Received: from opus.hpl.hp.com by jr.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.24/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA109384386; Mon, 24 May 1999 15:19:46 -0700 Return-Path: <hahn@unetix.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 AA165034374; Mon, 24 May 1999 15:19:34 -0700 Received: from unetix.com (unetix.com [209.237.2.194]) by hplms26.hpl.hp.com (8.9.1a/HPL-PA Relay) with ESMTP id PAA22237 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Mon, 24 May 1999 15:19:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from hahn@localhost) by unetix.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA07884 for wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis; Mon, 24 May 1999 15:28:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from hahn) Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 15:28:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Jonathan Hahn <hahn@unetix.com-DeleteThis> Message-Id: <199905242228.PAA07884@unetix.com-DeleteThis> To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Subject: Re: Sherman!! In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.02.9905241150170.22089-100000@tdl.com-DeleteThis>
I was out Sunday from around 3 - 6:30PM. I was pretty well powered
on my 3.5 m2, 8'6" Sea Trend ATV (I'm 175 lbs), but the speed
coupled with steep chop really scared me and I spent half the day
fighting the conditions. I think if I'd had a few decent days
under my belt this season it wouldn't have been a problem at all.
I don't think I'd done a starboard ramp for 3 years until yesterday.
Later in the afternoon I did much better: either the chop settled
down or I'm getting my sea legs back.
I rigged up to a 4.0 for a while and was overpowered. It was gusty.
The pager read between 21 and 26 or so gusting in the low 30s, but
I think it was more than that. I was at The Sign, but I think I'll
return to powerlines next time. More people on the water later
there.
-jon
> Wow! Some of the best Sherman Island sailing was to be had this past
> weekend. You know, where it blows all day long. You can wake up and
> sail, then rest up for the ebb. And what an ebb it was! Alex making some
> super high jumps, with the nerve to peek over the front of the board,
> seemingly to see how high that one was. And the usual loop gang. Most
> amusing were the people like me (exploding on failed jumps) and the looper
> wanna be's. Also some spectacular crashes.
>
> 4.0 overpowered most of the time, 165 lbs.
>
> If this is what the summer is going to be like we are in for a treat.
>
> Anyone have a used ASD Enduro (low volume) for sale??
>
> Jeff
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