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windoggi



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 8:34 pm    Post subject: 80s Action! Reply with quote

Found this shot today...1980something, Oneill Forebay. 9"1" Seatrend, fifty square foot Windwing (no sq meters for them!) , gray Ampro mast and a seat harness with some kind of elastic spreader bar. Predator fin I'm sure.
Windoggies rippin!



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bert



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 9:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tougher breed of windsurfers back in the 80's..some chose not to wear a wetsuit despite the cold. Rolling Eyes


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nw30



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 10:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Early 80's racing at Lopez Lake~


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NOVAAN



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cool shot of Lopez... long board racing was a blast. We should bring it back. Can you say Kona?
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Arrgh



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 10:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

For those of you still trying to "unsee" Bert's post STOP! DO NOT SCROLL UP! I offer this vintage ad. It even has a windsurf board.


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nw30



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 1:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

How about some quality out-of-the-box board designs from our friends down under during the very early 80's.


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windoggi



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 7:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

1990 Conditions Extreme!


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tomg



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 2:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My Bic E-Rock was electric green but I could sail it today and be happy.

I wanted a Mistral Screamer but couldn't afford the price bump from $800 to north of $1200. See board prices have actually come down! (justify justify justify)
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loopless



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 3:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

NOVAAN wrote:
Cool shot of Lopez... long board racing was a blast. We should bring it back. Can you say Kona?


One design racing is a lot of fun. I participated in a couple of Kona one-design races the last time they did a tour of the west coast with their "fleet". One-design certainly levels the playing field. You know 'those guys' who blast by with their 11.0's and Formula boards ? Back of the Kona fleet.
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swchandler



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 9:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I bought a used West Winds 280 that was custom finished (graphs and footstrap positions) by Bob Tatman, an engineer at Windsurfing Hawaii, in 1988. Like some of Robby Naish's boards, it had a couple of in-line back footstraps. I rode that board until early 1992 when I bought my first Mike's Lab. The Wind Winds shape was a very quick and fun board for the time.
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