The Life Amphibious

Sunday, June 19, 2022

Wing Foiling Session - Father's Day

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I ran errands this morning to help La out, then I worked in the garage (on the board repair detailed on the last post) for a bit.  I even to...

Progress on the JL Repair

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I grinded the boxes open a couple of days ago. Then I filled the voids that got opened yesterday. I sanded down the fill...

Small Repairs on the 1440

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I mixed up a tiny batch of epoxy and sealed the spider crack on the 1440. I already wetsanded this so it...

Next Prone Foil Boards

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I transferred two templates to the big EPS blank I had stashed in the garage. This is a 4'5" smaller version of the 4...

Wing Foiling Session - 6/18/2022

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 Got in a noon session today.  Made a trip out to POP (since they had a sale on Big Green Egg stuff - I needed charcoal), and on the way bac...
Saturday, June 18, 2022

Wing Foiling Session - 6/17/2022

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Yesterday evening the thermals kicked in nicely at WPB - 5.2 Reedin SWX, ART999/Ultrashort Fuselage/420HA stabilizer on the 85cm Project Ced...

Garage Works - 6/16/2022

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After foiling, I worked in the garage to get the boxes cut out in the boards I have on the racks. I also got the carbon overlay ...

Evening Session - 6/16/2022

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Yesterday afternoon I was driving home and paying particular attention to signs of wind.  Things were up and down a lot - to the point where...
Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Wing Foiling Session - 6/14/2022

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Hit Hickam again after work.  Brantley and Jim were at their vehicles - they said the wind had come down a notch from yesterday (opposite of...
Monday, June 13, 2022

Wing Foiling Session - 6/13/2022

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Wind was nuking today!!!!  I didn't empty the truck from yesterday, so I used the exact same setup (Reedin SW2 4.7m/Axis ART999/420HA Re...
Sunday, June 12, 2022

Wing Foiling Session - 6/12/2022

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Another wing session at Hickam today - Kalani, Tim and I drove on around 11:30 - Arvin, Ryan and another Tim were already out, Erik and Jim ...
Saturday, June 11, 2022

Wing Foiling Session - 6/11/2022

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The trades started to come back today.  A large group assembled to go winging at Hickam - me, Kalani, Roland, Tim, Marvin, Erik, Jim, Arvin,...
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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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