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 Topic: South Padre vs. North Padre? |
grantcantsail
Replies: 16
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 Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 8:10 am Subject: South Padre vs. North Padre? |
If its a mixed group of windsurfers and kitesurfers, hatteras over corpus.
Kiting is banned in the seashore at padre so you cant take one car. Bird wont let you move gear either if you want to sai ... |
| Topic: aero dynamic roof rack worth it? |
grantcantsail
Replies: 11
Views: 17462
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 7:54 am Subject: aero dynamic roof rack worth it? |
| Just drove from Chicago to hatteras in a wrangler. there, drove with rack off (rented gear). Coming back I left rack on since I got lazy. I didn't notice a noise or mpg difference. Its rect. bars I g ... |
| Topic: Insane global wind map |
grantcantsail
Replies: 10
Views: 23714
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 10:20 am Subject: Insane global wind map |
| Very cool. |
| Topic: Whats your set up weigh and what do you weigh? |
grantcantsail
Replies: 15
Views: 20310
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 10:17 am Subject: Whats your set up weigh and what do you weigh? |
| I was kind of wondering what it'd be like to travel with 20lbs of gear like those guys I see on the beach with those things that go in the air on strings and what it might translate to on the water. ... |
| Topic: Whats your set up weigh and what do you weigh? |
grantcantsail
Replies: 15
Views: 20310
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 9:48 am Subject: Whats your set up weigh and what do you weigh? |
| I ride bikes a lot and pay some attention to weight. I like to keep my bikes under 20lbs- easy to do and still have a sturdy inexpensive rig. Anyway, I can neither ride nor sail this time of year so ... |
| Topic: Improving older race sail camber rotation-hacks? |
grantcantsail
Replies: 7
Views: 16966
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 12:37 pm Subject: Improving older race sail camber rotation-hacks? |
| Hey Ill call Bruce and see what he says. FWIW I have contemplated taking the cams out and was going to try it but ran out of time. It has a huge sleeve so not sure its a great idea. |
| Topic: Worst Experience While Learning |
grantcantsail
Replies: 49
Views: 65914
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 10:13 pm Subject: Worst Experience While Learning |
When I started I thought wearing sneakers would be a good idea.
First time I went barefoot I was like hey! |
| Topic: Improving older race sail camber rotation-hacks? |
grantcantsail
Replies: 7
Views: 16966
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 9:50 pm Subject: Improving older race sail camber rotation-hacks? |
| Different sail but all my sails have cambers which is stupid I know. I plan to get a decent handling light sail eventually but in meantime I'm rocking a 8 batten race sail that is kind of hard to wa ... |
| Topic: Improving older race sail camber rotation-hacks? |
grantcantsail
Replies: 7
Views: 16966
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 1:27 pm Subject: Improving older race sail camber rotation-hacks? |
| I finally got around to messing with an older 6.3 Rushwind GSR sail I bought that I never liked the rotation on. Anyway, I found some of non-roller inducers never fit the mast that well and sanding th ... |
| Topic: Problem with sheeting in after the sail flip |
grantcantsail
Replies: 24
Views: 34585
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2013 8:10 am Subject: Problem with sheeting in after the sail flip |
| Yup -its usually powered up a cambered 5.3 that rotates easily on a 100l slalom board. My jibes for sure take too long at this point but it is what it is. This normally happens on what I would conside ... |
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