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Created by gizza > 9 months ago, 19 Jun 2021
Carantoc
WA, 7184 posts
20 Jun 2021 9:35AM
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Mr Keen said..

olskool said..
LeeD, since you love name droppin how about you drop YOUR full name.



Pretty sure it's just Richard.....


Fair chance its Michael Gilbert, also known as gizza ?

LeeD
3939 posts
20 Jun 2021 10:09AM
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Olskool.....
I'm in credits for Surfing California, Windfinder Calif., and full name mentioned in Barbarian Days.
A research job for you.

olskool
QLD, 2459 posts
20 Jun 2021 3:55PM
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^^ Barbarian days looks like a good read.. What chapter you get a mention? I don't have time to read it all.
SO,
SOUND OFF LIKE YA GOT A PAIR!

remery
WA, 3709 posts
20 Jun 2021 6:17PM
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olskool said..
^^ Barbarian days looks like a good read.. What chapter you get a mention? I don't have time to read it all.
SO,
SOUND OFF LIKE YA GOT A PAIR!


Send him an email... LeeDomond@gmail.com

olskool
QLD, 2459 posts
20 Jun 2021 9:17PM
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Oh LeeD, I've done a lil research.
Sourced from a tennis serving speed forum. Kudos for your sporting ability back then. Since 2013 not much has changed with the writing style though.

remery
WA, 3709 posts
20 Jun 2021 7:56PM
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I think he has been working as Trump's speech writer.


Paducah
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20 Jun 2021 10:53PM
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duzzi said..

You can ask him through linkedin www.linkedin.com/in/william-hansen-aerosports. He got a PhD in physics from University of Utah, but it does not look like he ever designed boards.

His sails, windwing, were somewhat popular in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 90s. He stepped down from the brand in 2006, and quite soon thereafter the brand closed down.

You can read more about him in this loooooooong interview www.americanwindsurfer.com/articles/wingmaster/ ...


I'm sure I read the article when it originally came out but it was worth another read. Thanks for posting. Interesting at the end, he anticipates wing foiling. He was always generous with his knowledge - he gladly allowed us to use some of his posts in our local club newsletter without hesitation.

Grantmac
2321 posts
21 Jun 2021 12:29AM
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Seems he might be playing with wings now:
vayu.world/Home

Carindale
QLD, 331 posts
21 Jun 2021 7:33PM
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Mr Keen said..

olskool said..
LeeD, since you love name droppin how about you drop YOUR full name.



Pretty sure it's just Richard.....


I don't understand....I thought his name was LeeD.

olskool
QLD, 2459 posts
21 Jun 2021 9:48PM
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LeeD = Domond Lee.
Just google LeeD.

Ian K
WA, 4162 posts
21 Jun 2021 9:39PM
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olskool said..
LeeD = Domond Lee.
Just google LeeD.


What do we get if we google olskool ?

olskool
QLD, 2459 posts
22 Jun 2021 4:53AM
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^ nothing really. No internet presence, just a guy keen to learn windsurf here on SB. I'm still all about the moon n tide.

olskool
QLD, 2459 posts
22 Jun 2021 5:03AM
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So google LeeD. Lots to read.Looks like he's got the street cred n was there thru it all.
Just as he likes to tell us. As I said previously Kudos to him.

LeeD
3939 posts
22 Jun 2021 3:05AM
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How can there be internet presence when everything I ever did was before 1990?
Internet is only what some computer nerd decided to put in, not an accurate account of what actually happened.
Just like history. That is written by the winner, for his glory. What about all the other points of view?
Internet is just a recreational toy, not an accurate assessment of what actually took place.

MarkSSC
QLD, 642 posts
22 Jun 2021 9:40AM
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LeeD said..
How can there be internet presence when everything I ever did was before 1990?
Internet is only what some computer nerd decided to put in, not an accurate account of what actually happened.
Just like history. That is written by the winner, for his glory. What about all the other points of view?
Internet is just a recreational toy, not an accurate assessment of what actually took place.


The Aussie culture is quite different to the US. Normally our mates don't let us get too open about our achievements. Our sarcasm and wit will bring high flyers down to earth again. This can clash with the North American habit of letting the world know of your best achievements. Beware of the Aussies with a chainsaw, they are looking for a tall poppy to cut down!

olskool
QLD, 2459 posts
22 Jun 2021 9:44AM
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Cmon now LeeD, your internet presence is here bcoz YOU tell us all the time. Not just on windsurf forums. Great history to have been there from the start though.

remery
WA, 3709 posts
22 Jun 2021 6:35PM
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MarkSSC said..

LeeD said..
How can there be internet presence when everything I ever did was before 1990?
Internet is only what some computer nerd decided to put in, not an accurate account of what actually happened.
Just like history. That is written by the winner, for his glory. What about all the other points of view?
Internet is just a recreational toy, not an accurate assessment of what actually took place.



The Aussie culture is quite different to the US. Normally our mates don't let us get too open about our achievements. Our sarcasm and wit will bring high flyers down to earth again. This can clash with the North American habit of letting the world know of your best achievements. Beware of the Aussies with a chainsaw, they are looking for a tall poppy to cut down!


An American relative once said to me that Aussies are like crabs in a bucket, as soon as one climbs up and gets a claw over the edge and has a chance of escaping ... the others just drag him back.

Having said that, LeeD might like to recognise that there are other people in the world who have done some stuff. Or not.

LeeD
3939 posts
22 Jun 2021 11:34PM
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Of course, some people discovered polio vaccine.
Roo started ADTR.
Windgenuity sells Naish stuff.
Lots of ex PWA racers on this forum
And they all told us, sooner or later.

Imax1
QLD, 4926 posts
23 Jun 2021 7:56AM
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.Aussies call out chest beaters , we call them tossers .
Its better being a quiet achiever than a full blown wanker

Ian K
WA, 4162 posts
23 Jun 2021 9:17AM
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Imax1 said..
.Aussies call out chest beaters , we call them tossers .
Its better being a quiet achiever than a full blown wanker



Yes that is a fact. Council worker code of ethics. Makes sense, we have a strong convict background, chain gangs and all that. Doesn't pay to be too out there as a prisoner. Don't think it does us any good, suppresses the creative spark.

Shifu
QLD, 1992 posts
23 Jun 2021 1:01PM
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Don't let these guys get to you LeeD. They've all gone crazy because it's winter and we have nothing to do except wait fror spring.

olskool
QLD, 2459 posts
23 Jun 2021 1:12PM
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I'm not here to cut anyone down. Just wanted to know WHO LeeD is.
Seems a few forums have a love hate relationship with LeeD. He's probably laughing just as much as us.



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