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airwave
Joined: 29 Jun 2000 Posts: 386
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:52 am Post subject: |
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I owe debt of gratitude to Jim for his work. It changed my life.
I did not know it until tonight but he lived only 30 or so miles from my home in North Carolina, apparently Pfafftown, NC. I wish I could have met him |
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dsgrntlxmply
Joined: 16 Jun 2010 Posts: 255
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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jeff_bennett64 wrote: | Drake's paper, "Wind Surfing - a new concept in sailing", is a good read, with clear descriptions and drawings. It's available as a free PDF from Rand:
http://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P4076.html
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Amusing: "[t]he 56 sq ft [5.2 m^2] sail is about all that a strong man can handle in 12 to 15 knot winds." Perhaps this explains my troubles yesterday with a 5.0 in what turned out to be 26 knot gusts.
Board cited as typically weighing 50 pounds, sail 20 pounds.
"It may be obvious at this point that wind-surfing requires the development of certain unique skills."
Having grown up in part in Santa Monica, I love that this came from an actual engineer, and at RAND of all places. I knew that I liked this sport, and now I know more about why I do. |
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ShreddinEd
Joined: 27 Mar 1994 Posts: 172
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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Can someone ban this spammer? |
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steve1
Joined: 30 Apr 1998 Posts: 239 Location: Alameda, CA
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Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 10:12 am Post subject: |
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Sad that he passed and what an incredible contribution he made. |
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Skywalk
Joined: 23 Sep 1997 Posts: 30
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Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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Ride on Jim Drake you have changed many lives.
Thank you |
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Donnie
Joined: 16 Jul 2012 Posts: 3
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Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 4:03 am Post subject: |
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Humble thanks Jim for all you have blessed us with.
May the wind be at you're back and the countless smiles your creativity co-created guide you home.... |
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