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 AA181779691; Mon, 23 Jun 1997 16:48:11 -0700 Return-Path: <jammon@ammon.engr.sgi.com-DeleteThis> Received: from sgi.sgi.com (SGI.COM) by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA251519687; Mon, 23 Jun 1997 16:48:07 -0700 Received: from cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (cthulhu.engr.sgi.com [192.26.80.2]) by sgi.sgi.com (950413.SGI.8.6.12/970507) via ESMTP id QAA25332 for <@sgi.engr.sgi.com:wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Mon, 23 Jun 1997 16:44:14 -0700 env-from (jammon@ammon.engr.sgi.com-DeleteThis) Received: from ammon.engr.sgi.com (ammon.engr.sgi.com [198.29.104.32]) by cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (950413.SGI.8.6.12/960327.SGI.AUTOCF) via ESMTP id QAA24511 for <@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com:wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Mon, 23 Jun 1997 16:44:13 -0700 Received: (from jammon@localhost) by ammon.engr.sgi.com (950413.SGI.8.6.12/960327.SGI.AUTOCF) id QAA01632 for wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis; Mon, 23 Jun 1997 16:44:12 -0700 From: "Jim Ammon" <jammon@ammon.engr.sgi.com-DeleteThis> Message-Id: <9706231644.ZM1630@ammon.engr.sgi.com-DeleteThis> Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 16:44:12 -0700 In-Reply-To: Booker Bense <bbense@networking.stanford.edu-DeleteThis> "Possible Addition to Safety Packs" (Jun 23, 8:07am) References: <Pine.GSO.3.96.970623074844.5272C-100000@telemark.stanford.edu-DeleteThis> X-Mailer: Z-Mail (3.2.3 08feb96 MediaMail) To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Subject: Re: Possible Addition to Safety Packs Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Just yesterday, I added a pair of boogie-boarding gloves to my
safety pack. They fit over the entire hand and have webbing between
the fingers. I figure they come close to doubling the surface area
of the hand. I can't remember what I paid for them, but it was
probably about $20 (on Oahu-3 years ago). They seem to be stretchy
enough to get over regular windsurf gloves. Another idea, that I
haven't tried, is to simply sail with them on. They may bunch up a
bit when grasping the boom, but the advantage would be the ability
to immeadiately swim after a board that is quickly going down wind.
-Jim Ammon
On Jun 23, 8:07am, Booker Bense wrote:
> Subject: Possible Addition to Safety Packs
>
> - I got to try out the latest addition to my safety pack
> on sunday. Swim paddles. %-( !. These are brightly colored
> squares of plastic with rubber bands to strap on your hands
> for swimming. They are roughly 4x8 inches, light and pretty
> cheap. ($5-6 bucks for the cheapo ones. ). They definitely
> make swimming in much faster. I swam for about an hour at
> Pt. Isabell on sunday and when I got out I was tired, but
> not exhausted like I usually am. Many thanks to the Marina
> Bay sailor Rick, who waited for me to get in and gave me
> a ride back to my car.
>
> - Booker C. Bense : bbense@stanford.edu-DeleteThis
>-- End of excerpt from Booker Bense
-- Jim Ammon
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