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08-18-2007, 11:44 AM
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Sounds good. How about we meet at math at 11:30 for a noon start. we will look closely at the wind and see from there. Soldier is very nice but will likely take a tack or two depending on your board.
See you at Math tomorrow (and today later) Kent 
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08-18-2007, 08:14 PM
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today i saw kent on the water ONCE....he zoomed by me...i screamed "is that the board you are going to beat me on tomm"...he smiled...and that was all i saw of him...werd on the shore was he went to Africa and back just to warm up for tomm's "race"....
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08-19-2007, 07:02 AM
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Looks like things are to fill in today from NWS:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/shmrn.php?mz=amz651 TODAY EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING BECOMING ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY AFTERNOON. TONIGHT EAST WINDS 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. There are some squalls moving across the area now but seem to be fairly isolated. Hope there aren't any around for the race several hours from now. The forecast suggests they should thin out some more.
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08-19-2007, 08:21 PM
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the wind was a bit up and down and on the lower end around 1pm...so we ended up just doing a race btwn 3 points relatively close to the bay....but basically only people on directional boards made it..haha...but all i all it was a great day....thanks to everyone...
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#18
08-20-2007, 10:52 AM
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Well we did a few small windward-leeward race, but it was painfully obvious that if we want more racers, that everyone is going to have to upgrade their equipment to directionals.
If you are looking for something that will work for racing and waves, look for a quad fin board around 5'6 to 5'11 and around 17 inches wide. For racing you might need your front fins a bit larger than your standard wave riding fins. Another good option is the Placebo which seems to work good out of the box. you can stick on a set of NSI pads with footstrap inserts. This board works equally well for regular surfing. We have them at the shop for $599. Kent
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08-20-2007, 09:46 PM
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Damn, and here I was thinking I could bring back some of my old directionals. That is a pretty narrow board, 17 inches, my Rush Randle HiTech board might come close but the rails are pretty soft. More gear!
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#20
08-22-2007, 07:12 AM
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The placebo is hands down the best production board you can buy for racing. But if you really want the highest performance you need to see Derek
www.DCBOARDZ.com -Jon
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