Dry sailing

From: Karina O'Connor (karinaoc@earthlink.net-DeleteThis)
Date: Tue Aug 04 1998 - 20:39:44 PDT


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From: "Karina O'Connor" <karinaoc@earthlink.net-DeleteThis>
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For anyone interested, here is some information sent to me from David on dry
sailing. I'm not really interested in buying one right now (thanks for the info
anyway!), but would like to do a story on anyone bringing one up and sailing at
burning man. If you're going and are hoping to sail - please email me at
karinaoc@earthlink.net.-DeleteThis

thanks, Karina
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     I think you are referring to Jean Rathle who can be reached at
     the following URL:
     
     STREETSAILING by Fish Out'a H2O
     http://www.slip.net/~jrathle/
     
    ....
     
     
     P.S. Also, below is some information that I gleaned from the wind_talk
     form regarding dry sailing.
     
     
     
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     DRY SAILING WITH SKATEBOARD
     
     
     Saw a few of them at the Event Site in Hood River the past two years.
     Skateboarders said it was great fun and helped them withtheir jibes.
     
     I bought a 4 ft. skateboard at Big 5 when it was on sale. Regular
     price is about $80. The guys at the Gorge said to drill a hole
     just in front of the front wheels for the mast foot. They said
     you need only about 5MPH winds and a small sail. Advised me to
     wear protection for the knnes, elbows and wrists.
     
     
     I am using old sstuff I had laying around, so my only investment was
     for the board. Haven't tried it yet because there has been wind at
     Coyote-but expect to get it going next month.
     
     
     Carl
     From: phylncarl1@juno.com-DeleteThis (Carl A Grame)
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     David,
     
     I have a street sailing board that I built from a snowboard and extra
     wide skateboard trucks. It works pretty well, I usually use a 5.7
     on it when there is no wind and a 4.2 or 3.7 when there is.
     It goes pretty fast with very little wind so I wear rollerblading/hockey gear.
     You can't really hang out from it too far because the wheels
     will slip. Use an old boom because it will get torn up.
     You are right, it jibes like a dream. It is pretty good for praticing.
     
     -pete
     From: dahl@doip.mti.sgi.com-DeleteThis (peter dahl)



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