Return-Path: <BPerry@nrtnorcal.com-DeleteThis> Received: from opus.labs.agilent.com (root@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis [15.0.168.176]) by jr.labs.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_18979)/8.9.3 AgilentLabs Workstation) with ESMTP id LAA02391 for <wind_talk_ls@jr.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis>; Mon, 24 Jul 2000 11:51:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msgbas1.agilent.com (msgbas1.cos.agilent.com [130.29.152.58]) by opus.labs.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_18979)/8.9.3 AgilentLabs Workstation) with ESMTP id LAA05268 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis>; Mon, 24 Jul 2000 11:51:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nrt-exch1.nrtnorcal.com (unknown [63.85.139.15]) by msgbas1.agilent.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 847162AF for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis>; Mon, 24 Jul 2000 12:51:42 -0600 (MDT) Received: by nrt-exch1 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id <38SA9G6J>; Mon, 24 Jul 2000 11:55:25 -0700 Message-ID: <B19F814F259ED3119167009027C3EBB1480E42@nrt-exch2.nrtnorcal.com-DeleteThis> From: Bernie Perry <BPerry@nrtnorcal.com-DeleteThis> To: "'wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis'" <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis> Subject: RE:Kite sailing concerns Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 11:48:27 -0700 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
I was wondering about the safety issue of mixing kite sailing with board
sailing. I'm starting to see regular kite sailing at Coyote. I steer clear
of them as much as possible. Especially after hearing about some miss-haps
form some guys at ASD. Apparently, there have been some injuries from board
sailors getting caught up in the kite lines. One guy lost an ear (I think
he said that this happened at 3rd). I guess the kite string is like piano
wire and can do a lot of damage. I don't know how accurate this info is
since I haven't seen anything about it posted here.
Does anyone know how Kite sailing effects the sailing rules, i.e. who has
right-of-way, which side to pass, etc.
I would be nervous passing them downwind because of the kite lines, and
upwind because they can make such sudden change in directions. Also, since
I've never kite sailed, I don't know how easy it is for them to go upwind
vs. downwind.
Bernie
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Subject: Re: This week / Waddell
In a message dated 7/21/00 4:01:29 PM, tom_vonalten@boi.hp.com-DeleteThis writes:
<< Looks like this afternoon's best bet is at Waddell -- anybody do
that yesterday? >>
I sailed Waddell Tues, Wed, and further south on the coast Friday. The
coast
has been on a strong blow all week. Fully flat-out on 5.0 / 8'6 / 190lbs
and
Friday on 4.5 wound up. Not much in waves, but fun punching around on shore
break and a little better wind swell yesterday.
Waddell is kite turf now, but the sailors, (kiters?) (what do you call
them?)
that sail @ Waddell are so good that they don't pose a problem, yet! It
reminds me of skiers and snowboarders. The tracking and kinetics, though,
are even more different and can get confusing and dangerous in the waves if
the participants aren't in control. Fortunately, Waddell is a wide open
beach and the upwind (shotguns) and down towards the point reef are good
spots for kites and not frequented that much by sailors, um boarders.
The wind should hold on the coast for a few more days.
TD
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