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mschulz
Since 29 May 2007
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Reno, NV
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 Thu May 15, 08 11:25 am Re: Going with a Go Joe |
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| terremoto wrote: | So I can get a discount if I buy 10 at a time - so now all I need is nine other dudes to go in with me - hahaha!! Fat chance of that  |
Buy ten and then you will have one for each board.
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genek
Since 21 Jul 2006
2165 Posts
East Po
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| Thu May 15, 08 11:35 am |
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| Forrest wrote: | No worries on the Go Joe Terremoto, Don't listen to the haters! It's way better to be able to progress your kiting than it is to look cool.
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I dunno man. Some people been hating on my knees. Now I need to get super baggy shorts which are gonna slow my rotations down due to the air resistance and make it hard to progress this summer. Ah, the difficult choices we have to make.
Seriously though, I used to carry an extra leash that I would clip onto my board if my kite went down. This way even if it takes like 10 minutes to get your kite up the board is still with you instead of being lost.
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
6549 Posts
Couve / Hood
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| Thu May 15, 08 11:55 am |
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Free decal to the first guy hitting the slider with a go-joe! 
Seriously though, the go-joe is super gay. Here are my tips to not losing your board:
1) Put your name and # on board, me and my friends experience is 2/3 of the time you'll get it back.
2) Always ride with other people that can keep an eye on you (good for safety sake anyway.)
3) If you lose your board and crash your kite, take Adam's method and depower your kite on the water and take a swim for it. If that doesn't work hopefully somebody is keeping an eye on you.
4) Body dragging upwind is an essential skill and should be the first thing you learn how to do before you ever even strap on a board.
Even with all that, yeah you are probably going to lose your board sooner or later in your kiteboarding career, especially if you kite alone. Its not the worst thing in the world, just think of it as a good excuse to upgrade.
If I see someone with a go-joe or wearing a leash, to me it just means they are afraid.. and fear is not your friend on the water.
Just my $.02... |
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undertow
Since 15 Feb 2008
371 Posts
BeaversBurg
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| Thu May 15, 08 12:42 pm |
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| OK, I can upwind body drag fast and all day long. My problem is I cannot see well. I like the idea of painting my fins orange, any body have any other ideas about seeing my board in the swell, instead of a go-joe? |
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Moto
Since 03 Sep 2006
2698 Posts
Still a gojo pimp!
Moto Mouth
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| Thu May 15, 08 12:45 pm |
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| pkh wrote: | Free decal to the first guy hitting the slider with a go-joe!
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That decal is so totally mine!!! I'm going to strap on the side of my Go Joe  |
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Pete
Since 29 Oct 2007
844 Posts
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| Thu May 15, 08 1:12 pm |
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| undertow wrote: | | OK, I can upwind body drag fast and all day long. My problem is I cannot see well. I like the idea of painting my fins orange, any body have any other ideas about seeing my board in the swell, instead of a go-joe? |
Lasik. |
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Spike
Since 13 May 2007
1414 Posts
Alameda
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| Thu May 15, 08 1:43 pm |
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| what about a smoke flare attached to your board with the cap leashed to your harness. as soon as you get seperated and the cap pops off, bright orange smoke everwhere! |
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undertow
Since 15 Feb 2008
371 Posts
BeaversBurg
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| Thu May 15, 08 1:53 pm |
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Laszik? I heard that after your eyes never stop watering. I dont think that would be an improvement.
I like the flare part though |
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KidCorporate
Since 10 Jul 2007
563 Posts
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| Thu May 15, 08 1:56 pm |
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| Spike wrote: | | what about a smoke flare attached to your board with the cap leashed to your harness. as soon as you get seperated and the cap pops off, bright orange smoke everwhere! |
Just don't lose your board twice! Come to think of it, there's a lot of tricks that would look awesome with a smoke trail...
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wylieflyote
Since 30 Jun 2006
1648 Posts
Puget Sound & Wa. Coast
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| Thu May 15, 08 3:06 pm |
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Moto,
I too lost my board for a period of time yesterday. I was mostly alone at Lyle, the other kiters being way up-wind of the Klikitat R where I was when I got yarded by my spiraling kite. I just followed the advise I picked up on this forum: Relentless up-wind body drag to the count of 30 in one direction, repeat in the other tack, repeat, repeat.
Took 4 tacks until I was then upwind of the board and able to finally see it. Much, much easier to spot the board once you have passed it upwind.
I have bad eye-sight and elected for inter-ocular implant instead. Eye does not tear/water. I now have monocular vision that works great, but then... I'm 58 y.o.
Gonna day-glo paint my fins ASAP.
Kip
PS, I have a GoJo in my garage, I hope I've out grown it. |
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Reaper356
Since 10 Dec 2006
781 Posts
Salem / LC Oregon
Opinionated
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| Thu May 15, 08 4:14 pm |
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GPS tag the bitch!
Or you could go w/ heel straps... |
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holly
Since 09 Jul 2006
440 Posts
Hood River
Obsessed
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| Thu May 15, 08 5:33 pm |
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| i saw one of thoes in maui and thier pretty wiered.. it would be sweet if you had like this remote control board that had like a sensor on it so if it get so many feet away from you it would have like power finns that would pop out and swim back to you.. hahaha ..... dude just think about how good of shape you will get in if you stop being a sissy and drag a few min up wind to get your board! come-on the go-joe!!! some dude named joe is making bank on a balloon.. |
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wjb
Since 14 Aug 2007
223 Posts
Nor Cal
Stoked
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Moto
Since 03 Sep 2006
2698 Posts
Still a gojo pimp!
Moto Mouth
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| Thu May 15, 08 6:26 pm |
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| holly wrote: | | dude just think about how good of shape you will get in if you stop being a sissy and drag a few min up wind to get your board! come-on the go-joe!!! some dude named joe is making bank on a balloon.. |
Holly, I see where you are coming from. However, its not about not wanting to body drag, I really don't give a sh*t if I have to body drag, what I am concerned about is losing track of my board and then having to buy another one 
Phil pointed out that even experienced kiters lose their board sometimes - it just happens. No matter how good of a body dragger I am - I can still lose my board. I don't want to lose my board - the orange balloon I put on my board will minimize the risk of me losing my board (there aren't any guarantees in life).
So F*ck it, so I'll look like a kook. Fine by me - when I want to come in and there are people in my way - I'll just give them a crazy look, wobble back and forth on my board, and then point to my go joe - they'll probably get out of my way |
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Ike
Since 12 Mar 2008
216 Posts
Central Oregon
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| Thu May 15, 08 6:35 pm |
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| terremoto wrote: |
So F*ck it, so I'll look like a kook. Fine by me - when I want to come in and there are people in my way - I'll just give them a crazy look, wobble back and forth on my board, and then point to my go joe - they'll probably get out of my way |
LMAO I may have to get one too |
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broadbandito
Since 26 Apr 2005
342 Posts
CSO headwaters
WheatHead
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| Thu May 15, 08 6:52 pm |
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I can't afford a genuine go joe 10-pack, but I have some left over balloons from my daughter's birthday, so I'm thinking I'll just tie a couple those on the handle. Kick-ass!!
Now that I think of it, there's some leftover ribbon and streamers too. If I tie those to my board it will be easy to see and I'll have something to grab even if I can't quite get to my board. Plus it's like a party on the water!  |
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pdxmonkeyboy
Since 16 May 2006
6081 Posts
forever labled as the
retired kiter & motorhead Unicorn Master
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