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streetsailing
Joined: 10 Apr 2000 Posts: 245 Location: San Francisco
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U2U2U2
Joined: 06 Jul 2001 Posts: 5467 Location: Shipsterns Bluff, Tasmania. Colorado
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human_catapult
Joined: 20 Nov 2007 Posts: 374
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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:49 am Post subject: |
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nice video... why do you suppose there weren't 100 surfers out there? Thanksgiving weekend? Better waves elsewhere? What time of day was this video taken? The shadows make it look like it's around noon... and it was Sunday... |
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streetsailing
Joined: 10 Apr 2000 Posts: 245 Location: San Francisco
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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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Very good observations. You're right about everything but you forgot to do your research on the tides. I believe it was going to high tide. There was one long boarder surfing for a short time but he didn't last long.
Don't worry though, the surfers showed up in many numbers for the low tide session later in the afternoon. I'm glad that Dave and I caught the noon session because Tom and Bryan caught the low tide session and got a lot of flack for it. I believe that Tom got into some sort of tangle with one surfer and finished up the session by having to file a police report with the park police.
Yes, things have not changed at FP.
In hindsight, there were 2 good reasons for catching it when we did. No surfers and no exposed rocks. Can you imagine the carnage in either case. The waves were better and bigger anyway. |
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U2U2U2
Joined: 06 Jul 2001 Posts: 5467 Location: Shipsterns Bluff, Tasmania. Colorado
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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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jeeeeese pieese
all I noticed was the big RED bridge the water seemed cold and lack of surfer girls _________________ K4 fins
4Boards....May the fours be with you
http://www.k4fins.com/fins.html
http://4boards.co.uk/ |
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mac
Joined: 07 Mar 1999 Posts: 17758 Location: Berkeley, California
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streetsailing
Joined: 10 Apr 2000 Posts: 245 Location: San Francisco
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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Mac
That has got to be the most extreme sport I've seen in while. You could not possibly survive the slightest error.
I have got to try it. |
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swchandler
Joined: 08 Nov 1993 Posts: 10588
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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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Unreal! It takes skydiving to a whole different level. Absolutely no margin for error. Hate to think about hitting anything, even a startled bird suddenly in your path. |
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mac
Joined: 07 Mar 1999 Posts: 17758 Location: Berkeley, California
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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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If my eyes don't decieve me, that was Jean Rathle and Dave Wells, killer watermen ripping it up! |
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coolmtnbiker048
Joined: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 372 Location: California
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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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Is Fort Point windsurfable? |
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