left coast

[loopy]

here's a late hit on the lip from ghost town

[isobars]

[dllee]

Sorry, I've been citing the Stretch and Chris cases since I first came on here.
I've snapped the tops or bottoms of over 6 boards, one sheer break, back in the days when I was young (40 years old or so). Now, I don't jump higher than I can land, which is getting lower and lower each year.
Most guys at Berkeley can attest I'm the highest jumper there, a small and old market for sure, but with lots of young newbies to shortboard sailing.
I can only dream of the days when Mike Kitt's, Bruce Peterson, and his team rider's were peers in jumping heights.

[koogzah]

[airwave]

It's one thing to be the highest jumper but quit another thing to jump the highest.

[dllee]

Either way, ask Sofien, Christian, Demas, Pedro, or any of the guys who sail Berkeley, TI, and Candlestick regularly.
I"m too lazy to drive to those spots, and too old to care.

[koogzah]

[dllee]

Highest jump....
1996, Pistol, 3.5 day, inside sets around 6' and closing out. I see this guy rig a 5.0, maybe he's 170 lbs., waits till the last wave of the set, speeds out, hops a couple of whitewater bearing down towards the boneyard rocks, hit's his ramp, flies 50' above the water, TRIES to land it, but his butt explosion was so big I assumed he bailed on the landing.
Board breaks in two, his rig washed into the rocks, about 45 minute swim thru to retrieve a destroyed board, shredded sail, and mast in at least 5 pieces, because he carried it back upwind (on shore of course), in one bundle with no parts longer than 6'.
We rig 4.0's and sail the outside break off the island, the wave threatening to close out, but never did.

[tomg]

for the perfect potential ramp - locally that is- i strongly recommend the fishing boats that bring in day fishers. The so -called party boats make a sweet swell and they are always coming in from the Gate so more or less cross the windsurfer's path of travel. I can recommend all except the catarmaran boat that makes no wake at all. They cross Crissy, TI and head in to E'ville and Berkeley marinas in the afternoon 4-5 pm so there are three spots to intercept.

I have had best luck by hanging back at least ` 1000 ft away so that the skipper knows you are not going to try to run in front of him, then power up and aim for he side of the boat and then turn close in and smack that wake within 10ft of the fantail. You will put on a good show for the fisherfolk regardless of your landing.

[dllee]

I"ve always liked the 3rd or 4th wake off the tail of an incoming freighter/tanker that comes in at the middle of Crissy, not the outgoing ships that go out on the N side. They're still going 25, so stay back a bit and absorb the first 2 flatter wakes.