Kiteus Maximus wrote:
Ha! Since when did wind meters become accurate? I can't even begin to count the hundreds upon hundreds of sessions where the wind was no where near what the forecast was projecting. Either stronger than forecasted or as usual...much lighter than what was forecasted.
Look at the below graph which lists all available forecast models. All but one show the sustained wind remaining below 10 mph the period you are referring to.
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Hey thanks for proving my point !
The blue line was the actual wind
He started around 1pm...when wind was 9mph....and then it picked up to 11 and 12 mph
The wind direction was S to SSW
On that wind direction in Cocoa Beach..there is 3-6kn on the beach sand..but 9-10kn on water
On that wind direction (side to side side off) in Cocoa Beach..even at 12kn you get zero ripples....
...in the ocean....it looks deceiving to the untrained eye...the glassy ocean...on Southerly winds
So not the "total" information was revealed by the SUP hero
OH and i forgot one more detail..
....it was a North swell with light current flowing southward against the wind
NOW that is full disclosure of the facts base on my knowledge of the place
And still ...some of you will side with someone who only been in my town for 2 days
.................... ...P.S. I am the one who set-up the SUP rental for him....................
.....................P.S. I took him on a grand tour personally..for one hour... of all our local kites spots......
............P.S. this was a friendly showdown on Tuesday...and soon you will see a video................
............P.S......side by side my 19 flew in the exact same amount of very LW (4kn estim.) than his
...........P.S.....Dimitri is a extremely nice guy and i had lots of FUN that day with him....
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