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Topic: The Wall 9-18-23 |
philodog
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Views: 23886
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Forum: Northwest USA & Canada Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2023 9:24 am Subject: The Wall 9-18-23 |
You dodged a bullet unless you were there very early. Some of the worst Wall wind possible, direction 260-280. |
Topic: Big Tuesday, 6-13-2023, Three Mile |
philodog
Replies: 5
Views: 7755
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Forum: Northwest USA & Canada Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2023 1:40 pm Subject: Big Tuesday, 6-13-2023, Three Mile |
Kiting
Yawn |
Topic: Flakas. What's the secret? |
philodog
Replies: 2
Views: 20107
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2022 5:12 pm Subject: Flakas. What's the secret? |
I've been trying for years with no luck. Grubbies, Shakas etc no problem. Something about Flakas just doesn't make sense to me. |
Topic: Did they finally calibrate The Wall Marker 40 buoy? |
philodog
Replies: 3
Views: 6325
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Forum: Northwest USA & Canada Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 10:44 am Subject: Did they finally calibrate The Wall Marker 40 buoy? |
Direction was perfect. About 220 I think. |
Topic: Did they finally calibrate The Wall Marker 40 buoy? |
philodog
Replies: 3
Views: 6325
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Forum: Northwest USA & Canada Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 7:14 pm Subject: Did they finally calibrate The Wall Marker 40 buoy? |
I always subtracted 5 from the number for accuracy but today it was right on. Did they finally calibrate it? |
Topic: Boujmaa Guilloul's Double Rotations |
philodog
Replies: 3
Views: 10057
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Forum: Northwest USA & Canada Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2021 4:20 pm Subject: Boujmaa Guilloul's Double Rotations |
I just destroyed my knees by watching those videos. |
Topic: Andy Brandt/ABK coming to the gorge in august |
philodog
Replies: 16
Views: 35774
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Forum: Northwest USA & Canada Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2021 11:26 am Subject: Andy Brandt/ABK coming to the gorge in august |
https://www.abkboardsports.com/camps
Looks like week one is sold out but not week two. |
Topic: Andy Brandt/ABK coming to the gorge in august |
philodog
Replies: 16
Views: 35774
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Forum: Northwest USA & Canada Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2021 9:30 pm Subject: Andy Brandt/ABK coming to the gorge in august |
"Everything I do in windsurfing I owe to Andy."
Ditto! I would have gotten bored and taken up kiting and gotten fat without ABK. Still got my 1994 ABK Lecture Manual: |
Topic: Andy Brandt/ABK coming to the gorge in august |
philodog
Replies: 16
Views: 35774
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Forum: Northwest USA & Canada Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2021 9:14 am Subject: Andy Brandt/ABK coming to the gorge in august |
Best investment you will make in your windsurfing. Much more than any shiny piece of new equipment you want. |
Topic: thrusters, harness lines and crabbing/cavitating |
philodog
Replies: 24
Views: 47925
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Forum: Northwest USA & Canada Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 3:31 pm Subject: thrusters, harness lines and crabbing/cavitating |
I'm not familiar with that board but if a new board is that hard to get used to it is probably not designed for what you want. I know it has been discussed ad nauseam here but Gorge swells are not oce ... |
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