Re: Coyote Friday

From: Tom von Alten (tva@pobox.com-DeleteThis)
Date: Sat Apr 29 2000 - 12:07:41 PDT


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Subject: Re: Coyote Friday
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 12:07:41 -0700
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Ken wrote:
> Fri 28 Apr 00 - Coyote - 4.4/257 (197#) 4:00-6:15
> I sailed Coyote (low water at 3rd). The clearing wind was chilly and
> gusty, but the 4.4 was about right. The water was quite choppy, and
> I found myself going almost straight into the chop on port. This made
> for good jumping, and a good hard workout! Not many sailors were there.

Hey, I was there! I think I got on the water about 3:30, and lasted
something less than 2 hours. ==== 4.7/267 (160#) ======
I probably would've been better off a little smaller, especially farther
out, but my next step down is 3.9, and that would've been trouble in the
lulls.

It was a choppy chocolate milkshake, and trouble for someone who
grew up jumping on starboard. I tried a launch or two, with one of
them ending in a sail inspection, and a little blood from my glasses
cutting my nose. I wasn't about to quit, though! Came in, bandaged,
and back out again. (The water in the Bay is antiseptic, isn't it? :-*

Caught a gust carrying my gear up when I was done, and busted
my other nose, too. ASD seemed happy enough for the job to fix a
couple years of accumulated dings, and one less thing to carry home. :-/

> "If it doesn't hurt, you weren't going fast enough."

Well, then. I was going fast enough. :-)

So the guy at ASD was shocked that I only had one board, and that one
an Open Ocean from the 1980s. I've thought about getting another one
for a while, but this one has such a great range for me that I'll
probably need two.

So, here's a query for the list: what's your favorite board for the
Bay area? (And what's your second favorite board?)

Thanks,
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