This got me to thinking about windsurfing vs winging. I'm a mediocre winger, but I'm pretty sure I could make a 70L wing board work fine if there's steady wind. I'd never be able to do much with a 70L

Cabrinha Code - a nice gen 2 wing board. Starboard Kode - best windsurfing board ever! On 1/30/23 22:07, dprsas@... wrote:

The wind looks stronger from the beach than it is on the water. With the wind blowing directly on-shore the perspective is different from the side-shore view we get from most launches. I expected to h

"Maiden Voyage" - hmm a phrase that has probably outlived it's time. Following up on my new Axis Froth 105L wing board. I finally got it wet today in 5-15 mph winds at SSP. Barely enough wind; a very

Okay - enough waiting around. I'm heading to OO-Denny. Will do a beach report.

Are you going out? If so where? On 1/28/23 09:44, Giovanni USA-6 wrote:

I'm desperate for TOW. It looks like GG is the best bet, but that's a drive from my place. Coulon might be a good choice today - looks slightly windier than OO-Denny. windy.com has it fading on the La

I'll drive - new board still hasn't been wet. Worst Winter Ever! No forecasting expertise here. Windy suggests mid Sound is better than North Sound. Perhaps Edmonds or GG at 10:00 or so?

The rain has stopped and I see clearing in the South. Waiting til 1:00 before deciding, but looks likely Get BlueMail for Android On Jan 21, 2023, at 12:39 PM, Wilson <wilsonsosapadilla@...> wro

At Newcastle. Snowing and sticking at my house, but 37 and rain here. No caps. Will wait a bit. Get BlueMail for Android On Jan 21, 2023, at 10:12 AM, Wilson <wilsonsosapadilla@...> wrote:

The forecasts have been crazy variable lately so fingers are crossed. I'm not seeing convergence in the forecast, but the South looks stronger than the North. Wind gets better in the afternoon. I'm ho

Don't despair on the jibes. I spent over a year falling on every jibe. I have heavy bones, I can carry a basket ball to the bottom of a swimming pool, so falling isn't scary, but I was getting frustra

I enjoy the posts from Maui, Baja, Florida ... especially when they are from current or former PNW sailors. I also enjoy post from old bastards, being one myself. Provides perspective. My jealously ab

It's working on me. I'm jealous as hell. On 1/15/23 19:53, Glenn Reichenbach via groups.io wrote:

It is possible to hit the foil and I've done it maybe once or twice. This happens when I "scissor" the board. I fall to leeward while weighting the board such that the foil comes up on the leeward sid

My exhaustion issues have pretty much cleared up. At first an hour or two was max for me. Now I can go over 3 hours with enough energy to stagger back to the van. I still fall on most reaches, but pop

Got my 105L Froth wing board from Pure Stoke today. It's about 15.5 lbs, a lb heavier than my current 92L Code. I'll be surprised if it feels less nimble, but I'm mentally prepared to lose a bit in tr

Probably not - being able to easily go into outrigger mode just means it's easier to catch a wing tip. That said - wing designers and pros don't spend a lot of time in crappy conditions; and even at 5

I call this "outrigger mode". (I think Bruce Barry coined this term.) It makes it easier to slog with a 7m2 over a 5m2 since I don't need to bend to float the trailing edge.

I'm 187lbs and when I dropped from a 125L board to the 92L I thought it would be hard. It turned out to be easy. Kneeling on the board in chop was a bit harder, but getting on foil, to my surprise, wa