14kts Gusting to 50kts @ CB, Real or a glitch?
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 11:30 am
Hi everyone, yesterday there was a reading at 10:30 showing wind 14kts, gusting to 50kts!!!
I have been looking numerous times on the island wind graph when I am not kiting or after a session to see how strong can gust become.
Unfortunately I didn't collect this info in a folder for stats/history (I will be doing that now) but as far as I remember the strongest gust were always when it was 30kts+ out, and they usually are between 10 and 20 kts, not 36 kts like the one yesterday.
Example of strong reading/gust I have seen in the past:
-35kts, gust 50kts.
-28kts, gust 42kts.
-30kts gust 44kts
Etc...
Sometimes 17kts gust 29 kts, but usually when wind is under 20kts gust are not that big.
Anyhow, my question is:
Is it possible that this 50kts gust reading is more than likely a glitch in the anemometer?
Because if this reading was real it mean a certain death for someone riding a 12m-15m+. Unless you successfully pull the safety release before that gust hits but then it’s the sea lion that will get you
I have been looking numerous times on the island wind graph when I am not kiting or after a session to see how strong can gust become.
Unfortunately I didn't collect this info in a folder for stats/history (I will be doing that now) but as far as I remember the strongest gust were always when it was 30kts+ out, and they usually are between 10 and 20 kts, not 36 kts like the one yesterday.
Example of strong reading/gust I have seen in the past:
-35kts, gust 50kts.
-28kts, gust 42kts.
-30kts gust 44kts
Etc...
Sometimes 17kts gust 29 kts, but usually when wind is under 20kts gust are not that big.
Anyhow, my question is:
Is it possible that this 50kts gust reading is more than likely a glitch in the anemometer?
Because if this reading was real it mean a certain death for someone riding a 12m-15m+. Unless you successfully pull the safety release before that gust hits but then it’s the sea lion that will get you