X-OldHeader: From mwlass@attbi.com-DeleteThis.com Tue May 28 08:04:49 2002 Return-Path: <mwlass@attbi.com-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 IAA23269 for <wind_talk_ls@jr.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Tue, 28 May 2002 08:04:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msgbas1.cos.agilent.com (msgbas1.cos.agilent.com [192.168.148.33]) by opus.labs.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_18979)/8.9.3 AgilentLabs Workstation) with ESMTP id IAA27154 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Tue, 28 May 2002 08:04:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from rwcrmhc53.attbi.com (rwcrmhc53.attbi.com [204.127.198.39]) by msgbas1.cos.agilent.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B9CBC69C for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Tue, 28 May 2002 09:04:48 -0600 (MDT) Received: from Mike ([12.236.98.73]) by rwcrmhc53.attbi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20020528150447.GAEG11659.rwcrmhc53.attbi.com@Mike> for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Tue, 28 May 2002 15:04:47 +0000 Message-ID: <007501c20659$0c688e70$6801a8c0@Mike> From: "Michael Lassner" <mwlass@attbi.com-DeleteThis.com> To: <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com> References: <3.0.6.32.20020528071735.007fa790@pop.earthlink.net-DeleteThis.com> Subject: Re: equipment and advice needed Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 08:05:04 -0700 Organization: None X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4910.0300
Swap meets are a killer place to pick up good gear for next to nothing. Its
definitely a buyers market at the swap meetis (unfortunately for me).
I would highly recommend a Starboard start or a go to learn waterstarts,
jibes and have fun in flat water like Bodega Bay. It will probably be hard
to find one used.
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From: "Georg Recht" <gorecht@earthlink.net-DeleteThis.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list WIND_TALK"
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Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 7:22 AM
Subject: Re: equipment and advice needed
>
> 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.
>
> WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
> 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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> >
> >
>
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