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[*] posted on 6-5-2011 at 08:00 PM
How fast?


so im watching some yt videos on surfing...... how fast are theses guys moving?

rough guess id say at least 20mph just to get going... any knowledge on an average here?

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[*] posted on 6-5-2011 at 10:50 PM


The musick makes em' go faster!!! 7M on a twintip cruising like that had to be in the 20s. I see whitecaps on the water but not too crazy. My guess he is lighter than Kami too. Nice video except the music could have been more Metal.
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[*] posted on 7-5-2011 at 02:08 AM


You talking about wind speed or board speed?

If anyone read my blog :lol: last Thursday I was out on the lake ... wind was 4 to 7 knots at the water's edge when I unpacked the SA2 19. Once you can get up on a plane, you can diddle around quite slowly if you so desire.

I'm seriously contemplating a Black Box cos I like going fast :D



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[*] posted on 7-5-2011 at 06:04 AM


Def board speed... It seems like whenever I see a helmet shot, it looks like they are flat moving! Wasnt sure if anyone had a water proof speedometer that they used



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[*] posted on 7-5-2011 at 06:12 AM


Black Box :yes: I dunno, a slow jog seems ridable ... depends on the size of the board etc of course. Next time out, I'll do a Jesus Walk and see if I can keep up :lol:

Missing the obvious question - why do you want to know?



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[*] posted on 7-5-2011 at 08:55 AM


Kami,

The Garmin Fortrex is almost a complete black box. Waterproof and tough. The stuff it will tell you is amazing. How high you jumped , if you jump high enough. Tides , sunset ...



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[*] posted on 7-5-2011 at 05:58 PM


Oooh ... and it's cheap too :o damn can't find the webpage for the Black Box :uh:

DERP! :lol:

http://www.shadowboxlive.com/



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[*] posted on 7-5-2011 at 06:01 PM


HOLY CRAP $500 so that's why I don't have one ...



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[*] posted on 7-5-2011 at 06:12 PM


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One afternoon i covered 48.9 km with a max speed of 41 km/h, averaging about 20 km/h in winds of about 12 to 15 knots. To put the speed in perspective go out and try and ride a bike/mountain bike on a road at that speed.

There you go - some data :) BTW I've done 50kph on a mountain bike under pedal power for a short burst ... nearly killed me :lol:



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