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mamero



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 7:32 pm    Post subject: Famous Windsurfers? Reply with quote

Who are some celebrity windsurfers? I was discussing windsurfing with a non-windsurfer and the topic came up. I don't mean famous pro windsurfers. Who are people that are known to the general public for other things but also windsurf?

Apparently the keyboard players for Dire Straights do or did Windsurf.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xkk1B0vLC4
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 9:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

STING said he windsurfed back in the 80,s.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 11:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Presidential candidate John Kerry

Skier Scott Schmidt (made extreme skiing famous in the late 80's)

Watermen Kai Lenny & Laird Hamilton

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 5:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

more guy fletcher of dire straits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odA5N-0j-zE

hey mamero: thought you was famous Very Happy
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 7:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Don't forget Kareem Abdul Jabaar

Kathy Ireland yeeeww!

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 10:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thomas Dolby ("She Blinded Me With Science").

Neil Young has been spotted in a Mistral T-shirt.

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 10:53 am    Post subject: Re: Famous Windsurfers? Reply with quote

mamero wrote:
Who are some celebrity windsurfers? I was discussing windsurfing with a non-windsurfer and the topic came up. I don't mean famous pro windsurfers. Who are people that are known to the general public for other things but also windsurf?

Apparently the keyboard players for Dire Straights do or did Windsurf.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xkk1B0vLC4


Gisselle Bundchen. Supermodel. Wife of Deflate a ball Brady.

Its Dire Straits. Forgive for knit pick, but one of my fav bands.

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 2:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Prince Charles, Juan Pablo Montoya etc. The list is nearly endless because windsurfing was the fastest growing watersport in the world during the 1980s.

Head to the Old School Windsurfer page on FB if you want to see the famous try their hands. Many on that page actually taught these folks.

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 3:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I spotted Michael Berryman sailing quite well out at Coyote Point one day back in the late 80's, in fact he was very good, as good as anyone else out there that day. So who the hell is he? He's a character actor who's been in many movies and TV shows, including "Once Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest". I played pool with him on several occasions about 10 years before that when he hung out in the San Luis Obispo area, which is where I'm from, since '71 anyway.
I'd post a pic of him, but it would be more interesting if anyone who is interested, would just look him up so they can say "That guy?!?". He's easily recognizable for obvious reasons, super nice guy with a sharp sense of humor, good pool player also.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 4:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Olympic gold medalist in skiing and snowboarding, Ester Ledecka.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYYbeuyAW5E/

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