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Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Wingfoiling Session - 11/24/2020

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Went wingfoiling with an old friend today (and his 14 year old son).  Wind was up 18 to 25 with gusts up to 30.  It was pretty cloudy and th...
Monday, November 23, 2020

Evening Session - 11/23/2020

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Hit PTs after work.  Swell was slightly smaller than yesterday, but significantly cleaner.  The tide was low, but I was careful and didn...
Sunday, November 22, 2020

Evening Session - 11/22/2020

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My original plan was to get some of the nuclear winds that were blowing through again, but when I got to Hickam, the wind strength had died ...

Prefinal Sanding on the HS1550

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I sanded down the excess epoxy on the HS1550 reshape today. I'll...
Saturday, November 21, 2020

Winging Session - 11/21/2020

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Went for a midday wing foiling session.  The reports had the wind blowing steady from the NE around 20 mph.  I decided to rig Gary's Ech...
Friday, November 20, 2020

Wingfoiling Session - 11/20/2020

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The wind was a little lighter today and there were some long lulls.  I opted to stay on the inside so I wouldn't get stuck down wind of ...

Wingfoiling Session - 11/19/2020

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The wind filled back in yesterday - I hit the beach in the late afternoon while Noe was sailing.  I made a beeline for the outside break and...

Noe Flying - 11/19/2020

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Noe during sailing class on Thursday afternoon.

Fitting an Iwa onto a Go Foil Mast

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This is another foil project I got asked to do.  The Iwa front wing would not fit onto the Go Foil mast.  I had to drill out the front cavit...

Reshaping a HS1550

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Not mine - someone from the beach I surf at.  He asked if I could reshape his old HS1550 into something flatter.  He used the HS1850 to defi...
Monday, November 16, 2020

Dawn Patrol - 11/15/2020

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Dawn patrolled Pine Trees with my old friend Lance. Waves were a little smaller than Saturday's session, and a little more i...
Saturday, November 14, 2020

Dawn Patrol - 11/14/2020

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Went on the dawn patrol this morning.  The wind has backed down and there is a minor swell hitting that originated from the Tasman Sea - wai...
Friday, November 13, 2020

After Work Wing Foiling Session - 11/13/2020

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Hit Hickam again after work today.  The wind had lightened up a bit by the time I got there (4pm) so I pumped up the 6.0 - the board and foi...
Thursday, November 12, 2020

After Work Wing Foiling Session - 11/12/2020

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I brought all my stuff to work just in case the wind was blowing - the wind was blowing!  All the same equipment as yesterday. T...
Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Wing Foiling in Nuking Conditions - 11/11/2020

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 The winds were super strong today - 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph.  I was using a borrowed 5.0 Duotone Unit - with the exception of one run, ...
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Victor Velasco
Salty Surfer (of shortboards, longboards, windsurfers, kiteboards, snowboards and standup paddleboards); Rabid Parawinger; 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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