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Hi,
The SF bay area has been in a strange pattern the last few days, maybe
partly because of all the fires we've been having but that's a pretty
wild guess.
Anyway, I went up the Sherman Island yesterday where it was blasting all
day. At 4:30 I looked out at the river and counted just the sails I could

The nose on my new board is cut off almost straight across-
little or no curvature.
viz:
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I'm no engineer, but somehow this looks a lot more vulnerable to
something like a baton fracture from a mast hit - especially from
a skinny. Rounded noses seem like they'd "slip the punch" to

Just traded my Carve 144 for a JP Excite 145 to get the center
foot strap.
I liked the 144.
I like the 145.
145 seems more like my Kombat 106: turnier, smoother transition
to plane.
144 was more prone to jump onto a plane and, I suppose, was a
little faster/quicker to plane... but that's just guessing on my

I have been sailing on the River Medway in Kent and came across two
paper factories discharging huge quanitites of effluent into the tidal
part of the Medway. I thought we had stopped doing this to our rivers
the clip of the pipes is on you tube - last three minutes is about the
paper factories
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2005 Freeride 259 Board. Like new. 259x59cm. Includes heavily padded
Dakine deluxe foil reflective board bag. Huge wind range. Can run a
4.2m up through a 6.8m on this board. Sweat spot is 5.2 through 6.5.
Many people have used a 7.5m. Fast, planes quick, very light, easy to
jibe, and built tough. Carbond/kevlar construction for entire board.

What's the heaviest you've seen doing or reasonably attempting new
school aerial moves? I've seen just over 200 lbs. Any 220? 240? There
doesn't seem to be appropriate dedicated freestyle boards for people
this size. Is this because of the limited market? Or is it the long
arm of the laws of physics?

B&B's, homestays, guest houses and hotels in Bournemouth.
See further down for surfing details.
Alexander Lodge (Phone For Rates)
Tel: +44 1202 421662 - U.K: 01202 421662
[link]
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Alex's B&B and Bournemouth Homestay (£15.00 p.p.p.n.)

Maybe a year or two ago somebody posted a video clip here showing an
old WS board that a guy had put about 5 bucks worth of glass on to
convert for SUP'ing. He'd also done the same with a paddle. Does
anybody still have that link or the clip? The video showed him on a wave
with the gear. Looked good to me. TIA

I want to here your opinion about, if anyone tried it. Considering buying
one called "Handirack", because I cannot leave roof racks permanently on my
company car, and its a hassle to install it. My quiver is max 2 boards 3
sails.
Cheers

How would your view by way of the wind? This building looks like a giant
sail that twists:
[link]
Too bad they can't use the turbines for green power. Perhaps they are, but
to use the energy for spinning the building seems like a waste.

I'm trying to find a replacement stainless steel pin to fit an F2
adjustable mast track car. It's the pin which screws into the bottom
of the universal joint then goes into the top of the track car.
Specifically I need the one for an F2 Phoenix 340 but I would think
that most F2's would share the same pin. Thanks. Bob T.

NOTICE OF RACE
East Coast Junior Windsurfing Championship 2008
US Sailing Junior Olympic Festival
July 16-18, 2008
Vineyard Haven Yacht Club, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
The East Coast Junior Windsurfing Championship, a US Sailing Junior
Olympic Festival Event, will be hosted by the Vineyard Haven Yacht

East Coast Junior Windsurfing Championships to be held on Martha’s
Vineyard July 16-18, 2008
The third annual East Coast Junior Champs will be hosted by the
Vineyard Haven Yacht Club on Martha’s Vineyard, MA. This is also a
U.S. Sailing Junior Olympic event, and is broken down into Under 19,
Under 17, Under 15, and Under 12 age groups.

hey guys. can someone make a recommendation for good instructional
DVD or CD for a beginner such as I?

Craig, can't seem to find your current e-mail; give me a shout...
-Josh

I m sure, after seeing this bridge, you ‘ll definitely say ‘Oh my God’
But its true that daily thousands of people travel through this
dangerous bridge.
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bye and take care

On my older Gulftech booms I've been using Streamline Strap-On heads
and those heads are starting to show problems so I'm considering which
replacement to go with for the upgrade. I like the looks of the
MauiSails replacement boom heads, but they are out of stock on the
MauiSails website. As an alternative, I'm considering the HPL Pro-

I have set up a Streaming Web Cam and a Weather Station for those who
Surf and Windsurf on Lake Ontario near Toronto, and yes, we do surf
Lake Ontario in the Fall, Winter and Spring!
Check it out at [link]
Regards,
Gavin

Is anybody on this list built kind of like me? I have some board
questions I would like to pm you about.
6'6"/240# Solid intermediate skills (easily short board tack, gybe,
and jump).
@220# or less does not count. Sorry.
Mark

Any such thing anymore?

Cabarete, Dominican Republic – This year’s Cabarete Classic is set to
take place from July 17 to July 20, 2008, and is expected to be bigger
and more exciting than ever. The Cabarete Classic is the most
important windsurf event in the Dominican Republic, and is one of
Cabarete’s largest annual gatherings. The event was first held in

from: Clay Feeter, Standup surf & sail Journal
Re: The 4 a.m. thoughts about our June issue now hitting subscribers,
shops and major North American bookstores.
Hi and thanks to all on Rec. and to those who have emailed me
directly
with comments and critique; all of which is helping drive year #16 of

This morning, we had our first successful participant commit and
rotate a FWD loop!! Check out [link] for the breaking
news preliminary report.
More coming including the GoPro video of that successful commit!
Bill
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Yeah.... sounds OT.... but I lost a brand new Ezzy Wave 6.9
couple weeks back....
Anybody try to phone me today?
Got a mystery message on my answering machine from somebody in
the 201 area - but it was garbled and I couldn't make out the
callback number.
After I deleted it a little voice whispered "Yer gonna be

I have been trying to contact Starboard for about 2 months now. I have
been unable to find a phone number anywhere for them. *Does anyone
know if they have a phone number?* I have left them feedback on their
website multiple times asking them to contact me either via email or
telephone and they have not responded to any of my requests (even when

Trudy Larry put this together.
Micro summer fun at the Cape.
I'm the guy with North sail and white harness
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Jeff

For anyone interested in the future of windsurfing check out
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Just a little bit controversial

I have entered the blogging world. It will mostly be about windsurfing
in SE Virginia, things such as session reports, my trials and
tribulations as a progressing windsurfer and photos. When I show up at
a launch there will likely be a photographic record of the session. I
would hope you all will check it out from time to time. My first post

Here are some misc. shots from Josh's visit in Green Bay/N.E.
Wisconsin.
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And a little video of Josh leaving some skin on the hill....
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I posted this question on iWindsurf and did not get any serious replies, so
maybe someone here could help:
Hi, what's a good quiver for Corpus area? My son starts at Texas A&M in
Corpus Christi next fall and I'd like to get a board for him. He has a
Tabou 3S 87, weighs 170 pounds, sails freestyle and is used to sailing in