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tinyE

Since 21 Jan 2006
2004 Posts
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Thu Apr 26, 07 6:29 am 4/25 Holy Wind Batman !!! |
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Took off early, Out East
on my 7m from 2pm to 6:30pm.... I hurt everywhere....but what a great day...I just couldn't come back in.
btw... I lost a slingshot suicide leash yesterday (still not sure how it disappeared), but if you found one, can you please PM me? (I can describe where and what it looks like in the message).
thx!
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pacifichigh

Since 11 May 2005
1004 Posts
ATX
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Thu Apr 26, 07 6:32 am |
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Rollo and I hit up Secret yesterday and it was NUKING. Super lit on a 9's. Nice day in the sun for sure.
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forrest

Since 21 Jun 2005
4330 Posts
Hood River
Hick
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Thu Apr 26, 07 8:28 am |
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So, earlier in the day I knocked myself silly trying to do a raley on my wakeboard. I never quite had enough power in the kite to do them and caught the toe side edge, slammed into the water and actually hit bottom face first... I was seeing double for about a minute and have a black eye now. All the pictures of raleys you see me doing are way underpowered and suck.
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FlyingElvis hauling ass... |
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Man boosting unhooked... |
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FlyingElvis flying! |
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Man laying it out with a raley... |
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Me tring a sliding handle passes on my skimboard... Maybe one day. |
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Skimboarding unhooked is the funnest thing ever! |
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sucky attempt at raley. |
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Yet another attempt at a raley underpowered and riding to slow. |
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riding along! |
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Gman

Since 11 Feb 2006
4911 Posts
Portland
Unstrapped
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Thu Apr 26, 07 8:38 am |
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Way to charge Great pics Forrest
Rollo your on a tear - is that 4 days in a row
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tekko

Since 20 Feb 2006
376 Posts
White Salmon
Liquid Force
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Thu Apr 26, 07 9:59 am |
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Forrest.
Looking good. Just a quick tip.
With a raley, more so than any other wake trick, the secret to laying it out is in the kite position.
45 degrees is good, 30 is even better. The more horizontal you lines are (low kite) when you pop off the water, the more horizontal your body weight will be and the better chance your feet/board (swing weight) have of getting over your head.
Any time the kite is high enough that the lines go up, rather than out, you are fighting the physics of it all to get fully laid out.
For the extreme raley pop, try the kite just under 45deg and pulling slightly on your front hand, pulling the kite down towards the water just as you pop into the move. oh yeah.. and hold on, because THAT will get you laid out.
Looking good guys! Jealous you were getting it in Lyle while I was in White Salmon, so close, but working all day.
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Mark

Since 20 Jun 2005
3678 Posts
I need my fix because I'm a
Naishaholic
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Thu Apr 26, 07 10:16 am |
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Looks great! I should have gone further east. Stevenson was cloudy and well....COLD.
_________________ Cleverly disguised as an adult...
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Kataku2k3

Since 14 Aug 2005
3753 Posts
Los Angeles, CA
Videographer
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Thu Apr 26, 07 10:43 am |
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Yea, sweet pics! How was the wind there? Nice to have the sandbar too!
P.S. - Why is Man wearing his drysuit? It can't be that cold there.
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pkh

Since 27 Feb 2005
6549 Posts
Couve / Hood
Honored Founder
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Thu Apr 26, 07 10:48 am |
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Nice jump B, you are really starting to fly! now we just need to get you in an elvis costume.
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forrest

Since 21 Jun 2005
4330 Posts
Hood River
Hick
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Thu Apr 26, 07 11:23 am |
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Thanks for the advice! I could use it. My problem in most of the pictures was that I was trying them during a lull in the wind and I just wasn't able to get up to speed. I usually don't even think about the kite when I do them, but I'm going to try all your advice next time... Look out!
I'm in some pain today, I think we rode non-stop for four and a half hours. Doctor says I need a backiodomy!!
Man rides a dry suit for flexibility and I think he hates wetsuits.
The wind was fairly steady, but yesterday it was more WNW than usual. I was on a 2006 9m Waroo, probably should have been on a 12m.
Lyle rocks but there are a ton of tree stumps we need to mark. Everyone start saving up those liquid laundry soap bottles.
-Forrest
tekko wrote: | Forrest.
Looking good. Just a quick tip.
With a raley, more so than any other wake trick, the secret to laying it out is in the kite position.
45 degrees is good, 30 is even better. The more horizontal you lines are (low kite) when you pop off the water, the more horizontal your body weight will be and the better chance your feet/board (swing weight) have of getting over your head.
Any time the kite is high enough that the lines go up, rather than out, you are fighting the physics of it all to get fully laid out.
For the extreme raley pop, try the kite just under 45deg and pulling slightly on your front hand, pulling the kite down towards the water just as you pop into the move. oh yeah.. and hold on, because THAT will get you laid out.
Looking good guys! Jealous you were getting it in Lyle while I was in White Salmon, so close, but working all day. |
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Rollo Tomasi

Since 17 Mar 2005
983 Posts
Attractive
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Thu Apr 26, 07 12:08 pm |
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Nice work Man, Forrest and El-vezzz
Here's a couple more Wed. pix.
Oh yeah G-Unit, I've been fortunate this week.
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Maui Masked Man

Since 09 May 2006
37 Posts
Portland
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Thu Apr 26, 07 12:24 pm 2nd Time for me this year |
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Beautiful Day at Lyle on a 9m ION! This weekend is looking nice and warm. Pray for enough pressure gradient to push some air through the gorge!
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magicmaker

Since 29 Oct 2006
895 Posts
da Hood
Opinionated
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Thu Apr 26, 07 12:42 pm Re: 2nd Time for me this year |
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skywalker wrote: | Pray for enough pressure gradient to push some air through the gorge! |
or at least beautiful blue skies, warmth and strong thermal winds like we had last week
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genek

Since 21 Jul 2006
2165 Posts
East Po
KGB
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Thu Apr 26, 07 6:53 pm |
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Kataku2k3 wrote: | Yea, sweet pics! How was the wind there? Nice to have the sandbar too!
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Umm...Man wore his drysuit last July/August at Shipwreck's...Maybe he just likes how badass it makes him look ?
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Kataku2k3

Since 14 Aug 2005
3753 Posts
Los Angeles, CA
Videographer
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Thu Apr 26, 07 7:41 pm |
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Yea I know he likes to wear it out in the ocean... saw him do that last year too! I'm still waiting for mine (should be in tomorrow), then I'm sure I'll never go back to a wetsuit. Just gotta get some layering shit!
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tinyE

Since 21 Jan 2006
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Fri Apr 27, 07 5:47 am |
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it's funny... i'm headed the other direction. I wore a drysuit for years, finally got a nice thick wetsuit, and I don't want to get back in that drysuit.
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pkh

Since 27 Feb 2005
6549 Posts
Couve / Hood
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Fri Apr 27, 07 7:36 am |
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FlyinElvis wrote: | it's funny... i'm headed the other direction. I wore a drysuit for years, finally got a nice thick wetsuit, and I don't want to get back in that drysuit. |
Interesting... what's your main complaints about drysuits?
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tinyE

Since 21 Jan 2006
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Fri Apr 27, 07 8:16 am |
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mostly that all my drysuits have been back zippers, leaving me totally reliant on someone else to get me in and out of them...especially in those emergency calls from mother nature...
also, i've popped a few bag suits, and you're pretty F'd if you do. It won't sink you or anything, but it's cold...really cold...
don't be fooled by the name drysuit, one hard hit, and you have water coming into the neck, arms or legs...then you're wet...
with the thick wetsuit, I stay almost totally dry every time. When I do get some water in, it warms up pretty fast. Also, I can get into and out of it easily by myself.
The drawback to the wetsuit is that you do get a little wet every time, and you have to strip down to get in and out of it...
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