Received: from opus.hpl.hp.com by jr.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.24/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA077310336; Sat, 8 May 1999 12:05:36 -0700 Return-Path: <SHiley@WSGC.com-DeleteThis> Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.24/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA292240325; Sat, 8 May 1999 12:05:25 -0700 Received: from wsgc-bh.wsgc.com (wsgc-bh.wsgc.com [198.93.40.66]) by hplms26.hpl.hp.com (8.9.1a/HPL-PA Relay) with ESMTP id MAA10188 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Sat, 8 May 1999 12:05:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by wsgc-bh.wsgc.com (8.8.8/8.6.11) id LAA11160 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Sat, 8 May 1999 11:55:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from unknown(192.168.253.251) by wsgc-bh.wsgc.com via smap (4.1) id xma011113; Sat, 8 May 99 11:54:27 -0700 Received: by SFEXSVR2 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id <JQMWATKY>; Sat, 8 May 1999 11:54:32 -0700 Message-Id: <294B00DB40B2D0119AA900A02461F56703D6F2D5@SFEXSVR1> From: Stephen Hiley <SHiley@WSGC.com-DeleteThis> To: "'wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis'" <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> Subject: RE: Ebb? ... booms Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 11:54:29 -0700 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain
I've bought two Fiberspar booms in the past and have been really happy with
them (one 5 year old, one 1 year old). They've been break-free and
reliable, in addition to being so light and stiff. I haven't used them in
the surf, but haven't been overly gentle with them either (@190lb).
Plunking down the cash is a tough pill to swallow, but you'll be glad once
you have it. I agree with the earlier post that they provide the most
performance benefit in the larger sail range, but it sure is nice having one
for regular sailing too :-}
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> From: Don Brennen[SMTP:windguy@jps.net-DeleteThis]
> Reply To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis
> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 1999 11:28 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: Anybody sail the Ebb?
>
>
> Thursday and Friday afternoons at Sherman Island were real sweet.
> Thursday,
> sailed 4.5 3:30-6:00pm (blown off the water, which beats the
> alternative).
> Friday was just a perfect 5.0 day, sailed 3:00-5:00. The setup looks
> simular for today (saturday).
>
> Dropped by DWCo. to check out their choice of carbon booms. Fiberspar
> $395, Chinook $420, and Windsurf Hawaii, I wasn't interested. Man that's
> expensive! For 4.5 and below my chinooks (alum) have been fine, except
> I've
> broken 3 pairs in two seasons and I'm just an average guy who sails alot.
>
> Don
>
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