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General Discussion / The passing of John Severson

« on: June 01, 2017, 10:32:53 AM »

I was sorry to read about the passing of John Severson. He certainly had a large impact on the surfing world and I kind of remember an influence on windsurfing as well.

http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-john-severson-20170530-story.html

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General Discussion / SUP Fatality in Santa Barbara

« on: May 08, 2017, 01:49:11 PM »

This one is a bit too close to home. I just saw this on our local news web site. I did not see any mention of it on the zone.

https://www.noozhawk.com/article/rescuers_searching_for_missing_paddle_boarder_at_santa_barbara_harbor

Really sad to hear these stories. Since they had to search the bottom for the victim there was no leash involved. Normally a very flat place to paddle and good for beginners but not when it's windy. That afternoon the wind meter was showing it gusting over 20 mph around the time he fell off the board. Water temp has dropped because of the wind and I would guess it was around 55 F that day.

Very sorry for the family and friends of the young man.

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Gear Talk / Check your XM leashes

« on: April 25, 2017, 10:41:18 AM »

I had to take a bit of a swim the other day and was fortunate not to have my board land on the rocks. I had thought I had broken my XM leash diving over the top of a set wave but once I reached my board I saw the problem. The plastic clip that holds the quick release pin in place had broken and the pin released on it's own. Great right, that's what I get for not checking the F*&^%ing thing every time I head out. So I'm home installing a stainless machine screw to get rid of the worthless pull pin and notice the original problem and also that I was working on the wrong leash. Turns out both of the XM leases have the same rust and broken plastic piece from the rust expanding. Both now have machine screws and are in my spare bin. Never liked the design and now I have a reason never to purchase them again. No need to complicate a simple design with an additional failure point. I may just try a waist leash setup with these XM leashes to see how I like that setup.

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Downwind and Racing / Another reason to visit Hood River in 2017

« on: January 17, 2017, 08:57:36 AM »

Now these guys have the right idea. DW'ing and Beer, what could be better?

http://www.gorgedownwindchamps.com/

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Downwind and Racing / Pushing the Limits of DW Racing

« on: January 17, 2017, 08:50:44 AM »

Downwinding taken to the next level;

http://www.supconnect.com/news/event-aims-to-push-limits-of-downwind-racing

Nice having the support of the Navy!

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General Discussion / The future of SUP?

« on: January 06, 2017, 12:04:06 PM »

So is this a window to the future of SUP? No board too narrow.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technology/news/a32162/honda-just-invented-a-self-balancing-motorcycle-that-never-falls-over/?src=nl&mag=rdt&list=nl_rdt_news&date=010617

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Random / 13th

« on: October 19, 2016, 01:07:59 PM »

The "13th" a new documentary on Netflix is out and I strongly recommend viewing it. It is a heavy subject and quite disturbing. It has already caused some waves in the current presidential campaign.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-13th-doc-trump-20161014-snap-htmlstory.html

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