Archive for May, 2008
True Ames Series 2000 54cm fin for the Prodigy
Friday, May 30th, 2008The one design 50 cm (20 inches long) Prodigy fin works pretty darn good overall even though it has an usual shape to it. In light winds it more than does the job and in strong winds it performs well. However I don’t always race in the Prodigy One Design class. I can also race in Open Unlimited or Hybrid class. In [...]
Telltales
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008What is a Telltale? They are little ribbons you fasten to both sides of a sail that indicate how the air is flowing or not over the sail at that point. I’m not going to try to explain the technical side of it all for that you can Google telltales and read up on them. The skinny of it is that [...]
Papa Got a New Pair of Shoes
Thursday, May 15th, 2008I have been wearing the same Teva water shoes for maybe 3 or 4 seasons and they have been great. This Spring I noticed some of the padding back by the heel has worn away so it was time to go shopping. I found the above Teva water shoes at Rei.com and gee they are nice. I also picked up a new pair [...]
Helmet Cam – Take a Kite Buggy Ride
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008I put the Sanyo Xacti camera on a helmet and took a kite buggy ride. Follow the ride from my view from takeoff to landing. No loud music or narration just a bit of wind noise. Filmed May 13 2008 at on beach parking lots at Maumee Bay State Park which is located near Oregon Ohio on the shore [...]
Alum Creek 2008 – Another Trophy
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008I‘m hearing that “Always the best man but never the groom.” phrase in my head as I round the course this year. Three regatta’s this year and three 2nd place trophies. What were the chances of that? I had not been there for several years but the Alum Creek event was great in 2008 with 17 competitors [...]
The Favoritism Issue
Friday, May 2nd, 2008Race Directors need to cater to everyone equally and unfortunately that doesn’t always happen on the water. One example I’ll give is from the 2008 Mid-Winters where there was only a smidgen of a Longboard/Hybrid fleet this year. Just 2 Hybrid boards and about 8 Longboards in A Fleet. Though we showed up and paid the same registration [...]