badexcuseforasailor
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| posted on 28-7-2003 at 11:26 |
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what have you bought this year?
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badexcuseforasailor [7:35 AM]: ive been good this year haven't bought any big items
hours after I said this
Just ordered a mk carbon boom  £100 off cos its last years model
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justal
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| posted on 28-7-2003 at 12:49 |
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Cool...How much was that then??
I think this year, my list is:
Sola Wetsuit.
Quiksilver wetsuit boots
Gun Boom
Gun Extension
Gun Deck plates
Stonker 157 Climax twin tip kite-surf board.
And I think thats it so far.
Al.
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SeanBo
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| posted on 28-7-2003 at 15:04 |
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Hmmmm.....
Al, what happened to the footstrap purchase, or does that not count!
So far I have bought a second hand fin
Is there wind on the way??
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AndyW
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Well so far having tried not to buy anything due to lack of funds I've bought
Sola boots
Harness lines (due to breakage! Honest)
Dakine Nexus harness - I only poped in for the harness lines
Arrows Trixx 6.4 (ex demo) - I only poped in for the harness lines
I hope I don't break any more lines!
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justal
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| posted on 28-7-2003 at 18:20 |
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Oh yeah... I bought some harness lines and a load of footstraps too!!
Al.
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SeanBo
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| posted on 28-7-2003 at 19:20 |
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Hah, I thought as much Al, guilty as charged.
Now let me think.....was there some new kite lines in there as well....I think there was......come on Al own up, whats the 'real'
shopping list
Is there wind on the way??
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nicp
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| posted on 30-7-2003 at 08:59 |
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JP Freestyle Wave 84l (yum) and a set of DaKine Contour footstraps. Oh and a neil pryde summer suit. I think thats it but 'm already
trying to decide whther to replace my bigger board and larger sails
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justal
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| posted on 30-7-2003 at 12:54 |
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Hmmm... Maybe there was some kite lines as well.... You pay far too much attention to my expenditure Sean. How much is Anna paying you
to keep tabs?? 
And a leash. I'm fairly desperate for a new 100 litre (ish) board at the moment as well.
Al.
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nicp
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| posted on 30-7-2003 at 14:03 |
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Al, sure you're not into a Tiga Freecarve? review here
Want a new JP excite ride so would like to sell this quite sharpish.
Oh and btw. I noticed your sig sep in your email is broken, the bit where you have
--
Alan Cole
needs an extra space here
--<space>
Alan Cole
then email programs will know to make it look like a signature
[Edited on 30-7-2003 by nicp]
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markh
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| posted on 30-7-2003 at 15:47 |
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No real biggies apart from the skis. Just as well or I wouldn't be able to go on hol.
75% Carbon Tushingham Mast
Spare downhaul line
New Fin for Bic Veloce 288
Salomon CrossMax 10 (skis that is)
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nicp
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| posted on 31-7-2003 at 10:07 |
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ah I thought it was just windsurfing kit.
right, I raise you an Options Signature 161, Flow Bindings and a lovely pair of Nitro boots. mmm cant wait to get some more boarding
in - Corcheval (sp?) in December and Whistler next Feb
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badexcuseforasailor
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| posted on 31-7-2003 at 10:14 |
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I bought ski's last year a nice pair of salomon pilot 8
Have to wait til January to use them again though
Dont know where yet but some where with snow (hopefuly) will probaly be europe been to canda and us last 3 years . Gets a bit costy with windsurfing and skiing hols
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ste
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| posted on 31-7-2003 at 10:37 |
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Im in the process of rationlising all my kit before my new son/duaghter is born (!).
Replacing some existing kit to concentrate on 4.5 - 6.5m weather with 2 boards and 4 or 5 sails
So ive bought already this year:
Disco 6.4
Superstar 5.7
Skate 100
New harness
3 sets of harness lines
2 new booms
2 new masts
1 new extension
Still to get:
Wave board of circa 75-80 litre
5.3 and 4.7 wave sails and 400cm mast
For sale:
Unused Wipika 8.9m kite and directional board (and videos etc)
Supersonic 7.4 and 460 mast
ART Rip 5.8
ART Rip 5.0
Ste
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SeanBo
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| posted on 31-7-2003 at 18:01 |
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Hey Ste...great excuse and one that I can try as well....
Sadly the only new kit on the horizon will be for the wife who is getting desparate to get back on the water. We arer thinking of a
100L board which will be more of a challenge for me, but never say never!
Is there wind on the way??
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ste
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| posted on 1-8-2003 at 09:10 |
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Yep - ive got 3 months to get all the kit i will ever need for the next few years before all the dosh goes out on Nappies and Nursery
books!
Decided that free time wont be too plenty - so had 2 choices:
1) Get all the kit to cover all poss conditions
2) Concentrate on the area of windsurfing i most enjoy
Decided on the latter cos ive moved to the coast and cant afford all the toys (like 9m sails) - so will only go for it if its F4
PS
Gonna create a "Windsurfing FlashCards" from old mags so thay know the key terms before they can walk....
;-)
Ste
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SeanBo
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| posted on 1-8-2003 at 10:41 |
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Like the windsurfing flashcards idea, we are trying to find a nice beach/sea style painting for the nursery...got to get the idea
planted at some stage!
Does your wife/partner sail as well?
We have 3 weeks to go and I really should start the decorating, but the weather is either sunny or windy at the weekend and it makes it
a hard call
Is there wind on the way??
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ajdesq
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| posted on 2-8-2003 at 07:06 |
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Errr... gave the credit card a bit of a spanking in Leucate. So far:
New footstraps for the Axxis
New '02 F2 Mystery 85l wave board
Mint 2/hand '01 Starboard Carve 123
Gun 25% 400 wave mast
New 2002 Gun 4.5 Wave sail
New 2002 Gun 5.0 wave sail
Gun wave boom
O'Neill Evo Wetsuit w/ long sleeved rashie
err.... new straps & locks for above!
All these new toys, and I'm still crap!
Wishlist? Probably new straps for the Carve, then of course there's the 12.0m kite & TT Board, not forgetting the Renault Trafic
to put it all in....
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Steve
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| posted on 3-8-2003 at 19:08 |
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This year I've bought 3 Simmer onshore wave sails and today they were joined by a JP Freecarve 104. All of which will probably be
joined by a couple of new masts come the autumn winds.
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justal
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| posted on 3-8-2003 at 20:18 |
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Nice one Steve, have you ever tried a Freecarve 104 or did you just go for it?? I take it you traded in your Bee?...
The lack of wind and surf got to me today as well, so I ended up buying a Gaisford surf ski and two surf rescue paddle boards!!!
When I worked on the beaches I used to spend pretty much all day every day paddling around on paddle boards, and we've had quite a few
hot sunny, still days this year when I thought it would be really nice to just paddle around and maybe catch some of the very small
waves rolling into the beach.... Or maybe its just a mid-life crisis and I'm trying to recapture my youth.
The ski will be even better than paddling around on the boards though as I'll be able to go on 'adventures' along the coast on it!!!
The ski is in OK condition, one of the boards is just plain weird and weighs a tonne, the other looks quite nice until you look at the
bottom of it when its pretty evident that its had a major run in with the rocks and lost... Looks like I need to buy a job lot of resin
to sort it out.
Al.
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simonzz
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| posted on 6-8-2003 at 17:50 |
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Pretty parsimonious so far... one of those NSP epoxy egg/minimals (actually rather good)
A secondhand windsurf trolley (Boards website last week) so I don't have to drive the 200 yards to the beach.
Currently have my eye on one of those MK booms one size fits all (- most everything) affairs
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