Got friends visiting the gorge? Grab a couple of cheap boards and avoid the rental hassle. Rutger 8.5 swallowtail from late 90s. Has odd finger-wide raised...
Chinook carbon wave booms - "old" front, $150 ea. 4'3" to 6' adjustment. Very good condition - can e-mail pics if desired. On Or Coast, or in PDX and SEA...
One mast. One boom. Five sail sizes. http://www.neilpryde.com/sails/crossover-sails/ zen-2008.html#specifications It burns me up right now that I have 3 masts...
It would really be something if sailmakers at least tried to "bundle" sail sizes more closely around a single mast or boom size. However, the way sails are...
I recall some fin makers had a screw available that had a lever top similar to the quick release skewers in bike wheels. Anybody know where I can find them? ...
Not sure about fin makers but Mistral has a very nice quick release for their power box fins. I've seen it on a Syncro which I rented a few weeks ago but seem...
I rented a mistral explosion last week that had that, but I don't know the fin manufacturer. ... -- Anything worth doin's worth overdoin'. - Louis Bert Lindley...
Nunaya Bieszuacsz
damnthing@...
Aug 1, 2007 10:45 pm
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5.0 and 6.0 - Sails are in great shape $180 each obo...
I like having a sail run on the smallest possible mast. Having a small sail design optimized to run on a bigger mast (rather than using an adjustable head if...
My big race sail needs a ride down to Hood River. Anyone heading down that I can connect with in Seattle to deliver to Sailworks? I will chip in for gas. Steve...
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/590542/parachute_caught_by_a_wing/Regards, Haydn k. "You can learn a lot from people who view the world differently than you do."...
HAYDN PIPER
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Aug 2, 2007 8:30 pm
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It would make launching a Portuguese Breakfast almost impossible -- barefoot or not! ralph abdo <ralphabdo@...> wrote: Does that extra...
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/590542/parachute_caught_by_a_wing/ Sorry about that, somehow the signature got caught up with the URL.Regards, Haydn k. "You can...
HAYDN PIPER
haydnk2000@...
Aug 2, 2007 9:00 pm
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-Seattle area - but I try to make it down to Hood River about every other weekend. I'll be down there again the weekend of the 10th or possibly the 17th...
Let me know next time you'll be there and I'll meet you and check out the sails. you can also call me at (516) 991-4398 thanks. Bill ... From: maltbysailor...
At the next Gorge Commission meeting there will be two opportunities to make comments about the Broughton Landing Destination Resort proposal to the Gorge...
COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA August 14, 2007 Best Western Inn at the Bridge of the Gods 735 WaNaPa Street, Cascade Locks, Oregon 9:00 a.m....
Normally wouldn't solicit this advise but hey........ replacing a 96 or so Mistral Eruption 78 ltr. wave-ish board powerbox. Need it to handle down to 3.7...
Go for the JP. ... From: whitecap3d To: NW-WINDTALK@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 5:45 PM Subject: small board choice? Normally wouldn't...
The powerbox was the main reason I bought a JP FSW 77 instead of the real world wave. ... Received: 08:04 PM PDT, 08/03/2007 From: "Mike and Melissa Houston"...
Dan, I like the FSW. I think you'll find is versitle and fun. Planes when you need it to and turns when you want to. I don't have powerbox's but I have heard...
I am planning to buy a demo board after labor day and am first on the list to buy each of these boards I took a lesson from Ben on the JP and really liked it ...
Your size, skill level and main sailing venues would help to determine a good fit.... Gary ________________________________ From: NW-WINDTALK@yahoogroups.com...
I always wear a helmet. I've gotten the turnbuckle treatment--slammed head- and face-first into my rig--enough times that I know for me it's always a good...
I agree with Gary. That said, I demo'd both these boards (133L Z-ride from Isthmus, 130L Excite from Big Winds) and will share my experiences. I'm 280 lb., in...
