X-OldHeader: From daddy@ilovemaggie.co.uk-DeleteThis.com Sat Jun 22 14:45:30 2002 Return-Path: <daddy@ilovemaggie.co.uk-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 OAA05743 for <wind_talk_ls@jr.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Sat, 22 Jun 2002 14:45:30 -0700 (PDT) From: daddy@ilovemaggie.co.uk-DeleteThis.com 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 OAA20403 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Sat, 22 Jun 2002 14:45:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from qm-a01.dmz.another.com (www.funmail.co.uk [212.62.7.9]) by msgbas1.cos.agilent.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 658E9521A for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Sat, 22 Jun 2002 15:45:28 -0600 (MDT) Received: (qmail 4983 invoked from network); 22 Jun 2002 21:45:26 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO www-a21) (172.16.100.21) by qm-a01 with SMTP; 22 Jun 2002 21:45:26 -0000 Message-ID: <502671.1024782327096.JavaMail.root@172.16.100.50-DeleteThis.com> Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 22:45:27 +0100 (BST) To: wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com Subject: Re: Looking for input on board X-Funmail-UID: 1605905 X-Senders-IP: unknown
I am sympathetic to heavy weights trying to advance in the sport. I
have suffered through the times when I listened to people who,
although well intentioned,did not have experience sailing at over
230 lb. Everything was either too small or ...well too small is the
big problem and I don't remember the others.
I have found out what works for me. I have a pair of boards from
Real wind up in the Gorge. The bigger one is shaped for bump and
jump and is really beefed up for a board that weighs 17 pounds. It
is 120 liters and from what I remember of learning waterstarts if
the board sinks a few inches that helped me get upright more easily.
So 120 isn't that small. Plus it handles like a dream for when you
advance into jibing. Its called the real style. It is a custom
board made by a shaper who does a lot of boards for big guys. I
think its www.realwind.com.
Kevin 220#(230# during football season)/realwind real style120
liter/surflite 100 liter ezzy 2001 se wave 5.8 and 4.7.
-----Original Message----- From : \223Booker C. Bense\223
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WIND_TALK <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com> Date : 21 June 2002
15:26:22 Subject : Re: Looking for input on board
>On Thu, 20 Jun 2002, Jim Murdy wrote: > >> Hi, . Now that it is
looking like my life is going to calm down >> enought to fit sailing
back in, I'm looking for input and board >> suggestions >> >> I'm a
terminal intermediate....ie can waterstart, still working on >>
sailing fast and in the straps consistently. >> >> San Luis is my
favorite, but Coyote is closer so I will sail more >> there. >> >>
I'm 6' 250lb. I've got recent sails in 6.2/5.2 range and a new to
>> me used '97 custom (bigger) ASD Mutant. I got out last Friday to
>> Coyote and had fun, but my water start seemed to go away after
not >> sailing for 2 years. >> >> I'm thinking of two options a) To
heck with it, just get out and >> sail what i have and all will come
back with time and muscle >> soreness. >> >> b) Get another
board....bigger i.e 150 liter (techno 283) or get >> crazy and go
BIG, 200 liters or so (techno 293) Then I sail, get a >> little
speed in and then go the ASD when the wind picks up >> >> Any input
and / or board recommendations would be helpful >> > >- The techno
is fun to sail, but it does require a bit more technique >to get the
most out of it in windy conditions. A 6.2m is a really >small sail
for the techno. I sail mine with that occaisonally when >the wind
is fluky, you definitely need a smaller fin in those >conditions. I
use a 38cm CR7 with \223small\223 sails on the techno. > >- What
volumne is your mutant? Anything over about 120 liters is >going to
be a handful in 6.2m conditions on the Penisula. >The 283 techno is
a fun board, but it really works best with >sails in the 7.5m+
range. What you might look at are the >newer mutants or the smaller
techno. I'd go to ASD and demo >a few boards. > >- Booker C.
Bense > >
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