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Archive: Current Baja Report,
2/4/05,1/21/05,
1/6/05,
12/19/04,
12/1/04,
11/18/04,
10/11/04,
3/10/04,
2/16/04,
2/2/04,
1/20/04,
1/07/04,
12/17/03,
12/1/03,
11/14/03,
11/2/03,
10/16/03,
10/02/03,
3/4/03,
2/25/03,
2/11/03,
2/4/03,
1/28/03,
1/21/03,
1/14/03, 1/6/03,
12/30/02, 12/22/02,
12/10/02
This winter our man Gary Morris will be keep you
informed of the sailing conditions in La Ventana Baja.
| Baja Update -
January 6, 2005 |
New Year in Baja
Holiday winds were lackluster, but
the days were sunny and warm for
all.
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Happy
New Year to everyone, may the new year bring great winds and
fair skies. Most of us have planned a
windsurfing trip with excited anticipation of windy days on
the water, only to be disappointed with no wind.
The wind spirits played a cruel trick on the Holiday crowd in
Baja this year. After an unbelievable stretch of great
wind the first 3 weeks of December, there were only two windy
days in the last 10. My heart goes out to sailors who
were only able to be here for the Holidays. At least the
weather was warm and sunny, and those with a sense of
adventure were treated to the best mountain biking,
snorkeling, fishing, surfing, and exploring southern Baja
offers...in many respects the wind is just a bonus.
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The
Windance crew has been well represented recently here on the
beach. Manager, Chris Boston, and past long time crew
member, Holly, made their first visit to Baja over the
Holidays. Fortunately they stopped by the demo
center here on the beach on one of the windy days, and took the
new Angulo Chango's and 2005 Ezzy's out for a spin. They
came in with big smiles and praise for the equipment...they
both thought the Angulo's were definitely "smooth turning
machines". Maybe they don't have the top end speed
of the Wave Ones, but when you are playing in the waves and
swells, speed isn't necessarily the key to pegging the
fun meter. One thing I did notice about Chris is that he
learned that real Mexican food is much better than Taco
Bell...his favorite local restaurant is Rafa's which is
located just north of the campground, and the Super Burro de
Pollo is his favorite dish.
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 Another
Windance crew member who is here this week is Jake
Miller. He is sponsored by Ezzy, Angulo, and Da Kine,
and will be running daily clinics on fun transitions and
air time. I had a chance to sail with him this afternoon
and I can say that he showed me some moves that I am
definitely too old to try...every time I looked over at him,
he was in the air, upside down, or sailing backwards...always
with a smile on his face.
Oh did I say that the wind returned today.
The first windy day of 2005 was full-on 4.2. We are all
hopeful that the predictions of a mild El Nino weather pattern
setting up is wrong. El Nino is usually bad news for
winter Baja winds, since the low pressure systems that hit
southern California cut off the normal northerly flow of high
pressure that fuel our north winds...stay tuned.
Good
sailing, Gary & Nancy
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Gary and Nancy run the Windance Rental
& Demo Center in the summer,
spending winters on the beach in La Ventana, BCS Mexico.
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