Return-Path: <bjames@exponent.com-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 IAA23894 for <wind_talk_ls@jr.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis>; Thu, 17 Aug 2000 08:36:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msgbas1x.cos.agilent.com (msgbas1.cos.agilent.com [130.29.152.58]) by opus.labs.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_18979)/8.9.3 AgilentLabs Workstation) with ESMTP id IAA12217 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis>; Thu, 17 Aug 2000 08:36:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail03-oak.pilot.net (mail-oak-3.pilot.net [198.232.147.18]) by msgbas1x.cos.agilent.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12DF139D for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis>; Thu, 17 Aug 2000 09:36:30 -0600 (MDT) Received: from menlomail.exponent.com (unknown-107-9.exponent.com [198.70.107.9] (may be forged)) by mail03-oak.pilot.net with ESMTP id IAA25295 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis>; Thu, 17 Aug 2000 08:36:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: by menlomail.exponent.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id <Q5XG4S33>; Thu, 17 Aug 2000 08:34:05 -0700 Message-ID: <6717C84A8642D2119F1700A0C9D5D9F4036F5F65@menlomail.exponent.com-DeleteThis> From: Brad James <bjames@exponent.com-DeleteThis> To: "'wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis'" <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis> Subject: RE: Wave rules Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 08:34:04 -0700 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Wave rules:
1. Going out has right of way over someone coming in. (when coming in, you
have much more manueverability and less risk of getting munched than someone
going out, so it's polite to give way)
2. First one on the wave has right of way. (note that you may be first on
the wave but out of position to actually ride it, in this case it's
considerate to give it to someone else)
3. If you can't tell who was first on the wave, the person closest to the
peak has right away. (in down-the-line wavesailing, this means the person
upwind has right of way)
4. It is usually acceptable to share a wave with someone if you maintain
enough distance so as to not affect their ride. Make sure you give plenty
of room.... if you are 50 feet downwind of someone, they only have to do a
few bottom turns till they're right on top of you. If they have right of
way over you and start coming down the line at you, just turn and go down
the line yourself so you don't affect their ride (my pet peeve is people who
don't do this).
5. Smile, be nice, be considerate and respect others and you'll have no
problems!
Brad
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom von Alten [mailto:tva@pobox.com-DeleteThis]
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 10:00 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Wave rules
Ok, now that I've got "shark season" down, my next FAQ is...
zeev_gur@peoplesoft.com-DeleteThis writes:
> 7. Respect the rules of wave sailing - see #6 above. Last thing I
> want to deal with is people's bad vibes when I am trying to zen in
> on wave rides.
I understand the rules of sailing -- avoid collision, offwind
give way to upwind, port give way to starboard, etc. -- but have no
clue as to surf and wave sailing rules.
The impression I get is that it's esoteric, and any violation is
really egregious, but that's about all I know. :-/
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