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I was considering and testing to see if anybody interested in windsurfing reads SA. My interests are also in "staying afloat." I do appreciate the kind sentiment and welcome, knowing the anarchy vernacular strives to exceed sailor mouth. I would give some snarky, cool comeback line, like, Pay...

How many of you have had your lives wrecked by seeing something or meeting someone who alters your course forever?  For me, and millions of others to follow, this was not some fancy formulated energy drink or guru for the stars. Henry Hoyle ________. Can you guess the name? Read my blog to...

Fun racing hosted by San Francisco Yacht Club, PRO Forrest Gay. Thanks Forrest and al the RC crew for a fantastic race course, best ever! Dave Berntsen won with 7 points and I had 8. We both won 3 races but I sailed like a donkey into the heavy river currents on Sunday like Meriwether Lewis and...

Getting warmed up for WetaFest!

Getting warmed up for WetaFest!

Getting warmed up for WetaFest!

I crewed in the 1976 Tempest Worlds at Association Island, US Sailing Center (at the time) Watertown, NY. Anybody remember it? The winning team was Swedish I think, and the crew was built like IGOR. Mostly I remember they raced naked, balls out. Never seen anything like it since and hope I never...

I heard that Weta sold out of it's most recent run at the factory. True? Sorry if I seem to be giving you guys a hard entry into the class. I realize that the class should and will make a big jump, going from basically a garage distributorship to the big guns up in Portland. It's just that...

Really depends on how which fleets are strong in your area. For example, if you lived in Texas, I'd go Flying Scot.

Wow, I guess a Weta is a deal after all!

I'm pretty sure it can. I used to race Thistle double handed. That might be a better option for you, or the Star.

One point I missed in my long winded post is relating more to the existing fleets out there; sometimes it's not about the boat, though the boat counts of course, but about the people. That's how windsurfing grew. It started as a grass roots thing where people joined because of the people already...

Really good question, what is the future of the Weta. Even though I'm an enthusiastic owner, I'd rather answer the question and tag ons with as much honesty and fairness as I can muster if someone is looking to get into the class just for racing alone. For one, take a look at racing in general...