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Topic: wap settings gone? |
bjamin
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 1:44 pm Subject: wap settings gone? |
Hope they fix soon, because many of us find the WAP (plain text) pages to be much more readable then the "standard" heavy graphics page. If they ever kill off WAP (which is an old protocol), ... |
Topic: decline in Columbia river water temperature? |
bjamin
Replies: 9
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Forum: Northwest USA & Canada Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2015 4:12 pm Subject: decline in Columbia river water temperature? |
>> record hot WEATHER (not climate) lately.
So true, the climate is NOT getting hotter, just the weather.
And the oceans are NOT getting higher, just the water.
And the north pole is NOT melt ... |
Topic: We've lost our friend and co-worker Rhys Harriman |
bjamin
Replies: 21
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Forum: Northwest USA & Canada Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 4:52 pm Subject: We've lost our friend and co-worker Rhys Harriman |
Julia and I were both shocked and hugely saddened to hear of this, and our deepest condolences go out to all of Rhys's friends, family, and co-workers.
Not so long ago I very nearly died myself - t ... |
Topic: Pros/Cons of 4 vs. 5 batten sails |
bjamin
Replies: 11
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Forum: Northwest USA & Canada Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 1:22 am Subject: Pros/Cons of 4 vs. 5 batten sails |
Perhaps the question should be, why have five battens vs four in a wave sail? Why have battens at all? (note that Kauli Seadi is now frequently seen on a 3 batten sail at Hookipa). Battens add stabili ... |
Topic: Verizon 4G LTE service now in the Gorge |
bjamin
Replies: 5
Views: 15094
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Forum: Northwest USA & Canada Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 5:04 pm Subject: Verizon 4G LTE service now in the Gorge |
Why bother when they can just snoop on this forum and find all the nuts they want? Er, I mean windsurfing fanatics! Only windsurfing fanatics around here, nothing else to see |
Topic: Verizon 4G LTE service now in the Gorge |
bjamin
Replies: 5
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Forum: Northwest USA & Canada Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 2:02 pm Subject: Verizon 4G LTE service now in the Gorge |
Though it's not officially announced, my Verizon phone just started showing solid LTE service in downtown HR, and according to the [url=http://www.verizonwireless.com/wcms/consumer/4g-lte.html#lpSec2 ... |
Topic: Kanaha Maui - More shark activity |
bjamin
Replies: 23
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 8:05 pm Subject: Kanaha Maui - More shark activity |
Pretty sure it was an actual shark bite - and it turns out to be in 2000. Everyone here remembers it as such. And there's a very detailed eye witness account right here on [url=http://www.iwindsurf. ... |
Topic: Kanaha Maui - More shark activity |
bjamin
Replies: 23
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 10:14 pm Subject: Kanaha Maui - More shark activity |
Last time an actual person (not board, not turtle) was bitten at Kanaha in anyone's memory was 97. For Hookipa it's longer than that - no one remembers. How many "surf-hours" in all that t ... |
Topic: Kanaha Maui - More shark activity |
bjamin
Replies: 23
Views: 47677
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:17 pm Subject: Kanaha Maui - More shark activity |
>>i don't think anyone wants to be "nipped" by anything.
Right, but to totally avoid all chances of nipping, best option is to stay in bed every day. If you go in ocean at least on ... |
Topic: Kanaha Maui - More shark activity |
bjamin
Replies: 23
Views: 47677
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 3:52 pm Subject: Kanaha Maui - More shark activity |
The last shark fatality in all of HI was in 2004 (S-turns Maui). About one or two folks get nipped on HI every year, usually not seriously (as in the case of the woman at Makena). It's clear that the ... |
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