Paul,
I agree it has been a strange year.
Very few Dawn Patrol sessions as it seemed to start getting windy after 8am and really pick up at 10.. And I agree it normally get's windier after 5pm but on the flip side, I can't remember one Summer @ Sherman in the past 15 years that didn't have at least one completely scorching / totally windless weekend...
And though it might be light, if you can get out for even a few runs I would concider that a kitable day (being the half full guy that I am)
Many times this Summer I would hear guys (and girls) bitching about how it was only blowing 15 mph... Hell, 90% of the world would die to have that much wind on a consistant basis. How would you like to live in So Cal and ride a 16m all the time? Not me, I think Sherman is the best wind in CA and i'm happy to ride my 12m in light winds like Wed. even though it was up & down and a short session. I again agree it was a bummer that all the way down it was blowing close to 30 and as soon as I parked my truck it dropped to 18
Let's just see what happens this weekend.
SAN FRANCISCO SAN PABLO SUISUN BAY AND THE WEST DELTA-
342 AM PDT FRI AUG 17 2007
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WINDS DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.MON...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
.TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.