It is being said that the wind conditions were near perfect for this year's race; here's the National Weather Service 24 hour advance weather report for the 2014 38th Annual CYC Oregon Offshore Sailing Race:
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...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A GALE
* WINDS: EXPECT SOUTH WINDS TO GRADUALLY INCREASE TONIGHT. WINDS
* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY FROM 3 TO 5 FEET EARLY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
Gale Watch
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
825 AM PDT WED MAY 7 2014
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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
825 AM PDT WED MAY 7 2014
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A GALE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
* WINDS: EXPECT SOUTH WINDS TO GRADUALLY INCREASE TONIGHT. WINDS
SHOULD THEN INCREASE INTO
THE 20 TO 30 KT RANGE LATE THURSDAY
MORNING INTO EARLY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A COASTAL JET WILL LIKELY
ALLOW WIND GUSTS OF 35 KT
TO SURFACE ACROSS THE WATERS. EXPECT
GUSTY 20 TO 25 KT WEST
WINDS TO SPREAD ACROSS THE WATERS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY FROM 3 TO 5 FEET EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING TO STEEP
AND WIND DRIVEN AT 7 TO 9 FEET LATE
THURSDAY MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.