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Nitinat is ON!
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 6:23 pm
by carlisle
FIRST RIDE OF THE YEAR AT NITINAT! APRIL 20th 2012
Nitinat had a good thermal wind today, keep your eyes on the forecast and I'll see you out there next time!
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:43 pm
by downwind dave
great news. is anyone able to prune those fast-growing trees from in front of the webcam!
burst the bubble
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 8:49 am
by SaltSpringKiterPeaceGuy
don't mean to burst the bubble, but I'm pretty sure Nitinaht Pat can lay claim to the first session at Nitinaht...Good to know it's on though!
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 9:53 am
by Ken
Anyone hear the forecast for Tuesday April24th at nitinaht.
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:20 am
by downwind dave
cloudy chance of rain. light inflow. 5-8kts
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 12:10 pm
by Ken
Hi DownwindDave. Thanks for the feedback. It is my buddy's birthday and we were hoping to catch an "on Day" Tuesday. but it looks like we will have to plan another day. what do you use as your source for determining Nitinat weather?
Thanks again for the reply.
Cheers
Ken
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 12:56 pm
by downwind dave
Hi Ken, my wind guess is just my feeling based on a simple look at the forecast. since 2004 via the website we have been co-relating forecasts to actual conditions reported in the sailing log and more recently what we see real time on the webcam. Wind in April is typically sketchy at best and without a bomber setup i wouldn't have high hopes. that said, 'you never know unless you go"!
Scan down in the weather topics or better yet do a forum search, you will find a massive wealth of information on predicting Nitinat.
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 1:12 pm
by Ken
Thanks, I will check it out.
Cheers
Ken
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:40 am
by nitnaht Pat
the morning is starting out overcast there is a slight breeze so this may blow over but looks like a coin toss....
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:27 am
by Ken
Thanks for the update. Hoping to make it out this Sunday
Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 6:33 pm
by juandesooka
Nitinat newbie question....is it likely to work there on a weather call like this weekend? It is an outflow easterly in JDF....any impact up there? Or is the heat inland all you need?
Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 8:04 pm
by JL
It always blows . Just do it
Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 8:57 pm
by juandesooka
hehe, realized it mum's day Sunday. That water would be plenty hot if I took off kiting all day.
Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 9:57 pm
by thankgodiatepastafobreaky
Mom who? I'm going sailing at the nat!
Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 10:16 pm
by juandesooka
Ha, pasta ... you will learn soon that "mother's day" is code word for "the woman who bore my children gets to do whatever she wants all day, with slave labour added on top", in return for roughly 364 days of dad and kids getting our way. Well, not exactly, but something like that. Nat, no nat, later nat.
