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 AA094020089; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 13:48:17 -0700 Return-Path: <mdf@bluedini.engr.sgi.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 AA191670078; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 13:47:58 -0700 Received: from pneumatic-tube.sgi.com (pneumatic-tube.sgi.com [204.94.214.22]) by hplms26.hpl.hp.com (8.9.1a/HPL-PA Relay) with ESMTP id NAA22364 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 13:47:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (cthulhu.engr.sgi.com [192.26.80.2]) by pneumatic-tube.sgi.com (980309.SGI.8.8.8-aspam-6.2/980310.SGI-aspam) via ESMTP id NAA396966 for <@external-mail-relay.sgi.com:wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 13:44:45 -0700 (PDT) mail_from (mdf@bluedini.engr.sgi.com-DeleteThis) Received: from bluedini.engr.sgi.com (bluedini.engr.sgi.com [130.62.244.69]) by cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (980427.SGI.8.8.8/970903.SGI.AUTOCF) via ESMTP id NAA67270 for <@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com:wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 13:44:44 -0700 (PDT) mail_from (mdf@bluedini.engr.sgi.com-DeleteThis) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by bluedini.engr.sgi.com (980427.SGI.8.8.8/970903.SGI.AUTOCF) via SMTP id NAA30576 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 13:44:43 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199906012044.NAA30576@bluedini.engr.sgi.com-DeleteThis> To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis From: Martin Frankel <mdf@sgi.com-DeleteThis> Subject: Re: Coyote to Alameda? In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 01 Jun 99 13:04:08 PDT." <Roam.SIMC.2.0.6.928267652.4985.rcattell@shorter> Date: Tue, 01 Jun 99 13:44:43 -0700 Sender: mdf@bluedini.engr.sgi.com-DeleteThis
I think Chris Kogelnik once mentioned sailed from 3rd or Coyote to the
Oakland airport. Someone at ASD (Kevin?) said he's sailed from Coyote
up to the bay bridge on race gear.
The wind seems to spread out in a fan shape from the San Bruno gap
which means that if it's northwest at third, it'll be more west in the
middle of the bay, meaning your beam reach will take you more
northerly than you might expect.
For long distance trips, it seems to me like safety lies in staying
well upwind. I wouldn't plan on doing a beam reach because then if
the wind shuts down you're screwed.
> In any case, I'd guess you'd want a largish board and a smallish
> sail to handle the varying wind conditions on a trip like this.
I'd say largish board and largish sail. Preferably race gear, that's
what it's made for. Rig big then downhaul the crap out of it, if you
get underpowered you can bag it out and still make it home.
Keep me posted... I'd be up for any expeditions. I carry a radio and
I have a GPS I could bring along too, if we get lost. :)
I just picked up a Roberts 24" AVS board this weekend and boy is it
sweet. Sailed at Berkeley on Sunday on a 7.0, sailed up to Angel
Island in about ten reaches, definitely a totally different world of
upwind performance from my Screamer II. Berkeley is definitely the
place to go for long distance exploring. There's a lot more to see,
more points of reference and more places to go. There's tons of boat
traffic so better chances of rescue if something breaks. And of
course, the launch is always downwind.
My first impression is that sailing race gear is a fun way to explore
and do something different, get out of the old back-n-forth rut. I
think I'll always be a B&J sailor at heart but it is an interesting
change of pace.
-- Martin Frankel |||| mdf@sgi.com-DeleteThis |||| (650)933-6191
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