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Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Garage Works - 3/11/2026

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Roland came by this evening to pick up his Appletree board. And I promptly went to work on modifying No.26 into a Tow Boogie (powered by Foi...
Monday, March 9, 2026

Garage Works - 3/9/2026

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This was from yesterday - I guess I forgot to post it. I got the final sanding done. And I got the clear coat on Pre...
Sunday, March 8, 2026

Garage Works - 3/8/2026

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I took a long nap this afternoon -  When I got up and wasn't groggy, I hit the garage and got Roland's board modification sanded dow...

Parawing Session - 3/8/2026

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Dawn patrolled again out at Kailua - that stretch of coast was the only spot with strong usable wind. That's Mike in the picture taking ...
Saturday, March 7, 2026

Garage Works - 3/7/2026

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I got this modification request pretty close to the finish line. First I sanded the fill coat down to 400. Then I looked for any...

Parawing Session - 3/7/2026

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Went back to Kailua for the dawn patrol. NUKING WINDS!!! That kite foiler was lit!!! Same board-foil as yesterday.  ...

Prone Foiling Session - 3/6/2026

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And in the afternoon, La was working on some projects, so I figured I'd hit the beach. These guys were chilling. And Kalani ...

Parawing Session - 3/6/2026

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Morning session at Kailua yesterday - Decent wind, waves at Jump City Big stuff day - Chris was dipping his toes int...
Thursday, March 5, 2026

Garage Works - 3/5/2026

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I sanded the carbon lamination this afternoon on Roland's board modification job. Then I used acetone to clean the surface in preparatio...
Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Parawing/Prone Session - 3/3/2026

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Today was forecasted to have good wind - and it really was the only day this week that there would be sufficient wind. When I got to the bea...
Monday, March 2, 2026

Garage Works - 3/2/2026

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This evening I sanded the excess glue off the inserts.  I also sanded more around the edges to make sure the epoxy would have a good mechani...
Sunday, March 1, 2026

Foil Drive Dawn Patrol - 3/1/2026

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Pretty close to yesterday conditions wise. I bolted on my AFS Enduro 900/HA38 (the one I have been using this weekend is Prayot...
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Victor Velasco
Salty Surfer (of shortboards, longboards, windsurfers, kiteboards, snowboards and standup paddleboards); Sailor; Budding Surfboard Shaper; Studier of all manner of aquatic and plant life; Aspiring fly fisher; Husband to the wonderful Lala; Father to Big M and Noe; Mechanical and Ocean Engineer; RETIRED US Navy Deep Sea Diver; World Explorer
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