The Life Amphibious

Monday, August 17, 2020

Wing Foiling Board Progress - Monday

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I wanted to get some more work done on the wing foiling board - but I needed to get some errands done as well.  I mowed the lawn, pulled a b...
Sunday, August 16, 2020

Evening Session - 8/16/2020

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Hit WPB again.  Same gear as yesterday.  The wind was down compared to yesterday.  The tide was similar to yesterday.  But the swell was dif...

Sunday Progress

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I took a planer to the bottom deck to level out the high points (like the patched area where I knocked out a piece with the straight router ...

Evening Session - 8/15/2020

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Marlon and I headed out to catch the evening surf late yesterday hoping that would thin out the crowd of BOBs.  The plan was to drop me off ...

Wing Foiling Board Work - Saturday

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I woke up early on Saturday and got some work done on the Wing Foiling Board.  I started with sealing/filling the top deck.  4.9 ounces...
Friday, August 14, 2020

Evening Session - 8/14/2020

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Marlon and I tried to pickup the tail end of a high tide.  We paddled out at PTs - it was perfect for me - waist high swell that was fairly ...
Thursday, August 13, 2020

Evening Session - 8/13/2020

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Marlon and I hit WPB this evening.  It was mega crowded, but I was able to maneuver through and got several fun waves.  The tide was droppin...

Block Slots Routed Out

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I routed out the slots for the reinforcement blocks.  I didn't have access to one of my kids (Noe went sailing and Marlon drove La and N...
Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Cuts Made, Outline Drawn

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After I posted on yesterday's work, I went out to the garage and trimmed down the blocks. Then I went ahead and drew out the routin...

Mast Track Preparations

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Yesterday I split the Foil Block in half and started to do the calculations for positioning the tracks. I'm thinking about trimming...
Monday, August 10, 2020

Evening Session - 8/9/2020

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Marlon and I hit WPB yesterday evening (he went today also - but I passed so I could mow the lawn, cook dinner and get a little time shaping...

Wing Board Progress

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I've been putting a little time each day since Saturday working on the rough shaping of this latest board.  I already posted Saturday...
Sunday, August 9, 2020

Rough Shaping the 5'2" Wing Foiling Board

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Marlon as an infection on his leg, so I decided to pass on surfing yesterday.  Not to mention the surf is way down (first time in a while ac...
Saturday, August 8, 2020

Evening Session - 8/7/2020

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The City and County of Honolulu is closing down the beaches again (among other public gathering places) - you can still surf, but no one is ...
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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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