Return-Path: <dpolzer@pacbell.net-DeleteThis> Received: from opus.labs.agilent.com (root@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis [130.29.244.179]) by jr.labs.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_18979)/8.9.3 AgilentLabs Workstation) with ESMTP id KAA26448 for <wind_talk_ls@jr.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis>; Mon, 31 Jul 2000 10:14:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msgbas1tx.cos.agilent.com (msgbas1t.cos.agilent.com [130.29.152.59]) by opus.labs.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_18979)/8.9.3 AgilentLabs Workstation) with ESMTP id KAA19259 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis>; Mon, 31 Jul 2000 10:14:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mta5.snfc21.pbi.net (mta5.snfc21.pbi.net [206.13.28.241]) by msgbas1tx.cos.agilent.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 464DA66D for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis>; Mon, 31 Jul 2000 11:14:18 -0600 (MDT) Received: from daveii ([216.102.198.191]) by mta5.snfc21.pbi.net (Sun Internet Mail Server sims.3.5.2000.01.05.12.18.p9) with SMTP id <0FYK00KO1MPOCG@mta5.snfc21.pbi.net-DeleteThis> for wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis; Mon, 31 Jul 2000 09:49:01 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 09:51:23 -0700 From: Dave Polzer <dpolzer@pacbell.net-DeleteThis> Subject: Re: Gear recommendations (experienced but new to sailing in the Bay Area) To: wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis, berend@cisco.com-DeleteThis Message-id: <002f01bffb0f$8fcfba60$6501a8c0@daveii> X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.3018.1300 Content-type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.3018.1300 References: <3984C5C5.CDD1EEA1@cisco.com-DeleteThis> X-Priority: 3
Make sure you stop by third ave..... Gary from Helm of Sun Valley has a
Trailer there... You can try before you buy right there on the spot... He
has AHD, Fanatic, High Fly, Tiga, and Randy French(Used to shape for
Seatrend) boards. All available to try out before you take the big plunge..
He carries Neil Pryde, Gastraa, and Ezzy Sails...
You weighing in at a measly 173 pounds could probably get away with a 100 L
board as your big board and probably get away with something around 80 L...
Personally my fat ass 205+ lbs uses a 116 l F2 Ride as my big board 5.3 to
7.0 sail range and a 95 L JP Wave 262 as my small board 4.1 to 5.8 sail
range...
My average sail at third is a 5.8 but most people your size are on 4.7 to
5.4 on average...
Good Luck and see ya at third...... Don't forget to check out the trailer at
third!! call Helm of Sun Valley to see if someone is gonna be there the have
no real set hours for the trailer....
Dave Polzer
dpolzer@pacbell.net-DeleteThis
----- Original Message -----
From: "Berend Ozceri" <berend@cisco.com-DeleteThis>
To: "Multiple recipients of list" <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis>
Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2000 5:23 PM
Subject: Gear recommendations (experienced but new to sailing in the Bay
Area)
> Hi everyone,
>
> After a five or so year break from windsurfing, I am ready to get back
> into the action (the fact that I moved to the Bay Area three years ago
> and haven't windsurfed even once must be some sort of sacrilege) and am
> looking for some Bay Area specific gear recommendations.
>
> I am (was) an intermediate-to-advanced light-to-medium chop sailer (no
> problems beach/water starting, usually can stay dry for a bunch of runs
> between dropped jibes). The last board I personally owned was a Fanatic
> Ultra Rat (280 cm / 105 l) along with a 5.6 ART sail that I sailed in
> pretty high-wind conditions (in Turkey). Since then, I have put on about
> fifteen pounds, now weighing me in at about 173 lbs.
>
> I've visited Coyote Pt. and 3rd for the last couple of weekends to see
> what the conditions are like (haven't sailed yet) and am wondering if
> anyone could give me some suggestions on gear. Coyote Pt. appeared to be
> pretty variable, at least in the close-to-shore area where there
> appeared to be a lot of lulls, so I was thinking that I wouldn't want
> something with less than 105 l of volume. What about sail sizes? I
> talked ton one person two weekends ago and he said he was sailing a 5.8
> which he said was unusually big for Coyote Pt. (the wind was pretty
> weak).
>
> Anyway, please fill me in on anything you think might be of value. I'll
> probably be buying some new gear and was checking out the usual
> brand-names (Mistral, Fanatic, F2, BIC) and someone pointed out the
> local ASD guys. Any suggestions there?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Berend
>
> P.S.: Also, between 3rd and Coyote, which one would you say is a better
> place to get reacquainted with the sport?
>
>
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