Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA21810; Fri, 2 Jun 1995 16:31:55 -0700 Return-Path: <shred@netcom.com-DeleteThis> Received: from netcom17.netcom.com by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP ($Revision: 1.36.108.11 $/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA229285934; Fri, 2 Jun 1995 16:32:14 -0700 Received: by netcom17.netcom.com (8.6.12/Netcom) id QAA09187; Fri, 2 Jun 1995 16:27:09 -0700 Date: Fri, 2 Jun 1995 16:27:09 -0700 (PDT) From: "Edward W. Scott" <shred@netcom.com-DeleteThis> Subject: RE: Sherman 6/1pm To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Cc: Multiple recipients of list <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> In-Reply-To: <n1410014307.58523@mm.ssd.lmsc.lockheed.com-DeleteThis> Message-Id: <Pine.3.89.9506021602.A7630-0100000@netcom17> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Craig,
The only air I saw you getting was when you planted your fin in the
bottom and went flying over the handlebars. ;) Yeah, and for some
reason, you still had that confident look on your face (or was that suprise?)
C-ya on (over) the H20.
-shrEd
Ed Scott
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On Fri, 2 Jun 1995, Wiesner Craig wrote:
> Sailed San Luis Res. yesterday. I am 210#, 6'2" and was on a 4.1 fully down
> hauled and flatten. I wish I had a 3.6. I believe it was gusting to 50. An
> outhouse even blew over!
>
> The sailing was pretty fun once I got used to the puffs. Only problem was
> that the water level was wayyyyyyyy low. You would begin to carve a 40 mph
> jibe and your skeg would stick in 10" or less of water and you fly. This only
> happened to me a couple of times till I figured out where some deep spots were
> for jibing, but my neck is a little sore.
>
> A buddy of mine went out for .5 hour and called it quits. I have found that
> if you hang in for a while you really get used to the high winds and toward
> the end of the session was feeling quite comfortable, confident enought to try
> for some air.
>
> I love this adrenalin stuff!
>
> - Craig
>
>
>
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