Windsurfing trip turns into waterlogged nightmare

WindsurfUtah · Joined: 08 Jul 2006 Posts: 93

"50 to 60 months and replace it. "

Meanwhile 75% of the market goes to the swap and buys that used mast for $50 and then proceeds to sail to the middle of the bay.

Hit repeat button.

jp5 · Joined: 19 May 1998 Posts: 3394 Location: OnUr6

Kudos to Andre for still hitting it at age 70! I am glad he survived the ordeal. They say to become old and wise you must first be young and stupid..so Andre seeing as you are 70 and have broken down before, what's your excuse??

A helmet, PFD, and marine radio are good things to have for bay area sailing. Since I have none of these I try not to sail any further out than I can paddle back in whether its at Leo or Coyote Pt.

NickB · Joined: 30 Jun 2009 Posts: 510 Location: Alameda, CA

gerritt · Joined: 06 May 1998 Posts: 632 Location: Redwood City, CA

I have a friend, Hunt Hyde, who carries a radio and recently went from a harness back to backpack (small camel type) for the radio. Apparently, the crashes were tearing apart the radios. Now w/ backpack, he is not having an issue. However, I do not want to wear a backpack to sail.

The unit you are using is different than most I have seen mentioned. Looks hassel free and rugid. Does it float? Any issues with crashes?

gerritt · Joined: 06 May 1998 Posts: 632 Location: Redwood City, CA

I clicked around a little bit more on the link you provided and found this on the customer reviews:

Waterproofness: I contacted the manufacturer in England about this subject, here's their reply: "Water proof rating,(submersion)We consider two test criteria, 10m (30ft) for 5 minutes.And also a 1m (3ft) for 1 hour.And our experience tells us that surface type water effects (splashingaround / rain )don't present any issue be it for one hour or eventhroughout the full 24 hour minimum run time of the beacon.A PLB is not designed to operate when floating in the water. It isrequired to raise the body of the PLB to keep the antenna clear of anywave wash and pointing to the greater sky area. Typically placing thePLB high up on the front of a PFD meets this criteria and attaching inusing a short cord is a good idea to prevent loss." [@], June 2009)

Not too sure its going to work for our purposes.

vtm81 · Joined: 03 Aug 2009 Posts: 50

I sail at Coyote and see many of people heading straight out into the bay solo until they are no longer visible from shore.

Am I missing some mast high wave riding in the middle of the bay or are there some really cute mermaids hanging out on a rock? Rolling Eyes

gerritt · Joined: 06 May 1998 Posts: 632 Location: Redwood City, CA

The good stuff is out there. No mast high waves, but the swells do get bigger and the wind stronger. The channel at Third is a mile out. The area between the smiling yellow buoy and the little white one farther out at Coyote is probably a mile. Haven't found any mermaids yet:), but worth looking for.

bludyell · Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 61

Andre, please heed the advice given and avoid us having to have a goodbye party for a fellow sailor!
Or are you looking for a really dramatic adventure?

justingordon · Joined: 04 May 2002 Posts: 148

I'm in Maui, and sometimes SUP, kite, or windsurf by myself and I carry a Verizon Casio GzOne Rock in my surf trunks pocket with no waterproofing. The only issues with it are:
* Pretty simple phone (not a "smart" phone)
* Hard to hear ringing when wet (as if you'd even want to answer)
* Sinks, so I leave a string stuck to it to clip to my key loop in my shorts.

It's probably a good idea to pay the extra money for insurance if you take it in the water a lot.

From what I've seen, it's smaller than most VHF radios, and the new one from Verizon really makes a nice phone. It even tells you the tides, sunrise/sunset, has a compass, and flashlight.

Aloha,

Justin

ShreddinEd · Joined: 27 Mar 1994 Posts: 172