The Life Amphibious

Saturday, December 19, 2020

Scratch Removal

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Last night, after watching the first two races of the Prada Cup seeding rounds and checking out the foil designs, I figured I should at leas...
Friday, December 18, 2020

Wing Foiling Session - 12/18/2020

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The forecast called for nuking winds today - and for once it was not wrong.  Gusts to 35 and steady winds up past 20.  I got to use the Ensi...
Thursday, December 17, 2020

Evening Session - 12/16/2020

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Pulled an evening session yesterday.  Brought the same equipment out as the past few sessions. The conditions were less of every...
Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Evening Session - 12/15/2020

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Repeat of yesterday - but the crowd was less of a factor today.  Got longer rides, more bounce back turns, takeoffs direct onto foil, just m...
Monday, December 14, 2020

Evening Session - 12/14/20

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Evening session with Marlon.  I brought the low tide - small wave setup (new code word for the skinny 4'10", GL180/No.9 Rear Stab/2...

Dawn Patrol - 12/13/20

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Hit the dawn patrol with Lance, Jimmy and Marlon.  It was supposed to be just overhead, so I brought the Dually.  Jimmy brought his Astro Po...
Saturday, December 12, 2020

Wing Foiling Session - 12/12/2020

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Went wing foiling today.  Trades were back!!!  I got to Hickam around 11am - wind would gust to 25 and settle back in around 15 (I think). ...
Friday, December 11, 2020

Evening Session - 12/11/2020

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Did another evening session with Marlon.  Same gear as yesterday.  Waves were smaller than yesterday but still fun.  Eli was in the parking ...

Evening Session - 12/10/2020

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Marlon and I hit WPB again yesterday evening.  I brought the skinny 4'10" with the Go Foil GL180 and the No.9 rear stabilizer on th...
Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Board Repairs - Progress 12/7 & 8

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Got the patches on the longboard I'm repairing. Also put the fill coat on the wing foil nose repair - although I believe thi...

Next Time I Go Winging...

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I'll be taking the Armstrong HS1850 out for a spin.  I can turn this foil nice and hard when prone foiling - now I'm excited to see ...
Sunday, December 6, 2020

More Board Repairs

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After I got back home from the dawn patrol, I figured I'd get started on some of the board repairs that I have in front of me.  I starte...

Dawn Patrol - 12/6/2020

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I pulled a solo dawn patrol today - Marlon wasn't feeling a 100% so he opted to sit this one out.  The wind was super light, the tide wa...
Saturday, December 5, 2020

Dawn Patrol - 12/5/2020

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Marlon and I hit the dawn patrol this morning.  The waves were actually bigger than I was expecting.  I brought out the wide 4'10" ...
Friday, December 4, 2020

Wing Foiling Session - 12/4/2020

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I've been eyeing the forecasts and there has been minimal winds for days - and there will be minimal winds for days to come, but for tod...
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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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