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Secret spot footage. 100% not Gnaraloo...

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Created by P.C_simpson > 9 months ago, 20 Oct 2008
P.C_simpson
WA, 1492 posts
20 Oct 2008 6:15PM
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footage from the starboard guys at a secret spot definately not Gnaraloo, last month, mad waves.

http://www.star-board.com/2009/pages/news/video_news_2.php

dism
NSW, 660 posts
20 Oct 2008 10:43PM
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Whoa. Really makes me wanna get into wavesailing

How awesome is the part where (not sure which rider) gets the squirt of speed off the top turn/lip and shoots over the lip and a few metres down the line straight into a drop in.

Have seen many jumps off the lip (many bigger) and reentry in new sections at like pozo or somewhere overseas but never in Aus waves and so fluid off a turn

Greenroom
WA, 7608 posts
20 Oct 2008 9:49PM
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Thats where its at

pingu
TAS, 40 posts
21 Oct 2008 12:40PM
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Awesome waves.

Trifins make an appearance at 22s and 1.19 s i think, protos I guess.
Could be Jaegers boards also ?

Al

Leech
WA, 1933 posts
21 Oct 2008 3:04PM
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From my limited knowledge, i think the three fin boxes on that video give the option of twin or single rather than being tri-fin designs.

Leech
WA, 1933 posts
21 Oct 2008 7:21PM
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Ah sweet, a red thumb ^

Did I get it wrong? Please correct me if so!

Greenroom
WA, 7608 posts
21 Oct 2008 10:15PM
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Ive actually seen a five fin box proto

grumplestiltskin
WA, 2331 posts
22 Oct 2008 7:18AM
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Leech said...

Ah sweet, a red thumb ^

Did I get it wrong? Please correct me if so!


yep wrong, saw Jaeger riding them at Corros.
Three fins, not in a thruster setup, but 1 larger fin with two smaller ones. (cant remember what that setups called)

elmo
WA, 8869 posts
22 Oct 2008 7:49AM
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grumplestiltskin said...

Leech said...

Ah sweet, a red thumb ^

Did I get it wrong? Please correct me if so!


yep wrong, saw Jaeger riding them at Corros.
Three fins, not in a thruster setup, but 1 larger fin with two smaller ones. (cant remember what that setups called)


SSD

WINDY MILLER
WA, 3183 posts
22 Oct 2008 7:51AM
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grumplestiltskin said...

Leech said...

Ah sweet, a red thumb ^

Did I get it wrong? Please correct me if so!


yep wrong, saw Jaeger riding them at Corros.
Three fins, not in a thruster setup, but 1 larger fin with two smaller ones. (cant remember what that setups called)




thought 1 fin with 2 smaller side fins was a thruster...or were the thrusters not set back, grumps, i thought if all 3 slots were lined up straight, that this gave u the option of twin or a single.... all these fins is stovin my marbles, it was nice n easy with 1



grumplestiltskin
WA, 2331 posts
22 Oct 2008 9:21AM
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WINDY MILLER said...





thought 1 fin with 2 smaller side fins was a thruster...or were the thrusters not set back, grumps, i thought if all 3 slots were lined up straight, that this gave u the option of twin or a single.... all these fins is stovin my marbles, it was nice n easy with 1






Thrusters are three fins of the same size, as in most surfboards of today. On a surfboard the third fin gives more drive out of the bottom turn instead of too much slide with just twin fins.
Sailboard twin fins are set up differently to surfboard twinnies, with the fins being parallel and closer to the centre of the board.

I think the larger centre fin and smaller side fins is called a widow maker, or a tri-fin, or something like that.

pingu
TAS, 40 posts
22 Oct 2008 1:31PM
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Yup, Simon Anderson should have patented that idea.

I wondered is the red thumbs were locals unhappy with the identification of that location?

It could be worse, we have got a full blown WQS Surfing event at Marrawah this summer. Seppos, Reef girls the whole industry deal.

Al

Leech
WA, 1933 posts
22 Oct 2008 11:33AM
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WINDY MILLER said...

grumplestiltskin said...

Leech said...

Ah sweet, a red thumb ^

Did I get it wrong? Please correct me if so!


yep wrong, saw Jaeger riding them at Corros.
Three fins, not in a thruster setup, but 1 larger fin with two smaller ones. (cant remember what that setups called)




thought 1 fin with 2 smaller side fins was a thruster...or were the thrusters not set back, grumps, i thought if all 3 slots were lined up straight, that this gave u the option of twin or a single.... all these fins is stovin my marbles, it was nice n easy with 1






Yeah, what I meant is that from the looks of the vid the slots were lined up straight like Miller pointed out this is for 1 or 2 fins.

P.C_simpson
WA, 1492 posts
22 Oct 2008 12:38PM
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Whats with the red thumbs? seams guys on here don't like wave sailing anymore, strange it's the wave sailing section.

dism
NSW, 660 posts
22 Oct 2008 3:51PM
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pingu said...

Yup, Simon Anderson should have patented that idea.

I wondered is the red thumbs were locals unhappy with the identification of that location?

It could be worse, we have got a full blown WQS Surfing event at Marrawah this summer. Seppos, Reef girls the whole industry deal.

Al


Hrm, well maybe they should get angry at Starboard, its on a internatinal companies website, I think that might be worse then a few comments on here

ash
NSW, 64 posts
22 Oct 2008 4:59PM
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I actually looked at the marking on the "tri-fin".

From memory the centre fin was to test an Evo80, and other 2 were to test for the Evil Twin.

I got the impression that they would not be run together, or designed to be an option. More likely that you could test a rocker line for both an EVO and ET in one board.



pingu
TAS, 40 posts
22 Oct 2008 6:43PM
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"convertable is super uncool" so I cant imagine they would make one except for experimentation.
convertable like those pants that zip to shorts
or shoes that have retractable wheels
or anything with wave/slalom written on it.

AL

Rider5
WA, 567 posts
23 Oct 2008 12:58PM
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I just posted cause I want some of that red thumb action.
Infact is it possible to make the whole box go red.

dism
NSW, 660 posts
23 Oct 2008 5:01PM
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Rider5 said...

I just posted cause I want some of that red thumb action.
Infact is it possible to make the whole box go red.


Yeah, interesting, my last post the only not to get red thumbed

If only red thumbs equalled something tangible for protecting their break, then this would be warranted

I wonder if Starboard have received any insulting emails with red thumbs attached?

Mark _australia
WA, 23463 posts
23 Oct 2008 7:57PM
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It is not like Starboard 'outed" gnaraloo it was heavily covered in The Search 2, and geez even West Oz Power 10 years ago

c'mon red thumb me ( sounds like something in a bluey flick)

puffin
235 posts
23 Oct 2008 9:38PM
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Greenroom said...

Ive actually seen a five fin box proto


Gorge Animals have five fins if you count the thrusters. One thing those boards don't do is spin out!

P.C_simpson
WA, 1492 posts
23 Oct 2008 10:08PM
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Hey Rider i'll give you a hand, i think if you get enough they delete your coment...[}:)]

Greenroom
WA, 7608 posts
23 Oct 2008 11:11PM
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Are there red thumbs on here?

WINDY MILLER
WA, 3183 posts
23 Oct 2008 11:42PM
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i just gave u a green, see if it lasts the night? prob not.

whats going on with dism's ssecond post >> neutral thunb action <<

it's hot and i cant sleep

Greenroom
WA, 7608 posts
23 Oct 2008 11:53PM
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I was wondering why you were still up Miller?
How was this arvos paddle surf? I had fun. How about you?
The wind stuffed it up but when we first got out it was glassy gold.
I cant wait for next week
Leave the windsurf gear at home and lets just go for a paddle surf holiday

shear tip
NSW, 1125 posts
24 Oct 2008 8:25AM
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Mark _australia said...
c'mon red thumb me ( sounds like something in a bluey flick)


Well, I tried to green thumb you, but it came up red. It's opposite day!!

DavMen
NSW, 1509 posts
24 Oct 2008 9:05AM
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shear tip said...

Mark _australia said...
c'mon red thumb me ( sounds like something in a bluey flick)


Well, I tried to green thumb you, but it came up red. It's opposite day!!


'Bizarro' Day

dism
NSW, 660 posts
24 Oct 2008 2:18PM
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WINDY MILLER said...

i just gave u a green, see if it lasts the night? prob not.

whats going on with dism's ssecond post >> neutral thunb action <<

it's hot and i cant sleep


Yeah it was as green as everyone else's is red.

But now 'they' got offended at my 3rd post, as it was commenting on the fact that red thumbs will do nothing to stop their problem.

Yet it mentioned that some proactive campaigning on their part against footage on an international companies website might be the most efficient way to protect their break, yet they red thumb that?

Do they really wanna protect 'the break' or just play silly buggers?



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