Excellent explanation Jim. I'll just add that you can buy the book "The wind came all ways" from most bookstores and it gives a great description of the different pressure slopes and wind directions etc. It is a good book for local conditions and talks about fog banks, SE'erlies, NW'erlies...

Hi. I use Macs at work and cant seem to access the archieves what plug in or software do I need for .png files on a Mac. Thanks. Hey DRAZ, Sorry for the delayed reponse but I just got back into town. What browser are you using on the Mac? You may have to upgrade if it is Netscape and less than ver ...

seems to be werking again Yeah sorry about that everyone. It looks like my IP address changed on my computer while I was away and that messed things up. Actually if you used the address http://bigwavedave.ca it worked, but http://www.bigwavedave.ca didn't. Also it looks like the wind pop-ups from t...

Hey everyone, well I made it back from a great trip to the Gorge/Coast. I actually sailed every day (18 days in a row!) which is not too bad. The Gorge was good 4.7 mostly with a few lighter 5.2 days and some cranking 3.5 days too. It was super hot with highs near 105 deg at times. I mostly sailed t...

Hey if anyone wants to hook up I'll be in the Gorge or on the Oregon coast until Aug 5. Send me an email at , I'll check it every few days. Anybody have plans to come down before August?

Hopefully the website is ok - if it goes down it could be down for a while...

dave

yeah good call - Nitinat looks a little damp right now

Hey what's the plan for this weekend? We might get one day of wind up at Nitinat today before that front moves in. I 'might' head up there this morning, but I'm not too sure... It looks like the westerly in the Strait might not work today, but yesterday (and Thurs I heard) sure were sweet at Gordons...

tweezer wrote:Hey BWD! How was Long Beach?

Check my post on the weather forum...

Hey anyone up for an Oregon coast trip this week? I'm thinking Oceanside or Manzanita could be good Wed-Fri and then the Gorge looks good for the weekend. Either that or Nitinat, but that doesn't sound nearly as fun. Give me a call if you want to go 889-1351. Gordons looks like it will fire today, d...

A group of us made the trip to Long Beach for the big gale warning on Saturday and Sunday and it was well worth it, although no gales were found. On Saturday Bryan, Chris, Trevor and I sailed at Chesterman's on big gear. The surf was 3-4 feet and the wind was good side-off at 15 knots. Half and half...

Hey anyone up for a Long Beach trip for Sat/Sun? It is looking good for tomorrow and maybe Sunday too, although there isn't much swell, dave 9:30 PM PDT FRIDAY 20 JUNE 2003 WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND NORTH . GALE WARNING CONTINUED. WINDS NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS EASING TO 20 OVERNIGHT THEN RISING T...

:?: Who's going to Nitinat this weekend? Hey tweezer: Yeah Nitinat looks like it could have some wind, although half and half cloud too. The 10am Port Alberni forecast is looking better now than it was before. I'm still undecided about going up there - I'll make the decision tomorrow morning. What ...

I'm sort of flexible - I have next week off and then July 14-Aug 5 . I might head to the Gorge, Nitinat or Long Beach next week. Send me an email...

dave

I´m from Germany and will be visiting Vancouver Island for 2 weeks in July There´s plenty of web-info on the southern spots ( gordon,JR,Dallas Road and also Nitinat ). But what about Long Beach ? Is there any good wind in Summer ? Thermals ? And up the coast ? Anyone info on places like Nootka, Raf...

Tuesday evening was fantastic at Island View... Hey Bobson: yeah last night was fun at Isl View. After you left we sailed until 8:30pm and barely got planing on the 6.0's but it was fun for light wind tricks and good practice. And totally warm - although we wimped out and wore wetsuits. Today looks...