Stu told me about it, and as I vaguely recall he got it for his Mega Cat but hated uphauling it. I believe it was…[Read more]

Drove it at an Audi event at the Glen, with instructor. Learned a lot in a couple of days. Went from feeling like I was the LOL in the center of the freeway 30 MPH slower (more) than the rest of the traffic, to passing most of the cars in my novice group.

The instructor thought the…[Read more]

Was at a conference in Harrisburg the last 3 days. Figures,…a S wind and I can’t bet there.

I would say it depends on your skill level and what you’re looking for. Canandaigua will be flatter water, a good ways out (50-100 yds) it’s not deep so helpful if you’re working on moves and likely to fall a lot. Seneca will be more of a…[Read more]

I get the riding technique, learned that 20 years ago now in Andy Brandt freestyle clinics in Bonaire. That makes up a…[Read more]

How are you setting it up?

Mast base position (from tail), footstrap positions (from tail), boom height, etc.

I’ve only had 2 days on my new Goya quad, which is dramatically different than any other board I’ve sailed before. Seemed like every time I went out yesterday I had the wrong sail, grossly…[Read more]

Good to hear from you, I hope the first day of autumn ushers in some good wind. It certainly has been light lately!

Wasn’t thinking of you as a potential buyer, but where you live this would be a good board for Ontario. Seneca too, Canandaigua probably OK but not so ideal.

BTW, I have some tales to tell about the Polestar at Watkins…[Read more]

Indeed, everything is in very good shape. Probably the 8.0 is the most worn, but it has years of useful life left. And it’s key because it really sets up well on this board.

I’ve ridden this board with a 5.8, where it is still quite comfy. Much below 5.5 and it’s a bit bumpy for the Aero.

At 71 cm of width, it’s very…[Read more]

I’ve gone multi-fin, so my bread-and-butter light-to-moderate wind wave board is up for sale – a Star-Board 117 Aero, with board bag, 3 extremely good fins – True Ames Surfgrass, War Dog B&J and the OEM Drake onshore wave fin (you’ll have to go to an ocean to make use of that one).…[Read more]

Great board, excellent condition, superb wave board > B&J board. Gybes on a wave face like it’s got autopilot. Good for B&J too, it just takes more commitment in the gybes. I’m “upgrading” to a Goya quad-fin 89L.

Several fins available to go with it. Light wear and tear after almost 15 years of use, but no…[Read more]

Hoping for something good this weekend, but today is really rainy. Maybe tomorrow (10/17), but the wind direction mainly favors the…[Read more]

N end of Seneca is doable but not great once it’s beyond SSW, same for Cayuga. Haven’t sailed there, but I think Long Pond in Rochester aligns with a SW. Only other option is Southwick Beach, a 2 hr drive from Ithaca.

One might think Oneida at Sylvan Beach, but Oneida is unfailingly light when it’s SW.

Th…[Read more]

https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KNYLANSI4/graph/2021-09-3/2021-09-3/daily

When there is wind from the NW, just go and you’ll meet someone.

GEM

I thought it was all kiting and windsurfing was in the rear-view-mirror!

Interesting review. I always wanted to sail a tandem (but not in the front position!!).

GEM

Everybody

HAH!

I have noted that I can’t make new posts, and now when I try to text you I’ve got an old number or something, and I’m trying to get more activity on the site.

My recent attempts to make posts come back with a message “This thread is being moderated”.

Don’t know how to get a message through to you other than post a…[Read more]

GEM

The sail shown above is a KS3 4.0.

The KSS (spiderlock, orange) is a 4.6.

The QU4D (red, blue and white) is a 5.2.

All 3 sails were purchased a year ago, and used 2x each since then. The 5.2 was in 9.5/10 condition by Hot Sails, the KS3 a…[Read more]

EXCELLENT CONDITION

(DOUG, I PM’ED YOU FOR ASSISTANCE 2 WEEKS AGO!…)

SAIL 1 – HSM QU4D 5.2, USED ABOUT 5 TIMES

Winds from the NW tend to come in waves (lull with a rapid leading edge, strong push for a variable time, then dying down some).…[Read more]

Chatting with Art while were were doing a Waiting for Godot routine, he wanted to know the URL for the Clark Point buoy in Seneca. If you didn’t know, this buoy (which is not yet in place for the season) is about 2 miles upwind of the Geneva sailing…[Read more]

Hi Gang!

I had stuff to do in Rochester several weeks ago, and dropped by Geneva on the way. Bunch of kiters out that day, didn’t look that great but it was TOW.

Very disappointing that in the last 3 months, winter wouldn’t go away. It never came, then it wouldn’t go away. We had snow 2 days last week, here in…[Read more]

I had the pleasure, quite some years ago (I think 2002 and 2003), to take some Andy Brandt freestyle clinics in Bonaire. What I was exposed to in the first year took me a year to learn how to do. By the second clinic, Andy had opened my mind to the secrets of how to do moves that generally evoke the reaction “How did he do that”?

In rec…[Read more]

I’ll have to think about the best way to describe Andy Brandt’s sail chi. If you haven’t been taught this conceptual model of sailing, it’s…[Read more]

First, I’ll say that a long time ago, I took a buttload of 3- and 5-day Cort Larned clinics, which taught me a lot and got me…[Read more]

Found on the Hot Sails Maui website that, despite what’s printed on the sail (370 mast), it works better with a 400. I didn’t agree with the boom…[Read more]

Of course, I didn’t get there until shortly before 11:00, but I thought everyone left prematurely as it was still blowing in the 20s when I left at 5:00. Admittedly, it did drop a touch and after I took a break at 2:00,…[Read more]

Best thing was that the shift allowed some wall-to-wall riding. The waves weren’t as good for riding as they were on Friday, and the wind/wave directions weren’t favoring starboard side jumps, so it was more a day for good old blasting.

Was hoping we’d see more this week, but it looks like we’re back to the doldrums, alas.

But today everyone bailed out a little too early. After a short session with a long schlog to the wind line and sailing on the east side of the lake, I came in with Doug who had to go…[Read more]

BOARDS

F2 Lightning (course longboard) – one of the great raceboards of the 1990s, very light, no water in it, modern mast track installed to be compatible with today’s masts – the alternative to foils and cheaper! $100

SAILS – $50 except as noted

Hot Sails Maui – Super Freaks!! All in excellent condition, super durable, bright…[Read more]

Combined with my clearing out my “2nd quiver” (which was down in Hilton Head), there could be some great deals ahead. Keep your eyes on the for sale pages, as I’ll be posting stuff there shortly. Fire sale prices, buy one get one, I don’t need or have…[Read more]

Hey, that makes me wonder if naloxone would work for wind addiction?  😉

Most often translated to English as: Chance favors the prepared mind.

GEM

Didn’t sail particularly well at all, though got some fair-to-good jumps. I thought it was because the Kombat likes bigger swells and we were getting something closer to voodoo chop, but very late in the day it finally dawned on me to fin…[Read more]