Who's Windsurfing
Dale A Moore
I've been reading this group for about 9 months and have noticed the
varying degrees of ability and windsurfing locations that all of us
go to. What I've been wondering is if it is possible to start a thread
so that all that read this group can post to it and leave their name
or a nickname, What state they live in and what their favorite spot
is. So far, I've seen members writing from B.C., The Gorge, Maryland,
Florida, California and who knows where else. I would start this, but
my net ability is a little lacking. It would be helpful if someone would
include directions on how to thread onto this suggested post.
Hope to see this happen.
Dale M. Maryland Sandy Point State Park
E-mail address: dam...@pafosu1.hq.af.mil
Felix Cabral
I live and sail in NJ. My favorite spot is Sandy Hook State Park. I prefer
this location since there is no other place in NJ where the NW winds are
better. From Fall to spring cold fronts that bring strong NW winds generate
a funnel effect on the bayside which leads to gorge like conditions. Strong
currents, great chop/rollers make for perfect launching ramps.
During the summer we have been getting excellent thermals which bring SE winds.
These SE winds make perfect oceanside sailing. If its going to be a hot sunny
day and the wind is forecasted to come from any southerly direction (S, SW, SE)
by 2pm the thermal builds into at least 5.0 conditions. Last week I had a 4.0
day and two 5.0 days from thermal action.
Ocean and bay sailing are easy access from the same parking lot. I'm local to
Seaside Park but I can't stand weeds so Sandy Hook is my favorite spot!
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* AT&T Bell Labs { att!hoscd!felixc } a rad board, rad waves, *
* Holmdel,NJ { (908)949-1188 } and a company sickday!" *
Bob Galvan
>>Hi Boarders,
>> I've been reading this group for about 9 months and have noticed the
>>varying degrees of ability and windsurfing locations that all of us
>>go to. What I've been wondering is if it is possible to start a thread
>>so that all that read this group can post to it and leave their name
>>or a nickname, What state they live in and what their favorite spot
>>is. So far, I've seen members writing from B.C., The Gorge, Maryland,
>>Florida, California and who knows where else. I would start this, but
>>my net ability is a little lacking. It would be helpful if someone would
>>include directions on how to thread onto this suggested post.
>>Hope to see this happen.
>>
>>Dale M. Maryland Sandy Point State Park
I'm in Corte Madera, California, just a bit north of San Francisco.
I took my first lesson on Key Largo, FL in 1979 and bought a Bic 200S
here a year later.
I sail all over the Bay Area, but my favorite spot is a little sandbar
break way out in the wilderness near Point Reyes. We call it Tubamancha.
I also get to Baja two times most years - a winter trip to the Gulf side
and a spring trip to the Pacific side.
ID: white male 44 years old, 5'8"x140lbs
white epoxy boards, Waddell XT sails
brown ford van, license KSPLASH, sign "BOB'S BOTTOM SERVICE"
nickmames: Bottom Bob
The Tubameister
kasp...@crl.com
Yo Dude
tip for today: bring a camera!
Threading onto this topic depends on your newsreading software.
I use "rn", so I hit "F" for "followup" thread away.
Bob Galvan
Edward W. Scott
: Hi Boarders,
: I've been reading this group for about 9 months and have noticed the
: varying degrees of ability and windsurfing locations that all of us
: go to. What I've been wondering is if it is possible to start a thread
: so that all that read this group can post to it and leave their name
: or a nickname, What state they live in and what their favorite spot
: is. So far, I've seen members writing from B.C., The Gorge, Maryland,
Ed Scott
aka ShreddinEd (ShrEd for short)
Silicon Valley (Campbell), California
Favorite spots - Coyote Point (SF Peninsula), Sherman Island (Sacramento
River Delta), Doug's Beach (Da Gorge)
--
-shrEd
Ed Scott
sh...@netcom.com
Jimbo S. Harris
>: Hi Boarders,
>: I've been reading this group for about 9 months and have noticed the
>: varying degrees of ability and windsurfing locations that all of us
>: go to. What I've been wondering is if it is possible to start a thread
>: so that all that read this group can post to it and leave their name
>: or a nickname, What state they live in and what their favorite spot
>: is. So far, I've seen members writing from B.C., The Gorge, Maryland,
name - Jimbo 'Jinx' Harris
locale - Seattle, WA, USA
email - ji...@statsci.com
Fave Spots - The Hook (Hood River, OR), The Dalles (The Dalles, OR), Magnuson
Park (Seattle, WA)
Windsurfing level - waterstarts 90%, hook-n-foot 50%, (carving)gybes 0%
Equipment -
HiFly Bleriot 330 funboard (10'8" 190L, centerboard) sidewalk
O'Brien Pro Am SL light air slalom (9'4", 134L) pretty comfy
Dill custom glass slalom (8'10", 105L(?) ) I'm sink*glub* this basta*glub* board!
9 sails from 9.0-3.3
--
--- Jimbo S. Harris sys...@statsci.com System Administrator
--- Statistical Sciences, a tiny little division of Mathsoft,Inc., Seattle,WA
--- How 'bout a little... bunny heat? -Babs Bunny
don_vieweg
writes:
>Dale A Moore (damoore@pafosu1) wrote:
>: Hi Boarders,
>: I've been reading this group for about 9 months and have noticed the
>: varying degrees of ability and windsurfing locations that all of us
>: go to. What I've been wondering is if it is possible to start a thread
>: so that all that read this group can post to it and leave their name
>: or a nickname, What state they live in and what their favorite spot
>: is. So far, I've seen members writing from B.C., The Gorge, Maryland,
>
Sailing area: Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island and Massachusetts
Favorite spots:
The lee shore of Conimicut point, Warwick, Rhode Island in a hot thermal or
tropical storm. Flat water sailing for half a mile behind a peninsula.
Ocean Grove beach, Swansea, Massachusetts. Low tide at the beach head gives a
windsurfer a chance to surf the swells and get an extra 5 mph. Best screaming
done there. Better than Ninigret beach, the hot speed sailing area in
Charlestown RI.
Statistics
White Male, 37, Divorced. Mistral Competition. I'm divorced, remember. That
means I have no money.
Stig Johansen
>: Hi Boarders,
>: I've been reading this group for about 9 months and have noticed the
>: varying degrees of ability and windsurfing locations that all of us
>: go to. What I've been wondering is if it is possible to start a thread
>: so that all that read this group can post to it and leave their name
>: or a nickname, What state they live in and what their favorite spot
>: is. So far, I've seen members writing from B.C., The Gorge, Maryland,
White Male, 27, not married (but have had the same girlfriend for 4 years), have
sailed since 1982, travelled a lot in Europe between 1986 and 1991 with my old
Toyota (more than 100.000 km), regatta sailing since 1991, have sailed Mistral and
Gaastra for ages, but sail F2/Pryde/F-Hot fins now. Unfortunately I have been too
busy to participate in all regattas this season because of work with my Master
Thesis in computer science. But now I am FREEEEEEEEEEEEE to go surfing! At least
when I am not working:-(
Favorite spots: The Stavanger area (Sola), Lista, Appelviken, Rønbjerg, Klitmøller,
Tarifa, Gruissan, Canos de Mecca, and other spots where the wind is strong.
Favorite conditions: 5 meter sail, 265 board, uncrowded beaches, and breaking
2-3 meter waves. But light wind conditions might be fun when we are more than five
sailors at the same level.
ID: Have changed sail number a lot. Begun with N-555 (didn't dare to get N-666
because I travelled a lot in Catholic countries), switched to N-15 in 1993, but
because of an error in the Sailing Federation I have had to switch to N-16.
Hopefully N-16 will remain my id for some time.
Location: Norway is a country in Europe, not a state:-) Tromsoe, my home town, is
far north in Norway. It's almost 70 degrees north and 2000 km north of Oslo.
Still we have ice free water and sail year round. In the summer we have 2 months
of midnight sun, that is the sun woun't dissappear under the horizon. In the winter
the sun disappears under the horizon for 2 months. The climate is coastal, which
means not to hot in the summer and not to cold in the winter. Still we have plenty
of snow in the winter and good snowboard and skiing conditions. Tromsoe has 50.000
inhabitans and is considered a medium size city in Norway. We have lots of
beautiful nature both inside and outside the city and the people are friendly and
warm hearted. Tromsoe is known for it's hospitality and are named "Paris of
the North", "the land of the midnight sun", and "the gate to the Arctic" to
mention the most common nick names. Tromsoe is located on and round an 25 km
long island in a long sound. We go sailing near the airport (Langnes) where we
have stored most of our equipment in containers. The open ocean is less than an
hour from the city, with huge waves and nice beaches. But we usually stay at
Langnes.
Other sports: I have practised wrestling at national level from the age of
seven and are a passionate soccer player (we call it football).
Now I have bored you enough and consumed a lot of bandwith. Send me a mail if you
need further details on Norway or Tromsoe.
Arctic Surf Bums:-)
--
//// Stig Johansen, research assistant // Email: st...@cs.uit.no /
/// Computer Science Department // Phone : +47 776 44121 //
// University of Tromsoe // Telefax: +47 776 44580 ///
/ N-9037 TROMSOE, NORWAY // ////
Dave Chaput
>Dale A Moore (damoore@pafosu1) wrote:
>: Hi Boarders,
>: I've been reading this group for about 9 months and have noticed the
>: varying degrees of ability and windsurfing locations that all of us
>: go to. What I've been wondering is if it is possible to start a thread
>: so that all that read this group can post to it and leave their name
>: or a nickname, What state they live in and what their favorite spot
>: is. So far, I've seen members writing from B.C., The Gorge, Maryland,
name - Dave Chaput
locale - Silver Spring, MD, USA
email - cha...@hq.af.mil
Fave Spots - Cape Hatteras, Dewey Beach Deleware
Windsurfing level - just starting wave sailing, gybes 100%, duck gybes 10%
love to bump n jump
Equipment -
Dixon 8'4" (volume????)
Angulo 9'2" custom glass slalom
Bic Astro Rock (if I can't get this planing it isn't worth it.)
sails from 3.6-7.0
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|David A. Chaput | These opinions are my own and |
| | in no way reflect the views of |
| Dixon 8'4' | my employer. |
| Angulo 9'2" | |
| Bic Astro Rock | |
| | |
|Cha...@hq.af.mil | Windsurf!! |
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-gayle c.r.
Can waterstart like a maniac, have done 6(!!!!) pivot jibes, no carving
jibes. Do NOT sail in waves, thank you.
I like Seabrook NH, West Dennis Beach, Ned's Point, and Lake Quannapowitt.
I have spent time in Aruba, and intend to go back there next winter.
Boards: Mistral Shredder mostly, but if the wind gets strong, an E-Rock.
(Also, buried underneath, a Sailboard 355 and Mistral New Malibu)
Sails are Windwing Convertibles: 3.5, 4.0, 4.6, 5.2, 5.5, 6.7 plus odds and
ends from other makers. (Why the tiny sails in New England, you ask? Well,
they were bought for my girlfriend, but I have used them too).
Looking for a good bigger sail & maybe an Equipe, for the Lake.
Harold Blakney
>From: damoore@pafosu1 (Dale A Moore)
>Subject: Who's Windsurfing
>Date: 26 Jul 1994 16:32:46 GMT
>Hi Boarders,
> I've been reading this group for about 9 months and have noticed the
>varying degrees of ability and windsurfing locations that all of us
>go to. What I've been wondering is if it is possible to start a thread
>so that all that read this group can post to it and leave their name
>or a nickname, What state they live in and what their favorite spot
>is. So far, I've seen members writing from B.C., The Gorge, Maryland,
>Florida, California and who knows where else.
Name - Harold Blakney
Location - Brunswick MD, USA
Email - Hbla...@hr.house.gov
Sail at - Hatteras, NC
Experience -
Intermediate / beginner wavesailing, soundside sailing.
regular jibes 100%, duck jibes 90%, tacks 30%, sail 360s
20%, board 360s 0%, duck tacks 0%, back loops 0% (ouch!),
forward loops -0% (haven't tried yet) :-(
Equipment -
Priester 9' slalom, Fox 8'4" wave, Fox 7'11" high wind.
sails 5.8, 5.2, 4.6, 4.2, 3.6, 3.1, 2.6
Goals -
Wave sailing, forward loop, back loop. Learning waves and
how to find the sweet spots. Need a *lot* more time in the
ocean where there are good clean waves easy entrance without
big penalties for mistakes (Puerto Rico?, Maui?, someday)
Carlos Batista
: Hi Boarders,
: I've been reading this group for about 9 months and have noticed the
: varying degrees of ability and windsurfing locations that all of us
: go to. What I've been wondering is if it is possible to start a thread
: so that all that read this group can post to it and leave their name
: or a nickname, What state they live in and what their favorite spot
: is. So far, I've seen members writing from B.C., The Gorge, Maryland,
Name: Carlos Batista
Nickname: bat
Equip: Bic Tempo, 6.5 WC NP, 5.7 Mistral, 5.0 NP Gybe
Beach: South Delray Beach,Florida, Heading to 16 St, Pompano this season!!!
Work: Manufacturing Engineering, Motorola, Florida
--
===================================
Carlos E. Batista
Motorola - CIM Group
1500 Gateway Blvd.
Boynton Beach, FL 33436
(407) 369 - 0363
bat...@pts.mot.com
HamHead
>Dale A Moore (damoore@pafosu1) wrote:
>: Hi Boarders,
>: I've been reading this group for about 9 months and have noticed the
>: varying degrees of ability and windsurfing locations that all of us
>: go to. What I've been wondering is if it is possible to start a thread
>: so that all that read this group can post to it and leave their name
>: or a nickname, What state they live in and what their favorite spot
>: is. So far, I've seen members writing from B.C., The Gorge, Maryland,
name - Hamid Hariri
locale - Gaithersburg, MD
email - Hamid_...@mail.amsinc.com
Fave Spots - Dewey Beach Deleware; Sandy Point Maryland, Cape Hattress
Windsurfing level - waterstarts 20%, gybes 00001% :-(
Equipment -
Fanatic Ultra Cat
Bic Rock
sails 7.2, 6.5, 5.9, 4.5
Don Heffernan
>>: Hi Boarders,
>>: I've been reading this group for about 9 months and have noticed the
>>: varying degrees of ability and windsurfing locations that all of us
>>: go to. What I've been wondering is if it is possible to start a thread
>>: so that all that read this group can post to it and leave their name
>>: or a nickname, What state they live in and what their favorite spot
>>: is. So far, I've seen members writing from B.C., The Gorge, Maryland,
name - Don Heffernan
locale - Washington, DC
email - (W) donald.h...@gsa.gov (H) don...@access.digex.net
favorite spots - My weekend house on a point on the tidal potomac,
Windsurfing level - waterstarts wired, gybes once in a while, air - usually
unintended
Equipment -
Fanatic Ultra Cat
Bic Astro Rock
Sailboards Maui 8'6"
sails 7.4, 6.1, 5.3, 4.7
PS: thanks to whoever I stole this format from
Don Heffernan Windsurfing
Washington, DC In-line Hockey
(W) donald.h...@gsa.gov SCUBA
(H) don...@access.digex.net Skiing (both)
Luigi Semenzato
|>
|> >Hi Boarders,
|> > I've been reading this group for about 9 months and have noticed the
|> >varying degrees of ability and windsurfing locations that all of us
|> >go to. What I've been wondering is if it is possible to start a thread
|> >so that all that read this group can post to it and leave their name
|> >or a nickname, What state they live in and what their favorite spot
|> >is. So far, I've seen members writing from B.C., The Gorge, Maryland,
|> >Florida, California and who knows where else.
Name - Luigi Semenzato
Location - Berkeley, California, USA
Email - see header
Sail at - San Francisco Bay and nearby Pacific coast
Experience -
super-stud sailor: 99% double backward loop, 95% triple
backward loop, 100% tacks, 102% jibes
(the 2% is those I do without even wanting to).
Goals - get in the straps. I suspect it would improve my landings.
Equipment -
Skeeter 9' slalom, 8'10" slalom-slalom-wave, 8'8" slalom-wave,
8'6" wave-slalom-wave, 8'4" wave.
Sails: Hi-Blow 6.5, 6.4, 6.3, 6.2, 6.1, 6.0, 5.9, 5.8, 5.7,
5.6, 5.5, 5.4, 5.3, 5.2, 5.1, 5.0, 4.9, 4.8, 4.7, 4.6, 4.5,
4.4, 4.3, 4.2, 4.1, 4.0, 3.9, 3.8, 3.7, 3.6, 3.5, 3.4, 3.3,
3.2, 3.1, 3.0 and Survivor 2.0 (titanium-kevlar-teflon-goretex).
Personal traits - can occasionally be serious.
Writings - Gone with the Windsurf --- The Diary of an Urban Sailor.
A collection of boisterous, sarcastic, and mostly truthful
postings to rec.windsurfing.
Available in the future from some WWW page or whenever
the slimy editor of Windtracks decides to publish it.
STYLES,DUAINE,LESTER
>
>>Dale A Moore (damoore@pafosu1) wrote:
>>: Hi Boarders,
>>: I've been reading this group for about 9 months and have noticed the
>>: varying degrees of ability and windsurfing locations that all of us
>>: go to. What I've been wondering is if it is possible to start a thread
>>: so that all that read this group can post to it and leave their name
>>: or a nickname, What state they live in and what their favorite spot
>>: is. So far, I've seen members writing from B.C., The Gorge, Maryland,
>
preferred sail range 3.0 to 5.0, but I've got a 5.7 race sail in case I get
desperate.
Boards:
Fanatic Mega Jag 8'11"
O'brien 8.8 (severely customized and cut down to 8.6: great for 5.0-4.0
bump and jump)
Seatrend 8'0" (just in case it really blows)
My jibes are decent, my jumps are decent, and my loops attemps are major
back busters.
I even wear a helmet when it's in the 3.0-3.5 range.
(Ahh, those are the days!)
Now if it would just blow like it did last fall and summer I'd be happy.
***************************************************************************
* Duaine Styles * dls6585.utarlg.uta.edu *
* I like small boards and cambered sails because * Lifes short *
* "To go high, one must first go fast." * SHRED HARD *
***************************************************************************
Brendan Hassett
Name/stats: Brendan Hassett 170cm/80kg 5'8"/180lb
Location: Athlone, Ireland
Sailing location: Lough Rea, freshwater lake, approx 15 miles x 2 miles.
Mostly calm, but good chop sometimes.
Only 6 minutes drive from work !!!
Weather: Warm at the moment, no suit needed, but a drysuit
is a must during the winter.
Experience: I've been sailing for 3 years, 2 to 5 times each week.
(yes, even in the winter)
I'm still working on planing gybes.
Equipment: Ancient 12 ft Rainbow Samba (well dented)
Sails 4.4 / 4.85 / 5
Brendan Hassett Ericsson Systems Expertise Ltd.
eei...@eei.ericsson.se Athlone, Ireland, EU.
EEI.E...@memo.ericsson.se Tel +353-902-74601 ECN 830-1109
Steve Madere
Don Heffernan <don...@access.digex.net> wrote:
>>>: go to. What I've been wondering is if it is possible to start a thread
>>>: so that all that read this group can post to it and leave their name
>
locale - Austin, TX
email - (W) mad...@tkg.com (H) mad...@bga.com
favorite spots - Lake Belton park (in Temple), Corpus Christi bay (Oleander)
Windsurfing level - 80% gybes @5.0, low jumps, beginning wavesailing
This should get better soon as I'm going to the gorge in
two weeks 8-).
Equipment -
Roberts 9.0 slalom
AHD 255 epoxy wave-slalom
Brand-X glass wave 8'6"
sails Sailworks 7.0 - 4.6 race, 5.6 - 4.1 revolution, hurricane 3.2
Steve Madere
Monica Hutchins
name: Monica Hutchins (moni)
state: New Jersey
sailing locations: Sandy Hook, Spruce Run, Trixies
favorite spot: ocean side at Sandy Hook
sailing inspiration: Felix Cabral
ability level: never good enough (can't %$@#!% jibe a short board)
Equipment:
Mistral Escape, Ecstasy
sails: 6.2, 5.5, 5.0, 4.3, 3.5
(and fiancee Andy's 9.0, 7.2, 6.4, 2.7 and his 94l board)
wanted: a decent/recent (used) 3.9/4.0 and a Screamer
Windman149
(Brendan Hassett) writes:
Name/stats: Stan Kartes 6'1" 200lbs
State: Washington
Sailing locations: The Gorge
Weather at the Gorge: Beautiful... july had 29 out of 31 days of 5.0 or
better
Equipment: High-Tech 8'6" glass wave board
Jane M. Gibbs
locale: Newburyport, Mass
email - ja...@world.std.com
favorite spots - Plum Island (mass), Cape Cod, Cape Hatteras, Aruba
level - advanced
equipment - Bic ElectricRock, Bic AstroRock, customer 9'2"
Wind&Surf, custom 8'6" Wind&Surf, Waddell quiver from 3.7 to 6.7
--
**************************************************************
Jane M. Gibbs - Newburyport (MA) Boardsailing Association
Knot News editor and publisher Internet: jgi...@world.std.com
**************************************************************
Tom von Alten
I started boardsailing when the sport was still new, but I've been taking my
own sweet time in getting good at it. Of course, time _really_ starts from
when I first went to the Gorge, back in 1986. I like it when it blows out
east (i.e. east of the Cascades) since I'm a desert sort of person. 145#,
5'8", 8'9" Open Ocean with 3.9, 4.6, 5.3 and 5.7m^2 sails, conversant in
multiple systems of units, play soccer when I'm not sailing.
I sailed a coupla times in Bayeria when I put in a 9 mo. stint at school,
and when I can't sail in the Gorge, I'll be chasing the weather and morning
wind like everyone else here, to Lucky Peak, Lake Lowell (aka Lake Hole) and
Indian Creek Reservoir (aka "the mudhole").
Still in search of duck jibe, I do occasionally take to the air, and I'm
thinking of going shopping at an end of season sale this year.
_____________
Tom von Alten email: al...@boi.hp.com
Hewlett-Packard Disk Memory Division
Donald B. Barker
Dale A Moore (damoore@pafosu1) started this thread, blame him....
Name/stats: Don Barker 5'9"/150lb 47 yr old male
Location: College Park, MD
Sailing locations: Washington Sailing Marina (Potomac) and Annapolis area
favorite local- Dewey Beach Delaware
Experience: Sailing for 2 years, waterstart in all but the light stuff,
planing jibes about 10% completion rate (where is the wind
this month ... I need to practice now that I think I am
finally getting it)
Equipment: Mistral Escape (gathering dust) and Explosion (need a smaller
board for those 5.0 days)
Sails North Spectro 7.0, 6.0, and 5.0
John Wright
locale: Long Beach, CA
spots: Seal Beach, CA...trips to Arroyo Laguna, Maui, and Baja
email: jo...@tone.jpl.nasa.gov
level: 100% waterstarts, 0% jibes, 90% harness & both straps
equipment: Tiga Slalom 295, MultiSails 6.7-6.0, 6.0-5.4
My S.O. and I share a North Infinity quiver 6.0 - 3.6
Unknown
WOW this guy must be awesome - probably needs a 3000 liter board just to
float his head ? I bet he can't walk through a regular door, it's soooo
biggg. kidding, kidding...
Dave Crabbe
>>Hi Boarders,
>> I've been reading this group for about 9 months and have noticed the
>>varying degrees of ability and windsurfing locations that all of us
>>go to. What I've been wondering is if it is possible to start a thread
>>so that all that read this group can post to it and leave their name
>>or a nickname, What state they live in and what their favorite spot
>>is. So far, I've seen members writing from B.C., The Gorge, Maryland,
>>Florida, California and who knows where else.
Name - Dave Crabbe
Location - Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Email - crabb...@novell.burridgec.ns.ca
Sail locations - Yarmouth (Port Maitland Beach)
Experience -
Almost none .. still less than a year. However have made vast improvements
within my first 10 months .. (largely due to much help on this group)
Intermediate / beginner sailor
waterstarts, harness, footstrap use, quick tacks on short board.
low speed jibes 50%, carving jibes - in progress :)
duck jibes - about 40% in my dreams (0% reality).
Equipment -
Windsurf maui - 9'9" 130L
Sails 5.4, 6.4, 6.9
(who wrote 2.6 .. don't they evacuate your village in these conditions)
Yarmouth not one of great windsurfing locations from what I've gathered. July
had 3 days of sailing a 6.4. Rest of month has been less than 5 mph. Fog much
of month prevents even ocean sailing with monster sail... (sigh) Farmers say
first new moon in August brings wind .. hope so..
Goals -> No one in town (about 30 sailors) has completed a carving jibe.
So in my infinite wisdom (after watching the Hood river short board video and
seeing how "easy" carving jibes appear), I bet my brother-in-law (also just
starting windsurfing) that I would complete one carving jibe, from each tack,
by XMAS. (roughly within my first year of sailing) .. well its been a little
harder than I thought .. (grin)
However, I've mastered waterstarting, harness, still working on starboard
footstraps. But I have attempted a few planing jibes and am still hopeful...
will have to eat a lot of crow if I fail ..
Its good to have incentive :)
------------------------------------------------
Dave Crabbe
NSCC - Burridge Campus
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
(crabb...@novell.burridgec.ns.ca)
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Volker Wedemeier
country: Germany
state: Hamburg
sailing locations: North Sea (Cuxhaven), Baltic Sea (Luebeck) and some small lakes
ability level: uphauling: 80% :-), waterstarts: 100%,
harness/footstraps: always, (carve)jibes: 80%,
jumps: did some small ones with my old board (F2 Comet). Don't
dare to jump my new one yet, but will be back in the air, when
I've got myself a bump and jump sinker in october.
Have been windsurfing for 4 years now, about every second weekend
(also during winter as long as there's no ice.)
Equipment:
Board: Mistral Explosion
Sails: 6.5, 5.6, 4.6
About myself:
I am male, 26, physicist (just started to work on my PHD) and single.
Other sports: Riding bikes, swimming, table tennis and boomerangs!!! (nice
activity for light wind days)
Bill Freeto
>|>
>|> >Hi Boarders,
>|> > I've been reading this group for about 9 months and have noticed the
>|> >varying degrees of ability and windsurfing locations that all of us
>|> >go to. What I've been wondering is if it is possible to start a thread
>|> >so that all that read this group can post to it and leave their name
>|> >or a nickname, What state they live in and what their favorite spot
>|> >is. So far, I've seen members writing from B.C., The Gorge, Maryland,
>|> >Florida, California and who knows where else.
Bill Freeto
44 y/o
Chicago, IL (Northwestern U. Sailing Club)
This is my first season so I'm spending a lot of time in the water instead of
on it but I'm finally starting to get the hang of turning.
Right now, I'm using 12' Mistral 1-design boards owned by the club as well as
their sails (4.3, 4.8, 6.3). Don't know that I'll ever want to try looping
but I think I might want to do some 1-design racing if I ever get good enough
to be competitive.
Kirk Lindstrom
Sail most often: SF Bay (Coyote, Palo Alto and 3rd Ave regular)
Several times a yr overnight at Sherman Islnad (Power Line ebb Addict)
GO to: Maui(11 days each of last 2 yrs) and Gorge (1 wk camping and
whenever I can convince HP there is busisness there so I can
visit friends for a day or three of windsurfing).
Kirk out
ASD epoxy: 8'8" RKT, 8'11" CS & 9'6" no-nose CS; Mistral CFlex and Malibu
Wt 213#, Ht. 6'0", Usually sail on SF Bay, Cailf.
(kirk_li...@sj.hp.com)
Steve Willcox
wrote:
> Dale A Moore (damoore@pafosu1) wrote:
> : Hi Boarders,
> : I've been reading this group for about 9 months and have noticed the
> : varying degrees of ability and windsurfing locations that all of us
> : go to. What I've been wondering is if it is possible to start a thread
> : so that all that read this group can post to it and leave their name
> : or a nickname, What state they live in and what their favorite spot
> : is. So far, I've seen members writing from B.C., The Gorge, Maryland,
>
Steve Willcox:
name: Steve Willcox
locale: Wakefield, Mass
email - swil...@zdi.ziff.com
favorite spots - West Dennis (Cape Cod) Hape Hatteras, Cabarete (Dominican
Republic), and the ole watering hole - Lake Quanapowit (aka lake weenie
puff)
level - advanced
equipment - Fanatic Rat 9'2'', Fox Custom 8'6'', Mistral Explosion, an
assortment of sails from 3.8m to 6.2m
Timothy Dierauf
My name is Tim Dierauf, and I live in Oakland CA.
STATS:
Live in Oakland and Sail the Bay Area from Santa Cruz to Drakes Bay to the Delta.
I have visited San Carlos, Maui, and the George.
Boards: Mistral Equipe, 9' Mike's Lab, 8'10" Mike's Lab
9' Angulo Wave/Slolom, 8'6" Wave
Race Sails: Gastra 7.5; Windwing 6.2, 5.7, 5.2
Wave Sails: Ezzy 5.2, North Zeta 4.7, Neil Pride 4.2
Ability (for 8'6" wave board):
Jibe 95%
Tack 25%
Jumps (can get up there and land, but no tricks)
I enjoy good bumps, and waves that don't thrash the hell out of
you.
Personal:
Married (my wife sails) and one 9 month old son (does not sail).
A special request:
I used to have family that lived in Bonnie Dune. When visiting, I
would sail Waddell when it was happening. If conditions were not so
good, I would have an extended visit. Unfortunately my sister has
moved, and I am have stopped sailing Waddell for fear of doing the
big drive and getting skunked. If anybody on this net lives and
surfs near Santa Cruz, would you please drop me a note if the day is
setting up nicely.
Thanx,
Tim
tdie...@ix.netcom.com
Rolland Waters
Rolland Waters (a.k.a. a bunch of names I'm not admitting to here)
Sail most often: Gorge - the Wall, the Hatchery, Doug's West
Oregon Coast - Florence, Pistol
(transplanted Buzzards Bay/ Boston area sailor)
Sails: Hurricanes 2.8 - 5.2 Haven't used the 2.8 yet. drat!
Boards: 8'1" Schroder (local Gorge shaper, polyester, pintail, like a Shuler)
the Gorge board
8'6" Zephyr (Scott Holt (local Gorge) epoxy, rounded pin, no-nose,
haven't sailed it yet, just got it yesterday!)
the Coast board.
Fins: 7 3/4", 8 1/4" Naish Wave-Killers (slotted, I admit it!). I may
get an 8 3/4"one for the light wind days.
Harness: PDX waist. It's ok. It's the only thing I own I would *not*
highly reccommend.
Van: '80 Ford Econoline. 205k miles. Killer stereo.
Sailing ability: Down the line, off the lip. But not like Brian Casiero.
Gregory T Sullivan
>: Hi Boarders,
>: so that all that read this group can post to it and leave their name
OK, I'm Greg Sullivan, age 32, live in Newton, MA (USA). Sail an old E-rock.
All my sails are old. Favorite spots are Kalmus beach on Cape Cod and
Duxbury Bay on MA's South shore. I've been sailing since 1989. 40% jibes, I
generally only jump by mistake.
I'm a grad. student (Ph.D. computer science), so updating much of my gear will
have to wait 'til I graduate.
BTW, I have a baby daughter as of March (check out her pic.s on my www page!),
and I've been able to sail almost none of this season (I missed the entire
Spring). Anybody else out there a parent who has to juggle family, job, &
windsurfing?
Cheers.
--Greg
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| College of Computer Science, (617)964-7699(h), |
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Grant Corry
locale: Weehawken, NJ
email: cor...@iia.org
favourite spots: Sandy Hook NJ, Cape Hatteras, Cabarete (Dominican Republic),
Gorge and Lakesbay NJ
level: semi advanced
equipment: Old Bic Hard Rock 9'6'', Fox Custom 8'6'' (Love this board)
sails: Assortment of sails - mainly Gaastra
fins: Who cares - they only over $100 a piece 8-)
goals: Foward and back loops
Bob Quinn
> Anybody else out there a parent who has to juggle family, job, &
> windsurfing?
1) Refine those negotiation skills to satisfy the domestic front.
2) Pray to the wind gods that they favor your non-working days.
3) Work near sailable water; go into work early, and leave early
(with your equipment, of course).
4) Get a floater that can carry an extra poundage, for marginal
days when you've got to babysit ...er, I mean parent.
bq
----------------- give us this day, our daily shred ----------------
Jonathan M Richardson
Started sailing while on an undergraduate summer internship in
Berkeley back in 1983. The Cal sailing club was cheap ($30 for the
entire summer). The only other expense was a wetsuit. Next summer,
back in Boston, I bought a Windsurfer Rocket Express from Can Am
Sailcraft. It was obsolete the day I bought it and I regretted for a
long time. I bought a Sailboard 295 a few years later and a
fire-damaged Ultra Cat a few years later. While in graduate school I
had a tast for used or discounted stuff that never was exactly what I
wanted.
I sailed Nahant beach on weekends (near where I stashed my boards, no
room in my appartment) and Wellfleet Harbor on vacation (got a
connection on the Cape). Several road trips to Hatteras under my belt
(one just this spring). Recently I have added One Design Racing to my
life, it's a great way to have fun in light winds, and a great
challenge in heavy winds. Oh, and I bought some nice equipment with
my first few paychecks...
-Jonathan.
Boards: Seatrend 9'0" and 8'6", Mistral One Design
Sails: Waddell
Spars: Fiberspar
____________________________________________________________________
| Jonathan M. Richardson | |
| (Research Scientist) | Phone: (617) 547-1122 |
| Science Research Laboratories | FAX: (617) 547-4104 |
| 15 Ward St. | Email: jt...@world.std.com |
| Somerville MA 02143 | |
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| (Senior Research Scientist) | Phone: (617) 547-1122 |
Mike Blades
|>
|> >Hi Boarders,
|> > I've been reading this group for about 9 months and have noticed the
|> >varying degrees of ability and windsurfing locations that all of us
|> >go to. What I've been wondering is if it is possible to start a thread
|> >so that all that read this group can post to it and leave their name
|> >or a nickname, What state they live in and what their favorite spot
Name - Mike Blades
Job - Chemistry Professor
Nickname - People hae called me "dork" before but I don't have a nickname.
Location - Vancouver, B.C.
Board - Fanatic Cat
Sails - 5.5, 6.2
Experience - I'm 42 (Geez, almost 43!) and first tried windsurfing 2 years
ago on a friends Windsurfer One Design. I bought it from him for $100 and
kept at it until I could finally stay on the board and sail a little.
Last year my wife bought me the Cat (used) as a Fathers day present and I
try to sail as often as I can. I'm just learning jibes, straps, water
starts, etc. I'm also starting to mumble about a short board but my wife
glares at me, so, maybe next year.
Location - Most of my sailing has been at Jerhico Beach but recently I
have sailed at Harrison Lake and I am hooked! I want more.
692...@lmsc5.is.lmsc.lockheed.com
SF Bay Sailor: (3rd Ave, Oyster Point, Coyote Point)
(Sometimes at: Crissy Field and the Delta Sherman Is.)
Board: Tiga 260
Sails: Gaastra CSII 4.4, 5.0, 5.7
Ability: 80-90% Jibes in flat to small chop...goes down signficantly
after that. Just beginning to chop hop...a lot of spin out
on landing if I do get it in the air at all.
Frequency: 1 - 2 days per week April/May through Sept/Oct (Not enough)
Mark Heinze
Mark Heinze - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Mainly sail Biscane Bay, sometimes sail off the coast at Pompano Beach
Current Boards: Mistral Screamer, Mistral New Malibu
Sails: Mostly Gaastra
Ability: Just starting wave sailing/jumping (pretty experienced in all
types of flat water sailing)
Waterstarts nailed, jibes coming along, but could always
use improvement...
I've been sailing boards for over 7 years, but most of that
was on lakes so progress was slow. Moving to Ft. Lauderdale
definitely improved my abilities!
Currently: Waiting for the Fall wind and waves to kick in here.
-mark
--
Encore Computer Corporation
6901 W Sunrise Boulevard
Mark Heinze Fort Lauderdale, Fl 33313
email: mhe...@encore.com Telephone: (305) 797-2325
Dr Richard Enbody
Job - Associate Professor of Computer Science
Location - East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Sailing Location - Lake Lansing (local puddle)
Eastern shore of Lake Michigan (between St. Joseph and South Haven)
Boards - HiFly 320, Windsurfer
Sails - 6.0, 7.5
Experience - Bought the Windsurfer in 1982 and sailed in Minneapolis, MN.
Bought the HiFly in 1987.
I learned to waterstart last year. My next goal is jibes.
Someday I'll get in the straps :-)
I was away on sabbatical this year without my board
so I haven't even sailed this year :-(
I grew up (wave) surfing and sailing in Maine.
I joined the over-40 crowd this year.
Editorial Comment - Lake Michigan used to be a great place to sail. Now
too many speed boats, especially Cigarette boats,
travel too fast, too close to shore.
-rich
enb...@cps.msu.edu
Eberhard Brunner
CGWA at
McMenamins
NE 15th and Broadway near LLoyd center in Portland
7pm
Tuesday, 9 August
Please, attend if you can!
---
Eberhard Brunner
eberhard...@analog.com (503)690-1333 (w)
Analog Devices, Inc. - NW Labs Beaverton,OR, USA
Mark Alan Peot
country: USA
state: California (Bay Area)
sailing locations: Short boards: Coyote Point (70%); 3rd Avenue (25%); San
Luis (5%). Long boards: Felt Lake (Stanford University)
ability level: uphauling: 0%, waterstarts: 100%,
(Shortboarding) harness/footstraps: always, (carve)jibes: 5% :-(
jumps: can't help but jump in the Bay Area chop. Inventor of
the Coyote Point half-forward loop (consisting
of one half of a forward rotation ending with the
mast embedded vertically in the mud at the bottom
of the bay.)
Equipment:
Board: Tiga 275
Sails: Gunn 6.0, Windwing Slalom 6.0, 5.2, 4.8
About myself:
Male; 31; Chief scientist of Knowledge Industries, a small
software start-up; PhD student; long board instructor.
Other sports: Weightlifting, tennis, in-line skating.
Main non-windsurfing activity: Lydia (hey, I tried to teach her...)
Dave Cheeseman
Country: UK
Locations: Brogborough Lake, plus Lanzarote (annually) & Occasional South Coast
outings. Sail min once per week, all weather, ice & wind permitting!
Ability: Longboards: Waterstart, Carve Jibe, 100%
Short Boards: Waterstart 99% :-), Carve Jibes 70-80%, Tacks 40-50%,
Just getting into jumps & Laydown jibes.
Kit: F2 Lightning WCR, Bic Rock, Bic Electric Rock
Reflex 5.3, 5.9, 6.5 Slalom, 7.5, 8.3 Race
Easy Rider 3.5, 4.5 Wave/Slalom
F-Hot fins
Me: Quality/Operations/Facilities Manager for a Software House
Mail, 38, married 2 kids (She sails, they don't yet :-)
Looking forward to retiring in a few years :-)
--
Dave Cheeseman, Tel: +44 1908 234990 x200
VMARK Software Ltd., Fax: +44 1908 234992
Power House, Davy Avenue, Knowlhill eMail: d...@vmark.co.uk
Milton Keynes, MK5 8HJ, UK
Don Ledford
stats - married with little ones, 190 lbs
locale - Bellevue (Seattle), WA, USA
email - led...@networx.com
Fave Spots - Newcastle Beach (Lake Washington), Clatskanie (sp?) OR,
Maui, Lake Florus OR, high wind places to be discovered
Windsurfing level - waterstart, carved jibe (60%), jumps and waves pending
zillions of low wind hours, a few high wind hours
Equipment -
Boards - Fanatic MegaCat, F2 Vega (134L), F2 Axxis 270
Sails - North Prisma 9.0, 7.0 Infinity 6.0, 5.0, 4.3, 3.6
Fins - 16.5" to small - mostly Finworks
Small trailer to carry above and a ton of related paraphernalia
- Don Ledford led...@networx.com
Bill O'Such
Job - Research Associate, Eastman Kodak
Location - Rochester, NY USA
Sailing Location - Long Pond, Lake Ontario, Seneca Lake, Canandaigua Lake
Boards - Mistral One-Design, Bic Vivace 282, Mistral Ecstacy
Sails - Gaastra 4.1, 4.7, 5.2, 5.7, 6.7, Mistral One-Design 6.6, 7.4
Experience - Started sailing in 1977 on a Windsurfer. Have progressed
through various equipment along the way. Don't ever total how much you've
spent on windsurfing, it's pretty depressing (I did last week). Wish I
could spend more time sailing but we don't get consistently windy days.
Have taken trips to Margarita, Maui, Hatteras, Aruba, St. Barts and other
places.
Other info - Male, 37, also enjoy in line skating, volleyball,
snowboarding, skiing.
--
Bill O'Such
Eastman Kodak Company
DISCLAIMER:
Kodak provides me access to this Net, and are not responsible for
my postings.
Dan Brown
occupat: grad student, CS; PDP research laboratory
location: Stanford, CA
email: wind...@leland.stanford.edu, danb...@psych.stanford.edu
spots: 3rd avenue, powerlines (Rio Vista)
level: jumps and jibes
equip: 257 Tiga 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5 UP wave slalom cam++
dream: To find a lucrative job in my field (CS) on Maui (any
employers out there?)
Jeff Turner
Perth
Western Australia
Been sailing 5-6 years, married with two children, computer
consultant.
Favorite sailing locations:
Ledge Point to Lancelin
Downwind coastruns (10-20km) along Perth coast.
Lancelin.
Geraldton, Shark Bay, Carnarvon and Gnaraloo
when and if I can get there again.
Equipment:
8'6" and 9'2" custom poly/glass boards. Carbon 50 mast.
Neil Pryde 4.2m world cup wave, 5.0m twin cam, Gaastra 5.7m speed
Not much wind here since June - but only a few months to the start
of the summer windy season ;-)
The Ledge to Lancelin Ocean Classic (24km race - 300 starters most
years, and all welcome) is on the 7-8th of January this year.
----------------------------------------------
When its blowing a gail you must go for a sail
Marc Guido
Good to see you over here, too, in addition to CIS Sailing+. Maybe someday
we'll see each other on the water, too, as we live so close. I have to get
out to Lake O.
You say you ski, too. Do you ever get over to Jay?
- Marc
Nicholas Kitchener
Country : UK, Cheshire/Suffolk
Locations : West Kirby / area when at home (Cheshire)
Alton water when I eventually buy a car.
Ability : Waterstart - 100%
Carve jibe - 001% - just got the hang then off to Uni!
Planing Tacks - 070% - ok I just can't jibe.
Fave move - the high powered catapult.
Ability seriously hampered by long bouts of University
Education :-(
Kit : Fanatic Ultra Ram (310cm)
NP 5.5 sail
Other junk .. race harness etc..
After this placement year at BT should have NP/Gaastra 6.0-6.5
supported by a completely carbon rig. Also poss. a 280 Ray.
Me : 6foot4-6foot5, was 10 1/2 stone .. and trying to get to 12/13
stone - but retaining muscluar build.
Single, male, loves maxed out conditions (well for a my equip.
force 7 gusting 8 IS maxed out, and severly OUT OF CONTROL.. ;-)
Normal sailing conditions - force 5/6 due to 5.5 sail.
Richard Moss
Richard Moss
UCLA (LA) at the moment, born Sydney, Western Oz lots
Fav sailing spots:
Gnaraloo Western Aust. <- the BEST place to sail I've ever been (and I
been lots)
Esperance WA (at free beach), Aust
Maldives Islands (anywhere there) (SW Indian Ocean)
San Carlos, Baja
Backyards, Hawaii
Jalama, CA
Equip:
North sails (whatever size fits)
8'4" Glass Board, Vortex Aust., original Town and Country design
Been sailing in the surf for 10 years (never learnt on flat water, and
never bothered trying) and am, well, ok. (like one handed fowards)
Goal: to die sailing away into the sunset when I'm 70. (plus a
gu-screw-into-a- foward-land-on-the-wave, without getting mangled).
Stephane Beland
Ok here's my profile
name: Stephane Beland
occupation: Scientific programmer analyst
location: Socorro, NM (yep this is truly the desert!) for the last 2.5 years
Hawaii for 5 years before that
Montreal for 10 years before that
and before that ... i kind of forgot...
spots: - not sure yet ? Lakes around here are at least 2hours drive away
- sure miss my "happy hour" in Hawaii: leaving work at 4pm on
windy days, be on the water at 4:30pm sail till 6:30pm!
level: waterstarts 100%, jibes-90% (but i think i'm getting rusty),
duck-jibes use to be 50%, jumps: as much as possible, waves: where
are they?
equipment: - old 9'2" windurfing Hawaii board bought for $60 and some used
sails (Gastraa, North, Up).
misc: - broke a couple masts (including a North Wave "Heavy Duty" - right!)
broke a couple booms, broke a few fin boxes, ripped some sails,
walked on coral, smashed a thumb during a high speed head-to-head
collision, sailed with dolphins, whales, flying fish and some
friends too.
Never got rescued (i guess i'm a pretty good swimmer) but sure
helped a lot of people out of trouble.
- longest run: 15 miles (would have been a lot more fun if the had
not drop 3/4 of way there!)
alain.g...@syntex.com
ALAIN GEOFFREY
Age: 46
Single
Computer sr. systems Analyst in Pharmaceutical Research Company
Internet: alain.g...@syntex.com
W: 415-496-3667
H: 415-578-1181
Country of Origin: France
Country of Adoption: USA
Home Town: Foster City California
Started windsurfing in August 92 here in California after a short stint in may
1992 in New Caledonia.
Favorite sites: 3rd ave, Embassy suites, Crissy field
Short board gybes: 90%
Short board tacks: 10%
Gear:
Boards:
Bic Electric Rock 8'8(2.65m)
Mistral Ecstasy 8'4(2.54m)
Sails:
Neil Pryde Mk IV 5.8 and 5.5
Rushwind 5.1
Neil Pryde 4wd 4.5
Mast:
NP carbon 60
Boom:
Nautix
James J. Harper
Name: Jim Harper
Occupation: Microcomputer programmer analyst
Gideon King
Name: Gideon King
Windsurfing experience: 12 years (since age of 16) - just for fun through.
Other sailing: sabot class monohull whenn aged 5 to 10 yrs
paper tiger 14' catamaran 11 to 17 yrs
white lightning 23' catamaran 23 to 27 yrs
Sail most often: Dunedin, New Zealand.
Have also sailed: All around NZ, and Maui
Sails: 3.2, 3.8, 4.2, 4.8, 5.2
Boards: 9'2" slalom, 8'6" wave/chop (I use this more often than the slalom
board)
If you're coming to Dunedin, give me a yell. In spring, summer, autumn we
get good w/s weather about 4-5 days a week - mainly harbour, but a bit of
wave sailing too.
James J. Harper
my expense. Anyways heres my info.
Name: Jim Harper
From: East Greenwich Rhode Island USA
Sailing Locations: Sandy point Warwick RI, Quonset Point RI, Fort Getty
Jamestown RI, URI bay campus Naragannsett RI, Cape Hattress NC once a year.
All locations are bay, sound or ocean sailing.
Experence level: Carving jibes 75-90% in flat water to small chop, 50% heavy
chop and large ocean swell. Jumps - good, only the occasional crash and burn.
Waterstarts 99% . Been sailing for 6 years, have done some course racing.
Equipment: WestWind 9'2" 102 L, Bic Adagio, Mistral Equipe, Gaastra Racefoil
Pro and Mistral Equipe Race Sails 7.2, 6.6, 5.7, 5.2, 4.4.
Likes: 5.0 days with warm SW winds and plenty of ramps for some air time.
Dislikes: Joe 6 pack power boaters with no clue on how to operate any kind of
watercraft or boat.
Plan on a trip to Cape Hattress sometime this October and Aruba next year.
Gideon King
anyone is collecting them to make them available by FTP or something. I
would volunteer, but as I only get about a 50% newsfeed, all you'd get is
half of them. Any other volunteers, or is someone already doing it?
---
The Black Albatross
Gideon King | Phone +64-3-479 8347
University of Otago | Fax +64-3-479 8529
Department of Computer Science | e-mail gideon@Black_Albatross.otago.ac.nz
P.O. Box 56 |
Dunedin | NeXT mail ok
New Zealand |
pap...@fri.cri.nz
Name: Simon Papps
City: Rotorua
State: Windstarved
Country: New Zealand
Sail mostly the lakes, estuaries, and ocean around the Bay of Plenty. Have
sailed most places in NZ, also New Caladonia (Noumea) and Tahiti.
Favourite Spot: Plimmerton, Wellington NZ, consistent high winds, cross-onshore
waves that are seldom too big, protected bay so no nasty currents.
NE corner of Lake Rotorua in a SW, rig on the back lawn & sail all day.
Good chop and waist deep almost everywhere.
Boards: Bic Adagio, Tiga 260 with blown finbox, 8'4" High Voltage wave board
Sails: 6.2 Gaastra Slalomfoil Pro (1992, bad year, no upwind or low end)
5.5 Hewitt Slalom (really modern shape, NZ sails are up with the play)
5.3 Aerotech Wave (really high aspect, stable but slow)
5.0 Neil Pryde Mk I (my favourite, although pretty worn now)
4.5 Neil Pryde Wave NR (really fast for a wave sail, super stable)
3.7 Gaastra Wavefoil Pro (was Barbara Kendall's 5 years ago)
Ability: About the same as everyone else by the sounds of it
BTW, is anybody storing these sailor profiles anywhere ?
Innes Muecke
Name: Innes Muecke
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Job: control systems developer, nova crystals ltd.
local sailing spots: lawrencetown beach (waves), NS
porters lake (flat), NS
tatamougouche (b & j), NS
various spots in Prince Edward Island during the summer
ability: carve jibes, duck jibes, jumps, wave sailing
goals: jump jibes, a nice laydown, loops
gear: 9'0" hot moves custom, 8'7" Mistral Hookipa,
6.5 and 5.5 1993 UP world cups, 4.5 neil pryde 4WD
dream: to be stranded on a small, windy pacific island with
Claudia Schiffer, Robbie Naish's gear, and a crate of tortilla
chips and tequila. Hasta la vista!
Innes Muecke
KC 391
Craig Goudie
Craig Goudie
Alias: Big Nose
Age: 38
Height 6'3"
Weight 160 lbs
Married, two children 12 and 13
Interests: My kids, Windsurfing, Skiing, Music
Supervisor ATE Programming: Evans and Sutherland Computer Corp
Team: U47
Internet: cgo...@sim.es.com
Country of Origin: USA
City: Salt Lake City
State: Utah
Skill Level: Ride a short board all conditions (except waves) to 50 MPH wind,
Planing jibes 90% all conditions,
Short Board tacks 50%
Jumps and chop hops to 6 ft either tack
Favorite Sailing Spots: Three Mile Canyon Columbia River Gorge
Mary Hill ditto
Avery/x ditto
Most Sailed Spots: Rush Lake Stockton Utah
Utah Lake El Nautica Launch
Stan's Beach
Sailing Frequency: Average 3 times a week, mid April through mid November
Gear: Boards Sails
9'9" Sailboards Maui 130 ltrs epoxy 7.5 Lodey Comp
8'10"Bailey Jump 90 ltrs epoxy 6.5 Hood River I
5.8 HR I
5.3 HR I
4.5 Aerotech Speed
3.8 ART Blade
3.2 HR Chopper
Masts Booms
3 Glass 16' 15'5" 14'5" Chinook
1 Aluminum 13'5
Skegs
Ultra and Gorge Designs
Vehicles
Ford Aerostar White/Silver/Black
GMC Woody S15 Black/Oak side panels
8'10" Bailey jump, 9'9" Sailboards Maui
Wt 160#, Ht 6'3", Usually sail on high desert lakes near SLC in Ut
Go short or go home
gsk
Circuit Board Designer
Single but currently engaged.
San Jose California
Coyote point ( SF Bay ) and Rio Vista (Power lines, Sacramento river delta ).
Old Haunts: The Hook, The Dalles and Clatskanie Or. ( I really miss the Gorge! )
Occasional: Kanaha beach, Maui.
Dream: I would also like to find a good job in Maui!
Ideas: Why don't all of us techy windsurfers start a company over there?
( Of course we would never get any work done!)
Alpha 11', Atkin 10', Custom Protech 9'
Various sails from 2.8 to 7.0
Waterstarts 100%, Jibes 5%
Biggest windsurfing challenge: Trying to stay on a plane when you weigh 240lbs.
Jerome Labat
Jerome Labat
Age 28 Married
Height 6'4" Weight 240 lbs
Speed Freek..
Sailing spots : Bay Area 3rd Candlestick Crissy San Louis Res
Europe Tarifa (spain) Port Leucate (France)
Sponsors : Neil Pryde
F2
Speedwatch
Gulftech
Windsurfing Bicycle Warehouse
Best recorded 100 m speed : 44.45 mph on NP MKIV 6.5
F2 Sputnik 275 (9'0")
At Lyle, wind gusty to 28 Knots
Average speed in the Bay (using the speedwatch) : 33 Knots
John Kelly
Stats: 30-something (barf) Married with a cat. Post-doc & general flop
Location: Seattle city, Wa
email : jok...@uwashington.edu
Favorite spots: No preference, anywhere close by with 15 knots or better,
usually sail at Sand Point on a southerly because it is close. Love the
gorge and still exploring it, wish it were closer!
Level: obligatory intermediate- really means I am working on the
consistent carve jibe in flat water. I generally scream on a reach, crash
on the jibe, waterstart, scream on a .. (repeat message).
Equipment: post-doc salary dictates used and cheap equipment O'brien Pro
Am, Gastra slalom TC sails (3.9, 5.0) and a Topsails 6.2 RAF. Drive a
1985 gold Toyota Van with WA plates.
Truls S. Myklebust
Nationality: Norwegian
Current Location: Santa Cruz, California (that's on the coast about
an hour and a half by car south of San Francisco)
Job: Engineering Manager, The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
Local Sailing Spots: The northern Santa Cruz county coast line, mostly
at Waddell Beach or in town at Natural Bridges.
Frequency: About 40 to 45 days a year.
Started windsurfing: 1982, in France, have since windsurfed mostly in
Norway, Tanzania (East Africa), and California.
Ability: Wave sailing (been sailing in up to 15 ft faces),
jumps, duck jibes, etc.
Short Term Goals: Forward and back loops, shortboard tacks, getting
my girlfriend onto shortboards.
Boards: Tiga 260 ACR - 260 cm (8'6''), 88 liters
Tiga 275 ACR - 275 cm (9'0''), 115 liters
Sails: Neil Pryde
Height: 202 cm (6'8'')
Weight: 112 kg (245 lbs)
I'm light blond and I drive a dark blue Audi with an 'N' (for Norway) on the
back. Say hi if you see me.
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Truls S. Myklebust tru...@sco.COM
Shredding the Santa Cruz coastline. Tiga 260, Tiga 275, Neil Pryde sails.
202 cm (6'8''), 112 kg (245 lbs), light blond hair, dark blue Audi.
Chris Jones
Who's Who Windsurfing:
CHRIS JONES
Foster City, California
Age: 28
Height: 6’3”
Weight: 200 lbs
Started Sailing: Chatfield Lake, Colorado
Years Sailing Experience: 9
Favorite Launch sites:
/\ 3rd Avenue, San Francisco Bay
/\ The Wall, The Gorge
Occupation: Computer Industry Database Sales
Windsurfing Industry Activities:
/\Northern California Customer Relations Rep. BIC SPORT, USA
/\ Bay Area Speed Watch Series
/\ Sponsored by BIC SPORT, NAUTIX, ZIENER
Future Projects:
/\ Windsurfing_Extreme Sports in Cyberspace.....stay tuned
Alan Keister
Nationality: USA
Current Location: Fairfax, VA (Near Washington, D.C.)
Job: Software Developer with America Online.
Local Sailing Spots: Nation Airport, Mason Neck State Park
Frequency: As often as possible (about twice a month)
Started windsurfing: 1988
Ability: Intermediate???
Short Term Goals: Consistent Water start, jibe, forget about work
and go sailing.
Boards: Bic Rock 130l.
Sails: UP 4.7, UP 5.5, Gun 6.5
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 140
Frank Mueller
Nationality: USA (German citizen though, transplated to Florida)
Current Location: Tallahassee, Florida
Club: Shell Point Sailboard Club
Job: Post-doc in Computer Science (FSU/FAMU)
Local Sailing Spots: Shell Point (Gulf of Mexico), somtimes Lake Jackson
Frequency: almost every Sat and Sun and every day > 15 mph
Started windsurfing: 1991
Ability: short boarding, 100% water starts,
90% jibes dropping to < 50% in > 30 mph, simple jumps
Short Term Goals: duck jibe, higher jumps,
teaching my girl-friend the art of short boarding
Boards: Mistral SST 12', Seatrend 9'3, BIC E-Rock 8'8
Sails: Aerotech Race 7.5, Mistral WorldCup Camber 6.0,
North Infinity 5.6, Neil Pride Slalom/Wave 4.7
Height: 6'
Weight: 150 lbs.
Best day this year: 5 days of 20-38 mph during tropical storm Alberto
Wanted gear: 6.5 race monofilm (used, for my budget), 3mm wetsuit
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Frank Mueller E-Mail: mue...@cs.fsu.edu WWW: http://www.cs.fsu.edu/~mueller
PETER NAFFZIGER
Name : Peter H. Naffziger
Nationality : New Mexican
Job : accelerator operator @ LAMPF (an accelerator)
Current location: Pojoaque, N.M.
Future location : Medenales N.M. LAKE ONLY 12 MILES AWAY!
( Building a house. This is seriously cutting into windsurfing
time/budget, but if you are going to be poor you might as
well live near the water)
Favorite locals : Abuique lake. Morgan lake on the Navajo nation.
Want to try : Gorge. Lake Arenal, Costa Rica. Among others.
Did : Aruba 2x. Learned a lot. Good fun...
Started : April 1991.
Ability : Inter/Advanced. Jibing 80% all conditions. 1.5 fins
out of the water. Can go purty fast... 30mph??
Near term goal : Cheese roll.
Life goal : Hookipa with out getting in anybodies way.
Sticks : 8'8" Fiberworks WC, E-Rock, Presto, HiFly 295 (sooooey)
Samba (4sale). Mini-Bic for the Nephews/Nieces.
Rigs : 7.5-6.7 and 6.0-5.4 Multisails. 5.0 Gaastra CSI.
4.4 Gaastra wavefoil pro. Dynafiber masts, Chinook booms.
A.K.A : Hammerhead, Mr Finhead and "hey you idiot!"
Personal : Married happily to Da Wife. 31 yr old
160# 5'9". Ex sub sailor. Now surface sailor.
Remember... Stay "in-z-straps"
until later on.
Sanker
Johansen) writes:
Sean Sanker
"Sanka", "dude", "hey you, a$%hole" :)
5'10" 150 lbs
happily married with beautiful 3/yr old daughter
Biotech lab assistant working twards cures at gene level for adult onset
Diabetes and Obesity, work address ---> san...@mpi.com
live in Boston, Mass. USA
HUGE Boston Bruins hockey fan....
favorite spots to surf
1. Kalmus, Hyannis (Cape Cod)
best spot north of Cape Hatterus, NC
SW 15-20 mph , 3-4 x week (30-35 1x every 12 days or so) during spring
early summer
NE during Fall/Winter....
2. Hull, Mass. 20 miles south of boston....good for all winds as it is
a miniture Cape Cod...(need VERY strong W to do anything)
equip. (just got my own stuff, always went w/ friends before and mouched)
8'6" High Tech glass wave board
windsurfing hawii power taper boom 4.5'-5.5
fiberspar mast
two sails, tattered 5.2 Neil Pryde, no namer (like new) 4.0 i recently got
for $125 off some rich dude at Kalmus...
Weedeater fin (a must at Kalmus)
anyone have a 5.2 they want to unload?
-Sean "may the wind gods look kindly upon you" Sanker
Frank Halliwell
Location - Annapolis Md, USA
Sail at:
Local - Kent Island, Thomas Point, Sandy Point MD.
Remote - Hatteras, Gorge
Experience - Good Bay Sailor and Sound sailor, Intermediate Gorge sailor
BeginnerWave sailor. Regular jibes 100%, Duck Jibes 0%,
Short board tacks 20%, Freestyle helicopter tacks 25%,
Jump jibes 10%.
Equipment - Bic Adagio 8'-10". slalom, Mistral Ecstacy 8'-4" wave.
Windwing sails 6.2 to 4.3m, 3.6 North infinity.
Goals - Wave Sailing, Duck Jibe, freestyle, back loops. Learning waves
and getting through the impact zones. To sail with power, grace and
expression.
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Steve53233
gr...@delphi.ccs.neu.edu (Gregory T Sullivan) writes:
Hi Greg, Steve Kreis here in Hollywood, FL. Read your message on AOL and
decided to reply (first timer you know). My wife and I have a two year old
daughter and she's been coming sailing with us since she was four months
old. We sail at Virginia Key and spend two weeks in May of every year at
Cape Hatteras (Avon). We are short boarders---Naish, Wind & Surf,
Seatrend---with a full compliment of sails, some good, some on their last
sheets.
Juggling windsurfing and a kid is tough. Since we both sail, one of us has
to stay ashore while the other sails. It has worked out very well. Our
daughter loves to hang out in the van and she loves the beach.
Anyway, how do you like Delphi? I called them today for info. Coming from
Boston, Delphi offices must be convenient. I graduated from BU in
1972---philosophy and political science. I teach European History at
Florida Atlantic University. Take care dude.
Steve