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Foil SUP / Re: Naish foil ..sunk?

« on: September 24, 2018, 11:23:52 PM »

I was out with a guy last year who lost his foil and it sunk.  Luckily, they found it the next day when the water settled down a bit.  It was a Naish.

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SUP General / Re: Maldives SUP trip with Sunova Team

« on: January 29, 2018, 03:36:41 PM »

Glad to hear there is a 2019... i'd like another year under my belt before attempting the Maldives...

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Downwind and Racing / Re: DWing with some friends - video

« on: January 14, 2018, 04:04:33 PM »

Rudder is a little larger than the dagger style and is a slimmer version of the racing ski rudder. It is in the same placement ratio as shorter unlimiteds.

Hey mate, got a pic of that rudder? i don't know if i like mine and would be interested in changing. 

I mean, i could wait until next time i see you.... but, loch ness and all that...

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Foil SUP / Re: Chinese foils hitting the market.

« on: October 16, 2017, 08:13:02 PM »

and all designs are being shared amongst the factories and butchered bringing out marginal foil designs IMHO.

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SUP General / Re: SOTF

« on: July 26, 2017, 08:29:37 PM »

Beach badge?

You have to pay to use the beaches in the US?

Bugger me that sounds shit.

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SUP General / Re: What does your SUP carrying vehicle look like...?

« on: June 26, 2017, 08:21:12 PM »

Here is mine... with this Bakflip tonneau cover/rack combination all the paddles and gear can live in the bed, boards on the rack and family in the cab.  Took me a while to find this optimal set up.

I really love the bakflip idea and this is the first time i have seen it with racks, but the racks are ugly as hell.... i wish they would change them....

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SUP General / Re: ha ha ha.... so I finally tried to surf a 14'er!

« on: June 13, 2017, 04:15:29 PM »

This is how it starts Creek.  You'll be DWing soon.

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SUP General / Re: Do you think SUPs are safer than prone boards when there are sharks?

« on: June 12, 2017, 06:19:36 PM »

It's like asking if it's safer to have a coke machine fall on you or a pepsi.

What a dumb thing to say.

Clearly its Pepsi.

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SUP General / Re: Forgot her leash

« on: June 06, 2017, 10:43:56 PM »

For what it's worth, yesterday was a very light day on Maliko.

It appears to be worth nothing.

 

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Downwind and Racing / Re: Cold and fast

« on: May 25, 2017, 09:29:46 PM »

Likewise PB. 

Maybe next year.  August could be good.  Wow that visitors guide shows there is a lot on....

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Downwind and Racing / Re: Cold and fast

« on: May 25, 2017, 06:19:39 PM »

When is the best time for this?  I see the videos and i dream of coming over from Oz for a week of DWers...

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Downwind and Racing / Re: Surfski pics

« on: March 20, 2017, 05:33:06 PM »

I was on one of these and used to surf it down at our local long-wave spot - a novelty wave in Sydney...

Then i discovered SUP and pretty much put the ski in mothballs.  Its only recently after doing a hydrothon (swim, ski and run) for shits and giggles that i have started with it again... although my greater understanding of water and DW now because of SUP means i could probably take on some pretty big DW conditions now... could be an interesting winter!

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SUP General / Re: When did you learn SUP?

« on: March 02, 2017, 03:51:15 PM »

Used to paddle an ocean ski and would to see the SUP's at the local long-wave spot.

Went on my honeymoon in 2013 to Rarotonga and the resort had a Naish Sup there for anyone to use so i gave it a go... could stand on it, just, but fell in love.

Came home and bought one straight away.  Now i'm up to my 6th board.  DW and Surf SUP's.... got bit HARD.

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SUP General / Re: What is your favourite Surf book?

« on: March 02, 2017, 03:48:41 PM »

I really enjoyed Journals from the Edge written by some scrub,....   

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SUP General / Re: Emergency Option

« on: January 15, 2017, 03:13:22 PM »

Chuck, on your DC system, if you loosen the U-clamp will the rudder assembly slip out the bottom or is there a circlip (or other retainer) that holds it in place?  In any event it drives me nuts to not see any locktite or a nylock on that clamp.  And, what is that blue substance that appears to be covering one of the cable ends?

Yes that U-clamp is the only thing holding it on.  I need to change things with this as i am really not happy with the setup.

The board itself is unreal and DC did a great job meeting my requirements.  But the steering system is causing me a heap of problems. 

The blue is the swage. Its on both cables (just hidden on the other side)