Watches windsurfers wear
Bob Jacobson
Ya know, I think Lim has hit on something here. Maybe the reason
windsurfing is in decline is we haven't been fashion conscious. Think of
it, all those surfer fashions out there, and what do we have in
windsurfing - a few logo t-shirts.
As far as watches go, I accessorize with a Casio 200M Water Resist.
They're cheap enough that I've been able to leave a couple of them at
the bottom of the bay, and I haven't shed any tears.
Bob Jacobson
Lim Wee Seng wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I found out that there are hardly any discussion on windsurfing
> fashion in
> this newsgroup...correct me if I'm wrong.:-) So let me start a new
> thread
> by asking you windsurfers out there what kind of wrist watches do you
> wear
> when you're out there sailing.For example, do you wear a watch for
> practicability or fashion sake (you know... to fit in with the
> windsurfing
> crowd). Is there a watch that is made for windsurfing? What's your
> favourite watch to wear when windsurfing? Hey! Do you wear a watch at
> all!?
>
> This discussion is also to help me choose my next watch to buy for
> windsurfing. I just worn out my 1985 Casio G-Shock.:-( $$$! Thought of
>
> getting a Timex Reef Gear, what do you guys think?
>
> Regards,
> Wee-Seng Lim
Lim Wee Seng
Ed Scott
Lim Wee Seng wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I found out that there are hardly any discussion on windsurfing fashion in
> this newsgroup...correct me if I'm wrong.:-) So let me start a new thread
> by asking you windsurfers out there what kind of wrist watches do you wear
> when you're out there sailing.For example, do you wear a watch for
> practicability
Yes.
>
> or fashion sake (you know... to fit in with the windsurfing
> crowd).
No.
> Is there a watch that is made for windsurfing?
There was one made by Citizen called the Windsurfer. It was supposedly
endorsed by the America's Cup for sailing (give me a break). I bought it at
Price Club for $50. It was attractive, built like a tank (heavy), had a nice
"tide" display for seconds (useless), and had a count-down timer for racing.
However, the numerals on the display were VERY small and it had a pitiful
light for illumination.
> What's your
> favourite watch to wear when windsurfing? Hey! Do you wear a watch at all!?
>
Yes. I've got the Timex Iron-Man. It's got a count-down timer, big numbers
and has Indiglo, which is WAY better, imho, than a standard light. It was $30
at K-mart and has a 50-lap timer. I mounted a compass band on it, but have
never used it.
Besides knowing how long my session is, and when I need to get home to the
wife, I place a light and big readable display high on my list of priorities
for a watch. I sail in tidal conditions, so if you get stuck after dark (and
aren't hypothermic yet) and know when the tide changes, you can conserve your
energy until the tide changes and maximize your paddle to shore. This came in
handy for one windsurfer three or four years ago after he broke down in the
Golden Gate and got sucked out into the Pacific in the ebb tide and the fog
headed towards the Farallones. He conserved his energy until the tide changed
(around 9pm), and paddled for a couple hours in the flood until he reached
shore near Stinson Beach around midnight. He would've been a dead duck if
he'd tried to fight the ebb and exhausted himself.
> This discussion is also to help me choose my next watch to buy for
> windsurfing. I just worn out my 1985 Casio G-Shock.:-( $$$! Thought of
> getting a Timex Reef Gear, what do you guys think?
>
> Regards,
> Wee-Seng Lim
Besides something cheap, like the Iron Man, I might consider the Casio (?)
Triple Sensor. I like the lighted compass, but maybe the altimeter would come
in handy for barometric changes? It's heavy and expensive ($200), though, but
it looks sexy.
I wouldn't put too much emphasis on the looks, though. Spend your money on
equipment!
-Ed
Olaf Reichenbaecher
Lim Wee Seng wrote:
> by asking you windsurfers out there what kind of wrist watches do you wear
Thats very simple. I bought a extremly cheap no-name brand (about 15 DM
= less than 10 $US). Waterresistant down to 30m, digital display.
Although I never lost a watch while sailing I replaced the wristband by
a velcrostrap ("animal" velcro watch wristband), just to play on the
safe sife. I'm sure with that thingy I could wear a much more expensive
watch without having any worries about losing it.
But you know Murphy's law ...
Since I'm sailing mostly on a large lake I didn't put any priority on
safety features like compass. The only thing I need to know is when
my girlfriend's late shift is finished or the rental station closes
when I'm sailing on vacation. You see, just practicability.
Olaf
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Mark Derbyshire
Animal has got to be my fave. Ł59 quid and vitually bomb proof, and if you
get bored of the strap colour you can buy a new one
Martin Frankel
Olaf Reichenbaecher wrote:
> Although I never lost a watch while sailing I replaced the wristband by
> a velcrostrap ("animal" velcro watch wristband), just to play on the
> safe sife.
I had a watch with velcro & webbing strap which I lost the second time I
wore it sailing. I don't think velcro is really secure enough, at least
not if you wipe out as much as I do.
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Go cheap. Nothing like banging up an expensive time piece (plus you could
have spent that money on a better fin :) )
Get rid of the normal wristband and go with a velcro strap that goes around
both pins on the body of the watch; nothing like loosing a perfectly
functional watch (even a cheap one) because one of the pins came off in a
less than perfect landing.
I've been using Timex watches for a while. Cheap, durable, waterproof (unless
you go diving), unobtrusive, and great for running due to good stopwatch
features.
Can't help you with the fashion aspect; I have a severe allergy to fashion,
malls, and fitting in with the crowd.
Andreas
In article <01bd62a0$372c9540$125aa8c0@esp-demo>,
"Lim Wee Seng" <ntc...@pacific.net.sg> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I found out that there are hardly any discussion on windsurfing fashion in
> this newsgroup...correct me if I'm wrong.:-) So let me start a new thread
> by asking you windsurfers out there what kind of wrist watches do you wear
> when you're out there sailing.For example, do you wear a watch for
> practicability or fashion sake (you know... to fit in with the windsurfing
> crowd). Is there a watch that is made for windsurfing? What's your
> favourite watch to wear when windsurfing? Hey! Do you wear a watch at all!?
>
> This discussion is also to help me choose my next watch to buy for
> windsurfing. I just worn out my 1985 Casio G-Shock.:-( $$$! Thought of
> getting a Timex Reef Gear, what do you guys think?
>
> Regards,
> Wee-Seng Lim
>
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Cris Pavloff
I'm in the middle of it all.
You see, for style purposes and getting all the chicks I've got a
Rolex Submariner.
Yet so everyone know that I'm a windsurfer and not a pimp, I took of
the old band and threaded two rubberbands over my wrist.
(The old sarcasm switch was turned on there, BTW).
NLW TFW NM
Buy any watch you want. But unless you want to lose it, mount it on one of
those velcro straps that passes through both pins so the inevitable failure of
one pin won't result in a lost watch. 20 minutes after watching one watch hit
the water, I saw its backup come loose as one pin failed, let go the boom and
grabbed for it, got there a second too late, and saw it fall from arm to water.
Heavens -- $20 in lost watches in one day! I bought an obnoxious neon yellow
and orange velcro strap and another $10 Timex or Casio that evening, and have
worn it now for five years ... on the water. It has never fallen off despite a
few failed pins, CERTAINLY has not been stolen, and has not been overlooked and
left behind on a busy beach.
Mike \m/
Never Leave Wind To Find Wind
Huffman
Now you all are starting to make me a little nervous.
Yes before you start, I DO wear a watch, (my name is Kurt and I am a
recovering watchaholic)
Yep I would go through a case of watches a year, Sometimes a Timex, a
Casio, and the occasional no name from Macky D's when the dinosaur thing
was hip.
I found that the only reason to have a watch was to time how long I had
been having fun. Sometimes I would have as much as two or three hours of
fun in a row.. Before I knew it I would be timing how long it took to
fall out of the harness after getting slammed. I then when on to the
hard stuff, Timing foot transitions and sail flips. (stopwatch feature
required)
OK Sarcasm switch off.
Sorry couldnt help it. but really enjoyed the thread...
15-20 west and nearly warm....
Keeping fingers crossed..
Kurt Dawg
Windsurfing East Tennessee
Charles Lategano
Funny quirk about NJ wavesailors, the two guys at the beach who
sail wearing their Rolex's are also the two guys who would never
think of owning an epoxy waveboard. This isn't my opinion it's
just the facts.
Charles
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Sailing PCM Designs (Clark foam/Polyester Resin, Hydro Hull)
Hot GRD sails and $99 Booms.
Why? - the sailor not the equipment makes the difference
Moi
Any watch that does NOT have pins. Seems those darned things are the
Achille's tendon of watches (velcro or not velcro straps).
Indiglo is nice. I can see the reef when eaten alive by the waves...
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John Vu
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Thom G.
Woa!
So much practical Watch talk!! But the original message was about
FASHION! The response to the inquiry is telling: windsurfers wear what
works. (all be warned: all wrist watches no matter what the cost use
the same chintzy zinc or chrome metal 50-cent pin to hold it to the
band. These rust out. In saltwater they are gone in a few months.
Snap, Snag and Good by Rolex!!!)
In equipment sports, Function=fashion (unless of course Naish, Bjorn,
et.al. were seen with it). Of the many things I like about the sport:
there is very little emphasis on fashion. Gear yes.! Ohhh pleeenty of
GearHeads! But at least fashionable gear is based some what on
performance another thread altogether. Look no further than the
sickening fashion show that is downhill skiing. Let's not let our sport
"go there". For windsurfers: You Are What You Air. (sorry, couldn't
resist)
!
-Tom
Ellen Faller
Just so all you guys know what kind of watches make the grade and
qualify you as a complete babe-magnet, we chicks really go for cheap
watches with brittle plastic straps or ratty velcro. Signs of a "real"
windsurfer dude.
We like guys who spend their money on good boards and sails.
Right ladies??
Have you ever noticed what kind of watch a guy was wearing??? Or if he
was wearing a watch??
I figure if it tells time when wet, you are ahead. If he can read it,
bingo!
IMHO
Amused,
Ellen
Nice one Chris!
Brian Mckenzie
The best fashion statement to make is no watch at all while
windsurfing. If I wore a watch, I'd be going "Geeze, I only have this
much time left to sail". Without the watch, I just get off the water
when I'm good and ready..or the sun has gone down! See, no pressure
at all. How else can I use my excuses to family and friends? "Oh I'm
sorry I, I didn't know what time it was! I completely lost track of
time". See and I actually told the truth !
Brian
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Brian Mckenzie
http://jollyroger.com/windsurf/
Triangle Boardsailing Club, Raleigh, NC
John Wright
I've been using a Casio 200m watch for diving and sailing for
about 15 years and it's still working fine. Put a velcro band
on it the first day I bought and have never lost it. Went to
REI a few years ago to look for new velcro. They had a few
bands that were all at least $5 to $8. That's too much. However,
a couple of aisles over are the SWIX ski straps which are about
$3 for two, they are the same size with nice velcro, come in
pretty designer colors, and are long enough to go around the
outside of a wetsuit. Work great. Right price. Gotta save for
another fin.
John
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William Fragakis
Recalls the original appeal of a suntan- I have the time and money to
vacation while the rest of you slave away in some factory.
You're right Brian, no watch means you have all the time in the world to
sail. Now that's a fashion statement, indeed.
Regards from a humble watch wearer,
William
In article <352d816c...@news.mindspring.com>,
Brian Mckenzie
Oh humble watch wearer...here is my deep dark secret...I have to
continually ask my buds, what time it is ! I guess deep down, I am a
little concerned ;-) . Now really, the real reason I don't wear a
watch while sailing, is that I don't want that tan line :-)
The wind never really picked up today. Was able to get out and cruise
the ocean on my 7.0 & 9'6" though. If it had just picked up a little
more, I could've brought out the wave weapons! Hope you've been
getting some wind down in Hot 'Lanta ! Maybe this year I'll can catch
you at Hatteras and buy you a cold one!
Later,
ta...@servbluetech.com
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> much time left to sail". Without the watch, I just get off the water
> when I'm good and ready..or the sun has gone down! See, no pressure
> at all. How else can I use my excuses to family and friends? "Oh I'm
> sorry I, I didn't know what time it was! I completely lost track of
> time". See and I actually told the truth !
Hi Brian,
That's why I'm avoiding getting a cell phone. I definitely think you
need time when no one can reach you. Email and answering machines are
great for my pace of life.
This Deep Thought is kind of related in an opposite way:
To me, it's a good idea to always carry two sacks of something when you
walk around. That way, if anybody says, "Hey, can you give me a hand?"
You can say, "Sorry, got these sacks."
- Jack Handy
Tae
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No apology necessary, Kurt. No sarcasm. Really quite good. Zany madcap
humor. Keep it up!
TomBuckOb2
Tae Wrote:
>That's why I'm avoiding getting a cell phone. I definitely think you
>need time when no one can reach you.
Tae:
Even my wife does not know my cell phone number - I can barely remember it.
Outgoing calls only!
Tom O'Brien - Chicago