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Sessions / Re: Shake Free Bamboo POV - Video

« on: June 28, 2016, 05:29:13 AM »

@clay

Looks like your bamboo pole cam is working flawlessly. Absolutely no shake.

BTW, nice video. Since I'm a newbie at surfing a sup, I paid close attention on how you shifted your weight and your foot work while surfing the sup.

Thanks for sharing your video.

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SUP General / Re: Foiled again.

« on: June 28, 2016, 05:19:24 AM »

It's a nice video on SUP Foiling. What surprised me was how the short the boards were, but a few of the riders looked very young so that might have had something to do with it.

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SUP General / Re: Jet ski incident at the Wedge

« on: June 27, 2016, 08:02:50 PM »

"Definitely" a case of stupidity with "zero" common sense.

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Downwind and Racing / Re: Dire Straits downwinder.

« on: June 27, 2016, 07:36:22 AM »

That was a great video. Loved the length of it. Also, the Dire Straits, "Once Upon A Time In The West" background music just seemed to fit this video.

Although I don't do any type of downwinder paddling because I live just a little too far from the Gulf of Mexico, I always enjoy watching these types of offshore paddling videos.

Thanks for taking the time to make and then post your video to share with us on the "Zone". Much appreciated.

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

« on: June 26, 2016, 02:55:11 PM »

@WarDog

Thank you for posting those two pictures of my Hammer. I appreciate it. Also, thank whoever (if more than one also) is building my Hammer. She looks great.  I'm hoping she's half way built because it has been a long 2 weeks and 4 days since the blank arrived at your shop on June 8th. Not that I'm counting. 

BTW, thanks for telling me to store it pad side down. I've already got a spot for her in my garage.

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Share the Stoke / Re: What a surfer!

« on: June 25, 2016, 07:44:03 AM »

Those slow motion segments are fabulous! Beautiful huge waves and awesome sup surfing.

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Sessions / Re: Ouch!?!

« on: June 24, 2016, 04:24:22 PM »

@surfinJ

Those were some absolutely beautiful waves to surf in the video you posted. I would love in my lifetime to ride some waves like that.

Thanks for sharing the video.

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Gulf States / Re: Houston/Galveston and Surrounding area

« on: June 24, 2016, 11:32:50 AM »

@ford

Once you get off the ferry on the Bolivar Peninsula, travel about 1 mile until you come to 16th Street. Turn right and go all the way down to the beach and you can park on the beach. There will be a small boat ramp there (next to the North Jetty on 17th Street) and you can sup in the Galveston Ship Channel. I never used the free boat ramp. I used to launch my kayak from the beach next to the free boat ramp. Just stay about 125 yards away from the North Jetty (which people will be fishing on) and you'll be fine.

If you feel adventurous enough, you can paddle on down to the Boat Cut on the North Jetty. There you will see how fast the current can move through the boat cut and you can decide if you want to go through the Boat Cut to the Gulf side of the North Jetty. Just remember, you have to paddle back through the Boat Cut to get back to launching point where you vehicle is parked.

One last place on Bolivar is just a little ways past 16th Street. When you come up Rettilon Rd, turn right, head on down to the beach, turn right on the beach and travel all the way to the edge of the Bird Sanctuary and park there. You'll have the entire Gulf of Mexico in front of you to paddle at your heart's desire.

You can see these places on Google Maps.

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Sessions / Re: Summertime Stoke

« on: June 24, 2016, 06:31:31 AM »

Thanks for providing the link to your album. You took great photos. Thanks for sharing them.

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Sessions / Re: Ouch!?!

« on: June 24, 2016, 06:18:17 AM »

Even though I'm a newbie when it comes to sup surfing, I know when I get my new sup I'm never going to keep riding a wave to milk it for all it's worth where it basically breaks right on the beach sand where the odds of damaging my sup are very high.

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Sessions / Re: Greetings from Colas

« on: June 24, 2016, 06:00:09 AM »

@surfinJ

Thanks for finding and sharing the video. I enjoyed watching it.

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SUP General / Re: Puerto Escondido bigwavetour

« on: June 24, 2016, 05:53:03 AM »

Thanks for the link. It'll give me something to watch while I chow down breakfast.

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SUP General / Re: Old fotos of Laird from 2004 (Hookipa)

« on: June 23, 2016, 02:20:45 PM »

Nice action shots in those photos of Laird on that longboard.

Thanks for sharing them.

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Gear Talk / Re: LED Lights for a paddle board?

« on: June 22, 2016, 12:43:57 PM »

Not sure if this would work for Flounder hunting, but I do shrimp and bully net for lobster and am very certain it would work for that purpose in up to say 4 to6 feet of clear water.

It will work well also for catching blue crabs from a sup.

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Sunova SUP / Re: Sunova Shroom - Fun Squared

« on: June 22, 2016, 05:48:42 AM »

@supthecreek

Lots great comments in your previous post. But those actions shots were great and plenty of them too. Nice to see them relatively close up also. When I look at photos, I look at the where the people's feet are placed on the board in conjunction of what part of the wave they're in.

Thank for sharing your comments and those great series of photos.