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- From: garyb@gcm.com (Gary Blumenstein)
- Subject: Re: Freeskate (ice/asphalt sailing)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.025600.29295@gcm.com>
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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 02:56:00 GMT
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- felix.cabral (felixc@cbnewsj.cb.att.com) wrote:
- : Good luck to Paul and those who decide to try ice sailing. I hear you can
- : hit 50 knots easily with a 4.0 sail in 15 knots! Its also a good way to get
- : killed! Helmets and pads are a must.
-
- You get going too fast, sheet out. After a mile or so, you'll slow down! :-)
-
- I spoke to Nevin Sayer about this on two occasions last summer.
- Once when visiting an engineer friend who works at Fiberspar and once
- after bumping into Nevin on Cape Cod.
-
- When I was at Fiberspar, he showed me some pictures of him doing the ice
- thang and yes indeed, full protective gear seems to be the latest fashion.
- Once good thing about the ice is you don't use or for that matter need a
- harness. Apparently there's so little resistence against the sail, you can
- stay sheeted in, fully powered without getting too tired. Thank God too,
- after all, can you imagine getting catapulted on the ice at 50kts!? Thank
- you, no thank you.
-
- Nevin told me it's the best way he's ever found for learing jibes since a
- beginner can master the entire transition on a smooth surface without loosing
- balance as in the chop associated with the water. He said you go through the
- rail set, foot positioning and sail change the exact same way as on the
- water. It's great for learing timing, especially with duck jibes.
-
- Sounds like a blast. I'd try it!
-
- - Gary
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