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 AA070080114; Tue, 30 Dec 1997 14:15:14 -0800 Return-Path: <mdf@bluedini.engr.sgi.com-DeleteThis> Received: from sgi.sgi.com (SGI.COM [192.48.153.1]) by hplms26.hpl.hp.com (8.8.6/8.8.6 HPLabs Relay) with SMTP id OAA10111 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Tue, 30 Dec 1997 14:15:16 -0800 (PST) Received: from cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (cthulhu.engr.sgi.com [192.26.80.2]) by sgi.sgi.com (950413.SGI.8.6.12/970507) via ESMTP id OAA29328 for <@sgi.engr.sgi.com:wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Tue, 30 Dec 1997 14:11:52 -0800 env-from (mdf@bluedini.engr.sgi.com-DeleteThis) Received: from bluedini.engr.sgi.com (bluedini.engr.sgi.com [192.26.72.30]) by cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (950413.SGI.8.6.12/960327.SGI.AUTOCF) via ESMTP id OAA09609 for <@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com:wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Tue, 30 Dec 1997 14:11:51 -0800 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by bluedini.engr.sgi.com (970903.SGI.8.8.7/970903.SGI.AUTOCF) via SMTP id OAA312301 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Tue, 30 Dec 1997 14:11:51 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199712302211.OAA312301@bluedini.engr.sgi.com-DeleteThis> To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis From: Martin Frankel <mdf@sgi.com-DeleteThis> Subject: Re: the season In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 29 Dec 97 18:33:35 PST." <34A85A39.25631243@lutris.com-DeleteThis> Date: Tue, 30 Dec 97 14:11:51 -0800 Sender: mdf@bluedini.engr.sgi.com-DeleteThis
Re: Candlestick....
On the day I was there, I felt that with 200-300yd reaches the point
was still mostly down wind of me, and at the very least I'd be able to
paddle back with safety. I think with some care and common sense and
the buddy system even a non-waterstarting beginner is safe at
Candlestick. And the higher wind you mentioned makes it a much more
satisfying place to pick up the basics of planing and waterstarting.
(Naturally, steering and being able to slog upwind on a longboard are
basic skills that should be worked out on a lake like Shoreline before
venturing on the bay.)
Just talking about it makes me antsy for the thermals to start up
again. ;)
Thanks for the words of advice,
-- Martin Frankel |||| mdf@sgi.com-DeleteThis |||| (650)933-6191
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