Re: Walk&Slog-Limatour 5/1

From: Kirk Lindstrom (kirk@hpmsd3.sj.hp.com-DeleteThis)
Date: Fri May 02 1997 - 08:28:10 PDT


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Can we get back to the suggestion of giving wt with reports.
5.5/8'8" is a 25knot day for me with my 230 lbs.
I can't even slog my 9'6" ASD Course Slalom board upwind in a flood when
the wind is light....I need a 10' board for that!

Kirk (slogging a bad shoulder a bit longer) out

>
> Team Sacto made its way to Limatour yesterday 5/1.
>
> Wind was real lite, used the 8'8"/5.5 combo from 3-6pm, from about
> 3-5 Brendan and I would walk our rigs up the beach about to the
> Trees and then work the breaks on down, about 5 or so it picked up
> enough that I could plane upwind, which was a real delight.
>
> the whales were out in full force, about every 10 minutes a new pod would
> pass by us and they were within 100 yards of shore. One whale came straight
> up slowly and was just checking me out. Luckily none of them surfaced
> too close to us.
>
> Waves were small, but rideable, great workout!!! walking up the beach reminded
> me of the good ole days at Waddell on my spoon shaped can opener ace, that had
> no upwind capability.
>
> steves@malik.rose.hp.com-DeleteThis

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