Received: from zonker-fddi.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA19994; Thu, 14 Sep 1995 16:41:00 -0700 Return-Path: <poulton@zonker.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> Received: by zonker.hpl.hp.com (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA13324; Thu, 14 Sep 1995 16:40:53 -0700 Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 16:40:53 -0700 From: Ken Poulton <poulton@zonker.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> Message-Id: <9509142340.AA13324@zonker.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Subject: Re: Coyote Wed
> > After spinning out, catching the rail and going over the handlebars
> > three times in quick succession, I decided maybe I was too tired to pay
> > proper attention.
>
> So is it
> my imagination or is this truely easier to do on a hard-railed board than a
> softer one?
It's definately a function of rail hardness, maybe also a function of
the fat tails on CS boards now. I almost never got tossed on a spinout
on my CFX's or even a '91 ASD CS board until I started demoing boards this
year. The one I bought has noticeably softer rails than, say, Ted
Huang's old board, and is quite a bit more forgiving. But you still
have to recover from a spinout fairly soon or pay the price.
Ken Poulton
poulton@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis
" Someone once said that to experience the thrill of sailing one only
needs to go in the shower fully clothed, turn the cold water on, and
start tearing $20 bills.
To experience the thrill of windsurfing follow the same instructions
with a minor variation: once in a while throw yourself against the wall."
-- Luigi Semenzato
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