petersone
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| posted on 20-7-2004 at 01:51 |
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hey thanks airborne...
on the camera housing. i think you may have to call the store that they're on, they dont really give you a price.
and the board was right out of the packaging clean, so i should be fine with the decals. i did them before i even put the leash on.
have any of you guys used silicone to seal your leashes? i find it works well for sealing and keeping the leash screwed together...
-cheers
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Thodd
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| posted on 20-7-2004 at 07:43 |
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Hey Everyone!
Back to the decal thing. As i'm part of a "tribe" of bodyboarders (cannt think of what else to call it!) myself and all my mates had a
sticker design made up that looks like a tribal tattoo personalized with our individual names on. I've had it on my board for 3 months
now and its made absolutly no difference at all to speed or handling of the board!
If anything its made me better at aerials as I want everyone to see it!
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petersone
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| posted on 20-7-2004 at 14:24 |
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Pretty sweet Thodd...how big is the decal?
-cheers
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Thodd
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| posted on 21-7-2004 at 07:48 |
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Its probably around the 25cm x 15cm size (ish)
The only draw back is once i'm on a wave i'll ride it and ride it and ride it.... and it usually end up getting thrashed on the beach
break.....hence... the decal is a bit scuffed now!
I'm an absolute muppet for doing it, and one of these days i'll end up killing my board! Still........ its all good fun!
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petersone
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| posted on 21-7-2004 at 17:45 |
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Oh so your decal really isnt that bad. Gotcha!
Mmm...riding the board into the sand...doesnt it make you feel 6 again? lol
-cheers
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shem
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shem has attached this image:
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petersone
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| posted on 22-7-2004 at 02:12 |
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shem, i think thats one of the nicest breaks i've ever seen forming for you right there...
-cheers
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mexican bandit
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That is a really nice break. I can see how you'd ride it all the way to the beach.
"Why should I have to WORK for everything?! It's like saying I don't deserve it! " C&H
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Thodd
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| posted on 22-7-2004 at 11:30 |
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The break I surf has a VERY steep beach, so the land always seems to come out of nowhere! I'll be on a beautifuly large shaped wave
thats on the verge of tubing, i'll be riding it for a good 30 seconds and then my whole world turns to pain as I get pounded on the
sand!
So you see it isn't a case of riding my board onto sand, its more of a case of falling 6ft onto land!
Its certainly made me understand how to control myself on the board, cos if you keep your bearings you can do a cheeky pop off the top
and save face from a dumping!.................................... sometimes 
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petersone
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| posted on 22-7-2004 at 20:39 |
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Absolute sweetness Thodd, you have any pics?
-cheers
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Thodd
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I'm afraid not.... Its a long walk to the beach and when we get there we just want to get wet. Although we take a camera everytime we
go its never been used as we don't want to leave it on the beach.
I need to take an unsuspecting mate along with me next time and turn him into the camera man for the day!
On a completly different note.... have you seen the cover of the new issue of Threesixty magazine? Some guy has actually surfed the
Cyclops wave in Australia.......on a bodyboard. The picture is'nt the greatest as they obviously want you to buy the magazine but you
get the idea:
http://www.orcasurf.co.uk/data/360/360_current/360_current.html
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Airborne
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That's a pretty hefty drop into the wave on that cover! And a pretty big wave as well!.....I love the break where shem is! I would love
to have that wave outside my house every morning when i wake up! 
Airborne
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petersone
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| posted on 23-7-2004 at 23:22 |
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hey that looks like it would almost hurt guys. well i'm outta here for 2 weeks...sponging at the cape! w00t! keep people posting here
guys...
-cheers
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Airborne
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ok, will do petersone! Have a good time at Cape! I can't wait for this Thursday! I'm going to France, the Vendee. Staying in a villa
with "les dunes" beach just outside, near "la Sauzaie" beach. I've been before, the waves are alright at "les dunes" but sometimes have
no power! La Sauzaie is stronger and better, but it has a reef, soooo im not sure if my skill is good enough for that yet!
Has anyone been to that area of France to sponge?
Where is everyone else going on holiday this summer and what are the waves like there?
Phew, i think that should last us for a few posts! So keep posting! 
Airborne.
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petersone
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hey folks i'm back. it was the worst trip i've ever taken. i caught one wave that just crashed...it was all bad. it rained 12 out of
the 14 days there and our car broke down, so we had no way to get to the beach. i biked one day, in the rain to the beach where i
caught that wave, but it was rainy and nasty and the water was like 58 degrees...it was all bad...
-cheers
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Airborne
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That sounds soooo vexing! 
I just got back today from France. Hey, petersone if it makes you feel any better i had the best waves in the Vendee i've ever had!
Perfect bodyboarding waves for me! Not to high (so not to scary for my skill) Very small tube sometimes but perfect glassy walls to
ride along.  Oh, and it only drizzled spitting light rain twice, the
rest was sunny hot (nearly spanish heat) weather.
Surf, swell....even though the wind was onshore! (Nice girls there if i might add!) Plus great French food, eating out every night.
All this, plus i got masses of rides in slightly crowded water....but i managed with the help of tips from the spongers on this forum
managed to ride my first 40 waves of actually doing sponging pro style (riding along it and not just with the whitewater because of the
great waves). And i learnt how to do spins. Stoked!
I think i might be rubbing it in a bit now, sorry peterson
Does anyone know what the surf has been like at Croyde for the last 2 weeks, any results/reply would be nice, cheers.
Airborne.
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Thodd
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Hey Airborne, The surf at Croyde hasn't really been up to much over the past 2 weeks. BUT...last weekend up untill now its had the
swell from Hurricane Alex and it been looking Awesome! The guy at the pink shop said it was "perfect" 6ft and clean!
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Airborne
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Thanks for that Thodd, i've seen the 6 foot waves on the webcam...im glad the surf hasn't been all good because a friend of mine is
sponging down there, im sure he's lyeing about Croyde having the best surf ever about 2 weeks ago. If the surf hasn't been that good then i'll get the truth out of him,
lol.
I never knew about the hurricane effect on swell, wicked technique for swell finding.
Hey Thodd (or anyone else) do you know where i can find a surf report that will tell me what the surf has been like in the last 2 weeks
at Croyde? Perhaps a website? I wanna find out if i was missing anything down there while i was in France when i could have been in
Croyde...but wait, France was sick, going off!
Just give me the report anyway, cheers all.
Airborne.
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petersone
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| posted on 11-8-2004 at 22:58 |
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Hey Airborne...
Check http://www.cutback.com/ for the information you were looking for. I'm pretty sure they give accurate info on the surf for all the
continents. I could be wrong...but you could still give it a whirl...
-cheers
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Airborne
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Hi Petersone,
Thanks for the website but i'm affraid it only does reports for continants in America...i think, from having a look at it. But thanks
for looking anyway.
Does anyone know if A1 surf report would do it?
Cheers, keep posting, lets make this Topic a BIG one!
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