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coachg
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LUCARO
Joined: 07 Dec 1997 Posts: 661
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Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2016 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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Very cool. Would love to see a timelapse video of that. Got a gopro?
Looks like you will be sailing from Rio vista to the Sacramento?
Should that be a long broad reach? |
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coachg
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 12:03 am Post subject: |
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Yes, I have a GoPro but I didn't use it. Thought about it but too much else going on. Thirty miles and much of it on a dead run. We were the first windsurfers to ever do the race. Andy Brandt won.
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dllee
Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 5328 Location: East Bay
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 9:28 am Post subject: |
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Speaking of Andy....
Did he lose a bunch of weight? Like is he down to 170 lbs. now?
Saw him last Tuesday, winds 14-22, he on a freestyle board planing on a 4.8 or so, me 150 lbs on a 5.6 and 84 liter FSW.
I'm jealous. I have a great 4.5 I want to use, but it's never windy enough. Maybe I need a freestyle board for my 4.5 SuperFreak.
I"m starting to think about using smaller sails with no downhaul, straps forward, and low impact tricks to save my 67 year old battered body. |
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gerritt
Joined: 06 May 1998 Posts: 632 Location: Redwood City, CA
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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zirtaeb wrote: | I"m starting to think about using smaller sails with no downhaul, straps forward, and low impact tricks to save my 67 year old battered body. |
Yes indeed. It is the "new school" way to go. I've been using my 94 liter FSW almost exclusively at Third this year. I set the straps forward and in about a year ago and it completely transformed the board for my style of sailing - lots of carving turns and carving 360's, in the straps. I'm now completing tacks about 50% of the time too - up significantly from about 5%. Added liters make everything easier, assuming the board will suck up the chop. Getting your head around pulling out a "too small" sail and setting it up for light wind when everyone else is on a half to full meter bigger takes some adjustment in and of itself. At the end of your session, your body will thank you.
I still favor my 78 in waves, but have been getting into and still tweaking a 92 thruster I picked up over a year ago. Again, getting my head around using 92 liters in waves seems to be the biggest hurdle to overcome. When I do use it, I have a blast and wonder what my hangup is. I do love my 78 though. |
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coachg
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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Andy has trimmed down but is still over 98 kilos. If he was under that he couldn't use the 9.0 in the Kona class. Andy's Idol's are very light, very powerful & very twitchy. He is super efficient but trust me, his 4.8 is very powerful compared to other sails.
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dllee
Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 5328 Location: East Bay
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 1:08 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks, guys, for the less downhaul, smaller sail info.
I HAVE noticed it sailing with Sofien, Asma, and Kevin, but never registered in my mind, since I"m old school and into sailing fast, good turns, and high jumps.
I've delved a little into less downhaul, baggy sails, but do worry about top speeds. |
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