X-OldHeader: From eeiseman@worldnet.att.net-DeleteThis.com Tue Jun 19 13:39:44 2001 Return-Path: <eeiseman@worldnet.att.net-DeleteThis.com> Received: from opus.labs.agilent.com (root@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com [130.29.244.179]) by jr.labs.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_18979)/8.9.3 AgilentLabs Workstation) with ESMTP id NAA20645 for <wind_talk_ls@jr.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Tue, 19 Jun 2001 13:39:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msgbas1.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 NAA08132 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Tue, 19 Jun 2001 13:39:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mtiwmhc22.worldnet.att.net (mtiwmhc22.worldnet.att.net [204.127.131.47]) by msgbas1.cos.agilent.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B4152696 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Tue, 19 Jun 2001 14:39:43 -0600 (MDT) Received: from default ([12.72.88.41]) by mtiwmhc22.worldnet.att.net (InterMail vM.4.01.03.16 201-229-121-116-20010115) with SMTP id <20010619203942.YSMY13460.mtiwmhc22.worldnet.att.net@default> for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Tue, 19 Jun 2001 20:39:42 +0000 Message-ID: <002601c0f8ff$996bc660$2958480c@default> From: "Erik Eiseman" <eeiseman@worldnet.att.net-DeleteThis.com> To: <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com> References: <OF8BC77CD9.49D79406-ON88256A70.0062D681@peoplesoft.com-DeleteThis.com> Subject: Re: Crissy: a relaity or sensor got mad? Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 13:37:01 -0700 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.3018.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.3018.1300
The last few weeks have been similar. Use a small sail- slog - rip by the
north tower. Yesterday a 4.5 was perfect by the north tower but inside
you'd need a 6.5. If you don't mind a slog crissy always has wind somewhere
if the sensor is hitting.
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Subject: Re: Crissy: a relaity or sensor got mad?
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>
> <<Hope this helps... BTW, carry a radio if you sail out more than you
> can swim in. My boom breakage is now double digits.>>
>
> Big folks stress booms more then light dudes, I know, I am not small
> (210#). To help booms live longer, don't use booms w/a lot of extension.
> In other words, if you sail requires 182cm of boom, use a boom which is
> 175-220cm range. I also found that flipping harness lines - using boom
> from other side - @ end of season, helps reduce the stress and increases
> life span by a few months.
>
> I sail Ezzy sails, Wave SE, 3.7 to 6.9. Yes a 6.9 wave sail. It handles
a
> lot of downhaul, has an awesome shape which does not loose power/low end
> punch when downhauled to max. Outhaul is always the same: predefined by
> the sail, and noted with an awesome tape at end of sail. To rig, you
> downhaul to max, set boom length so tape touches end of boom, outhaul till
> sail snug against boom, and go. The best rigging set up I've ever tried.
> I can't say enough good things about these sails - handle low end great,
> amazing in op'd conditions, great on face of wave (easy to depower), good
> upwind capability.
>
> This sunday @ Crissy I was on the 6.9, got all the way to wind line no
> problem, had a blast in the wind waayyyy by N. tower. Most folks there
> seemed to be on tiny gear - must have launched from north side. The wind
> was great by tower, but there was a hudge hole to get to the wind line. I
> was on 114L Mistral flow.
>
>
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