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SOlD...   My AXIS set went to a young Navy chopper pilot .. this went to a young earth sciences guy with NASA.  Clearly, brains and talent are attracted to foils.  ...the best all! 

Jim

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'Nice of you to say, EB. Thanks...  ' cord damage in two spots, so there's no magic available. New rule: don't get old!  And, fer'sure: don't F'ing think old.  Cheers. 

Jim

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I sold off a my kit ..AXIS foil gear, wings, and board after a couple of spine surgeries ..but, I kept this as a prize for me ' for being good and recovering well ..'just not well enough. It is now a lightly used, and often looked at, bit of water art.

No wind, no waves ...'still fun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ--vkuHNxY

No issues, the full kit ...covers for everything.

Jim


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General Discussion / Re: Do helmets lead to neck problems?
« on: January 31, 2022, 11:44:59 AM »
As someone who's head is now supported by a 3-step, magnesium/cadaver bone ladder, I would suggest a helmet is great for surface impacts, but provides little-to-nada for whiplash we get during kitemares, closeouts, get'offs and other incidences where head and body differ on the immediate trajectory.  This was likely cumulative for me. You of high-skill and excellent conditioning may be spared, but perhaps put yourself at higher risk...

Jim

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General Discussion / San Diego covid guidelines...
« on: January 31, 2022, 11:20:01 AM »
Refreshing....


Jim

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Travel, Trips, Destinations / Re: Getting Covid stuck in Costa Rica...
« on: January 16, 2022, 09:10:55 AM »
Thanks for clearing that up M's...  ' Not having not traveled for a few years, I had no clue about the origin of the order. 

Jim


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Travel, Trips, Destinations / Getting Covid stuck in Costa Rica...
« on: January 15, 2022, 11:28:28 AM »
I was going to tack this onto my post about the Tamarindo beach camera (my lunchtime cheer-up) but this may have wider implications.

I sent the link to an old kiting friend who is headed off to ski in UT for a month. Here is part of her reply.

"The sun IS finally STARTing to back up.  I stood out front to chat with a neighbor one day, I was tucked into a corner and pretty toasty.  Keep the faith.  A few more tough weeks of cold ahead.
 
Many I know are enjoying warm climes. One is STUCK in CR due to a Positive Covid test not allowing him to fly. Can’t retest for 10 more days.  Good thing he has deep pockets to extend a trip that long.  Rob just left for PR, others are in Mexico or DR or Hawaii.
"

Since I rarely leave our compound, I never thought about the 'leaving' once you get out of the country.  You'd think CR would want you out on the first flight?

The Visit CR page does not mention exit.  I do like the fact that you must either buy insurance or present a Vax certificate. I am surprised some states have not made that an either-or choice to ease the burden on the medical systems.

Jim

https://www.visitcostarica.com/en/costa-rica/planning-your-trip/entry-requirements


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They went down for a while... #2 (leftward) had always been an evening cam... https://www.tamarindodiria.com/live-beach-webcam


Jim

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Random / Re: Car suggestions.. bought car after lease ended
« on: December 23, 2021, 09:15:51 AM »
For many years I bought 'service loaners' ...they all seemed to take a big haircut - you need the option codes to make sure they were fully kitted to get the most out of the deal. (better options do not seem to increase the secondary price of high end cars)

I still drive weekly an '01 ML320 I bought in Toronto when the $CDN was .85c US. (US-made = no import fees ..now revised to Euro spec TPMS to keep schmucks like me from coming back) 

A lucky score was the purchase of a '19 Outback loaner in Cleveland - the car had been sold twice so I got offered a stuffed 3.6 new one. (buying later in the season helps..) ' Wired the check and they had an outlaw deliver it the 12hrs for $300.  We never drove a Subie - it's pretty good but common as telephone poles.  Buying cars can be fun if you make it a game.

Carib, I'd probably keep the Honda forever and buy another vehicle.  It seems a solid value.

Jim

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Random / Re: Anyone here from Georgetown SC?
« on: December 11, 2021, 06:49:09 AM »
That would have been a prize!, oA.  I would have probably presented it to Bernie Goldhirsh, our Publisher, as a suck-up. Cheers.

Jim

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Classifieds / Re: AXIS foundation foil set...
« on: December 07, 2021, 12:44:50 PM »
Sorry, Peter.  I should have made my last post more clear; I sold the kit to a young Navy pilot.  Thanks.

Jim

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Random / Anyone here from Georgetown SC?
« on: December 06, 2021, 07:40:39 AM »
If there's a zoner that lives there I have a USGS chart of Winyah Bay, South Carolina.  The latest pub. date on the chart is 1877. (25cents at the time).  I would be happy to gift it to a local. 

I roamed around the Northeast and Midwest in the early days of SAIL and worked for a boat company in Nova Scotia out of Toronto and Annapolis. To break the boredom, I stopped at antique shops looking for marine paper and interesting bits. Coastal Maine was most productive. I gave a batch to the US Lighthouse Society ...I repatriated some lighthouse blueprints to friends on Cape Berton.  Marjie and I have concluded: we have too much c'hit!

You can send me a PM.  We can figure if you want it mounted or rolled up.

Jim

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Like daswusup, I go back to early kite days, then switched to SUP around ' 13.  I understand 'hero worship' marketing, but I find people labeling other's work for self promotion exploitative. There have been more than a few yellow SUPs that were fine shapes, but it was hard to find the name of the mystery shaper. These products are not tableware or work pants. Robbie, from 5,000mi distant seems a nice person but you sense he tests other's designs and then negociates whether they are worthy of his name...  (big Euro-brands seem to have also done similar for many years - the difference is their lack of personalization)

On the other side, as Badger mentioned, is Go Foil.  If there was a solid origin story to be found - they have it.  But I strongly agree with Badger, if something is made of an exotic material like CF why present it as if it was made along side plastic picnic plates? 

Down/not out...

Jim


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I don't know?!  But, these guyz never seemed to have drifted far from top-only surfaces, and they've been at it a bit longer... 

You can be sure someone will come along and add to the 'exotic' ...and the price. Pretty much anyone at the premium end of a market gains stature by default.

http://www.wikidelta.com/images/pdf/Hang-Glider-Design-and-Performance.pdf

Jim

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Classifieds / Re: AXIS foundation foil set...
« on: November 11, 2021, 12:09:33 PM »
Perfect Veteran's Day: ' old Army vet sells to young Navy pilot who likely loves anything vertical.  Cheers.

Jim

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