myiW Current Conditions and Forecasts Community Forums Buy and Sell Services
 
Hi guest · myAccount · Log in
 SearchSearch   ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   RegisterRegister 
Coyote to 3rd Ave downwinder?
Goto page 1, 2, 3  Next
 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    iWindsurf Community Forum Index -> Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
windwiner



Joined: 26 Jun 2002
Posts: 128
Location: Berkeley

PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 12:44 pm    Post subject: Coyote to 3rd Ave downwinder? Reply with quote

Would anyone be interested in organizing/participating in a "fun" event or even a race from Coyote to 3rd Ave? Wouldn't it be a cool event to launch from the up wind site and blast downwind, out into the channel riding swell all the way? If it was an organized event there could even be transportation back to Coyote to pick up your car and maybe even a chase boat for safety sake. It would be a great way to strengthen the sailing community and have some fun. Who knows maybe even have t-shirts printed. Is there a local organization that would be interested in helping to put something like this together? Just a thought....
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
mogunn



Joined: 03 Apr 2006
Posts: 1307
Location: SF Bay

PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 12:58 pm    Post subject: Re: Coyote to 3rd Ave downwinder? Reply with quote

windwiner wrote:
Would anyone be interested in organizing/participating in a "fun" event or even a race from Coyote to 3rd Ave? Wouldn't it be a cool event to launch from the up wind site and blast downwind, out into the channel riding swell all the way? If it was an organized event there could even be transportation back to Coyote to pick up your car and maybe even a chase boat for safety sake. It would be a great way to strengthen the sailing community and have some fun. Who knows maybe even have t-shirts printed. Is there a local organization that would be interested in helping to put something like this together? Just a thought....


Hey windwiner,
ASD kicked off a "Downwinder Wednesday" series back in 2003. For the most part there was minimal participation and the wind was a frequent no-show.
here's some pics from then
You know what they say. Call a race and kill the wind.

Confused
mo
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
geohaye



Joined: 03 Apr 2000
Posts: 1437

PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 1:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That downwinder is an awesome idea and a very fun thing to do. I've done a few downwinders from Oyster to 3rd Ave and it's an adventure. Very fun and definitely a little crazy. Shocked

Seems like one idea would be for you and 2 or 3 buddies to do it, rather than necessarily trying to line up a larger posse. It just depends. Either way, plan it out, consider telling a couple people on shore, and consider what you'll want for safety gear in case something goes wrong. We all know that the wind can be finicky over long stretches for short boards like Mo alluded to, but June or July are certainly better bets than trying it late Summer.

And it is true that some of the sweetest swells are outside way out from Coyote Point marina...reaches rarely seen by windsurfers.

George
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
SPQR



Joined: 18 May 2004
Posts: 274

PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 2:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A group of kiters did just that last Thurs. or Fri. (forget which day). But the wind was good and the channel awsome.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
mogunn



Joined: 03 Apr 2006
Posts: 1307
Location: SF Bay

PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 2:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

SPQR wrote:
A group of kiters did just that last Thurs. or Fri. (forget which day). But the wind was good and the channel awsome.


Kiters do it all the time. Trying to organize windsurfers around here is another ball of wax. Kinda' like trying to herd cats Shocked

mo
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
sergem



Joined: 24 Oct 2003
Posts: 398

PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Did anyone go from Coyote to Alameda and back?
A reach that long would probably drive you crazy, not to mention the need to rig for both locations.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
mogunn



Joined: 03 Apr 2006
Posts: 1307
Location: SF Bay

PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

sergem wrote:
Did anyone go from Coyote to Alameda and back?

Andre's done it.

sergem wrote:
A reach that long would probably drive you crazy...

That explains a lot! Laughing


mo
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
geohaye



Joined: 03 Apr 2000
Posts: 1437

PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 4:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hearing Andre tell the tales of his voyages from Coyote To Alameda is enough to place you in the fetal position -- or, depending on your nature, it can leave you perched on the bow of your board, itching to get underway, eating oranges to fend off possible upcoming scurvy, and peering out to sea.

He speaks of long almost windless stretches way the f*^k out there where it's just you and perhaps the faraway sound of those steel birds in the sky dancing around the various airports.

Apparantly Andre has seen some serious mental-toughness building experiences in his life such that any sense of danger regarding these several-mile voyages pales in comparison.

Me I generally like to hug it a bit tighter to the shoreline. Although I'll admit it would be a bonus to visit Jane/Rebecca and Jeff/Emily at the shops in Alameda...

George



sf_night_sm.jpg
 Description:
 Filesize:  33.59 KB
 Viewed:  18694 Time(s)

sf_night_sm.jpg


Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
n8rhindoc



Joined: 25 Apr 2007
Posts: 1

PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey, maybe you should get everyone a GPS & notify the Coast Guard.... Laughing

Seriously, it ain't no big thang - you could start at 3rd, sail up to Coyote then back and avoid the whole logisitcs biz.

Waddell to Davenport - now there's a downwinder.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
mogunn



Joined: 03 Apr 2006
Posts: 1307
Location: SF Bay

PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Geohaye wrote:
Hearing Andre tell the tales of his voyages from Coyote To Alameda is enough to place you in the fetal position -- or, depending on your nature, it can leave you perched on the bow of your board, itching to get underway, eating oranges to fend off possible upcoming scurvy, and peering out to sea.


Yes, he's likes to share the stories of his adventures. Here's a pic from the SFBA end of season party. Andre's reenacting (with props) his last Coast Guard rescue.


Laughing
mo



andre01.jpg
 Description:
and he spun and spun and spun in the basket...
 Filesize:  40.94 KB
 Viewed:  18638 Time(s)

andre01.jpg


Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    iWindsurf Community Forum Index -> Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico All times are GMT - 5 Hours
Goto page 1, 2, 3  Next
Page 1 of 3

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You can attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum

myiW | Weather | Community | Membership | Support | Log in
like us on facebook
© Copyright 1999-2007 WeatherFlow, Inc Contact Us Ad Marketplace

Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group