Old windsurfing videos

jlkoehler · Joined: 30 Apr 2001 Posts: 3

Is anyone interested in my old windsurf videos before they go to the recycle center? VHS in Orange County

Jenny

derekd · Joined: 12 Mar 1994 Posts: 73

By any chance, do you have "Robby at Pipeline"?
thanks

geohaye · Joined: 03 Apr 2000 Posts: 1437

If you have Hard Winds A Blowin' (Gorge), someone is gonna be willing to pay $ for that!

Sweet 2 minute clip of that vid (THE most classic windsurfing video ever??)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWlcgQ3L7O4

jlkoehler · Joined: 30 Apr 2001 Posts: 3

I don't have either of those, I do have RIP and Screaming Waters. Looking through the box again, I may make an effort to transfer a few to DVD before tossing

tm00 · Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 6:12 am Post subject:

I have watching some of my old tapes (when the VHS works). I like seeing how good the sailing was on the old equipment.
Was the sail that flip horizontally called the "wind weapon"?

dllee · Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 5329 Location: East Bay

No excerps from "Hard Winds" should exclude the jumps of legends Bruce Peterson and Mike Kitts on their Hyper Tech's.

MULLDE102f · Joined: 15 Jun 1997 Posts: 131

Hard Winds" truly is an amazing classic. The editing and music choreography is so good that it's a thrill to watch any time. This was all shot in 1987, nearly 30 years ago, and it's inspiring and humbling to see how hard those guys ripped at what was the beginning of high performance sailing development (on Dacron sails and homemade boards).
My VCR just died, so I guess I need to get my copy converted to DVD. I sure don't want to let go of it.
There's a YouTube version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyZMcV1YZ5k
A bit fuzzy, but still rocks.

windfind · Joined: 18 Mar 1997 Posts: 1901

Let me know if you would like a CD version of the entire video "Hard Winds a Blowing" If enough people are interested I can contact Rod and see what he would charge CD's. I recently got one from him and it is awesome!

Mike Godsey

MULLDE102f · Joined: 15 Jun 1997 Posts: 131

Thanks, Mike! It figures you'd know all these guys.

For others, "Rod" is Rod Parmenter, the director, producer, and even one of the sailors on the film (super smooth 360). The terrific music is by unknown (to me) bands, might be locals as well.

A DVD of that film does indeed sound awesome, sign me up!

geohaye · Joined: 03 Apr 2000 Posts: 1437

I'll buy one!