Windsurfing - what`s not to like?

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Jungleman
Jungleman
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1 Jul 2013 10:31pm



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pweedas
pweedas
WA
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WA, 4642 posts
1 Jul 2013 11:10pm
Neat!
I find watching feet on a board skittering over choppy water mesmerising.
I love watching everything move to maintain perfect balance on something so fluid and unpredictably mobile.
The fact that it can be done for even a short period is amazing, let alone that it can be done for hours on end.
It's a tribute to human perseverance that such things can be thought of, experimented with and then worked on and perfected to the point that it all works so well.
I love it.
Jungleman
Jungleman
NSW
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NSW, 96 posts
3 Jul 2013 10:34am
the rider in that first clip goes soooo close to the beach!
RumChaser
RumChaser
TAS
633 posts
TAS, 633 posts
3 Jul 2013 3:57pm
What's not to like?
Cold water, jellyfish, sandbanks, catapults, broken gear.
evlPanda
evlPanda
NSW
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NSW, 9207 posts
3 Jul 2013 5:10pm
Jungleman said..

the rider in that first clip goes soooo close to the beach!


There are a few sandbanks like that on the Gold Coast. They drop off at near 90 degrees. You can right alongside them and the water is perfectly flat. Unreal for short speed runs. Maximum trim.
I've hit bottom. Once. Ouch.

goo.gl/maps/9UwOs
Jungleman
Jungleman
NSW
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NSW, 96 posts
3 Jul 2013 5:23pm

Actually, dead right about the jellyfish. There were swarms of them in the river at Shoalhaven heads a few mths ago. The floods have cleared them out now.
WA71
WA71
WA
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WA, 1382 posts
3 Jul 2013 3:54pm
Both vids = AWESOME
NotWal
NotWal
QLD
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3 Jul 2013 6:56pm
I remember seeing that second one on Imax ages ago, late last century in fact.
Doesn't look at all dated to me.
firiebob
firiebob
WA
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WA, 3182 posts
3 Jul 2013 8:34pm
Jungleman said..

the rider in that first clip goes soooo close to the beach!


Chris Lockwood's da man
Itch
Itch
VIC
107 posts
VIC, 107 posts
4 Jul 2013 9:13pm
Sound track in the first vid is great. Hint of Cold Play.
Jungleman
Jungleman
NSW
96 posts
NSW, 96 posts
4 Jul 2013 9:56pm
That Sound track is "Into the Fire" by 13 Senses.
Glitch
Glitch
QLD
292 posts
QLD, 292 posts
5 Jul 2013 10:04am
I did a YouTube search on Thirteen Senses and found this video. Well worth watching.
K Dog
K Dog
VIC
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5 Jul 2013 2:30pm

Look at all those chemtrails!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cool vid
Obelix
Obelix
WA
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WA, 1172 posts
7 Jul 2013 12:19am
Fantastic flying, and a great video.
Wish they would leave their bombs at home though...
Greenroom
Greenroom
WA
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WA, 7608 posts
7 Jul 2013 12:28am
WA71 said...
Both vids = AWESOME

Have you got yourself some gear yet?
WA71
WA71
WA
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WA, 1382 posts
8 Jul 2013 11:19am
Greenroom said..
WA71 said...

Both vids = AWESOME

Have you got yourself some gear yet?


The board I ended up getting was a massive thing, not sure what it was used for, fricken heavy!!

Sails are no prob a mate has plenty of gear but his boards are small, way too small.

Ive been looking for a 130 lt something but a bit broke and I need a new surfboard before I can justify a windsurfer.

I think the sails are 5.5 & 6.5.
Greenroom
Greenroom
WA
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WA, 7608 posts
8 Jul 2013 10:15pm
WA71 said...
Greenroom said..
WA71 said...

Both vids = AWESOME

Have you got yourself some gear yet?


The board I ended up getting was a massive thing, not sure what it was used for, fricken heavy!!

Sails are no prob a mate has plenty of gear but his boards are small, way too small.

Ive been looking for a 130 lt something but a bit broke and I need a new surfboard before I can justify a windsurfer.

I think the sails are 5.5 & 6.5.

Bring on summer!
WA71
WA71
WA
1382 posts
WA, 1382 posts
9 Jul 2013 8:58am
Greenroom said..
WA71 said...

Greenroom said..

WA71 said...



Both vids = AWESOME



Have you got yourself some gear yet?




The board I ended up getting was a massive thing, not sure what it was used for, fricken heavy!!



Sails are no prob a mate has plenty of gear but his boards are small, way too small.



Ive been looking for a 130 lt something but a bit broke and I need a new surfboard before I can justify a windsurfer.



I think the sails are 5.5 & 6.5.

Bring on summer!


Yea, looking forward to it.
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