Where We Sailed Today

bert · Joined: 10 Apr 2000 Posts: 665

Davide,
Do get better by spring..you're always blowing by me on the water and I'd like to catch you one of these days Smile

Carl,
I had no idea of your condition. Hope to see you in the spring.

Bert

carl · Joined: 25 Feb 1997 Posts: 2674 Location: SF bay area

swchandler · Joined: 08 Nov 1993 Posts: 10588

I've had a couple heart attacks, with the last one in April 2013 right after a 5.0 windsurfing session while derigging and packing it all up. On the upside, you can keep active, and still stay on top of your game. I would recommend picking up, a copy of H. Robert Superko's book, 'Before the Heart Attacks'. It's a very informative book that will give you a practical view of your condition, and how to put together a viable plan to address it. Superko was one of the founders of the Berkeley Heart Lab. Ultimately, to better understand my heart disease, I had my blood tested and analyzed by the Berkeley Heart Lab. In my view, it was worth spending the extra money to get a sophisticated and detailed review my condition.

carl · Joined: 25 Feb 1997 Posts: 2674 Location: SF bay area

Goodwind · Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 323 Location: On water

Davide,

Wow, you look fit and truly living an active life style. That heart attack is a little surprise. Have a quick recovery and hope to see on the water again this winter. I'm sure many of us are looking up to Fred (78 years of age) for inspiration and be able to sail for many years to come. Yip, modern medicine is amazing. My dad, now age 91, had an open-heart at Standford last year. He's still driving and fishing on a regular basis.

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

My computer crashed, which meant a trip to the repair shop and no way to work for the rest of the day. What do you know, the wind came up to mitigate my stress. Meter showed 16 avg with gusts to 21. With nothing better to do, I decided to drive over and check it out. Lots of kites on the east side were a good harbinger of things to come. I rigged a 5.7 and rode my 94 (my big rig). I counted 5 windsurfers and maybe 20 kites. It was mostly powered and planning and a nice way to spend a January Saturday. Not too wet and not cold at all.

Got January checked off too.

SwellRipper · Joined: 21 Apr 2009 Posts: 193 Location: Channel Marker 11

Saturday sunset session at 3rd Ave pretty damned powered on 4.7 in channel. Some decent swell to play on with a big ebb running. Solo mission, although Dmitry and Rich were out earlier in day. From the sunny channel could see all the low hanging misty rain clouds shrouding the Peninsula. I did get hit by one shower though too. Wind was solid. Pretty good for January!

nw30 · Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 7:24 pm Post subject:

Wild and wooly at A.L. today, 4.7's down to 4.2's then back to the vehicles to take shelter from the rapidly increasing wind. The wind swell was fairly good at waist high, and the high tides are keeping the elephant seals off the beach and onto the bluff, more better for us. Had fun while it lasted, maybe more tomorrow.
Yesterday was more user friendly, easier sailing, but I missed it.

bert · Joined: 10 Apr 2000 Posts: 665

It was like night and day at Coyote this weekend. Had to rig my biggest kit on Saturday-9.5/Kona longboard as the wind was at 10 mph. Had to venture to the yellow buoy before the board began to plane. Today on Sunday I could have used my smallest setup which I didn't bring-70L RealWind/3.3 Combat wave. I did bring my 80L Thommen/3.7 Naish which held up okay in the 30-40 mph conditions. The old school boards do better in the nasty conditions experienced today...wish I could say the same for us old guys Sad