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Topic: windsurfing Kailua Kona Mar and April |
weihlac
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 4:57 pm Subject: Re: windsurfing Kailua Kona Mar and April |
Wind on the Kona side of the Big Island generally doesn't exit at any time of year. The NE trades are blocked by two 13,000+ foot mountains.
For example, today (now--12 noon) at Kanaha on Maui it i ... |
Topic: Waterproof camera advice? |
weihlac
Replies: 15
Views: 22924
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 3:08 pm Subject: Waterproof camera advice? |
depending on your need for waterproof (usually to 30 ft) vs pressure proof you might look at the SeaLife digital dive cameras (http://www.sealife-cameras.com/index.html)
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Topic: Padding for board rack? |
weihlac
Replies: 5
Views: 8911
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 3:11 pm Subject: Padding for board rack? |
New carpet remnants work well--usually can be found for free. |
Topic: Maui - Kapalua in August - Launches? |
weihlac
Replies: 11
Views: 23408
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:53 pm Subject: Maui - Kapalua in August - Launches? |
Just bite the bullet and drive to Kanaha ~ 45 min from Kapalua. Wind direction in Kapalua is often off shore and fluky, few sailors (if any) around if you have a problem, and no equipment to rent.
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Topic: Tropical Storm Fay eats up Kiter |
weihlac
Replies: 88
Views: 98486
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:53 pm Subject: Tropical Storm Fay eats up Kiter |
slightly different video on CNN--15 sec of fame. No helmet
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/weather/2008/08/19/florida.kite.boarder.wfor |
Topic: An excellent video on the Olympic windsurfing venue |
weihlac
Replies: 11
Views: 17904
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:59 pm Subject: An excellent video on the Olympic windsurfing venue |
I can get this to work with internet explorer but not with firefox. You may have to try a different browser depending upon your computer and operating system. |
Topic: Crissy Rider Dies in Motocycle Accident |
weihlac
Replies: 15
Views: 28600
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:54 pm Subject: Crissy Rider Dies in Motocycle Accident |
That why those of us in Emergency Medicine call them "donor cycles". Does not matter whose fault it is-- the cyclist always loses. |
Topic: Bay Area Ding Repair |
weihlac
Replies: 13
Views: 17527
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:12 pm Subject: board repair |
http://forums.iwindsurf.com/viewtopic.php?t=15074 |
Topic: Pictures from Sherman Island 6/14/08 & 6/15/08 |
weihlac
Replies: 17
Views: 29181
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:13 pm Subject: Pictures from Sherman Island 7/14/08 & 7/15/08 |
Amazing pictures taken through the future camera (July 2008). Best change the date. |
Topic: Wind In Oahu iin December....? |
weihlac
Replies: 6
Views: 14011
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:41 pm Subject: Re: Wind In Oahu iin December....? |
You may be lucky, but it is very unpredictable in mid-December. Plan on other activities and be pleasantly surprised if it blows. You can see 5 days in a row of sailable wind (likely with somewhat lar ... |
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