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busski · Post by **busski** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:17 pm

As long as you have a group for beginners, I am definitely in. Perhaps even a set of goals for us new monkeys to earn our stripes (I'm guessing an upwind marker point). Perhaps an end of summer repeat of the farralon to Chrissy Field trip with support crews.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f ... S72718.DTL

Greg · Post by **Greg** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:02 pm

Farralon to Crissy with a group of newbies?
Sounds kinda like a story I was told as a child, something about dropping crumbs....
L.M.G.

busski · Post by **busski** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 7:20 am

You have crumbs? I'll follow!!

fearlu · Post by **fearlu** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:42 am

Darwinian Theory in action.

(Have CW and GB tell you about the last open-ocean experience. Friggin' scary even for the finest watermen I know. NOT okay for anyone else, believe me.)

Truth be told, the whole Bay-to-Delta proposal is fraught with significant risk. Might I suggest a Kitopia to Windy Cove extravaganza for the first trek? Safety first? I'll buy the beer.

busski · Post by **busski** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:55 am

I was thinking more of a set of GPS markers for spots at Alameda as a carrot for learning upwind skills than anything else.

The farralons and anything else clearly not for rope-a-dopes like me, just throwing ideas out.

(But thanks for the "Darwinian Theory in Action comment", real sweet of ya :)

It gets more like Kiteforum in here every day.

-c-

fearlu · Post by **fearlu** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:38 pm

Sorry, another case of humor-gone-bad. (It was meant to be funny, not offensive. Sarcasm never translates to print very well I guess.)

I heard "fokiten" is starting to post here soon!

Greg · Post by **Greg** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 2:13 pm

HOPEFULLY NO ONE GOT HURT HERE!!
Truth be said, the long distance stuff is EXTREMELY problem prone.
The idea of starting at Kitopa sounds good, but dosent that require boats just the get to??
Maybe a drivable launch is possable closer to the gap. The idea is a LONG and FaaaaSTTTTT race!
L.M.G.

charlie · Post by **charlie** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 4:48 pm

well i would be into start n at the soul patch (shermen) then hike up to Kitopia,round a mark then fly down to the jungle a.k.a windy cove.
just to get things started..

dave iam 3rd generation watermen, i would not kite from the Farralon to Crissy not with a boat, not with your goat, no sir i would not enter the food chain there!
but i could do kitopia ,o do i like it up there.
if we put some upwind leg in it l.m.g. might get tired fast, and drop out!

fearlu · Post by **fearlu** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 5:27 pm

Charles, I hear ya. I would consider Farallons-to-Crissy on a large yacht with cocktails and tiny snacks ONLY. Greg, maybe Collinsville to Windy Cove? That's driveable but I'm not sure where to launch there. Gabe, you know that area right? Maybe we need a magazine sponsor!

Pablito · Post by **Pablito** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:06 pm

Gabe says that CVille is not launchable from land (wind shadow), which would mean needing a shuttle boat from there out to open water, so not much different than SI to Kitopia, really.

I'm with you, Charlie. The "big guys" are gonna have the advantage in the downwinder section, so we need to put an upwind leg in the race to tire them out first.

You know that everyone talked about doing a organized Sherman downwinder race-type event last year and it never happened (in an organized fashion, I mean)

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