Rick - never did see you yesterday. Did you make it? Sailing was
pretty decent. I got there at 1:00 p.m. and foolishly rigged 11.0,
went out and spent 1 hour in the water/2 minutes on the board trying
to get back in. Totally overpowered. Came in and rigged a NP V8 8.4,
a great sail and really the sweet-spot sail size for a Mistral
Explosion 161L. Perfect combination for a big 225 lb. 6'-6" guy! Spent
the next three hours just ripping out and back. The wind was steady
and filled in all the way across to Robinson with just a few weird
dead streaky areas in the middle. Lots of new faces (to me anyway) out
sailing. The higher winds really bring them out. Missing in action
besides you were Glenn and Mark. Probably a lot of people had trips
planned for the 3 day weekend. Leslie and John were there. Anyway, a
great day, and I see +23 already reported at Pt. Robinson this
morning. Going down to check it out and maybe we'll get a repeat.
Friday's after-work commute was bad enough to make you want to take a sleeping bag to work and just camp out there for the night. Seattle really sucks in the...
Rick Martin
segler1@...
Jul 14, 2002 5:00 am
Sailed the 9.7m/Go170/70cm today from about 2-5pm. It was a little light at first but when the wind was up it was easy to make some upwind advantage. Ran out...
Went on out to Des Moines, as threatened. We had a new student to teach. When the tide was coming in there was a lot of nice space over the shallow flats for...
Rick
segler@...
Jun 28, 2003 2:51 am
5 big rigs at Des Moines today in the 12-20 mph winds. Dick 8.5/Start/62 (underpowered) Glenn 11.2/FW/70 Brian 9.5/FW/70 Brett 10.2/FW/70 Me 11.0/FW/70 In the...
Rick
segler@...
Sep 27, 2003 3:13 am
Another nice day on the sound. Sunny and warm. Not as much wind as yesterday. I sailed 6.7/120L and was lightly powered. I had to pump onto a plane heading out...
As good as it gets today at Des Moines. Winds were N16G16.1. Darn steady. I rigged 9.8/FW/70, Bruce was going to rig a 6.8/slalom but I didn't see him on the...
Rick
segler@...
Apr 9, 2005 5:22 am
It was great 9.8m/FW/70cm conditions from 3pm to 6pm. Bruce B rigged 7.0m/104L and got some good rides. Ken rigged 8.5m/longboard and was also seen planing...
Well, sailing is way better than sitting in Friday rush-hour evening traffic. I went down to Des Moines to escape the traffic. Winds were in the mid-teens, so...
Rick
segler@...
Jun 24, 2006 5:57 am
Point Robinson looking good. Turns out I'm not headed to the gorge yet. Its Noon so 12:30 I'll be sailing at Des Moines. Probably the Gorge Saturday morning...
Fellow Boardheads : looks like it's gonna Rock on the sound today: dr PZZ135-012230- /O.CON.KSEW.SI.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-060902T0000Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD...
I'm going out to Des Moines this afternoon. Should be similar to yesterday. --Rick ... From: Dick Desler <drwind1@...> ... [Non-text portions of this...
segler@...
Sep 1, 2006 8:07 pm
Rick - never did see you yesterday. Did you make it? Sailing was pretty decent. I got there at 1:00 p.m. and foolishly rigged 11.0, went out and spent 1...
I chipped a tooth yesterday. Rather than wait 3 days to get it fixed, I thought I better call my dentist. They got me in and fixed it. By the time that was...
Rick
segler@...
Sep 2, 2006 5:22 pm
Well, glad you got the tooth fixed, but you missed a great day. Just got back from the D.M. marina and, as usual, the wind speed readings from that sensor on...
Classic formula at Des Moines today: Glenn 11.0/FW/70 Yakata 7.2/slalom Leslie (later) 9.5/FW/70 Rick 11.7/FW/70 Winds NNW 14-20 until about 4:30, then 10-15...
Rick
segler@...
May 12, 2007 3:51 am
Winds were a tad lighter than on Thursday. About 10-14 mostly inshore. Dick rigged 8.5/FW/62 and had good planing in the inshore blast zone. Leslie had...
... Very pleasant sailing at Des Moines. Just powered enough for very happy and comfortable cruising. The water seems almost unnaturally flat; I'd think with...
Oh man, Andreas, no, I did not notice a crank on the grass. Yup, know all about leaving cranks on the grass, too. --Rick PS Glad you enjoyed the sailing...
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