STOLEN GEAR

[mweller4050]

All of my gear was stolen out of my van Wednesday (2/11/15) night in Concord, CA. I’ve been so shook-up it has taken me a couple of days to get it together enough to make a list of what was lost. Please keep an eye-out for this stuff, it has taken years to finally get my dream quiver together, was very much looking forward to the upcoming season, and now it’s gone. Not a good time in my windsurfing life.
If you hear or see anything please contact me at dosventos1536 at google mail dotcom.
Here is most of what was stolen:

BOARDS
10 85l RRD FSW X Tech Brown
07 91L Nelson Unique Black custom with shark teeth and eye
04 105l Exocet Original Wave II Old blue with slightly damaged nose
07 122l Starboard Futura Technora (white)
ALL BOARDS HAVE STREAMLINED DECK PLATE

SAILS
2014 Ezzy Tigers
4.2, 4.7, 5.2, 5.8, 6.9
All black except 4.7 (orange)

MASTS
340, 370, 370/340, 400, 430, 460 All Ezzys
In old bags with black/silver (foil peeling) except 340 (all black bag) and 370/400 (yellow bag).
*All mast bags have sizes hand written in white.

EXTENSIONS AND UNIVERSALS
Each sail had its own extension in the bag.
All extensions and unis are Streamlined Euros.
1- 46cm carbon
3- 30cm carbon
1- 30cm red
2- Euro unis
1- Single-bolt twist-on tendon
1- Old silver U.S. cup and universal

BOOMS
1 small Streamlined Boom new style boom with new head
1 large Streamlined Boom new head with old body (arms)
Both booms had 28” white Dakine lines.

TECTONIC FINS
24 F1 Falcon US box
26 Tomahawk FR US box
32 F1 Falcon Tuttle box
26 F1 Falcon Power box
28 Tomahawk FR US box
28 Tomahawk FR Power box
30 Tomahawk FR US box
32 Tomahawk FR Power box
34 Tomohawk FR US box
35 Tomahawk FR Power box
36 F1 Falcon Tuttle box
38 Tomahawk FR US box
42 F8 Tomcat Tuttle box

+ SUP fins and C4 Carbon SUP paddle in Dakine Bag (grey)

+ 2014 Dakine Renegade Harness- Large (white) with windsurfing hook and Dakine Pad. Kite line shoved into the pocket/s.

+ Misc. Promotion wetsuit stuff: short sleeve full suit; farmer john shorty; misc. Promotion layering tops

+ Nemo shower

+ Yellow tool bag with tools

+ many more things I’ll probably remember later- will edit and update if...

[jota]

That really sucks, Dos. Especially since it's hard to imagine they'll realize much value on the resale market (compared to the value to you).

Check Craigslist and eBay, and alert shops in the extended area.

Good luck . . .

[geohaye]

Sucks unbelievably. You had the ultimate quiver there.

Be sure to check with your insurance companies (car insurance, homeowners insurance, etc) to see what coverage you have for your stolen property. It is not unusual for a certain amount of $ or at least a % of what was lost to be covered.

[geohaye]

More discussion on this in the Southwest forum on iWindsurf:
http://www.iwindsurf.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=29497

[biffmalibu]

It would take much time and space (an empty VAN) to burgle your gear out of your van. SO, there was a PLAN. Whoever burgled your van knew what was in it ahead of time. The whacked out thing about this is (as somebody else has pointed out already) it will take much effort and time to sell all this LARGE and nit-picky particular stuff (fins, extensions, etc.). And the sales revenue will not be all that great. So I do NOT think the burglar is a windsurfer. Otherwise, ONLY the easily-liquidatable commodity-type stuff (masts, sails) would have been stolen.

Whoever stole is likely A) known to you somehow (from the beach, neighborhood, etc.), B) not a windsurfer, and C) could have a drug problem, such as meth. Meth is quite an emboldening yet irrational thing. It makes little sense that your LARGE stuff was stolen as it takes up too much storage space and is very difficult to move, sell, and ship. It doesn't make sense. But yet it's all gone, in one bold move. That's why I include meth.

All that stuff is sitting in a huge pile in some storage unit or garage right now. Meth-heads are great at stealing but suck at selling. Because nobody will buy from them. They are known for using (usually pretty young girls) to sell their stolen gear. When their "hoards" are found after a bust, it is amazing how big and disorganized the pile is.

Just my 2 cents, and I feel your pain.