Re: Too Much SW Wind and how to remedy the problem

From: Kirk Lindstrom (KirkLindstrom@ix.netcom.com-DeleteThis.com)
Date: Mon Jul 05 2004 - 08:31:20 PDT

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I think we need to declare July as "Sail Naked Month" to appease the
wind gods

It does seem to be the idea in Nepal
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=516&e=3&u=/ap/nepal_naked_farmers

I believe it only works for women, but if someone REALLY wants to be
punished to see some of us older guys sail naked....

Kirk

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Ken Poulton wrote:

>+++++++++++++ Sat 3 Jul 04 - 3rd - 16.0/165 (194#) 17:15-18:00
>
>Damn SSW again today. The wind was 0-10 SSW on the beach, but Rocket
>Mike went out on a big board and showed us it was WNW 18-20 about 1/4
>mile offshore - a 90-degree direction change. It was a remarkable
>windline. I finally went out at 5:15 after a lot of waiting and
>dithering. There was not enough to fly a kite on the launch most of the
>time. When a puff finally came along, I got out and was instantly
>powered up very strongly on the new (to me) X3 16! I had a great time!
>
>After 45 minutes, it was getting light, so I tried to come in.
>At the SSW boundary there was <5 kt and I was back in the water
>and swimming. I was less than 1/4 mile from the windsurf launch
>but there was just enough offshore breeze to make my progress
>painfully slow. It took me 45 minutes to get in. With the ebb, I
>actually reached the shore upwind of the windsurf launch.
>
>Since I expected to swim and can't sail for the next week, it was
>worth it. But I woudln't want to do it every day.
>
>4 golf balls in an hour from the range. They got two calls about the
>first three and then the fourth one broke a back window on a van.
>
>
>Ken
>
>
>"Ken is out in the channel floating with a broken mast at Coyote Point.
>When should I start to worry?"
> Katie Poulton to Kirk Lindstrom, trying to remain calm in the face of
> the unknown.... Facts were better than we thought since he launched
> from 3rd and probably WAS near Coyote at that time.
>
>
>
>
>

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