Re: Sunday at the Delta

From: Booker Bense (bbense@networking.stanford.edu-DeleteThis)
Date: Mon May 03 1999 - 11:58:12 PDT


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Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 11:58:12 -0700 (PDT)
From: Booker Bense <bbense@networking.stanford.edu-DeleteThis>
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Subject: Re: Sunday at the Delta
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On Mon, 3 May 1999 Zeev_Gur/PeopleSoft@peoplesoft.com-DeleteThis wrote:

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> This is why I purchased the techno. Rigged an 8.3 and hit the water.
> The first puff that I hit, I was planing: I am 207# dry. I was amazed at
> how far upwind I could point. The speed of this board is awesome. It is
> a blast to be going fast over flat water - it really is fun. It was flodding
> last night, and I was still able to point waaayyyy upwind. When this mother
> gets on a plane it feels like a tiny board. Jibing is a challenge, since
> they are wide. Tacking is a breeze - I am by no means a great tacker
> but I was nailing each tack.
>

- Jibing a Techno is not as hard as you think. Alot of it I've found
is mental blockage, rather than any real limitation in the board. If
you just pretend it's skinny and crank over and commit to the jibe,
it jibes about as well as any 9 foot+ board. The more aggressively you
jibe it the better it works. Sheet in and commit, you'll be pleasantly
surprised.

- Booker C. Bense



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