RE: Beginner board / ASD

From: Manuel Paunet (mpaunet@ithena.com-DeleteThis)
Date: Fri Aug 25 2000 - 16:02:56 PDT


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From: Manuel Paunet <mpaunet@ithena.com-DeleteThis>
To: wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis
Subject: RE: Beginner board / ASD
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 16:02:56 -0700
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yes and they dont rent in the morning (when the wind is light).
as this beginner is a real beginner (very first step on a board),
i am sure that will be too windy during the afternoon
(and anyway i would like to go windsrufing and not teaching then)

another point is:
shoreline in mountain view is a little lake
and usualy beginners like that
(even if its safe in coyote)

i can also rent a board at shoreline
but they keep running out of beginner board

manu

-----Original Message-----
From: Sergei Burkov [mailto:bilbo@bilbo.com-DeleteThis]
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 3:39 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: RE: Beginner board / ASD

There is a downside to renting at ASD. I once tried to teach a friend there.
He rented a board and suit from ASD. Paid $30. As soon as he was on the
water he realised that there was too much wind for him. He came back.
Literally, in 15 min. ASD refused to give him even partial refund. They do
not care much about keeping customers happy. A frustrated customer can hear
words like "... and never come again!" from them, or the like.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis
> [mailto:wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis]On Behalf Of Manuel P
> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 3:15 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: Re: Beginner board
>
>
> manu,
> the guys at asd have great beginner gear for rent, i've been teaching
> a friend (with great success) over the last few weekends there.
> you can rent
> a whole set or just the board. beginner board only aprox $15 for
> the whole
> day. soon your friend can move to one of the "big" technos and
> begin to move
> faster for about (30 bucks, board only).
>
> other pluses: great learning conditions (specially early in the
> day), great
> launch, wetsuit rental, and changing room for wetsuit rentals...
> i'd give it a shot.
>
> good luck!
>
>
> -manuel prieto
>
> "Navigare necesse est"
> [To sail is necessary]
> [Naviguer est necessaire]
> [Navegar es necesario]
> - Gnaeus Pompeius
> msprieto@hotmail.com-DeleteThis
>
> so the board only would do it (we will go to shoreline).
> i live in Sunnyvale, and can pick it up tonight or tomorrow morning
> if its a board to rent, i will bring it back ...
> i dunno, either sat eve or sun eve
> i will probably be at coyote sat and sun
>
> thanks for your help
> manu
> mpaunet@businessobjects.com-DeleteThis
>
>
>
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