Going upwind, I'm starting to be able to do it semi-consistently

Its almost done! Just a little sanding, some polishing, and the deckpads put on, and she'll be good to go! The resin is still wet in these pics, its in the process of levelling/smoothing/curing http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SZGQufzZB_U/T8wE9wWtTUI/AAAAAAAAAF4/beuovILXEcA/s1600/IMGP0040.JPG Did a ricepap...

BA: I'm not sure on pricing but I have an Econscious hoodie from the subaru victoria triathlon and they're really nice (held up better than any of the other name brand hoodies I've had). They gave them to every participant so I imagine their wholesale pricing must be OK (retail is ~44 & 49 for p...

will do, is the lake 5/4 or 4/3 wetsuit temperature? (Never been there this early in the year

super, thx.
Trips like that where I wish I had a truck instead of a civic

how are the roads up to nitinat right now?
Anyone taken the north vs south side of lake cowichan?

Anyone wanna play at IV?

Iv or sp tomorrow?

Ff the forecast holds up I may head up!

tgiapfb => you've convinced me. I've decided this one I'm just going to glass up and ride strapless (and can use it for wakesurfing too!) I'm thinking I may build another strapped one in a different fashion (vacuum bagged composite sandwich/epoxy with mahogany or balsa in between the layers of glass...

I've been going back and forth on that one (arguments for both sides) For footstraps: i) I have a few sets of inserts en route, so I could double up and have approx a 5inch range of fore aft adjustment (and I can approximate where the back foot belongs so really it would just be figuring out the fro...

Thats actually one of the boards I was looking at when I was trying to figure out the shape. I didnt want to deal with shaping or glassing the wings on it though, so I went with a smoother outline. With the size of this board I'm planning on setting it up with footstraps (its short enough that you w...

I guess I should have put a question mark in my first post :p

What rail shapes do the typical kite-specific surfboards have? From what I can find they run softer rails further back?

The other thing I was wondering about is fin placement for quads. Same setup as a surfboard or further forward?

No help from you guys eh? Spent the afternoon shaping the board (5 hours with 60 grit since my block plane isn't sharp enough to cut the foam, went from 2.75" thick down to 1.5") Went with soft rails, hopefully they suck in to the water/the water wraps around. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9l_...

Does San Pareil go off very often this time of year? Or what does it need for wind (thermals, or just storm winds)?
(I haven't been there since I was like 6)