Windsurfers can boost big jumps too

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stehsegler
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10 Jul 2011 1:08pm
I wonder what went through Richard Campello's head when this photo was taken.:

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Supergus
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10 Jul 2011 3:23pm
Probably he was thinking . . . Wwwwweeeeeeeeee !!!!!!!
curac
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10 Jul 2011 2:12pm
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Waiting4wind
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10 Jul 2011 10:03pm
stehsegler said...

I wonder what went through Richard Campello's head when this photo was taken.:




I would have been thinking... I hope my parachute works!
siny
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10 Jul 2011 10:34pm
was he just satisfied with an old fashion or did he drop a loop on the way down
TwinMan
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10 Jul 2011 9:49pm
Maybe " I can't believe they called me Richard"
stehsegler
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10 Jul 2011 10:13pm
TwinMan said...

Maybe " I can't believe they called me Richard"


and I can't believe how bad the auto-correction on Firefox is...

stringer
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11 Jul 2011 11:56am
yes and we dont float back down to the water like pretty little butterflies, it's gravity in full effect
terminal
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11 Jul 2011 4:41pm
Nice to be able to Pushloopforward like this at 17 years old, just to add interest to a high jump.

curac
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12 Jul 2011 9:21am
siny said...

was he just satisfied with an old fashion or did he drop a loop on the way down


apparently he did a forward on the way down and snapped his board
siny
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12 Jul 2011 8:08pm
thats why i stopped jumping that high , got sick of breaking boards
boardboy
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12 Jul 2011 10:12pm
thats a huge jump - but does anyone know how high a windsurfer has gone? Whats the highest? I love seeing the images of super huge jumps
DanP
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13 Jul 2011 1:53pm
That's what these guys are doing to find out!! (think its been posted before)
aus301
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13 Jul 2011 2:28pm
siny said...

thats why i stopped jumping that high , got sick of breaking boards


Or your neck.
terminal
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13 Jul 2011 4:38pm
boardboy said...

thats a huge jump - but does anyone know how high a windsurfer has gone? Whats the highest? I love seeing the images of super huge jumps




r2908
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13 Jul 2011 9:12pm

while we're on the topic, he's an old one i just found of some MASSIVE euro airs


terminal
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13 Jul 2011 7:40pm
Another vid with big backloops.

Haircut
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16 Jul 2011 7:05pm
not quite ricardo's but not bad for a chop hop

stehsegler
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17 Jul 2011 9:04am
^^^^^

Interesting thing about this photo is that the angle of the rig is very similar to way Ricardo holds his rig.
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