Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.18/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA292347295; Thu, 15 May 1997 07:41:36 -0700 Return-Path: <ljb@eqe.com-DeleteThis> Received: from eqe.com by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA197757295; Thu, 15 May 1997 07:41:35 -0700 Received: from eqe-1.eqe.com by eqe.com via ESMTP (951211.SGI.8.6.12.PATCH1502/951211.SGI) for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> id HAA25783; Thu, 15 May 1997 07:37:47 -0700 Received: from EQE-1/SpoolDir by eqe-1.eqe.com (Mercury 1.21); 15 May 97 07:44:52 +1100 Received: from SpoolDir by EQE-1 (Mercury 1.21); 15 May 97 07:43:52 +1100 From: "Leo J. Bragagnolo" <ljb@eqe.com-DeleteThis> Organization: EQE International To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 07:43:26 PST Subject: (Fwd) Re: Beginner sites in delta Priority: normal X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v2.52) Message-Id: <1CFF8745768@eqe-1.eqe.com-DeleteThis>
Sailing the Delta in the summer in a 3/2 with short sleeves
won't be a problem. The water is cool, but the air temp is pretty
warm. However, it can be hard to sail Rio as a beginner when the
wind kicks up. Candlestick is much easier because of the relatively
flat water. Also, the water temp at Candlestick is pretty warm in
the summer. Keep in mind that the wind is offshore there, so if you
can't waterstart or break down you may be in for a very long swim.
One more suggestion - get a pair of sleeves to go with your wetsuit.
You may be able to order them from O'Neil. I used a 3/2 O'Neil
convertible for years at Crissy until I finally bought a warmer suit.
> Date: Wed, 14 May 1997 09:10:44 -0700
> Reply-to: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis
> From: Sasha Mitelman <sasha@ISL.Stanford.EDU-DeleteThis>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>
> Subject: Re: Beginner sites in delta
>
> Michael Lassner writes:
>
> > Sand Bar is a beginners spot but is not that interesting for an advanced
> > sailor. If your wife is learning to water start, than Glass beach is
> > good or at the very end of the Sherman Island access road is Tea Rio
> > beach.
>
> i'm sort of in the same boat (so to speak) -- beginner, sailed some last
> summer, waterstarts are still pretty shaky. i was thinking of going up
> to sherman island for a weekend to sail, and i'm wondering about a few
> things: 1) how cold is the water? i only have a 3/2 long legs, short
> sleeve wetsuit. 2) i have a very floaty longboard -- 330cm o'brien (not
> sure how much it weighs but it's heavy) -- is that appropriate for sailing
> there? i've had trouble getting through the chop in the cove north of
> coyote point with it. any advice? would candlestick point be any better? (it's
> certainly closer to where i live, but i'm sure the water is a lot colder).
>
> thanks,
>
> sasha m.
>
> p.s. i'm 165# and i have one sail, a 5.6.
>
>
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