X-OldHeader: From gorecht@earthlink.net-DeleteThis.com Tue May 28 07:16:08 2002 Return-Path: <gorecht@earthlink.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 HAA21988 for <wind_talk_ls@jr.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Tue, 28 May 2002 07:16:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msgbas1.net.europe.agilent.com (msgbas1.net.europe.agilent.com [192.25.19.80]) by opus.labs.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_18979)/8.9.3 AgilentLabs Workstation) with ESMTP id HAA23566 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Tue, 28 May 2002 07:16:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from avocet.mail.pas.earthlink.net (avocet.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.50]) by msgbas1.net.europe.agilent.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 94159522 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Tue, 28 May 2002 16:16:04 +0200 (METDST) Received: from pool0006.cvx40-bradley.dialup.earthlink.net ([216.244.42.6] helo=w3n5i5) by avocet.prod.itd.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #2) id 17Chlb-00006D-00 for wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com; Tue, 28 May 2002 07:16:04 -0700 Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20020528071735.007fa790@pop.earthlink.net-DeleteThis.com> X-Sender: gorecht@pop.earthlink.net-DeleteThis.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 07:17:35 -0700 To: wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com From: Georg Recht <gorecht@earthlink.net-DeleteThis.com> Subject: Re: equipment and advice needed In-Reply-To: <007201c2060a$b8364840$d7b3fea9@1406>
Hi Rick.
If it were me, I would just go out and buy a used board with a lot of
volume. Buy a used one like a race board with at least 150 liter volume or
more. The first board will probably not be right for long. After saling for
a while and talking with other sailors you will know exactly what you want
in a board then you can shop for the right one. For used boards go to
iWind, Craig's List classified, go to all swap meets, visit the windsurfing
stores and talk to sailors at your windsurfing beach.
For wet suit, I would contact manufacturers like O'Neil, Neil Pryde, etc.
and see what sizes they have then order and make sure you can return if it
does not fit. There are also places that will make a custom suite, not sure
where but one place used to be in Santa Cruz. Patching up a suite yourself
would be my last resort unless you are an expert at this. You could do a
Yahoo or Google search. Talk to windsurfers at the beach where you will be
sailing. Go to the windsurfing stores that sell wetsuits for advise.
Good luck and welcome back.
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At 10:54 PM 5/27/02 -0700, you wrote:
>I have been out of windsurfing for a long time, but I used to be OK.
>I started in--could it be--1976? I am a lifelong sailor and want to
>get back into windsurfing. One little problem: I have ballooned up
>in weight. I still work out often, but I have gone from my college
>football sized 6 feet 215 up to 270. So I need a really big board
>and a really big suit. I was thinking XXXL, and maybe I can cut and
>glue in some neoprene inserts that I can remove later when I have
>dropped some of the weight.
>
>I would be sailing out of Bodega Bay. I used to windsurf on an
>original Windsurfer board in Jenner about 15 years ago. So I am
>used to pretty strong winds, but no deep water starts, thank you.
>
>Any ideas graciously accepted. The ones about eating less are duly
>noted in advance!
>
>Thanks,
>
>Rick McCabe
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