Archive for June, 2009
Friday, June 26th, 2009
Board Tested: 2009 JP Australia X-Cite Ride 100 Sails Used: 2009 Naish Sprint 7.3 Location: Columbia River Gorge: Event Site Conditions: 15-22 mph Rider: Mike Gender: Male Height: 5’11″ Weight: 165 lbs Skill Level: Expert windsurfer, Expert kiteboarder What a smooth board! It jumped on a plane, held its speed through the lulls and quick [...]
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Friday, June 26th, 2009
Board Tested: 2009 Starboard Futura 101 Sails Used: 2009 Naish Sprint 7.3 Location: Columbia River Gorge: Event Site Conditions: 15-22 mph Rider: Mike Gender: Male Height: 5’11″ Weight: 165 lbs Skill Level: Expert windsurfer, Expert kiteboarder I got fast acceleration and instant planing. I had a lot of power from the 7.3 and got it [...]
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Friday, June 26th, 2009
Board Tested: 2009 Naish Global Wave 78 Sails Used: 2009 Naish All Terrain 5.0 Location: Columbia River Gorge: Rowena Conditions: Marginal 5.0 filling in to solid 4.2 conditions Rider: Joe Gender: Male Height: 6’2″ Weight: 185 lbs Skill Level: Expert windsurfer No problem getting onto a plane. The key is to move back into the [...]
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Friday, June 26th, 2009
Board Tested: 2009 Starboard Kode 95 Sails Used: 2009 Naish All Terrain 5.0 Location: Columbia River Gorge: White Salmon Bridge Conditions: Gusty 25mph Rider: Joe Gender: Male Height: 6’2″ Weight: 185 lbs Skill Level: Expert windsurfer This board popped onto a plane quickly which made an otherwise marginal day into a memorable session. It glided [...]
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Friday, June 26th, 2009
Board Tested: 2009 Naish All Terrain 85 Sail Used: 2009 Naish Force 5.0 Location: Columbia River Gorge Conditions: 15-25mph, classic after work session Rider: Steve Gender: Male Height: 5’10″ Weight: 150 lbs Skill Level: Expert windsurfer The All Terrain is the quintessential bump and jump board, quick, lively, smooth and effortless to jibe, with emphasis [...]
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Friday, June 26th, 2009
Board Tested: 2009 Starboard Windsurf Evil Twin 74 Sails Used: 2009 Naish Force 4.2 Location: Columbia River Gorge: Hatchery Conditions: Windy 4.2 conditions, flat water, some swell Rider: Steve Gender: Male Height: 5’10″ Weight: 150 lbs Skill Level: Expert windsurfer This board is designed to live in good swell or waves. It doesn’t quite have [...]
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Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
Robbie Naish, Dave Kalama and Michi Schweiger are coming to Hood River June 18th to participate in the inaugural Hood SUP Series. This presents a rare opportunity to see the legends of all things water in action. The racing gets underway at 6:30 PM but I’d get there early to mill around and hobnob with [...]
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Friday, June 5th, 2009
Some goings on and special deals at Big Winds.
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