Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by jr.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.24/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA196498771; Mon, 3 May 1999 09:26:11 -0700 Return-Path: <Zeev_Gur/PeopleSoft@peoplesoft.com-DeleteThis> Received: from mail02-oak.pilot.net (mail-oak-2.pilot.net [198.232.147.17]) by hplms26.hpl.hp.com (8.9.1a/HPL-PA Relay) with ESMTP id JAA00609 for <wind_talk@jr.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Mon, 3 May 1999 09:26:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Zeev_Gur/PeopleSoft@peoplesoft.com-DeleteThis Received: from psp-smtp-03.peoplesoft.com (unk-135-50-158.peoplesoft.com [207.135.50.158] (may be forged)) by mail02-oak.pilot.net with SMTP id JAA12669; Mon, 3 May 1999 09:22:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: by psp-smtp-03.peoplesoft.com(Lotus SMTP MTA v4.6.4 (830.2 3-23-1999)) id 88256766.005A2EC1 ; Mon, 3 May 1999 09:25:02 -0700 X-Lotus-Fromdomain: PEOPLESOFT@PSEXTERNAL To: wind_talk@jr.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Cc: joani.g.gur@ac.com-DeleteThis, "Erik Eiseman" <eeiseman@worldnet.att.net-DeleteThis>, Kami_Semick/PeopleSoft@peoplesoft.com-DeleteThis, Cliff_E._Dycus/PeopleSoft@peoplesoft.com-DeleteThis, Michael_Imperiale/PeopleSoft@peoplesoft.com-DeleteThis Message-Id: <88256766.005A2E01.00@psp-smtp-03.peoplesoft.com-DeleteThis> Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 09:17:40 -0700 Subject: Sunday at the Delta Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline
A few of us were in major "I gotta sail" mode on this rainy and
cloudy day. First we made the drive to ASD and spend some
$: I got the Techno, my buddy got saxo 270 and a 4.5. BTW - they
are giving you $50 towards a purchase of a new sail w/any beat
up old junker sail you bring in. That's right: bring in your old crappy
sails and get $50 towards a new sail. Sweet deal.
Went to Berk to see everyone getting off the water and rain start.
The pager indicated the Sherman was going - hit the road. 45
minutes later we pull into a lot where everyone has the "wow, what
a great session" look. The water is flat w/no whitecaps. They
sky is grey.
This is why I purchased the techno. Rigged an 8.3 and hit the water.
The first puff that I hit, I was planing: I am 207# dry. I was amazed at
how far upwind I could point. The speed of this board is awesome. It is
a blast to be going fast over flat water - it really is fun. It was flodding
last night, and I was still able to point waaayyyy upwind. When this mother
gets on a plane it feels like a tiny board. Jibing is a challenge, since
they are wide. Tacking is a breeze - I am by no means a great tacker
but I was nailing each tack.
I checked out the wind archive and the time that I sailed, for 2 hours
from 5:30 to 7:30 the wind was avg. in the low teens. There were
no whitecaps. I planed the entire time and had a blast.
When I finished, my buddy Erik (175#) took out my kit and FLEW. He
was good for 45 minutes. When he came in was getting pretty dark. I asked
Joani if she wanted to go out, and much to my suprise, she said yes. What
a stud - going out on big race gear (never been on cambered sails before this)
in the fading light hours, it's chilly and cloudy - core chick. From the beach
start she flew like a bat out of heck. Big sail for a very light woman. She
even waterstarted the monster - totally amazing. She came it at 9pm!!!!!
My wife rocks.
In summary, if you are a big guy and want assurance that you WILL be sailing
and having fun in anything over 10mph, get a wide board a big sail. It's a
kick.
Needless to say I am very happy w/my purchase.
Good winds to ya, Zeev.
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