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 AA193211886; Tue, 25 May 1999 07:18:07 -0700 Return-Path: <waledisc@nicolet.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 AA240211877; Tue, 25 May 1999 07:17:57 -0700 Received: from nicolet.com (nicolet.com [208.137.76.180]) by hplms26.hpl.hp.com (8.9.1a/HPL-PA Relay) with SMTP id HAA24738 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Tue, 25 May 1999 07:17:55 -0700 (PDT) X-Envelope-To: <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> Received: from nicmad.nicolet.com by nicolet.com (SMI-8.6/SMI-4.1(dpo.2.48)) id JAA00314; Tue, 25 May 1999 09:13:46 -0500 Message-Id: <2.2.32.19990525140941.006da810@nicmad.nicolet.com-DeleteThis> X-Sender: waledisc@nicmad.nicolet.com-DeleteThis X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (32) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 07:09:41 -0700 To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis From: Claude Waledisch <waledisc@nicolet.com-DeleteThis> Subject: Re: Shortboard question
>> Does the mast position play any role at all
>> anymore?
>
>Finding the best sail position for sailing is important to comfort
>and speed, but you don't use the sail to make your turns.
Actually you do, but in a very different way depending of the wind strength.
It is not cut and dry! You will get wet for a while practicing you jibes.
Take some lessons where the pro is watching you and give you pointers. You
will save a lot of time on your progress chart unless practicing water start
is important to you.
Keep smiling.
Claude
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