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isobars
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| joethewindsufa wrote: |
1. Guideline #2 - do not go out in conditions beyond your skills
2. do not use less than a 6.3 for me that's about 40-60 kph winds
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1. Bad idea. How does one learn to manage, let alone enjoy, too much wind without sailing in too much wind?
2. 40-60 kph = 25 - 37 mph winds. That's 4.7 to 2.8 wind for most guys. Have you bypassed #1, or do you just weigh 400 pounds?  |
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joethewindsufa
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 4:59 am Post subject: |
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#1 Everyone has a limit
#2 Ges, i am an ueber heavyweight - u have a problem with that ??
where do you live
i will sit on your head !! |
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isobars
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 8:02 am Post subject: |
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| joethewindsufa wrote: | #1 Everyone has a limit
#2 Ges, i am an ueber heavyweight - u have a problem with that ??
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1. Yes, but it can always be extended. I have no problem enjoying a 6.2 at 25 mph with rare gusts to 37, but at about 30 I'm either running downwind or just gettin' back and forth in one piece. But the latter teaches me two things: a) how to extend my range and b) to rig down sooner next time if I think the wind will last. If I doubt (b), I'll rely on (a) to get me by while everyone else rigs down -- in vain if it backs off again.
2. Only if you sit on my head. |
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joethewindsufa
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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give up on this discussion = u win
"Der Klügere gibt nach" |
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boardsurfr
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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| I had to think about the original "new rule" when I went windsurfing this morning in 43ºF and light drizzle. It would have kept me from enjoying a great session, so it's definitely a bad rule! I was perfectly warm the entire time, but I still appreciated when the sun came out at the end of the session, and the tide receded so that the slicks became sailable - check https://youtu.be/lvW_yKh37Wo |
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swchandler
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Looks like a bit of a speed run with virtually no chop. Are you really close to shore, or are you running up close against mud flats? |
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isobars
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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| It's not about winning, losing, or capitulation for me. It's about learning, and it doesn't matter whether the beneficiary is me or the other guy. If you can suggest a better way to advance our skills than pushing our envelopes, please enlighten me. It would make this journey much shorter and simpler. |
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J64TWB
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 6:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Back to the speed run. There is no chop or visible wind, but he seems to be offshore a ways? What's the deal? |
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joethewindsufa
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| Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 5:10 am Post subject: |
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| isobars wrote: | | It's not about winning, losing, or capitulation for me. |
really?? |
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cgoudie1
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| Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 10:04 am Post subject: |
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All windsurfers (even big ones) pretty much have a limit (at least
in this atmosphere), and that limit is around 60MPH winds.
You might enjoy rides in the 40-50MPH range, and you might survive
rides in the 50-60MPH range, but I draw the line
when buildings start to come down.
Nothing wrong with being big, the fastest windsurfers on the planet
are big guys, because they can counter a lot of sail force.
-Craig
| joethewindsufa wrote: | #1 Everyone has a limit
#2 Ges, i am an ueber heavyweight - u have a problem with that ??
where do you live
i will sit on your head !! |
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