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bulae99
Since 12 Jul 2006
1692 Posts
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 Fri Jun 29, 07 6:01 pm Pic's of Bungee SEt up on Leash |
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Forgot to attach pics.
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pdxmonkeyboy
Since 16 May 2006
6081 Posts
forever labled as the
retired kiter & motorhead Unicorn Master
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| Fri Jun 29, 07 11:16 pm |
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I don't know man. I haven't seen a leash in a long long time or a big gash on someones head from a board for that matter.
You shouldn't need a leash. Besides, how are you going to do some of those circa 2003 board off tricks with a leash?
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shastadogs2
Since 28 Mar 2005
336 Posts
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| Sun Jul 01, 07 8:26 am |
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priorities change quickly. wise words from one so young.
lose the leash, lose the board if need be, but under no circumstances. . .
lose your life.
oh, and as if it matters-leashes are the dorkiest looking things.
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wylieflyote
Since 30 Jun 2006
1648 Posts
Puget Sound & Wa. Coast
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| Quote: | | oh, and as if it matters-leashes are the dorkiest looking things. |
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shastadogs2
Since 28 Mar 2005
336 Posts
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| Sun Jul 01, 07 12:37 pm |
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| second-most dorkiest.
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Teague
Since 10 Jul 2005
114 Posts
Really Windy Places
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| Spike wrote: | | The problem is not with body dragging, I can body drag upwind just fine, spent an entire lesson on it. The problem is with knowing where to body drag to. My board was upside down and as you can see in the pics the bottom is black with white fins. In the waves it looks like just another white-cap. I was about 30 ft downwind of it when I either dragged past it or simply lost track of it. After some more body dragging I wasn't sure wheater or not I was upwind or downwind of it or lef tor right of it. The waves make it a pain to keep track of your board. Wish the bottom of my board was bright orange like those slingshot boards. There wouldn't be a way to paint it would there? |
If you don't spot your board right after the crash just start body dragging upwind anyway. If you get on it right away it will give you moments on your body drag tack to make a quick spot.
The best solution to your board-spotting problem though??...pick up one of those kick-ass Slingshot boards with the red bottom!! Problem solved! 
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mystrygrl
Since 07 Sep 2006
95 Posts
PDX/HR - What day is it?
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I found that putting bright colored electrical tape around my handle helps a lot... bottom of my board is pretty colorful, but the top needed some help... simple and cheap, but effective.
Of course, cannot minimize the importance of name/phone number on the board. I lost my board out near Doug's Beach a couple of years ago... fisherman picked it up... near Cascade Locks!!! That would have been quite a tiring upwind body dragging session! I'm sure many others have similar stories.
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boredbrain
Since 16 Feb 2006
352 Posts
Hood River
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| Mon Jul 02, 07 1:28 pm Try and send it to get up in the air |
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Sometimes just getting the kite to lift you up out of the water some gives the little extra perspective to see the board.
Auto paint is what we use, otherwise a rattle can will work fine.
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tstansbury
Since 06 Jun 2006
649 Posts
Rowena and P.C
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| Mon Jul 02, 07 1:37 pm |
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| I have found that painting your fins helps a lot get a spray can of safty orange. I was waved down by a guy the other day who was draging up wind and his board was 100yr downwind of him. their are places in the river where their is no current or even back eddies.
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