Aug 29, Grantsville, HS 125, 6.2

[Kevin Simmons]

Got there around 5pm and rode until 7pm when I could no longer plane in the big gusts. 80% slogged badly, 10% Op'd, and 10% fully powered. Is this normal for Grantsville? Only been there a couple of times and this happened before--float in very little wind for about 10 min, followed by a big gust for 2. I had fun as I took Rick H. advice and worked on sail flipping in the long lulls. Think I'm starting to get the hang of it.

P.S. Rick, crossing the arms over to grab the other side of the boom really made a big difference! Hope I can try it in some wind at UL tomorrow. tnxs.

--Kevin.

Forgot to add: It was just me and the cows. As I was packing, a van pulled up with a family. They had just bought gear at a garage sale and wanted to try it out. The stuff was real old and I can't believe they paid money for it. They had a long skinny bic 280, aluminum mast and a sail in the shape of a triangle and made from cloth. Looked like the sails we used on small sailboats as kids. Is that what those of you who have sailed for decades learned on? I'm amazed you stuck with the sport! Anyway, I helped them as much as I could and gave them the UWA website and told them to ask there about gear and lessons.

[JimSouthwick]

Yup, that's what we learned on. We were young and stupid, and that's all there was. Actually, aluminum booms were a great advance over the teak (yes teak!) booms that came with my first Windsurfer back in 1979. I guess one of the reasons some of us old farts have stuck with the sport is that it has been so much fun (also pretty expensive) trying each new development as it has appeared on the market - the harness, footstraps, camber inducers, clamp-on (vs. tie-on) booms, etc., etc.. The sport just keeps getting more and more fun and less and less strenuous, which is why some of us are still able to do it.

[Craig Goudie]

Amen Brother! We were so young (weren't we?)

-Craig

Yup, that's what we learned on. We were young and stupid, and that's all there was. Actually, aluminum booms were a great advance over the teak (yes teak!) booms that came with my first Windsurfer back in 1979. I guess one of the reasons some of us old farts have stuck with the sport is that it has been so much fun (also pretty expensive) trying each new development as it has appeared on the market - the harness, footstraps, camber inducers, clamp-on (vs. tie-on) booms, etc., etc.. The sport just keeps getting more and more fun and less and less strenuous, which is why some of us are still able to do it.