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Fast wave in Cape Verde

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Created by stehsegler > 9 months ago, 1 Apr 2012
stehsegler
WA, 3469 posts
1 Apr 2012 11:00PM
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jsnfok
WA, 899 posts
2 Apr 2012 11:16AM
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Awesome wave, His boarding was bouncing around all over the show through the bottom turn, must make you quite uneasy

tomp
NSW, 688 posts
2 Apr 2012 1:54PM
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nice line up and wave surfing in 10-12 knots? plenty of rocks on the inside to encourage you complete your turns

CJW
NSW, 1718 posts
2 Apr 2012 9:51PM
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Where's Kauli when you need him

Mark _australia
WA, 22388 posts
2 Apr 2012 9:01PM
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Interesting, according to a recent thread we can't get on a waveboard until 20kn - clueless kiters

That was about 12-15kn at most and the most awesome wave riding, glassy as, best you could ever hope for

FilthyAmatuer
WA, 877 posts
3 Apr 2012 5:28PM
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but how do you get out in the first place?

Mark _australia
WA, 22388 posts
3 Apr 2012 8:11PM
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- Grovel out the channel (not that there is much at Cape Verde)
- Timing
- Skill
- Taking a few on the head now and then

Reckon by the red thumbs there are a few people here who have not sailed light cross off. I never said it was the best alround session, just the best riding.

Conditions like that are magic - not if you get it every day, sometimes you want to plane lol, but to sail cross off with barely enough wind to get out, and a long peeling wave, is insanely good.

Jimmy wind
NSW, 45 posts
3 Apr 2012 11:28PM
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almost all my wave sailing is done in these type of conditions.I usually just jump of the rocks into the channel with my gear and swim to the wind line. There's a few spots where i do this another trick is to swim out from an up wind protected spot and sail downwind to the wave spot. nothing better than a perfect clean face.

peto
NSW, 406 posts
4 Apr 2012 11:49AM
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Jimmy Wind, I thought I would just remind you. You live on the Central Coast of NSW, not NW Africa. I highly doubt your claim.

DunkO
NSW, 1143 posts
4 Apr 2012 12:02PM
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i find the best way to deal with big surf and light winds is get belted and spend an hour swimming for your gear then give up come home and post how good it was on seabreeze and that everyone missed out.

Jimmy wind
NSW, 45 posts
4 Apr 2012 4:22PM
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peto said...

Jimmy Wind, I thought I would just remind you. You live on the Central Coast of NSW, not NW Africa. I highly doubt your claim.






peto
NSW, 406 posts
4 Apr 2012 4:50PM
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Haha, I reckon that is Toowoon Bay. One photo does not convince me of what you said. I've been there enough to know it is a pretty crap wave, nothing like you see in the video.

DunkO
NSW, 1143 posts
4 Apr 2012 4:59PM
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Today was sick 8 ft 10 knots and you all missed out.

Boris
261 posts
4 Apr 2012 3:50PM
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Jimmy wind said...

almost all my wave sailing is done in these type of conditions.I usually just jump of the rocks into the channel with my gear and swim to the wind line. There's a few spots where i do this another trick is to swim out from an up wind protected spot and sail downwind to the wave spot. nothing better than a perfect clean face.


That's nothing. My trick is to carry my gear (still rolled up) into the water, take a deep breath, walk along the bottom until I am directly under the break (which is hardcore, just the way I ilke it), then I rig my gear under water, get in the straps, float up to the surface just in time to burst through the face and smack a fat one.

Also, almost all my wave sailing is done under heavy machine gun fire after necking half a dozen stubbies.

p.s Toowoon Bay is lame.

whippingboy
WA, 1104 posts
4 Apr 2012 5:00PM
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almost all my wave sailing is done after necking half a dozen stubbies.



I call it warming up

ibid
NSW, 131 posts
4 Apr 2012 9:06PM
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DunkO said...

Today was sick 8 ft 10 knots and you all missed out.


not everyone missed out - me, tim and cameron were waveriding the clean ones while you were swimming - and dont exagerate - when did it reach 10 knots, must have been after i left

DunkO
NSW, 1143 posts
4 Apr 2012 9:17PM
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rule one make sure no one was around before talking it up ^^

actually was pretty good between 12 and 2, yeah it was about as light as you can sail without a sup.
lately cronulla has produced some really good wave riding days, proper banks with clean DTL waves.

nutbag
154 posts
4 Apr 2012 7:31PM
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Jimmy wind said...

almost all my wave sailing is done in these type of conditions.


Dude, you live in NSW (and not even the windiest part). You NEVER sail in those conditions. Snap out of it.

Z1291
208 posts
4 Apr 2012 8:32PM
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Another lightwind video, in much worse waves. (and same gear as dunko)

stehsegler
WA, 3469 posts
4 Apr 2012 9:34PM
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Boris said...
until I am directly under the break (which is hardcore, just the way I ilke it), then I rig my gear under water, get in the straps, float up to the surface just in time to burst through the face and smack a fat one.


you must have a pretty floaty board. Every time I tried that I ran out of air before the board started to float.

Carantoc
WA, 6657 posts
5 Apr 2012 9:01PM
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Boris said...


That's nothing. My trick is to carry my gear (still rolled up) into the water, take a deep breath, walk along the bottom until I am directly under the break (which is hardcore, just the way I ilke it), then I rig my gear under water, get in the straps, float up to the surface just in time to burst through the face and smack a fat one.

Also, almost all my wave sailing is done under heavy machine gun fire after necking half a dozen stubbies.



I do almost the exact opposite.

I float my gear out until I am directly in front of a wave, then I go underwater, tangled up in my rig, and do multiple forward and backwards loops whilst running out of air until finally I surface some distance from my gear, which has managed to de-rig itself.

And, all the time under a heavy barrage of mocking laughter coming from anyone within 200m.

And, I can successfully do this with small slow waves as well as big fast ones.

Jimmy wind
NSW, 45 posts
8 Apr 2012 1:31PM
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peto said...

Jimmy Wind, I thought I would just remind you. You live on the Central Coast of NSW, not NW Africa. I highly doubt your claim.



Ha ha settle down buttercup! I was responding to Mark's post re. wavesailing in light wind. Yes I live on the central coast of NSW and almost always wavesail in these conditions i.e. 10 to 15 knots.

Maybe you and nutbag should take the time to read the post before being such d#cks

P.S. tip if the day - next time your at Toowoon try sailing outside the lagoon, I know it might be a little scary but if you guys are going to make those claims you will have to come down and put your your big boy pants on at some stage

Jimmy wind
NSW, 45 posts
8 Apr 2012 1:36PM
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Dude, you live in NSW (and not even the windiest part). You NEVER sail in those conditions. Snap out of it.


Also, Your Mum thinks I'm a good wavesailor!

nutbag
154 posts
8 Apr 2012 12:05PM
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nutbag said...

Dude, you live in NSW (and not even the windiest part). You NEVER sail in those conditions. Snap out of it.

Jimmy wind said...
Also, Your Mum thinks I'm a good wavesailor!


Yep. She sure did.
But then she saw your latest video.

AUS-49
NSW, 70 posts
9 Apr 2012 11:24AM
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Wanda has been going of the last fews weeks....

DunkO said...

rule one make sure no one was around before talking it up ^^

actually was pretty good between 12 and 2, yeah it was about as light as you can sail without a sup.
lately cronulla has produced some really good wave riding days, proper banks with clean DTL waves.




peto
NSW, 406 posts
9 Apr 2012 11:59AM
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Lay off the drugs Jimmy.

northsail
NSW, 97 posts
9 Apr 2012 6:06PM
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Go get em Jimmy!
I know what you were on about with your post. You are right. Peto and Nutbag should READ before making comments.

Zachery
597 posts
9 Apr 2012 7:30PM
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Awesome vid and wave, hats off to anyone out there in subplaning conditions and over 3/4 mast, committment and the expectant swim is all part of the fun

peto
NSW, 406 posts
10 Apr 2012 7:30PM
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I certainly read the post, no worries there. I've done Toowoon Bay too many times in hope of scoring something decent. So Jimmy, your challenge will remain open for a long time as I prefer to sail cross-on than be continually dissapointed at that lame joint. It's occassionally ok for a jump. Oh but I don't ever venture out the back... That would be too hardcore.

McMahon
VIC, 129 posts
10 Apr 2012 8:02PM
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ZackAttack said...


Another lightwind video, in much worse waves. (and same gear as dunko)


Zack, it looks like they've got some unwelcome company with them?! 42 seconds in, bottom right corner.

Z1291
208 posts
10 Apr 2012 6:51PM
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McMahon said...

ZackAttack said...


Another lightwind video, in much worse waves. (and same gear as dunko)


Zack, it looks like they've got some unwelcome company with them?! 42 seconds in, bottom right corner.




Good observation, got no idea how you spotted that.



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