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Topic: Comments on my planing techique? |
NickB
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2015 11:45 am Subject: Comments on my planing techique? |
Totally agree with the above regarding front strap leverage vs. catapult, the tug-o-war analogy is great: if I'm being pulled forward, I'd rather have my front foot against a curb than my back one. An ... |
Topic: Where We Sailed Today |
NickB
Replies: 3285
Views: 4011704
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2015 10:57 am Subject: Where We Sailed Today |
Windward1-keep the colorful posts coming.
+1, most all sesh reports are valuable and appreciated, but Windward's have consistently been my favorite for a long time now, and I know light wind coast ... |
Topic: Trump |
NickB
Replies: 13536
Views: 5003292
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Forum: Politics, Off-Topic, Opinions Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 9:59 pm Subject: Trump |
Kanye > Trump |
Topic: Global cooling |
NickB
Replies: 5727
Views: 2699481
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Forum: Politics, Off-Topic, Opinions Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 9:47 pm Subject: Global cooling |
From our wind guy today: Hi Gang,
Take a look at the animation below of the 4 hurricanes currently transiting Hawaiian waters south of the North Pacific High.
Never in recorded history has there ... |
Topic: Exceeding the hull speed on older longboards |
NickB
Replies: 99
Views: 143475
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 5:59 pm Subject: Exceeding the hull speed on older longboards |
since the term "longboard" seems a bit controversial, maybe for this discussion a better differentiator would be "sailboard" vs. "windsurf", i.e. hull design based on sai ... |
Topic: Exceeding the hull speed on older longboards |
NickB
Replies: 99
Views: 143475
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2015 12:46 pm Subject: Exceeding the hull speed on older longboards |
I don't think the hull speed formula applies once you get a long board planing.
I've gotten my Starboard Phantom 320 (10'6) to 25+ mph GPS speed in 17mph wind (7m Ezzy Freeride sail).
And I've ... |
Topic: Where We Sailed Today |
NickB
Replies: 3285
Views: 4011704
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 12:27 am Subject: July 17th Alameda |
very enjoyable sup sailing session after work friday in Alameda. pretty steady planing in the harbor bay ferry channel couple of miles out. SUP makes getting there and coming back a breeze, even with ... |
Topic: Where We Sailed Today |
NickB
Replies: 3285
Views: 4011704
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2015 10:51 am Subject: Alameda June 16 |
Alameda 4:30-6p, nicely powered outside, especially past Harbor Bay ferry channel by OAK where wind remained consistent and allowed 100% planing (150lb on 6.3 superfreak, bic windsup). sunny and warm, ... |
Topic: The play for 2016 |
NickB
Replies: 2439
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Forum: Politics, Off-Topic, Opinions Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 6:09 pm Subject: The play for 2016 |
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Topic: The play for 2016 |
NickB
Replies: 2439
Views: 1002448
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Forum: Politics, Off-Topic, Opinions Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 4:15 pm Subject: The play for 2016 |
Boggsy, Once again, you refer to people with greater accomplishments than your own as clowns. Most people reading your comments will be forced to conclude that there is, indeed, a clown somewhere in t ... |
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