X-OldHeader: From Owain.Chilton@geio.ge.com-DeleteThis.com Tue Jun 19 15:23:30 2001 Return-Path: <Owain.Chilton@geio.ge.com-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 PAA05544 for <wind_talk_ls@jr.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Tue, 19 Jun 2001 15:23:30 -0700 (PDT) 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 PAA15805 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Tue, 19 Jun 2001 15:23:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ext-ch1gw-4.online-age.net (ext-ch1gw-4.online-age.net [216.34.191.39]) by msgbas1t.cos.agilent.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 34035177A for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Tue, 19 Jun 2001 16:23:24 -0600 (MDT) Received: from int-ch1gw-1.online-age.net (int-ch1gw-1 [3.159.232.65]) by ext-ch1gw-4.online-age.net (8.9.3+Sun/8.9.1/990426-RLH) with ESMTP id SAA16470 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Tue, 19 Jun 2001 18:23:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: from roc02bxhgeisge.is.ge.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by int-ch1gw-1.online-age.net (8.9.3+Sun/8.9.1/990426-RLH) with ESMTP id SAA20678 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Tue, 19 Jun 2001 18:23:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: by roc02bxhgeisge.is.ge.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id <M8Y6QCVM>; Tue, 19 Jun 2001 18:24:42 -0400 Message-ID: <499F26102ADED21192E30008C75DFD2706040958@roc07bxgeisge.is.ge.com-DeleteThis.com> From: "Chilton, Owain (GEIO)" <Owain.Chilton@geio.ge.com-DeleteThis.com> To: "'wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com'" <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com> Subject: Expect your gear to break! Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 18:18:26 -0400 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19)
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> <<Hope this helps... BTW, carry a radio if you sail out more than you
> can swim in. My boom breakage is now double digits.>>
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I'm going to get a lot of stick for this but here goes anyway....
When you windsurf anywhere, you should expect that sometimes your gear is
going to break and you should be prepared for the consequences. In my
opinion, radioing the Coast Guard as a first choice is not a good thing. I'm
not suggesting that this was the intention above, but I get the feeling that
some people regard the Coast Guard as a taxi service back to the launch.
If you sail in the middle of the Bay and in the event of a breakdown face
multiple hours in the water, then wear a warm wetsuit. Carry the safety gear
that YOU need. Every one has their own list of requirements (I don't want to
get into that argument here).
Sail with other people
Look out for each other
Assist sailors in trouble.
Bottom line (almost) - In windsurfing, gear breakage is an every-day
occurrence and you should have a plan for most of the possible scenarios.
Lastly, I think the radios are a great idea, but should be used
intelligently - becalmed at the channel marker at 3rd is not and emergency.
It IS a 2 hour swim back to the beach.
Chilly
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