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Sunday, April 11, 2021

Garage Works Sign

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I've been wanting to do this for some time now.  I finally got around to doing it this past week and I just hung it up yesterday. ...

Fuselage Repair for Roland

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Another one of the foilers at the beach asked me if I could repair his cracked fuselage.  I said I'd give it a try.  I had to clean out ...

Dawn Patrol - 4/11/2021

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Dawn patrol this morning - back on the boat!  The swell was supposed to be bigger, but it wasn't.  The wind was supposed to be dead, but...
Saturday, April 10, 2021

Dawn Patrol - 4/10/2021

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Marlon and I hitched a ride on Prayot's boat again for the dawn patrol.  Marlon brought his trusty longboard and I had the wide 4'10...

Prayot's Foilboard Ding Repair All Done

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I finished the ding repair yesterday with a light sanding to 220, then wetsanding to 500, and ending up with a double coat of matte clear sp...
Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Garage Works - 4/7/2021

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I cleaned up the area around the fuselage I was asked to repair.  I can coax the fuselage to the original, unsplit shape so I'm going to...
Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Wing Foiling Session - 4/6/2021

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All day while I was at work, the wind was blowing pretty strong (22 to 27 mph).  When I got to the launch the wind had dropped (18 to 22 mph...
Monday, April 5, 2021

Wing Foiling Session - 4/5/2021

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I got to the beach at 3pm - it was blowing crazy nuts.  Gusts would go straight to smoke on the water levels and the steady winds were still...
Sunday, April 4, 2021

Wing Foiling Session - 4/4/2021

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With the trades forecasted to come back nice, strong and steady, I passed on the dawn patrol and opted for a midday wing foiling session on ...

Dawn Patrol - 4/3/21

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 Yesterday Prayot launched his boat for the dawn patrol.  Marlon and I along with Joe and Jack hitched a ride out to Seconds.  Bobo to Monk ...
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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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