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westender
Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 1288 Location: Portland / Gorge
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Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 12:25 pm Post subject: RIP Celebration of Life |
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Looks like it's over. All those guys furiously paddling their surf foils trying to catch a swell are gone. Paddled their asses off and still got left behind. Replaced by The Wing. Watch them go, WOW! Seeing massive air now, tacks and really impressive advancements in skill on those things. Did see one guy yesterday still paddling. Trying to get his moneys worth out of that paddle? |
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vientomas
Joined: 25 Apr 2000 Posts: 2343
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Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 12:29 pm Post subject: Re: RIP Celebration of Life |
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westender wrote: | Looks like it's over. All those guys furiously paddling their surf foils trying to catch a swell are gone. Paddled their asses off and still got left behind. Replaced by The Wing. Watch them go, WOW! Seeing massive air now, tacks and really impressive advancements in skill on those things. Did see one guy yesterday still paddling. Trying to get his moneys worth out of that paddle? |
Thank god! The paddlers were really getting in my way! At least the winger's are going in approximately the same direction as windsurfers. The good winger's are killing it. Looks fun. |
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starfish
Joined: 14 Apr 1996 Posts: 202
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Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 6:41 pm Post subject: Wingers |
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At least the wings are much easier to see. The sit skis are sometimes hard to see in afternoon sun light and swell. LOL |
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swchandler
Joined: 08 Nov 1993 Posts: 10588
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Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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Are this board foilers, with no sail, kite or paddle, easily going upwind too? |
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vientomas
Joined: 25 Apr 2000 Posts: 2343
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Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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swchandler wrote: | Are this board foilers, with no sail, kite or paddle, easily going upwind too? |
The wing foilers? Yep, they scoot upwind just fine. Better than a windsurfer. |
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surfersteve
Joined: 24 Apr 2007 Posts: 203
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 2:38 pm Post subject: |
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You guys are haters. Just let people have fun. Everyone rolls a different way. I regularly sail with a few wingers who are always extremely friendly, courteous, in control, and understand the rules on the water.
High-use areas like the Hatchery have WAY less people on the water than a decade ago. There is plenty of room out there for everyone. Peace. |
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H2OJoe
Joined: 20 Aug 2002 Posts: 113
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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The river belongs to everyone. Respect and get respect. |
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vientomas
Joined: 25 Apr 2000 Posts: 2343
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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surfersteve wrote: | You guys are haters. Just let people have fun. Everyone rolls a different way. I regularly sail with a few wingers who are always extremely friendly, courteous, in control, and understand the rules on the water.
High-use areas like the Hatchery have WAY less people on the water than a decade ago. There is plenty of room out there for everyone. Peace. |
Nobody hating here loser, except you with your hater talk. The wingers are awesome and the stand up foiler peeps are working hard for their rewards. But, the average stand up foiler looks to be working really hard for little reward. At least that's what my stand up foiler friend tells me. I don't hate him, I pity him when I see the wingers rockin' it. Keep calm and carry on - and lose the negative attitude. |
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westender
Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 1288 Location: Portland / Gorge
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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The haters invented the wing. They hated paddling their asses off and watching the swell pass them by. |
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swchandler
Joined: 08 Nov 1993 Posts: 10588
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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So you folks are talking about folks using boards, foils and hand held wings. In my earlier post, I didn't recognize that. I thought, without some form of power to drive you, it's impossible to move upwind. I missed the idea of hand held wings. They must be getting quite popular.
Regarding any negativity, it wasn't on my mind. |
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