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Gman
Since 11 Feb 2006
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Portland
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 Thu Jun 04, 15 11:48 am Whale! |
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Had a couple of grey whales come up under me while foiling Roads End last weekend - could see their big eyes - cruised back at a safer distance with the gopro turned on and got this shot - hard to hold it all together on the foil
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Slappysan
Since 13 Jun 2012
309 Posts
Obsessed
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| Thu Jun 04, 15 12:04 pm |
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How's the SP working out with the Slingy Foil? What did you have to do to reinforce and seal up the mounting holes?
I have mine mounted on a LF Twinskim which you can just safely drill through now but it would be nice to have the option of riding it with straps.
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Wind Slither
Since 04 Mar 2005
2624 Posts
The 503
METAL
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| Thu Jun 04, 15 12:15 pm |
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I'm calling Green Peace! 
Sooner or later you're going to decapitate one of those poor things!
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wylieflyote
Since 30 Jun 2006
1648 Posts
Puget Sound & Wa. Coast
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| Thu Jun 04, 15 12:32 pm |
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I mounted my Slingy on a Whip which I was going to sell cheap anyway. Then I strengthened it with glassing in 4 each 1/4" X 1/2" strips of wood, and a layer of glass. Still light. Fun ride... but I'm a rooky
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Gman
Since 11 Feb 2006
4911 Posts
Portland
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| Thu Jun 04, 15 12:37 pm |
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Dude! don't say that, looked down and was horrified was gonna shave some barnacles off Willy and his pal. Amazing how all the oxygen gets sucked out of ya - as you are counting the seconds tic tic tic
Stringy added a square some reinforcing fiberglass (think that was it - will ask)
doesn't seem to be taking on water
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Nak
Since 19 May 2005
4312 Posts
Camas
Site Lackey
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| Thu Jun 04, 15 5:48 pm |
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Cool!!! 
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beefcake
Since 11 Jul 2007
140 Posts
Stoked
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| Thu Jun 04, 15 8:29 pm Sweet shot! |
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| That's pretty f-in cool! How far outside the breakers were ya? Oregon coast is rad and def wild!
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barfly
Since 31 Mar 2005
1216 Posts
Portland
BRACKISH
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| Thu Jun 04, 15 9:36 pm |
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| Nice shots! I almost ran into 2 in Seaside today. Right outside the break but seemed to be playing. Floating in the prebreaking waves, crazy.
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Windian
Since 28 Apr 2008
901 Posts
Newport, OR
NEWPORT OG
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| Thu Jun 04, 15 9:46 pm |
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Been lots of whale encounters lately around here. We were kiting remote beaches south of us two weekends ago and my kiting partner was dropping into a bowly left and one surfaced right at the bottom of the wave. Nothing he could do to avoid a collision and he crashed right into the side of the beast. He literally bounched off it, crashed his kite and lost his board. I got to see the whole thing go down as I was slightly down wind and headed towards shore also. As I rode past him, I yelled "Hey, did you see that whale?" His eyes were as big as dinner plates and he didn't answer back!
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Aeolus
Since 20 Apr 2010
354 Posts
Gold Beach, OR
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| Fri Jun 05, 15 5:32 am |
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Nice photos! Been getting some stink eye from a few of those lately. They do roll up in some unexpected places. Freaks me out. windians tale is fubar.
Looks like you getting the foilin dialed gman 
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