Thanks Ken for the story... a lot goes into an undertaking (or even an attempt at an undertaking) of this magnitude. And yes, it is very tough when you're not...
sailed there a few time sevral years ago. Like the inside of an old top loading washing machine..........psycho-chop!! No ways my knees would hold up to that...
Anybody planning to go down and race? I was there last year (see photo), but the shore pound was so bad that only a few actually got off the beach. That did...
Thanks Bob. I think I might do number one. As to chop, I totally agree - Lk WA is very choppy for my inexperienced taste at Marsh or Waverly even at 7.5...
Here are a couple tips that worked for me. 1. Put a base on a piece of plywood and practice sail flips where it is calm (from R. Nash). Flip till the boom...
A few weeks back I purchased a Mega cat with 7 sails and a whole slough of extra parts to teach my son how to windsurf and also for me to use on lighter wind...
I used these back in the early '80's while sailing in winter. Sailed in the snow passing duck hunters who thought they were braving the conditions. These are...
PS - (I should've added this before) Alexey (and others), I also have an extra O'Neill Hooded Vest available if anyone is interested, contact me. It is 3mm I...
Alexey, Mine are open palm, very similar to the picture you posted. I think they're best because you can peel them back onto your wrist with your teeth, even...
... I use open palm mitts below 50F. http://www.isthmussailboards.com/prodinfo.asp?number=NW98435 When my hands are warm enough I fold them back and sail bare...
Yep I made a mistake in the Winduro. My hands were freezing after 30 minutes of sailing straight downwind, unhooked, in the kinda windy and gusty conditions. I...
A lot of sailors use open-palm gloves/mittens. They are widely available. My observation over the years is that you can sail without gloves down to 50 degree...
Wind is coming but water and wind is chilly. The fingertips are freezing. I tried sailing in gloves and my forearms are screaming murder in about 20-30 minutes...
There was no arm twisting pressure intended. I was just trying to keep the Winduro (and you) going through another year. The more you sail now the more you...
... and just about as long winded? ;-) We have the 12-Step at home, and my wife has watched it several times. Her main complaint is that there is way too much...
My 2009 Winduro had a lot of parallels with Greg's experience, but without any of the conditioning. I only got to the Gorge two times this year (once ran into...
Awesome question. I haven't watched Inutition, so I'd be curious to hear about it as well. Dasher's 12-step is a classic - I watched it many times :-) and many...
Did anyone watch both "The 12-Step Jibe with Dasher" (by Dasher) and "Intuition" (by Guy Cribb) ? I watched the "12-Step" one. I found it very informative. I...
Now that's a windsurfing story Greg. The greatest of respect to all those that completed or mostly completed the Winduro. I had only windsurfed once this year...
Hi, Alexey, myself and 2 or 3 other folks who I hadn't met before windsurfed at Waverly before sunset today. Very nice winds, I was fully powered in 6.4 most...
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