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Berkeley Contingent Goes to San Carlos for Wave Sailing

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:43:48 +0000

Heidi, Raul, and Meredith are driving to San Carlos Baja Norte to wave sail. It takes a lot of prep because there is nothing there, not even fresh water, just an informal camp ground on the point. Hope they have fun!

Windsurfers Beware: iWindsurf Moderates the Lulls

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:49:14 +0000

Isabella always says that iWindsurf over reports the lulls, that a lull of 12, say, is really more like 9. Here is proof! The detail graph shows the major lull that made me think It’s Over! I could have—should have—stayed out a little longer.

Windsurfing Berkeley late Season September 10 to 12 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:40:25 +0000

The best thing about windsurfing in Berkeley is that you can rig anything you want! You’d think I’d have been underpowered on the 11th with the 5.1, but that Hansen sail has a great bottom end! It takes me upwind even on the wavy FSW board.
How powered you feel depends a lot on how windy it is all the way across the sailing basin. It’s almost a mile across–the perfect distance for long reaches! The anemometer is at one end, on the point, a good 30 feet in the air.
This is an historic day. For the first time, on the FSW 94, my fin was TOO BIG! This pleases me greatly. The Hansen sail is SO FAST it makes the difference.

Windsurfing Tip: Always Go!

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:22:50 +0000

A week of funky schizophrenic windsurfing wind. It’s hot and you had to be there to get any, which underscores my number one rule for windsurfing: ALWAYS GO!

Windsurfing the Delta: Puffs not Transmitted by iWindsurf

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:05:57 +0000

Windsurfers beware: iWindsurf moderates the readings. Here’s the official version—the one that was transmitted, that is put out real-time on the web—and the uncensored version that you get to see in retrospect, after midnight. From the uncensored version, you can see why I was blown off the water! I sailed across the river (away from the launch) and was getting worried. I went nearly all the way to the shore (on the other side where it’s lighter and the water is flat) and made a sloppy jibe/waterstart and sailed back halfway hooked in and going OK. Then I had to get out of the harness to make it back to the beach. Wow!