Try a wide board (Start, etc.) Getting up and falling in repeatedly is soooooo 90s
by Anonymous20 years 4 months ago
S is good at Vanns, SW works well up at Sunrise.
Both S and SW? That's a tough one (Lanier runs SW-NE).
Maybe West Bank Park (little windshadow to get out and no trailers, though)....
by Anonymous20 years 4 months ago
Talon,
Another approach is to build or buy a landsailor. Basically take longboard skateboard and put a universal joint on it near the front. To make it 1000% better you would use a...
by Anonymous20 years 4 months ago
South wind is the worst direction, I never know where to go. I was planning on sailing today thinking it would turn west in the afternoon, or at least SW. Now it looks like the forecast is for...
by Anonymous20 years 4 months ago
I think the best thing to do is to put it in the water and learn to balance. Forget that land stuff.
by Anonymous20 years 4 months ago
don't be shy about using the "add a link" page- http://...
It still looks up in the air as of late tuesday. some models show some wind Thursday early. Wednesday afternoon could be good, rain should be over. If you go tommorow afternoon check the...
by Anonymous20 years 4 months ago
Randy has already accused me of being a downer on a separate thread so I'll try to remain, ahem, positive. IMHO, save your chits for Thursday- wind forecasts for rainy days can be iffy affairs...
by Anonymous20 years 4 months ago
Air gets "thicker" (more dense) as it gets colder. Therefore, at a given windspeed, the sail can generate more power. An analogy is compare the difference in density in air and water. A little fin...
by Anonymous20 years 4 months ago
Interesting. Can you elaborate a bit for the fluid-dynamics challenged ?
Albert
by Anonymous20 years 4 months ago
1:00 report from Van Pugh - There are caps, sky is blue with white puffy clouds, tempt isnt bad. Looks like maybe 15 -20, Randy F is planing on a 7.2 but with a Formula board.
I think I'...
by Anonymous20 years 4 months ago
Gene,
Forecast now looks windy? It's looked windy since mid-week. I think that the NW 10-15 is the equivalent of the summer "High in the 90s, chance of thunderstorms, winds SW 10". It's...
by Anonymous20 years 4 months ago
Todays (Sat) forecast now looks like it might be windy and temps in the mid 40's. If the sun comes out this afternoon, it might be a decent day. I may try to sail at Van Pugh depending on how...
It is pretty strange. After what seemed like years of overpredicting the wind, they seem to regularly underpredict it now. Some of the models (esp. avn) seem to be in the same boat. OTOH the...
by Anonymous20 years 4 months ago
I'm actually getting to go to an indoor event at the London Boat show in January. I'm told I may even get to try it out. more to come............. I can;t wait.
Plop
by Anonymous20 years 4 months ago
I got to see one of those indoor jump competitions when I lived in Barcelona a LONG time ago and it was really awesome. I wish they would bring one here ...
Albert
by Anonymous20 years 4 months ago
What's interesting about all this is that the WC and many of the other forecasts and some of the models were saying 5-10. Pays to really watch it closely on easterlies.
Radny
by Anonymous20 years 4 months ago
Hey,
Galt's was outstanding from 4:00-5:30 yesterday. I left work at the normal time, thinking it didn't look good. I stopped by Galt's just out of curiousity (I though Radny might be...
by Anonymous20 years 4 months ago
Well, considering that kite surfers are risking life and limb for their sport, windsurfers should at least be willing to risk catching a cold....Come on you guys, head out to the lake, overcast...
by Anonymous20 years 4 months ago
I'm just jealous...
by Anonymous20 years 4 months ago
Aw, what a buzzkill....
Radndy
by Anonymous20 years 4 months ago
the models suggest it's a morning blow. If you don't mind getting up at the crack of dawn and sailing in overcast skies with temps around 40.
by Anonymous20 years 4 months ago
Ended up going to Vann's Tavern. Dobbins and McCollum were only reporting about 7 when Gainsville was saying 13, so I headed north around 9 am. Turned out to be a cold, but windy day. I was on...
by Anonymous20 years 4 months ago
Randy,
Schedule is clear, just waiting on the wind. 10:00 AM reports are; Atlanta E13, Kennesaw E13, Marietta E12G18. Temps in mid 40's.
Try a wide board (Start, etc.) Getting up and falling in repeatedly is soooooo 90s
S is good at Vanns, SW works well up at Sunrise.
Both S and SW? That's a tough one (Lanier runs SW-NE).
Maybe West Bank Park (little windshadow to get out and no trailers, though)....
Talon,
Another approach is to build or buy a landsailor. Basically take longboard skateboard and put a universal joint on it near the front. To make it 1000% better you would use a...
South wind is the worst direction, I never know where to go. I was planning on sailing today thinking it would turn west in the afternoon, or at least SW. Now it looks like the forecast is for...
I think the best thing to do is to put it in the water and learn to balance. Forget that land stuff.
don't be shy about using the "add a link" page-
http://...
It still looks up in the air as of late tuesday. some models show some wind Thursday early. Wednesday afternoon could be good, rain should be over. If you go tommorow afternoon check the...
Randy has already accused me of being a downer on a separate thread so I'll try to remain, ahem, positive. IMHO, save your chits for Thursday- wind forecasts for rainy days can be iffy affairs...
Air gets "thicker" (more dense) as it gets colder. Therefore, at a given windspeed, the sail can generate more power. An analogy is compare the difference in density in air and water. A little fin...
Interesting. Can you elaborate a bit for the fluid-dynamics challenged ?
Albert
1:00 report from Van Pugh - There are caps, sky is blue with white puffy clouds, tempt isnt bad. Looks like maybe 15 -20, Randy F is planing on a 7.2 but with a Formula board.
I think I'...
Gene,
Forecast now looks windy? It's looked windy since mid-week. I think that the NW 10-15 is the equivalent of the summer "High in the 90s, chance of thunderstorms, winds SW 10". It's...
Todays (Sat) forecast now looks like it might be windy and temps in the mid 40's. If the sun comes out this afternoon, it might be a decent day. I may try to sail at Van Pugh depending on how...
http://www.mastersofspeed.com/viewer.php?f=031204&id=7&lang=en
how's that for a '...
It is pretty strange. After what seemed like years of overpredicting the wind, they seem to regularly underpredict it now. Some of the models (esp. avn) seem to be in the same boat. OTOH the...
I'm actually getting to go to an indoor event at the London Boat show in January. I'm told I may even get to try it out. more to come............. I can;t wait.
Plop
I got to see one of those indoor jump competitions when I lived in Barcelona a LONG time ago and it was really awesome. I wish they would bring one here ...
Albert
What's interesting about all this is that the WC and many of the other forecasts and some of the models were saying 5-10. Pays to really watch it closely on easterlies.
Radny
Hey,
Galt's was outstanding from 4:00-5:30 yesterday. I left work at the normal time, thinking it didn't look good. I stopped by Galt's just out of curiousity (I though Radny might be...
Well, considering that kite surfers are risking life and limb for their sport, windsurfers should at least be willing to risk catching a cold....Come on you guys, head out to the lake, overcast...
I'm just jealous...
Aw, what a buzzkill....
Radndy
the models suggest it's a morning blow. If you don't mind getting up at the crack of dawn and sailing in overcast skies with temps around 40.
Ended up going to Vann's Tavern. Dobbins and McCollum were only reporting about 7 when Gainsville was saying 13, so I headed north around 9 am. Turned out to be a cold, but windy day. I was on...
Randy,
Schedule is clear, just waiting on the wind. 10:00 AM reports are; Atlanta E13, Kennesaw E13, Marietta E12G18. Temps in mid 40's.
I hope we don't get skunked. East winds...