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saltiest1
saltiest1
NSW
2568 posts
NSW, 2568 posts
2 Jul 2010 9:48am
cracked the 16 kn mark yesterday on my skateboard / windsurfer rig. complete with duck gybes and all. wind approx 9 kn.


lack of wind is driving new boundaries.

echunda
echunda
VIC
765 posts
VIC, 765 posts
2 Jul 2010 11:25am
Pics or it didn't happen
saltiest1
saltiest1
NSW
2568 posts
NSW, 2568 posts
3 Jul 2010 9:55am
got video on quiktime but cant figure out how to load it here.
shear tip
shear tip
NSW
1125 posts
NSW, 1125 posts
3 Jul 2010 9:58am
maybe upload to youtube & link it here...
saltiest1
saltiest1
NSW
2568 posts
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3 Jul 2010 10:13am
saltiest1
saltiest1
NSW
2568 posts
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3 Jul 2010 10:14am
not the fastest run but we were there a few hours. need more people to join in.
ive found it to be a great method of technique tuning, duck gybes etc.
saltiest1
saltiest1
NSW
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3 Jul 2010 10:18am
shear tip said...

maybe upload to youtube & link it here...





thanks shear tip
choco
choco
SA
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3 Jul 2010 11:07am
cool
CJW
CJW
NSW
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CJW CJW
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3 Jul 2010 11:41am
Haha that's awesome dude!
saltiest1
saltiest1
NSW
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4 Jul 2010 10:38am
itd be more fun with a couple more guys. jut need a longboard and a hole drilled through it for the mast base.
izaak
izaak
TAS
2013 posts
TAS, 2013 posts
4 Jul 2010 11:05am
i'd hate to go over the front
KenHo
KenHo
NSW
1353 posts
NSW, 1353 posts
4 Jul 2010 11:09am
I was thinking about having a go at this, but I left my car unlocked last night, and some scumbag nicked by long board.
Very annoyed. Weirdly, they didn't nick my little Z, so it's not all bad.



saltiest1 said...

itd be more fun with a couple more guys. jut need a longboard and a hole drilled through it for the mast base.


saltiest1
saltiest1
NSW
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4 Jul 2010 1:50pm
KenHo said...

I was thinking about having a go at this, but I left my car unlocked last night, and some scumbag nicked by long board.
Very annoyed. Weirdly, they didn't nick my little Z, so it's not all bad.



saltiest1 said...

itd be more fun with a couple more guys. jut need a longboard and a hole drilled through it for the mast base.







tthat sux. one of the lowest forms of life.

theres 2 good ones on ebay at the mo going cheap but be quick.

flipper4444
flipper4444
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4 Jul 2010 4:53pm
KenHo
KenHo
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4 Jul 2010 4:55pm
Nah, I'm going away for a couple of weeks to work, and when I get back, I'll have a look around and see what's out there. Lots of options in the longboard dept theses days.
I'm taking the little one with me. The big ones make me lazy anyway.

Where do you go to do it ?
I have a nice big street, but I'm not sure how that would go. Bugger all wind and the wrong direction if it does blow.

saltiest1 said...

KenHo said...

I was thinking about having a go at this, but I left my car unlocked last night, and some scumbag nicked by long board.
Very annoyed. Weirdly, they didn't nick my little Z, so it's not all bad.



saltiest1 said...

itd be more fun with a couple more guys. jut need a longboard and a hole drilled through it for the mast base.







tthat sux. one of the lowest forms of life.

theres 2 good ones on ebay at the mo going cheap but be quick.




flipper4444
flipper4444
VIC
1214 posts
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4 Jul 2010 5:01pm
I have a huge car park miles and miles long where i live with some nice clean light wind i just have to find a skate board that's my problemwill post a vid for you fellas once i get around to finding a skateboardand show ya how good this place is for skate sailing

The spot is called the SHED i use to sail at the spot when i was a kid. back then i used a 4.0 wild winds wave sail and a old skateboard in 30 knot northlys.. the wheels use to turn so hot that they would glow, well allmost They were the days when we use to get gales more than 3 times a week in winter i miss those days

Got another story too for ya fellas. i use to windsurf at the front of me dads house and i once was windsurfing down our narrow steet in a gusty wind. all the naviors new me back then as the mad windsurf dude.. anyway was skatesailing down the st at full speed and hit the power lines with my mast that hanged across the road
flipper4444
flipper4444
VIC
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4 Jul 2010 5:38pm
What a nice piece of art work this is...
saltiest1
saltiest1
NSW
2568 posts
NSW, 2568 posts
6 Jul 2010 11:07pm
body armour, helmet and gloves for thursday. game on!


saltiest1
saltiest1
NSW
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6 Jul 2010 11:08pm
flipper4444 said...


Got another story too for ya fellas. i use to windsurf at the front of me dads house and i once was windsurfing down our narrow steet in a gusty wind. all the naviors new me back then as the mad windsurf dude.. anyway was skatesailing down the st at full speed and hit the power lines with my mast that hanged across the road






rubber wheels?
flipper4444
flipper4444
VIC
1214 posts
VIC, 1214 posts
6 Jul 2010 11:24pm
no
saltiest1
saltiest1
NSW
2568 posts
NSW, 2568 posts
7 Jul 2010 10:24am
flipper got fried.
Leman
Leman
VIC
672 posts
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7 Jul 2010 11:14am
Looks like great fun, but how does your rig fair when you stack? That asphalt has got to do some damage.
saltiest1
saltiest1
NSW
2568 posts
NSW, 2568 posts
7 Jul 2010 5:01pm
really only do it on days of 5 to 12 kn so we are not exactly screaming along. usually just grab the mast and a few quick steps has it covered.
had a bit of a stack today, planted the rig down hard in about 12 kn breeze. no damage but i wouldnt go using new stuff.
landyacht
landyacht
WA
5921 posts
WA, 5921 posts
8 Jul 2010 8:37pm
Leman said...

Looks like great fun, but how does your rig fair when you stack? That asphalt has got to do some damage.

usually shredded mast pockets and rear of batten tips, plus the damage to ones self
we use older sails that that are saved from recycling bins, as we tend to "decycle" them
saltiest1
saltiest1
NSW
2568 posts
NSW, 2568 posts
9 Jul 2010 12:16am
hey you missed a few red thumbs on the earlier posts. you might want to head up there and do them as well. keep it consistent
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