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Gear Talk / Re: Big Sunova USA Sale going on.

« on: July 09, 2016, 05:08:38 AM »

That is quite a price reduction for all of those models listed.

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Sessions / Re: Summertime Stoke

« on: July 09, 2016, 05:02:18 AM »

That's the 9'11" Paddle Surf Hawaii Wide Ripper. It's the meat and potatoes of sup surfboards! A real dragon slayer. Not sure of the vol but guessing around 145. It's 31" wide by 4-3/8" thick.

Thanks for the info. I'm a newbie at sup and I've always got a penchant for details since I like to know what everyone is using brand wise and specification wise.

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Sessions / Re: Shake Free Bamboo POV - Video

« on: July 08, 2016, 11:36:17 AM »

Clay

I clicked on your contact link and I found your downwinder videos. Those are some nice videos. I watched them all and my favorite video was the Alameda run.

Thanks for taking the time, effort to make your videos and share them with others whether on this "Zone" site or on your site.

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Sessions / Re: Summertime Stoke

« on: July 08, 2016, 04:33:45 AM »

I also like this batch of photos. BTW, your sup board is nice looking. BTW, I'm just curious. What brand is it and also what is it's length, width, thickness and liters?

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SUP General / Re: TassieSUP Winter Classic

« on: July 07, 2016, 03:50:44 AM »

Thanks for sharing the video. I'm assuming this video was shot from a drone. If so, I really like these types of videos.

BTW, the person who seemed to be in the lead in this race, the one with the red bow and greenish mid and stern end, what is the brand of sup he is racing? Also; if you know, what is the length, width, thickness and liters of this sup?

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Downwind and Racing / Re: Paul Simon DWer.

« on: July 07, 2016, 03:40:30 AM »

Paul Simon is from my generation. That is a nice track off of his album. Thank for sharing it on your DW video.

BTW, I always enjoy your slow motion segments you put into your videos.

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Downwind and Racing / Re: King of the Cut 2016.

« on: July 06, 2016, 08:02:41 PM »

Nice teaser trailer. Just wish the video would have been just a little longer.

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Sessions / Re: Summertime Stoke

« on: July 06, 2016, 01:31:34 PM »

I like that summer traffic. 

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SUP General / Re: Kai Lenny Surf Foil - Happening Fast Now

« on: July 05, 2016, 01:32:45 PM »

After watching this video, I think the surf foil is still better suited for "large swells" instead of surfing large waves. When Kai was surfing a few of those large waves, something just didn't "feel" right with me. I can't put my finger on it, but I've a got gut feeling which is nagging at me on this.

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SUP General / Re: Is Cape Cod the Hotspot for Great White Sharks?

« on: July 04, 2016, 05:23:30 AM »

The links to both Ocearch (Shark Tracker) and Atlantic White Shark (Sharktivity) are below for those interested.

http://www.ocearch.org/

http://www.atlanticwhiteshark.org/#welcome

I like visiting Ocearch myself since it allows me to "zoom in" on the Gulf of Mexico and see what is along our Texas coastline since I live in Texas.

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Gear Talk / Re: SUP Sports "Hammer": 8'11"x31" or 9'5"x31"

« on: July 03, 2016, 08:49:49 PM »

Garcias Jose...
You think I might be a wee bit excited?...;-)
I'm like most every client we have when it comes to a new ride...kinda like a new girlfriend, from what I can still remember...;-)
It gets very difficult to sleep at night...;-)

Since my new Hammer should be arriving around July 15 (which is a Friday), July 16th (which is a Saturday) and since FedEx isn't open on Sunday, I could theoretically get it as late as July 18th (which is a Monday).

In other words, when I return home from the shipping company on any of those days with my new Hammer, it will be brutally hot heat index wise (feeling like 110 degrees or more). With my Hammer in the garage, if I couldn't sleep that night, there will be enough moonlight on the above dates to be able to see for a "middle of the night" paddle on my subdivision's lake. 

After all, I'm a night owl. 

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Gear Talk / Re: SUP Sports "Hammer": 8'11"x31" or 9'5"x31"

« on: July 03, 2016, 05:37:05 PM »

That is a very nice looking brushed carbon foil sup. Since this is Sunday evening as I type this (where I live in Texas) and tomorrow (Monday) is the 4th of July, I would guess you would be taking your brand new foil sup for a little "test ride" early tomorrow morning. 

If that foil sup was mine, I know I would. 

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SUP General / Re: Is Cape Cod the Hotspot for Great White Sharks?

« on: July 03, 2016, 12:47:10 PM »

@spirit4earth

It looks like it is a Malibu X-Caliber sot (sit-on-top) kayak.

http://www.malibukayaks.com/kayaks/x-caliber/

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Training, Diet, and Fitness / Re: Flat Water Paddle Boarding - Is It Enough?

« on: July 03, 2016, 12:31:25 PM »

When I get my new sup around the middle of July (and it can be used for flat water & sup surfing); since I'm retired and at my age of 66, 5' 8" tall and weighing 145 pounds, I plan on being on the "water", 3 times a week. My sessions will last a minimum of 60 minutes and I will stop when I start to get tired. If I can squeeze in a 4th day during a week, I will.

Am I doing this for exercise. My answer is, "no". I'm doing it for the sheer "fun" of it. The way I look at it. With the fun I'll be having, the exercise that goes along with the fun, is just an............added bonus. 

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SUP General / Re: Is Cape Cod the Hotspot for Great White Sharks?

« on: July 03, 2016, 10:36:58 AM »

@Bean

Hammerheads are not to be taken lightly when they're hungry. When I did a lot of offshore fishing from my kayak (I've since sold my yak), I had two encounters with hammerheads. They were more curious than hungry.

Below is a video of a hammerhead which is hungry instead of being curious and it follows this offshore fishing kayaker all the way to the beach. You'll see in this video the hammerhead is very aggressive. The hammerhead makes it's appearance in the video at the 1:03 mark. BTW, on the way back to the beach, the kayaker was not trolling any dead baits either and judging by the hammerheads actions, I think it was trying to dump the kayaker in the water to get at the kayaker.