Sunday, November 25, 2012
Milking It
Short clip from yesterday. I tried to increase the action with a bit of Franz Ferdinand, helps a little. Apparently Mon 12th Nov was all time. That'll teach me to use up all my vacation.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Happy Thanksgiving
This made me laugh:
7.5 at Bird in boardshorts followed by lotsa turkey. Can't complain about that.
7.5 at Bird in boardshorts followed by lotsa turkey. Can't complain about that.
Monday, November 12, 2012
Gear Musings
When eating in restaurants I used to spend ages deciding what to eat. I really really really wanted to choose the yummiest thing on the menu. Parodoxically, my high expectations resulted in regular disappointment. Once I realized this, I started to randomly choose my dish at the last minute and the eating experience improved significantly.
Unfortunately, I have the same affliction with windsurfing gear. Too much choice, not enough information, vague non-commital gear tests... After years of trial and error I found my perfect texas wave sailing entree in the form of the Mistral Twin 84 which I blogged about a while back (I'm also in love with the KT83 but for head high plus down the line, which is rare in TX if I'm honest).
So this weekend I landed super flat from an overotated back loop attempt which got me thinking:
"Dude, hope someone saw that! It was HUGE!"
"Will I ever master this move!?"
"My ankle hurts."
"I wonder if there are sharks out here"
"Something just touched my leg!"
"What will I do if I break my board?"
And that's when it started... as soon as we were home I dug out all the magazine and on-line board tests I could find. I developed a criteria. I watched an interview with Josh Stone who said board design had progressed enormously in the last two years. But my twin is 3 years old! Give me loose, fast, drivey, good for bump and jump, ultra light, compact, strong. Should I go quad? twin? thruster? Ahhhhhhh!!!!!! I'm SOOOOO excited about finding the perfect board it can only be a disappointment.
A couple of months back I picked up a 5.2 for a good price. I didn't need it, I figured it could be a good spare. No expectations. I lurrrrvvvvvv it. It's officially my new favorite sail. Think I can learn from this? No, me neither!
Unfortunately, I have the same affliction with windsurfing gear. Too much choice, not enough information, vague non-commital gear tests... After years of trial and error I found my perfect texas wave sailing entree in the form of the Mistral Twin 84 which I blogged about a while back (I'm also in love with the KT83 but for head high plus down the line, which is rare in TX if I'm honest).
So this weekend I landed super flat from an overotated back loop attempt which got me thinking:
"Dude, hope someone saw that! It was HUGE!"
"Will I ever master this move!?"
"My ankle hurts."
"I wonder if there are sharks out here"
"Something just touched my leg!"
"What will I do if I break my board?"
And that's when it started... as soon as we were home I dug out all the magazine and on-line board tests I could find. I developed a criteria. I watched an interview with Josh Stone who said board design had progressed enormously in the last two years. But my twin is 3 years old! Give me loose, fast, drivey, good for bump and jump, ultra light, compact, strong. Should I go quad? twin? thruster? Ahhhhhhh!!!!!! I'm SOOOOO excited about finding the perfect board it can only be a disappointment.
A couple of months back I picked up a 5.2 for a good price. I didn't need it, I figured it could be a good spare. No expectations. I lurrrrvvvvvv it. It's officially my new favorite sail. Think I can learn from this? No, me neither!
Sunday, November 11, 2012
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