Received: from opus.hpl.hp.com (opus-fddi.hpl.hp.com) by jr.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.24/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA154149955; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 18:25:56 -0700 Return-Path: <SeaTrek@SeaTrekKayak.com-DeleteThis> Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.24/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA253459953; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 18:25:53 -0700 Received: from proxy4.ba.best.com (root@proxy4.ba.best.com-DeleteThis [206.184.139.15]) by hplms26.hpl.hp.com (8.8.6/8.8.6 HPLabs Relay) with ESMTP id SAA03149 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 18:25:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [199.4.66.35] (ncs-35.nbn.com [199.4.66.35]) by proxy4.ba.best.com (8.8.8/8.8.BEST) with SMTP id SAA13956 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 18:20:00 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 18:20:00 -0700 (PDT) X-Sender: seatrek@shell6.ba.best.com-DeleteThis Message-Id: <v01510102b15aa416207e@[199.4.66.25]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis From: SeaTrek@SeaTrekKayak.com-DeleteThis (SeaTrek) Subject: Re: A day in the life of a windsurfer - survival story
>Anybody know of any light weight life vests that don't slow your
>mobility and don't weigh you down when your sailing?. I have tried a
>few but even the jetski vests seem heavy.
I tried on vests at the Outdoor Retailer show last fall and found two
brands that have great potential as windsurfing vests. They are all
designed to have low profile with a short cut and narrow chest so they
don't interfere with movement or with a seat harness. Kayaking retailers
such as Marmot Mountainworks/Western Mountaineering should have them in
stock; you might want to give them a try.
Lotus Designs - Noli series (side zip), Rio series (front zip), and Lola
(women's cut).
Kokatat - Fit series with side and front zip models and a women's cut.
BTW I finally decided to start wearing a PFD after my board and rig got
away from me at Rio Vista last summer and I had to swim WAY too far - I now
use a Lotus from last year, a little bulkier than the models I tried at the
show but not hard to get used to. I like the padding around my ribs (makes
for more pleasant landings!) and the little mesh pocket on the front may
not be stylish but it sure is handy.
Suzanne
Sea Trek Ocean Kayaking Center
P O Box 561
Woodacre, CA 94973
telephone: (415) 488-1000
fax: (415) 488-1707
e-mail: SeaTrek@SeaTrekKayak.com-DeleteThis
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