Corpus Quiver

LeeD · Joined: 12 Jun 2008 Posts: 1175

Steve, Gav can use his current gear, add a 6.0, and sail 4 daze a week easily except for summer hot spell doldrums.
S Texas can be really good, and Gav is great at pumping, uses powerful Freaks, and loves to Gecko and weirdo non planing tricks anyways.
And someone said.....sailing in trunks alone can overcome lots of obstacles, and consider the beachgoers DON'T need jackets and long pants !!!
Oh, the 4.7 is in Grasso's hands as of last week.

jse · Joined: 17 Apr 1995 Posts: 1460 Location: Maui

Thanks for all the info. I'm sure he'll do fine with what he has, and if he wants to augment his quiver, I'll have him talk to Don at Worldwind. Probably best to buy locally because they will know what the best gear is. I know from personal experience, plus lots of hearsay that winds in Corpus can be similar at times to S.F. Except Warmer Smile

During orientation we looked around and spoke to locals. Hopefully he won't have to burn much gas to sail. I'm looking forward to visits. It is truly a beautiful place and a great university.

Thanks again, Steve

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

jse · Joined: 17 Apr 1995 Posts: 1460 Location: Maui

LeeD · Joined: 12 Jun 2008 Posts: 1175

As you know, all us travelers can find good wind sometimes, very little wind other times, and sometimes no wind.
Seems we only can judge based on our own actual experiences, our own wishes and hopes, and maybe a tiny dose of reality too.....
My thoughts....sometimes extremely windy months, some very light, thos I'd not go to windsurf in the doldrums of summer, like right now.
Gavin is an extremely talented windsurfer who planes early and has been into freestyle for a trio of years. He's also mature enough to know that sometimes the winds don't blow, and can live thru the downtimes with good humor.
If he really wants to maximise sail time, he'd know how to scam a 105 liter freestyle board, maybe a 6 meter sail, and throw vulcans in 13-15 MPH breezes.
But I'd assume you also want him to try a bit in SCHOOL, so maybe he should just sail on the windy daze and be good son when it's sub 8mph.

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

mwood5 · Joined: 17 May 2008 Posts: 99

So, I've seen many posts by iso saying that cc isn't windy. I lived there from 88 to 93 and sailed as much as i could stand. I went to school there at TX A&M at CC as well. I lived across the street from oleander/cole park and sailed my ass off on my 4.7 and 5.2. They were my main sails. I had a 5.8 as well and it did get used a lot, but mainly it was the smaller sails that saw action. Granted, the 4.2 and smaller weren't used as much as you might use them at the Gorge or SF Bay, but I've never saild in SF, so I don't know....is a 4.2 your main sail there? Speaking of the school...I had my morning classes and would wrap them up around noon. That's when the wind would pick up daily. I'd grab a few hours and then go to the shop to work. Get off there and get a few more hours, usually sailing until dark. I typically used my then ancient wave board...a custom that was of questionable volume, but about a 8'6" board. Standard glass wave board, so probably in the mid 80 liter, I'd guess. It's been 15 years since I've seen that board, so it's all from memory there, but granted...corpus is windy. The only times that it's not windy (my definition of windy is 20+), is in the 3 or so months already mentioned. The end of June through about August is pretty dead. But, as already mentioned, the water is like a bath and full of cabbage heads, so no big deal. There were still days that were sailable in the Summer though, just more likely they were in the afternoons and on bigger gear. My biggest board then...well, after my F2 race board was stolen in about 89...was a ProTech 9' board.

I doubt the wind down there is much different these days...

m

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

mwood5 · Joined: 17 May 2008 Posts: 99

Whatever the archives say, I don't believe that's a fair representation of what's going on in the bay. Everyone that's sailed the bay for any length of time knows that there is a pretty strong wind line out there that simply can't be felt at the launch...or the sensor's position on the other side of the street.
Also, just b/c some sailors are still using 7 meter sails when the wind is over 20 doesn't mean it's not blowing. I was simply using that reference point since 20 mph is usually the spot where you'll see most folks breaking out their mid 5 meter sails and are fully planing on their short, fun boards.

I absolutely find it impossible that it's only blown 20+ on 4 different occasions this year at Ropes.

m

thomastatem · Joined: 19 Apr 2008 Posts: 8

Isobars,
I am a little disappointed in your CC derision, I appreciate having dedicated time traveled/skunked ratios as a traveler of wind spots.....BUT honestly anyone should use sensor data as a mere indicator of prevalence of windsign, confluences and geographical heating and cooling all coaundate into different windspeeds even in the same body of water, hence windlines. All this you already know. But give the people who live at the actual site credit for not being Knotless and Clewless about the wind they sail!!! They are hardcore enthusiasts who love nothing more at the expense of wife, job and sometimes kids than to run for a blaster. I have surfed with some of the best in CC they are GOOOOD. Their knowledge and wave choice are every bit as good as fellas I've seen all over the states (OBX-NC/Gorge/N CA, SF,Gold B,Pistol) and sailed with. So props to my brothers in South Texas - all South Texas you know who you are , keep your sail cranked hard to weather!!!

Thomas T from Tennessee