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morewind rocks!
Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2004 9:41 pm
by downwind dave
This post is to publicly thank mike for taking the time and effort to tow me in today. My 4 year old tidal wave decided it was the day to die, and waited untill id just made my first outside jibe to blow. mikes selfeless action saved me a long swim and likely prevented an embarrassing situation with the "9-1-1 callers in waiting" on clover point. It was a funny way to meet you mike but thanks for the tow and I owe you some beers at least.
downwind dave
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 6:17 am
by roy munson
yes morewind rocks, and he's an all-round nice dood too!
HOLLAAAAAA
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 9:19 am
by snarf
Before he showed that act of love, he was throwing HATE all morning! ATTABOY MIKE!!
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 9:57 pm
by morewind
hey Dave - glad I could help get you closer to shore! didn't hear any sirens so I guess no-one on clover pt got jumpy with their cell. Sorry for the bonk on the head with my mast. good thing you had a helmut
Was a reminder that I need to pick up some longer line to have more distance between tower and towee.
Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 10:49 am
by Guest
yep ive got a nice long safety line in my harness now.
and heres something i should have tried: reverse the top section and jam it in the bottom bit, waterstart and slog in.
next time!
http://www.boards.co.uk/articles/index. ... le_type=17
dwd
Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 12:14 pm
by more force 4
great tip - sorta the same as flipping the boom upside down if it breaks the wrong side. Only time that happened to me, both sides failed, one each end. It is REALLY difficult to fix anything like this in cold air/cold water/numb hands, big chop/blowing spray, 25 kt plus. I found Sat that I couldn't even contemplate tightening the outhaul when I was so overpowered I had real trouble waterstarting. If something breaks in winter, and someone is around to tow you in, you might be best to swallow the pride and accept help before you get too tired/cold to do it with or without help.
Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 7:06 pm
by bean
I broke a mast just after reading that article two years ago and that tip saved me a brutal cold swim in. There's a picture of me schloggin' in on coastalBC:
www.coastalbc.com/windsurf/yourpics/311sw01.jpg
broken mast
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 12:38 pm
by clownboy
My buddy and I were sailing at Nititnat when his mast broke at the usual just above the booms. He simply sat on the bottom half of his sail on his board. With the busted off top half facing downwind and the mast forward, he just held the remaining mast in his hands and slogged in sitting down. It took a while but was pretty relaxed and easy. I was ready to do on the water improvisations but he just opted for the simplest solution. I was impressed.
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 4:41 pm
by KUS
when you can sit on your board without it sinking.....
and: nice going Mike!
