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From: rogerc@ssd.intel.com (Roger Christal)
Subject: Nearly-New 1992 Sailworks Quiver For Sale
Keywords: Great deal on sails!
Organization: Supercomputer Systems Division, Intel Corp.
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 17:19:15 GMT

A friend is selling his nearly-new matched 1992 Sailworks quiver.  The
sails were used less than one month before he broke his foot, and he has
been sailing one month since recovering from the injury.

As of Friday, 8/28, the sessions these sails have been used is:

5.3 Cam 1+1 - used 3 times
4.6 Cam 1+1 - used 6 times
4.0 Cam 1 - used twice
3.5 Cam 1 - used 4 times
3.0 Cam 1 - used once only!

He wants to sell the ENTIRE quiver for $1,250.00, or $275 individually.

Call Alan Pruder at +1-503-282-6009 if you're interested.

-- 

>>=-  Roger Christal  rogerc@techbook.com  rogerc@ssd.intel.com  -=<<
Newsgroups: rec.windsurfing
From: noble@sj.ate.slb.com (Alan Noble)
Subject: Aruba in October/November
Reply-To: noble@sj.ate.slb.com ()
Organization: Schlumberger Technologies, San Jose, CA.
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 20:09:43 GMT

I'm thinking about doing a week in Aruba late October or early November.  
How reliable is the wind is then?

Alan
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Newsgroups: rec.windsurfing
Newsgroups: rec.windsurfing
Subject: Re: Sailing Right-Of-Way
From: srgxnbs@grv (Bruce Spedding)
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 92 23:44:59 GMT
Reply-To: srgxnbs@grv
 <1992Sep1.212137.5059@am.dsir.govt.nz>,<1992Sep1.221806.158@leland.Stanford.EDU>
Organization: DSIR, Lower Hutt, New Zealand.

In article <1992Sep1.221806.158@leland.Stanford.EDU>, wolf@leland.Stanford.EDU (Andy Wolfsberg) writes:
>In article <1992Sep1.212137.5059@am.dsir.govt.nz> srgxnbs@grv writes:
>>
>>How about promoting such things as the boom manufacturers putting "OK" and
>>"GIVE-WAY!" on the right and left booms, and other equipment manufacturers
>>putting safety information on their products. Motorcycle manufacturers have
>>put "Protect nature, wear a helmet" on their bikes for years (in NZ anyway)
>
>I like the idea of encouraging manufacturers to supply "right of way
>rules" with equipment. However, >>> "OK" and "GIVE-WAY!" on the right
> and left booms <<<<  doesn't make much sense to me.  I really doubt 
>anyone could read such text as they come blazing at an oncoming sailor.
>I also wouldn't support forcing specific color schemes on boom and sail
>manufacturers.  Part of the beauty of windsurfing are all of the
>colors.
>>
 
It was just a suggestion, if the information was there the sailor would
be conscious of it all the time and wouldn't necessarily have to start
"reading the manual", anyway I think _most_ sailors would have time to
glance down at the boom when a conflict situation arises, if there's
not enough time to do that then there's probably not enough time to do
anything! (ie would take  <0.5 sec).  Anyway the important thing would
be to constantly present the information so it becomes learned unconsciously
... what about the arms of the wetsuit, theres another place?
        
I wouldn't support colour coding the gear either, I like the colours too!

Bruce
Bruce Spedding
Materials Science and Performance
Industrial Research Ltd,     Fax: +64-4-569-0132
P.O.Box 31310,              Work: +64-4-569-0485
Lower Hutt,  ( NZST : +12 ) Home: +64-4-562-8522
New Zealand.  Internet: srgxnbs@grv.grace.cri.nz
From: westes@netcom.com (Will Estes)
Newsgroups: rec.windsurfing
Subject: Re: Lifejackets while windsurfing
Date: 30 Aug 92 06:31:14 GMT
Organization: Mail Group

price@helios.unl.edu (Chad  Price) writes:

>westes@netcom.com (Will Estes) writes:


>>In article <price.714834751@helios>, price@helios.unl.edu (Chad  Price) writes:
>>|> For me, the simple fact is that with a jacket on, I become a less competent and
>>|> far slower swimmer.. It just plain gets in the way. Without a jacket, I have a
>>|> chance of catching a runaway board, with a jacket on, I have to wait until the
>>|> board slows down.
>>|> 
>>|> my $0.02

>>I think you need to be careful with the kinds of conclusions you draw from 
>>that kind of reasoning.  Conclude sailing without a jacket is more
>>convenient.  Don't conclude that sailing without a jacket is safer.

>Will - I don't see where I drew a conclusion at all. I simply stated facts and
>let the reader draw their own conclusion.

You're right!  But I never said you did draw any conclusion.  I'm simply
offering my opinions about what kind of conclusions people might draw from 
your facts.  Sorry to make it sound like an accusation.

Thanks,
Will Estes		Internet: westes@netcom.com
Newsgroups: rec.windsurfing
From: EPLUS17@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu (Richard Engelbrecht-Wiggans)
Subject: Re: lifejacket
Organization: C.C.S.O.
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 14:43:30 GMT

In article <1992Sep1.155455.26838@bnlux1.bnl.gov>
moc@bnl.gov (Mike O'Connor) writes:
 
>	Does anybody know of a windsurfing helmet that will fit over a wetsuit
>hood?  I've tried Xtra Large Protec helmets but they are not large enough
>to fit over a hood.  Since most of my 4.0 sailing requires a hood, I've been
>reluctant to buy a helmet.  How are the helmets with the adjustable ear protectors,
>I've forgotten the brand name.
>
>Mike O'Connor    moc@bnl.gov
>Brookhaven National Laboratory
>Long Island NY
 
Bicycling helmets tend to have quite a bit of room.  They are designed to
provide lots of air flow on hot days.  On mine, I remove the velcroed in
foam pads (designed to keep the helmet slightly away from the head) in cold
weather.  The helmet then fits nicely over my neoprene hood (sailing), or
whatever hat I am wearing (bicycling and iceboating).  (I use the old Bell
Pro...I got a bunch of them cheap when the local store stopped carrying
that model.  I don't know exactly what models are currently available.)
From: westes@netcom.com (Will Estes)
Newsgroups: rec.windsurfing
Subject: Re: Lifejackets while windsurfing
Date: 28 Aug 92 05:40:27 GMT
Organization: Mail Group

stu@otop23.oto.dec.com (Stuart MacKay) writes:

>I am curious however, having never worn a life jacket while windsurfing,
>what is there and what do people use?

>Having seen recently numerous recomendations and rationalizations surrounding
>the use of helmets, I can only assume that these same saftey concience 
>individuals would wear associated floatation devices, correct?  

The best ones, IMHO, are those designed for kayakers.  They
were here before we were, and they have this lifejacket
thing down to a fine art.  Omega makes a very nice one.
Typically they a high waist line (avoids interference
with the harness), no external straps (ditto with harness), and thick
strips of foam padding (ye 'ol body armor!). 

As for helmets, you should probably wear one all the time to be safe,
but the rule I use is to wear one only when I feel out of control or in
conditions that are extreme.  My general observation is that in 5.0 or
better weather I can sometimes get into situations where the rig will
come close to hitting my head very hard.  In 4.0 conditions or smaller,
you are simply a moron to not wear a helmet (IMHO).

-- 
Thanks,
Will Estes		Internet: westes@netcom.com
Newsgroups: rec.windsurfing
From: sbeland@zia.aoc.nrao.edu (Stephane Beland)
Subject: Windsurfing GIF images available
Organization: National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro NM
Distribution: USA
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 15:28:12 GMT


For those of you interrested in GIF images i just posted
2 images made up of 4 parts each to the alt.binaries.pictures
group. You need to save them without the header, concatenate
them and uudecode before displaying them with your favorite
GIF viewer.

Enjoy

Stephane Beland
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Very Large Array - Array Operation Center
Socorro,  New Mexico
From: mmwang@adobe.com (Michael Wang)
Newsgroups: rec.windsurfing
Subject: Re: F2 Comet Slalom Question
Date: 2 Sep 92 20:06:22 GMT
Organization: Adobe Systems Incorporated

In article <1992Sep2.140510.24275@lamont.ldgo.columbia.edu> whoward@lamont.ldgo.columbia.edu (Will Howard) writes:
>In the market for a new board, I'm looking at some of the "transitional" boards
>such as the F2 Comet Slalom, the Bic Rumba, the Mistral New Malibu (still
>made?). I've tried the New Malibu and was very impressed, treid the Rumba and
>wasn't so impressed,  haven't tried the Comet Slalom. Any experience out there
>with the Comet Slalom?

I've got an older one (1989 model) and I like it a lot. Though I didn't
shop around much for boards when I originally got it, in my opinion,
the pluses are that it is very fast and very maneuverable. The minuses
are that it isn't the most stable board, and the construction is rather
fragile. If you look at the way the board is made, there is a seam
running all the way around the edges on the board where the top and
bottom halves were pressed together. Unfortunately, it is not too
difficult to split that seam, which I managed to do by bumping the
tail of the board into a metal post sticking into the water (and I
didn't bump it all that hard).

-- 
Michael Wang
mmwang@mv.us.adobe.com
Newsgroups: rec.windsurfing
From: pjp@sloth.mlb.semi.harris.com (Pat J. Pinchera)
Subject: Re: Windsurfing GIF file follows
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 16:58:25 GMT
Organization: ICS, Melbourne FL

In article <1992Aug29.162643.6391@zia.aoc.nrao.edu> sbeland@zia.aoc.nrao.edu (Stephane Beland) writes:
>I'm including a neat GIF image that i just scanned. Since this is
>my first attempt at posting on the net I hope it will be OK.
>
  [GIF binary deleted]

Stephane,
	Run your GIF file through 'uuencode', then post the uuencoded file
	here.  Then we can see this neat file.
Pat
 'P19'
From: sbeland@zia.aoc.nrao.edu (Stephane Beland)
Newsgroups: rec.windsurfing
Subject: Windsurfing GIF file follows
Date: 29 Aug 92 16:26:43 GMT
Organization: National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro NM

I'm including a neat GIF image that i just scanned. Since this is
my first attempt at posting on the net I hope it will be OK.

Enjoy!

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From: colas@capa.inria.fr (Colas Nahaboo)
Newsgroups: rec.windsurfing
Subject: Re: Winds in SW France (Atlantic) ?
Date: 26 Aug 92 13:48:35 GMT
Organization: Koala Project, Bull Research France

In article <1992Aug25.160831.17775@geosys.co.uk>, pmb@geosys.co.uk (Pete Bochel)
writes:
|> I hope somebody can help tell me about possible wind speeds in SW France.
|> I will be spending 3 weeks in September with my work near Biarritz.
|> Also, are these sea breezes or caused by depressions as in the UK ?

Basically: there is no wind there, that's why it is so good for surfing. :-(
You will have a hard time finding sailboard shops there: all have gone
bankrupt, the only ones left are inland near lakes.

BUT: there IS occasional good winds. I go there in June and september every
year for 10 years to surf, and I saw only twice good sailing conditions
(hawai-perfect sideshore 5.0-5.5 winds with perfect peeling waves (were tubing
nicely in the morning before the wind got up). I drooled all afternoon on the
sand looking at fred basse (former french surfing champion and now expert
wavesailer) and friends doing the full maisonville laydown bottoms...), since I
didn't take my board. I guess I could have get out 10 times in less enjoyable
conditions (big chop, rain and onshore winds).
I brought my board once, but it was a 2.45m for windy mediterranean conditions,
I managed to submarine my way out in the waves (5.5m2) once, but got not fun.
(locals were on 3m boards)

In biarritz you get storm onshore winds, sailable but no fun, with big gnarly
waves, or occasional warn nice south winds. 30 Km north in hossegor you get a
nice sideshore thermal wind from the north, but I don't recall seeing one in
september, more in june where thermals are stonger.

I advise you to get your Tiga Wave 257 with big sails (or the astro rock if you
are heavy enough to handle it in powerful waves), but most importantly, just
try taking up surfing during  your stay, it will enhance your waveriding
abilities and be more suited to the region...

There ARE good sailing days, but they are sparse. If you live there year-round
you may catch them, you MAY have wind while there, but you may have none...

Once there, try to contact Maurice Cole at rip curl hossegor, or Fred Basse...
They are competent local sailors

-- 
Colas Nahaboo, colas@sa.inria.fr, Bull Research Koala proj. Wool&Gwm Architect
Pho:(33) 93.65.77.70(.66 Fax), INRIA, B.P.93 - 06902 Sophia Antipolis, FRANCE.
From: alain@paris.asd.sgi.com (Alain Dumesny)
Newsgroups: rec.windsurfing
Subject: Multi-Sail (two sails in one) recommendation ?
Date: 30 Aug 92 21:29:41 GMT
Reply-To: alain@sgi.com
Distribution: usa
Organization: Silicon Graphics Inc.


I have seen in the back of Windsurfing magazine (in the equipment
marketplace section) a company advertise some new sails called
Multi-Sail.  Those sails have a zipper at the bottomn of the sail which
lets you reduce the sail by a full size, so one sail is equivalent to 2
regular sails. Those mono-film sails have 3 cams and seem really nice. I
really like the idea, the convenience when you need to change sizes and the
reduced cost (need to buy 1/2 as many sails).

As anybofy bought any of those sails ?
Would you recommend them ?

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alain Dumesny	alain@sgi.com	(415)390-5250	    Silicon Graphics Inc.
Newsgroups: rec.windsurfing
From: costello@eplrx7.es.duPont.com (Tim Costello)
Subject: Re: Transition Board or Short Board???
Organization: DuPont Engineering Physics Laboratory
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 18:45:05 GMT

From article <p_bncrl.jaime@netcom.com>, by jaime@netcom.com (Jaime Cordera):
[Stuff, including some headers deleted.}
>>>
>>>My recommendation is to go to a giant slalom (9'9" or so, with 130 to 135L
>>>volume).  This amount of floation is plenty to uphaul and sail in low
>>Seatrend has big floaty giant slalom board something like 9'9" and 150l which I'd
>>be taking a good look at if I was buying a new board for 'marginally planing'
>>conditions.
>>
[More stuff removed]
> 
> On the flip side of that, some of the "giant" giant slalom boards, such as 
> the 9'9" 150l Seatrend, are designed not for lighter winds, but for people
> who put a little too much overtime at the dinner table over the winter
> (we know who we are :-)). These boards are more heavily reinforced, have
> footstraps farthur apart for larger people, etc. So be careful on that end too.

	Aha! some info that I can use.  It's nice to see some makers realize
that there are people over 6' tall.  

> These *CAN* be good, but make sure they fit *YOU*. For the medium size person
> (~150lbs), I don't think a 9'9" board gives you much over a floaty 9'0-9'2".
> 
> Good luck and have fun !!
> 
> Jaime

	Maybe there's something wrong with my poster.  I sent a request for
any info/lore concerning just this board out last week.  No response - maybe
no one has used one?

	Also, I'd like to know if anyone's used/owns an F2 Vega.  It's about
the same size as the big Seatrend but slightly less volume (135 L).  From
the pictures I've seen it appears to have a very similar outline to the
Sputnik 280.  But, I'd like to know if it really is much of a light wind
performance board or better left as a beginner/first short board.

Tim
-- 
Tim Costello
Du Pont Merck Pharmaceutical
costello@eplrx7.es.dupont.com
Newsgroups: rec.windsurfing
Newsgroups: rec.windsurfing

>if you are wearing a life jacket and you get caught underneath your sail when 
>you're in the water it can be very tricky.  The extra bouyancy of the jacket 
>will push you against the sail and swimming or diving around the sail is much 
>more difficult.
>
I never had much of a problem with this even in my more bouyant days.

>Personally, I feel if you're doing flat water sailing (which is usually the
>case in southern Ontario) and you know what you're doing, then there is no
>big reason to wear a PFD.  Yet it is still illegal not to wear one...
>
Many times in light air while working on tricks I've fallen in holding on
to the boom and have heard a loud crack sound as the mast wacked my helmet.
In light air, I usually wear either a helmet or a vest.  In heavy air, I wear
both and have not broken any ribs having, instead, all the air knocked out of
my lungs MANY times.

>-Bill
From: kenb@vice.ICO.TEK.COM (Ken Berger)
Newsgroups: rec.windsurfing
Subject: Re: Helmet Foam
Date: 3 Sep 92 19:56:03 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Tektronix Inc., Beaverton, Or.

In article <1992Sep3.184702.3851@leland.Stanford.EDU> janusz@leland.Stanford.EDU (Janusz Mrozek) writes:
>I'm a little disturbed to see the suggestions from Bruce Spedding and Ken
>Berger for removing the liner from a helmet so that it fits over a hood.

<sigh>

I never claimed it was the perfect solution.

Disclaimer:  It works for me.  Don't try it if you are uncomfortable
with the idea.

------------

The wind is gonna blow tomorrow!  I'll be wearing my helmet with
lining in place.  See ya.
From: kramer@hermes.ics.uci.edu (David Kramer)
Subject: Re: Swimming back with your gear
Newsgroups: rec.windsurfing
Reply-To: kramer@ics.uci.edu (David Kramer)
Organization: Univ. of Calif., Irvine, Info. & Computer Sci. Dept.
Date: 26 Aug 92 23:54:06 GMT

bruce writes:
>  >anchor.  A wind blowing you into a towering seawall with an incoming
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>  >tide might make you think of dumping also.  Use your judgement and
>  >adrenaline level.

>  This happened to me and I eventually abandoned my rig, I'd tried to de-
>  rig but fully battened sails don't help so I re-rigged and said goodbye
>  to it.

Did you consider saying goodbye to your battens? Okay so they are not
the cheapest items (what is in this sport?) but at least you could
save the rest.

David
From: tmr@faceplnt.dr.att.com (54626-RebmanTM(DR1867)000)
Newsgroups: rec.windsurfing
Subject: Re: Nuclear Day in the Gorge 8/21/92
Date: 25 Aug 92 14:55:34 GMT
Reply-To: tmr@drutx!att.com
Organization: Bell Labs, DCTT, Denver, Co.

In article <13421@pogo.wv.tek.com>, lyndw@pogo.wv.tek.com (Lynd Wieman;685-3751;63-356;LP=A;P0HG) writes:
|> And people seemed a little more friendly.  At the
|> Hatchery and Doug's there are lots of people who are too cool to get excited
|> about anything as mundane as sailing in some of the best high wind sailing
|> in the world.

I just returned from my first sailing adventure in the Gorge, and agree
*somewhat* with your assesment of people at Dougs.  I landed a jump pretty
poorly (not even a very high jump or anything) and I ended up breaking my
ankle in the middle of the river at Dougs (Tuesday 8/4 -- a great day!... 
at least
until around 5:00pm when I did the ankle).  I managed to sail in, but when
I got to the launch, I dropped my rig and started to hop in on one leg.
As I did, there was a large crowd of people sitting on the picnic table
by the water that just sat there looking at me?!  Not one of them budged.
I really couldn't believe it -- it's not like helping me would have been
cutting into their sailing time or anything -- if they were about to
launch, then I could see it.. ; ), but...   

On the other hand, when I got up the beach some, there were some 
people -- walking down to the beach with rigs in hand -- who stopped, 
got my rig, derigged it, carried it to the car and strapped it down, 
helped me to the car and pointed me towards the nearest hospital -- 
they even offered to drive me, but I thought I'd be OK.

Anyway, anybody else out there done this??  I had about 10 people in 
Hood River stop me over the following couple of day telling me that
they had done the same thing -- some still in casts.  I broke off
the end of my fibula (little bone on outside of ankle).  I had two
screws put in to make it set right.  If you've done this, I'm curious
to know how long it took you to come back from it.  I'm somewhat of
a runner and want to get some idea how long it will be before I can
go back to working out.  

By the way, my experience was that spraining an ankle is a whole lot more
painful than breaking, which surprised me -- although I'm sure it depends
on how badly the break is.

-- Tom Rebman  (tmr@drutx.att.com)
From: stu@otop23.oto.dec.com (Stuart MacKay)
Newsgroups: rec.windsurfing
Subject: Re: Sailing Right-Of-Way
Date: 28 Aug 92 20:39:45 GMT
Reply-To: stu@otop23.enet.dec.com
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, Ottawa Ontario, Canada


Having sailed/raced sailboats for years before becomming an addicted 
windsurfer, I have come to the realization that right of way rules
don't apply.

Why?

1.  The majority of windsurfers haven't taken sailing courses.  They
have learned to windsurf with no regard for rules.  

2.  People (beginners espcially) go out in as much wind as there is with
what ever equipment they have.  IE, too much wind, too much sail, too
much board.  They have an orgasmic on a couple of reaches trash redirect
their board and go again (I think if we all think hard enough, we have
all done it)

While I do conform to right of way rules out of habbit (kind of like putting
on a seat belt or carrying my wallet) I also sail defensivly.

IE:  I am on starboard, he is on port.  He doesn't know what he is doing or
what port is.  Unless I can trust his abilities/judgement, he has the right of
way and I keep out of his way.  Or (and I am not saying I am the best)
the better sailor does NOT have the right of way.

In boat sailing, you sit there and push the tiller if you get into a problem
In board sailing, there is a bit more to it and a bit more at stake (ie, a fin
through your rig/head/board...)

Regards,
Stu MacKay
Ottawa, Canada
(Where the weather office guarantees that what is left of Andrew will
equate to 20-30 knots tommorow.)
From: lyndw@pogo.wv.tek.com (Lynd Wieman;685-3751;63-356;LP=A;P0HG)
Newsgroups: rec.windsurfing
Subject: Re: Thanks  Andrew !
Date: 28 Aug 92 15:59:52 GMT
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Wilsonville, OR.

In article <1992Aug27.134800.12252@cbnewsj.cb.att.com>, felixc@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (felix.cabral) writes:

 [stuff deleted]

|> Yeah but, in winter we get gorge like conditions here in the NE. The gorge
|> shuts down.

I have seen some of the strongest winds in the Gorge in the winter.  Some days
you can drive down the freeway at 65 mph and have the freezing rain blow past
you from behind! :-)   I don't like to sail on those days, though.  Also, they
close the freeway since it is solid ice.

Lynd 
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