Single bolt base, lower half of broken mast (up to boom level), mast extension. Junky stuff for a land trainer. Must be cheap or free ;-) I'll keep it out of...
Thanks, I actually spoke with Matt about that mast. Sadly, I have all standard diameter bases, and several other z-taper masts. So I have committed to my...
oops - i didnt read it - I used the Ztapers til I broke 3 in one year (in less than big waves) and went to full skinny ..highly recommend it ... all standard...
I understand and have heard similar stories elsewhere. We sail almost exclusively in the ditch and aren't tough on gear - after three years the z-tapers have...
.SUN...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT. MIXED SWELL NW 4 FT AND S 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. WIND WAVES 8 FT. MIXED SWELL NW 4 FT AND S ...
If Graham Ezzy gets back from Canada, he wants to go to. I or someone else will be driving him down. He's excited to sail the Oregon coast with us. I might...
I sailed with him at Face Rock about five years ago. He was just a little kid starting to nail his backies. I remember it was a pretty good day of wind swell...
Windance Swap Meet August 10th Join us: Windance Summer Swap Meet Sunday August 10th, 8:00AM Option 1- Hang out and sell your gear - The classic Windance Swap....
Forecast is looking pretty good for the weekend. If it holds, a group of us friends should meet at Florence on Saturday, sail hard all day, take some...
Graham Ezzy did the largest forward we ever saw at the rock yesterday. We actually saw it from the parking lot. More wind on tape for the rest of the week....
... Video, Graham excuting a double loop, 2 big push loops, one-handed back loop (sailed away), and various forwards. Small waves down here for Monday/Tuesday....
Going to Oceanside at lunchtime today. Look for slow moving blue van, again. Hope to see you, Matt, and others on the water. Dave P.S. Forecast for weekend?!...
Since the coast forcast seems to be backing off for the weekend, I would consider carpooling Friday afternoon for a session. Anybody considering a day trip to...
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 20 NM- 228 PM PDT THU AUG 14 2008 FRI...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NEAR SHORE IN THE...
Gorge sailors thinking about trying the coast tomorrow. Where would be the best place to get our feet wet and what kind of gear should we be on? thanks, bobg...
Well, I would stay away from the north coast for sure. I was out at Cleo's (secret spot) yesterday with the swell at 1.6 ft. to start with. Quoting the NWS "...
had some nice swell come in thurs. and decent 5.3 wind for a couple hours and then the marine layer moved in and shut it down. So Matt launched and set sail on...
Thursday was good at Lincoln City, but the fog moved in, the waves got bigger, and the wind got lighter on Friday. Not a good day to learn wavesailing. In my...
All, This is a technique question - what is the technique or trick to get a small board to plane? I am a heavy sailor, and have been successful plaining medium...
Suck your back foot towards you while transferring weight and pushing with your forward foot, what is needed is to rotate the board so it is pointed in the...