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 AA073743299; Thu, 10 Jul 1997 18:08:19 -0700 Return-Path: <jernmar@flash.net-DeleteThis> Received: from endeavor.flash.net by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA103033300; Thu, 10 Jul 1997 18:08:20 -0700 Received: from Jerry.emf.net (sftc9-171.flash.net [209.30.97.171]) by endeavor.flash.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id UAA19616 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Thu, 10 Jul 1997 20:01:39 -0500 (CDT) Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 20:01:39 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <199707110101.UAA19616@endeavor.flash.net-DeleteThis> X-Sender: jernmar@pop.flash.net-DeleteThis X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Version 2.1.1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis From: Jerry Gardner <jernmar@flash.net-DeleteThis> Subject: Re: ragin' stick
At 10:42 PM 7/9/97 -0700, you wrote:
>When a 207# person gets spanked with small stuff,
>4.3/8'5"/9.25" wave fin, it is blowing. When there
>are swells at an offshore sailing spot........it is windy.
>
>As typical for 3com, the wind was gusty at times,
>which made for challenging sailing. Jibes were
>at your own risk, and most frequently resulted in
>a large amount of liquid spray.
What's with the water?
My first time there this year, thought I'd go to the stick and practice
jibes. Got to practice being nuked instead. Like alpinists say, its like
having fun, only different. As a lightweight (130#) my 3.5 was a handful, to
say the least.
Jerry
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