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Re: [windsurfireland] Re: windsurf tomorrow? (tuesday)

does anyone know what are best wind directions for burrow beach to work?

On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 6:11 PM, owen at tadhg<owen@...> wrote:
>
>
> I use the dublin airport readings quite a lot - they are good  and i know
> for example malahid estuary will be sheltered a fair bit in a west to
> southerly so i allow for that.
> i think its a question of measuring the nearest station against  the sailing
> spot you use with different wind directions and once you know how it works
> then it can be very useful
> owen
>
> James Travers wrote:
>
>
> I'm just in from a session on Rush beach - definitely no shortage of wind
> and it's actually quite consistent for a change!  Was overpowered on a 5.5
> and didn't have anything smaller - couldn't be much different on Dollymount.
>
> Enjoy,
> Jamie
>
> From: simonhederman <simonhederman@ gmail.com>
> To: windsurfireland@ yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Tuesday, 21 July, 2009 16:10:01
> Subject: [windsurfireland] Re: windsurf tomorrow? (tuesday)
>
>
>
> SO is it windy out in Dublin Bay or Malahide.
> The Rush weather station is giving 25 knot readings, but this site oftern
> seems to give high readings.
> Dun L is 14 knots, but I know can be sheltered in a southerly.
>
> Bray is also only reading 10 knots. Not sure where that one is exactly.
> The very useful Dollymount one has not worked for ages.
>
> Dublin airport is 19knots, but that is not "live"
>
> Are there any other weather stations online.
>
> Is there anyone with some first hand on-beach info. Am desperate to get a
> sail but don't want to rek across town to find no wind in Malahide or
> Dollymount.
>
> Thanks
>
> Simon
>
> --- In windsurfireland@ yahoogroups. com, "marmelstein" <john.marmelstein@
> ...> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi Folks,
>> Forecast for tomorrow says there might be some wind, anyone thinking of a
>> sail, could text me on 086 179 1198. Dollymount or Poolbeg, I would think.
>> Booterstown even, earlier on in the day.
>> Byeee,
>> JM
>>
>
>



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