X-OldHeader: From seven@mechsys2.me.berkeley.edu-DeleteThis.com Wed Mar 14 00:39:52 2001 Return-Path: <seven@mechsys2.me.berkeley.edu-DeleteThis.com> Received: from opus.labs.agilent.com (root@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com [130.29.244.179]) by jr.labs.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_18979)/8.9.3 AgilentLabs Workstation) with ESMTP id AAA07995 for <wind_talk_ls@jr.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Wed, 14 Mar 2001 00:39:52 -0800 (PST) Received: from msgbas1t.cos.agilent.com (msgbas1t.cos.agilent.com [130.29.152.59]) by opus.labs.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_18979)/8.9.3 AgilentLabs Workstation) with ESMTP id AAA20087 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Wed, 14 Mar 2001 00:39:52 -0800 (PST) Received: from mta6.snfc21.pbi.net (mta6.snfc21.pbi.net [206.13.28.240]) by msgbas1t.cos.agilent.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 092F23BA for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Wed, 14 Mar 2001 01:39:52 -0700 (MST) Received: from mechsys2.me.berkeley.edu ([63.199.30.173]) by mta6.snfc21.pbi.net (Sun Internet Mail Server sims.3.5.2000.01.05.12.18.p9) with ESMTP id <0GA600GH4IO3T8@mta6.snfc21.pbi.net-DeleteThis.com> for wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com; Wed, 14 Mar 2001 00:38:28 -0800 (PST) Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 00:48:33 -0800 From: "J.R. Seven" <seven@mechsys2.me.berkeley.edu-DeleteThis.com> Subject: Re: Help...Bay Area Questions Sender: seven@mta6.snfc21.pbi.net-DeleteThis.com To: wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com Message-id: <3AAF3061.11469114@mechsys2.me.berkeley.edu-DeleteThis.com> Organization: Berzerkeley X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.75 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.2.16-22 i686) X-Accept-Language: en References: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0103140212450.14637-100000@BDEMSKY.MIT.EDU-DeleteThis.com>
brian@bdemsky.mit.edu-DeleteThis.com wrote:
>
> I'm visiting the Bay area for the last week of March and am
> interested in getting some windsurfing in (the air temperature here is
> still a little cold). I've got a few questions:
>
> 1) What places can I rent board from? Any places close to any nice
> sailing places?
Lots...I hope someone else can offer good advice on choosing the best; I'm
not sure. Try http://www.sfba.org/shops.html for a list of local shops
with URL's and phone numbers; it's a start.
> 2) What sort of wetsuit should I bring (I've got a 5 mil semidry and a 2/3
> mil wetsuit)?
I like a 4/3 for sailing in the Bay this time of year; I have friends who
prefer 2/3's and 5/4's. Depends on your tastes.
You can check http://ports-infohub.nos.noaa.gov/ports/hubs/san_francisco_bay/
for some water temperature readings; when I looked they had two at 55 and 57
deg F. How's that compare to home?
> 3) My friend is interested in giving windsurfing a try. Any place to rent
> a wetsuit/etc for him?
For beginners, there are lots of options depending on how much money you
want to spend...from the cheapskate way of Cal Sailing Club (see
http://www.cal-sailing.org) to pro instruction/rentals from some of the shops.
> 4) What sites would you recommend that I could have fun at, but my friend
> who is a beginner wouldn't get killed at?
Both Berkeley and Coyote/ASD seem OK, if you're into intermediate level flat
water or light to medium B&J. Anybody else have an idea?
> 5) Anything else I should know?
Different sites get good wind on different days, especially in Spring, and
having a vehicle with a roof rack rather than being tied to one site could
improve your chance of catching good wind. I think the Peninsula is usually
but not always favored over the East Bay during that time of year.
JR
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