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| ====== Bellingham Bay Downwinding ====== | ====== Bellingham Bay Downwinding ====== | ||
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| - | [[:bellingham_local_conditions|Check Local Conditions]] | ||
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| - | ===== The Bay ===== | ||
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| - | Photo: Collin Smith - Click photo to enlarge - from [[https://vimeo.com/480574189|video - Bellingham Bay Weather Bomb]] | ||
| {{ :locales:bellingham:bellinghambaydownwinder.jpg?direct&717x273 |bellinghambaydownwinder.jpg}} | {{ :locales:bellingham:bellinghambaydownwinder.jpg?direct&717x273 |bellinghambaydownwinder.jpg}} | ||
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| + | Photo: Collin Smith - Click photo to enlarge - from [[https://vimeo.com/480574189|video - Bellingham Bay Weather Bomb]] | ||
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| + | [[:bellingham|Main Bellingham Page]] | ||
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| + | ===== The Bay ===== | ||
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| * [[:bham_bay_launches|Bay Launch Locations]] | * [[:bham_bay_launches|Bay Launch Locations]] | ||
| - | * [[:stories:bellingham_bay_conversations|Conversations about when the Bay is good for downwinding]] | + | * **Downwind & Laps** |
| - | * Prevailing winds - most commonly from south to north but sometimes can work from north to south | + | * [[:stories:bellingham_bay_conversations|Conversations about when the Bay is good for downwinding]] |
| - | * Laps - start and end at same location - paddle upwind and turn around to downwind surf. Repeat # of times preferred. | + | * Prevailing winds - most commonly from south to north but sometimes can work from north to south |
| - | * [[:surfable_boat_wakes|Surfable Boat Wakes]] | + | * Laps - start and end at same location - paddle upwind and turn around to downwind surf. Repeat # of times preferred. |
| + | * **Surf** | ||
| + | * Once in a blue moon Bellingham Bay may get strong enough wind swell to create some shore surf, but it is rare. South winds can sometimes also build a little bit of shore waves at the northern beaches in the Bay. | ||
| + | * There are a few fairly dedicated board surfers who seem to find more frequent opportunities at [[:birch_bay#surfing|Birch Bay]]. And if you want to start to practice getting in and out through shore break, Birch Bay can be one place to start that more frequently has a bit of shore break, but is almost always just quite moderate in comparison to places around the world that employ surf lifesavers. | ||
| + | * [[https://youtu.be/XmEBifLrTIU|2016 Surf at Marine Park Video]] | ||
| + | * **Boat Wakes** | ||
| + | * [[:surfable_boat_wakes|Surfable Boat Wakes]] | ||
| + | * … | ||
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| ===== Conditions ===== | ===== Conditions ===== | ||
| - | **Duncan Howat speaking about the Bay in stronger weather:** \\ //<WRAP center round tip 90%>////Well the thing about the weather and wind forecast is kinda this: when noaa is calling for Gale Warning , (34-47 knots,or 39-54 miles per hr) SE, or even S,makes it a little strong and difficult to get away from the cove, and then the mix up out of Chuckanut Bay for a mile or two makes for a very challenging run, except for those who have done it many times or other similar runs. That 40 + wind can get you, particularly in a surfski in winter like conditions. Gale Warning = 5-6 foot seas ,mixed even without much tide, Mix in a big ebb, then it can get big \\ </WRAP>// | + | * [[:bellingham_local_conditions|Bellingham Bay Conditions]] |
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| - | ===== Bellingham Bay Weather ===== | + | **Duncan Howat speaking about the Bay in stronger weather:** \\ //<WRAP center round tip 90%>////Well the thing about the weather and wind forecast is kinda this: when NOAA is calling for Gale Warning , (34-47 knots,or 39-54 miles per hr) SE, or even S,makes it a little strong and difficult to get away from the cove (Wildcat cove start), and then the mix up out of Chuckanut Bay for a mile or two makes for a very challenging run, except for those who have done it many times or other similar runs. That 40 + wind can get you, particularly in a surfski in winter like conditions. Gale Warning = 5-6 foot seas ,mixed even without much tide, Mix in a big ebb, then it can get big \\ </WRAP>//<WRAP centeralign> |
| - | * [[:bellingham_local_conditions|Bellingham Bay Weather]] | + | ---- |
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| + | **The Bay When It's Too Big For Most** | ||
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| + | **Ana Swetish - SS1, Wilson Reavley & Kate Baring SS2** | ||
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| + | {{youtube>HRbrgRtv_os?large}} | ||
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| + | {{:locales:bellingham:bellwind.jpg?direct&624x332|bellwind.jpg}} | ||
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| + | .{{:weather:windkey.jpg?direct&493x56|windkey.jpg}} | ||
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| ===== Videos ===== | ===== Videos ===== | ||
| * [[:bellingham_bay_downwind_videos|]] | * [[:bellingham_bay_downwind_videos|]] | ||
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| ===== Photos ===== | ===== Photos ===== | ||
| * [[:bellingham_bay_sunset|Bellingham Bay at sunset]] | * [[:bellingham_bay_sunset|Bellingham Bay at sunset]] | ||
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| + | {{https://surfski.wiki//lib/plugins/ckgedit/fckeditor/userfiles/image/locales/bellingham/bbaytopo.jpg?direct&650x345|bbaytopo.jpg}} | ||
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| + | **Bellingham Bay **click to enlarge map:fishing-app.gpsnauticalcharts.com | ||
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| + | </WRAP></WRAP> | ||
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