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Special upside down sails

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Created by Haircut 4000 > 9 months ago, 31 Oct 2005
Haircut 4000
QLD, 340 posts
31 Oct 2005 3:38PM
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www.seabreeze.com.au/gallery/gallery.asp?imageid=689

oooooh aaaaaahh

shimmy
QLD, 51 posts
31 Oct 2005 6:33PM
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hehe....are they for real?

hey haircut think you'll make it down to yamba?

fish
WA, 155 posts
31 Oct 2005 8:35PM
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WTF?

Pugwash
WA, 7719 posts
31 Oct 2005 8:49PM
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I want one Although, I am not sure why

Is this where kiting has its roots

red
VIC, 741 posts
1 Nov 2005 12:24AM
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these things are called (if I remember rightly) a wind weapon and i think were invented by a yank who used to sail at the gorge. The idea is that once the sailor got some air the wing was swung horizontal above the sailors head and they literally " Flew" . They still required board speed and a good ramp (unlike tea-baggers) and they got HUGE airs...

Haven't seen one since the mid 80's....

waveslave
WA, 4263 posts
31 Oct 2005 11:36PM
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Wind Weapons were gay.

Mark _australia
WA, 23436 posts
1 Nov 2005 2:44AM
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Yep we all agree they were gay.

and just like the Wind Weapon, in another 20ys they will all be saying kiting was gay too.

and windsurfing will still exist .......... unlike hanging upside down under a bar that resembles what millions of kids do in a primary school playground every recess

Haircut 4000
QLD, 340 posts
1 Nov 2005 7:53AM
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quote:
Originally posted by shimmy

hehe....are they for real?

hey haircut think you'll make it down to yamba?



I've had the photo for ages. I heard these things were used in the gorge too.

Getting to Yamba is a definate maybe sounds like fun

cheers H

ju_724
231 posts
1 Nov 2005 7:27PM
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speaking of gay - nice warick kapper shorts, nice side parting not sure about the "risky" comb-over on the dude with the blue hangglider.

rosey
NSW, 575 posts
2 Nov 2005 7:33PM
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waveslave, if thats gay, i thought you would be a pro?[}:)]

Fieldie
WA, 361 posts
2 Nov 2005 4:51PM
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LOL!!!!!
They also use them on snowboard set-ups on the slopes.

FilthyAmatuer
WA, 877 posts
3 Nov 2005 7:34PM
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gybing would be **** loads easy, all u would have to do is flick the sail/wing thing over your head and change your feet. They look like they could break pretty easy but.

Pugwash
WA, 7719 posts
3 Nov 2005 8:11PM
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Waterstarting would be a pig if you missed



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