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noshuzbluz
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 7:23 am Post subject: |
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swchandler wrote: | Guess Who. Some of the most beautifully finished polyester boards I have ever seen. The custom graphics were flawlessly detailed. |
Lester Polyester. Or was it Polyester Lester?
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gregnw44
Joined: 23 Jul 2008 Posts: 783 Location: Seattle, Wa
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 12:42 pm Post subject: |
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youwindsurf wrote: | gregnw44 wrote: | Ha-ha... this is GREAT
How about "Gorge Technology"... awesome mast bases (a few years back
I know there are guys on here, who had these!
Where is Pat D. (owner, designer, and Nukin' Gorge sailor) these days?
And I see X-booms... I don't remember those.
And then, I see Z... but there's nothing after it?
Are we talking about the famous "Z-Booms"? They were quite big for a while. Supposed to reduce carpel tunnel because of the tube geometry.
Greg |
Thanks for this news (although VERY sad) about Pat
I had not kept up with news of Gorge pioneers... innovators... and local Nukin' sailing stars (which he was all of these).
And I'm not surprised he was so into Moto-x racing... it fits.
What a cool website link... it sounds like he is making the best of a very bad situation. An awesome guy !!
Thanks again,
Greg -
Pat D. was a moto x'er. He suffered a significant and debilitating injury quite a few years ago while riding which rendered him paralyzed.
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swchandler
Joined: 08 Nov 1993 Posts: 10588
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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"Lester Polyester. Or was it Polyester Lester?
No. I can't remember the name of the guy that made these boards over 20 years ago, but occasionally I would run into his boards during trips to the Gorge. The last one I saw was in Bart's consignment shop around 2001 or 2002, and I almost bought it. The only reason I didn't was the fact that it was a super small board for 3.5-4.0 conditions, so it would be rarely used. As I recollect, the board was made for a woman sailor.
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nw30
Joined: 21 Dec 2008 Posts: 6485 Location: The eye of the universe, Cen. Cal. coast
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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Just off the top of my head that I didn't see~
Ampro masts
Aitken sailboards
Black Point sails
Freedom sails
Aeroforce sails, the first split batten/camber induced sail I ever saw, you could get it any color as long as it was white, a Mark Reynolds design.
Da Claw wrist straps, yikes!
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DelCarpenter
Joined: 06 Nov 2008 Posts: 499 Location: Cedar Falls, IA
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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Easy-Uphaul
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geohaye
Joined: 03 Apr 2000 Posts: 1437
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Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:35 pm Post subject: |
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OK, Ryan, this updated list of 188 includes just about every current Windsurfing brand. And a good number of the out-of-business ones (but certainly not all.)
Aeroforce
Aerolite
Aeron
Aerotech
AHD
AirInside
Aitken
Al Winner
AL360
Alpha
Ampro
Angulo
Arrows
Avanti
Bassett
Bic
Black Point
Black Project
Blade
Briand
Bull
C3
Carbon Art
Carbon Creations
Carpenter
Cascade
Challenger
Chinook
Choco
Clip
Copello
Corona
Curtis
Da Claw
Dakine
Deboichet
Demon
Dill
Drops
Dynafiber
Easy-Uphaul
Epic
Exocet
Ezzy
F2
F4
Fanatic
Fathom
Fleetwood
Flikka
Flying Objects
Flymount
Folkfinn
Freedom
G-Sport
Gaastra
Gale Force
Gasfins
Gorge Animal
Gorge Technology
Goya
Grandall
Guess Who
Gulftech
Gun
Hale
Hansen
Haut
Hi Per Tech
HiFly
HiTech
Hot Sails Maui
HPL: Hawaiian Pro Line
HTS
Hurricane
Ianovated
Ifju Fins
Insect
Jimmy Lewis
JP Australia
Jump & Jibe
K3
K4
KA
Kartwright
Kashy
Kinetic
Klepper
Kona
Lefebvre
Lessacher
Lester Polyester
Lightning
Lipsticks
Loft
Logosz
Lorch
Magnum
Makani
Mast Hero
Maui Project
MauiSails
MaverX
MB
Meritex
MFC
Mike's Lab
Mistral
Moo
MUF
Multi-Sail
MXR
Mystic
Naish
NeilPryde
Nelson
Nolimitz
North
North Pacific
North Shore Maui
Northern Boardworks
Northwave
NP Surf
O'Brien
OES
Open Ocean
Original
Pacific
Pacifico
Patrik
Petit
Point 7
Poison
Powerex
ProLimit
ProMotion
Quatro
Rainbow
Real Wind
Reptile
Roberts
Rogue Wave
RRD
Rushwind
Rutger
Sailboards Maui
Sailloft
Sailworks
Seatrend
Select
Severne
Sheldon
Simmer
Smart
Sonntag
SOS
Spindrift
Starboard
Stealth
Streamlined
Tabou
Techart
Tectonics Maui
Teknosport
Terrasail
TFC
Thommen1
Tiga
True Ames
Tushingham
Unifiber
UP: Ultra Profile
Vandal
Vector
Virus
VMG
Waddell
Watson
West Wind
Wind Obsession
WindSpeed
Windsurfing Hawaii
Windwing
Witchcraft
World
X.O
Xbooms
Z Fins
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geohaye
Joined: 03 Apr 2000 Posts: 1437
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Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:41 pm Post subject: Multi-Sail! |
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Holy smoke, I cannot believe I forgot about Multi-Sail. I had a "quiver" of those in the late 80s and they were pretty interesting.
Semi-early one morning after arriving at Lake Isabella in the middle of the previous night, my buddy and I woke up in the camper and saw parked right next to us:
A modestly-sized van with the following in massive lettering covering the entire side of the van:
"BIG BOARD SAILBOARD MULTI-SAIL"
My buddy and I were astonished!
After that I couldn't help but get a one-sail "quiver" of those Multi-Sails. The triple-threat: 5.0-4.4-3.8, I think mine was. Randy Reynolds was a genius!
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swchandler
Joined: 08 Nov 1993 Posts: 10588
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Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 1:32 pm Post subject: |
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I would add Doyle (blue colored hollow boards from the Gorge), but I would remove Lester Polyester, since his brand, Gorge Animal, is already on the list.
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gregnw44
Joined: 23 Jul 2008 Posts: 783 Location: Seattle, Wa
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Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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swchandler wrote: | I would add Doyle (blue colored hollow boards from the Gorge), but I would remove Lester Polyester, since his brand, Gorge Animal, is already on the list. |
AND... was there a company named "X booms"?
Maybe there was, I don't recall that one, but I'd believe it, if others know.
But there was the "Z-Boom" company. I had many friends with them... and tried 'em out myself, but never bought one. More than one shop here sold them.
Greg -
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geohaye
Joined: 03 Apr 2000 Posts: 1437
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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Bic is on the list.
From the archives:
Here is a Bic Sport ad from France, circia 1998.
Not sure what to think of this.
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