Atlantic windsurf crossing

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seanhogan
seanhogan
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29 Dec 2011 12:16pm
Lovely girl with a great challenge ahead.....
..and yes she's from New Cal

Stuthepirate
Stuthepirate
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SA, 3591 posts
29 Dec 2011 1:22pm
EPIC.
Courage and Fortitude. Way to go.
sboardcrazy
sboardcrazy
NSW
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NSW, 8334 posts
29 Dec 2011 4:12pm
Very touching..
kato
kato
VIC
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VIC, 3527 posts
29 Dec 2011 10:41pm
Whats she using? Boat with windsurfer sail or normal gear and support craft
seanhogan
seanhogan
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QLD, 3424 posts
29 Dec 2011 11:17pm
production gear (naish) with a support trimaran (gps point every night)
rustbucket
rustbucket
NSW
290 posts
NSW, 290 posts
30 Dec 2011 3:03pm
thanks sean for sharing that with us

fantastic story...looking forward to the update and finish
rustbucket
rustbucket
NSW
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NSW, 290 posts
30 Dec 2011 3:10pm
seanhogan said...

production gear (naish) with a support trimaran (gps point every night)


a support trimaran sounds cool....this made me double take my avatar for a second ,maybe she could use my vintage catamaran windsurfer in my avatar, to match it. ....hee hee... a joke no?....

ummm no!....

after posting my previous reply I glanced at my avatar and for a second I thought she had some special cat windsurfer.

all the more special she is using production gear.


sboardcrazy
sboardcrazy
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NSW, 8334 posts
30 Dec 2011 3:12pm
I can't imagine how hard it must be to do something like that.Imagine of you were on one tack for 7 hrs!
seanhogan
seanhogan
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QLD, 3424 posts
30 Dec 2011 3:25pm
That's her main concern, she's been training real hard here on long distances.
I saw her Naish "grand prix" boards at the local shaper's.
At first I said "gee !! is there a production issue with those boards ?
How come you're fixing them all around the tail ?"
(he was opening them at the back under the padding)

As a matter of fact he was adding a leash attachment to each board.
Clever idea, you wouldn't want to be kicked off your board and having to swim in the middle of the atlantic to find it !!
rustbucket
rustbucket
NSW
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NSW, 290 posts
30 Dec 2011 4:50pm
should have approached naish to mod them for her...maybe a sponsorship..
seanhogan
seanhogan
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QLD, 3424 posts
30 Dec 2011 4:29pm
Well she gets her boards and sails from the local naish center(sponsored), maybe they also covered the cost of the mods....
rustbucket
rustbucket
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NSW, 290 posts
30 Dec 2011 9:18pm
good stuff

keep us posted how she goes
seanhogan
seanhogan
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30 Dec 2011 8:41pm
I will, she's looking at early february to begin her journey.
ka72
ka72
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30 Dec 2011 9:36pm
GO Sarah
I met Sarah about 8 years ago at Lake Garda, Italy, she is a lovely girl with a very interesting life story. As she says in the video she spent a lot of time on the ocean as a child. I wish her all the best -
Mobydisc
Mobydisc
NSW
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NSW, 9029 posts
30 Dec 2011 10:52pm
Good luck. Why does she sail for Armenia?
seanhogan
seanhogan
QLD
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QLD, 3424 posts
31 Dec 2011 9:18am
The french federation wouldn't give her a competitor licence as she's wearing a defibrilator...

Armenia wasn't so regarding and accepted her.

She can't do the french championship but was able to compete on the world tour.

That's why she has a big heart sticker on her sail "with heart everything is possible"
drift
drift
VIC
737 posts
VIC, 737 posts
31 Dec 2011 11:02am
Awe inspiring stuff!.
Lets hope a fair wind blows on her attempt.
seanhogan
seanhogan
QLD
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QLD, 3424 posts
1 Jan 2012 9:05pm
training, 4 days, 8h/day....



The guy with her went to france recently and kicked a few "arses" in wave riding.
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