30 knots downtown and in Sooke. Hope your enjoying the Sault!!
Hey Bobson I was fine. Just another coast guard free kite session...You missed Mike & Dan kiteing down the line on 9 meter's..very cool...must practice... [smilie=beer.gif] ...jim
12 meter 9 a.m. [Dec.24} Kite caught on crab pot & swam in!!Police ambulance & emergency vehicles on scene. Damaged kite picked up by James Is. rescue & transfered to coast guard aux.....picked up at James Is. Wharf...Merry Christmas! Jimmy Lewis...
Bobson: I thought i'd recycle this topic. I feel bad about yesterdays forecast. I hope to try I-view this morning. Any chance of you making it down....I leave the beach for work @ 1....Jim
Bobson: I'm a sensitive weather guy!! Your not missing much. Maybe later!