Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.18/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA040920870; Mon, 29 Apr 1996 16:34:31 -0700 Return-Path: <dstuart@qntm.com-DeleteThis> Received: from worf.qntm.com by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA188520870; Mon, 29 Apr 1996 16:34:31 -0700 Received: from mail.qntm.com by worf.qntm.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.16/16.2) id AA094520719; Mon, 29 Apr 1996 16:32:00 -0700 Received: from qm_smtpgw.qntm.com by mail.qntm.com with SMTP (1.37.109.16/16.2) id AA043140718; Mon, 29 Apr 1996 16:31:58 -0700 Message-Id: <n1381327020.25185@qm_smtpgw.qntm.com-DeleteThis> Date: 29 Apr 1996 16:31:55 U From: "David Stuart" <dstuart@qntm.com-DeleteThis> Subject: Re: Fri/Sat at Coyote To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP-QM 3.0.2
Reply to: RE>>Fri/Sat at Coyote
You guys are missing out on an amazing ride by detaching from the harness
lines. There is nothing like the ride you get from your harness when slamming
head over heals in high wind. The G-force from a full-on over-the-handlebars
slam is exponentially greater when your still hooked in.
I'm thinking of switching harness lines to include mountaineering hardware
that clips on. Combined with sailing in overpowered conditions with a new
giant monofilm race sail, a 16.5" blade fin, a board that has razor sharp
rails, and booms mounted as high as they will go, is my ticket to ride.
My chiropractors (all of them) and my physical therapists would all agree that
my formula works.
Although I have survived a great many of these crashes, I must confess that
due to some physical complications I can no longer enjoy the full-on
excitement of these back-slamming headers. So I do enjoy your stories, as
this is the only way today that I may enjoy "THE RIDE".
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I landed on my back on the sail, and completely shredded the third
panel from the top.
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I did about the same thing to my 6.2 last season. Took out the entire panel
above the boom. I was coming in to rig down and after the "enhancement", it
was about right ;^) But, as you noted, it's a tad noisy. I wasn't too bent
either, cuz I had been afraid, as I was sitting out in the channel amongst
torn mylar, that I'd broken my mast.
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