Re: Windsurfing the smoothest water you will ever see
moredownhaul wrote:
Looks like inches deep to the top of those weeds. I bet they induce a lot of drag.
They use really shallow weedies. Like 17-24cm. Look up Fangy Fins on seabreeze - cast aluminum to resist wear from gliding over the weeds. The weeds are growing up from the bottom rather than clumping on top like at OBX - as best as I understand.
Re: Windsurfing the smoothest water you will ever see
The vid said "very little wind" but that can mean different things to different people. Looks like they were going really fast, so probably what we could consider "a good amount of wind." A place like that could be difficult to judge the wind because we normally look at the water for clues. That's one of the things that makes land based windsport difficult at times - no white caps or dark water unless I'm at a lakeside place like MAP. Of course, you can change a kite a lot quicker on land than change a sail at the lake.
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What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.
Freaky. I wonder if the oil reduces drag. Doesn't look "foil friendly", but I guess waves don't matter when on a foil.
Bill Herderich
Looks like inches deep to the top of those weeds. I bet they induce a lot of drag.
Alan
They use really shallow weedies. Like 17-24cm. Look up Fangy Fins on seabreeze - cast aluminum to resist wear from gliding over the weeds. The weeds are growing up from the bottom rather than clumping on top like at OBX - as best as I understand.
Here's something in G-10
Fangy
The vid said "very little wind" but that can mean different things to different people. Looks like they were going really fast, so probably what we could consider "a good amount of wind." A place like that could be difficult to judge the wind because we normally look at the water for clues. That's one of the things that makes land based windsport difficult at times - no white caps or dark water unless I'm at a lakeside place like MAP. Of course, you can change a kite a lot quicker on land than change a sail at the lake.
What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.
Shallow water gives me the willies.
If i sailed there, I'd own nothing but slalom boards and sails. Lock and load.