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Reply in Topic: GPSTC Fundraiser for future hosting

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12 Aug 2026 7:40am

Done, transferred to bank account. Looking forward to the change.

Reply in Topic: GPSTC Fundraiser for future hosting

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8 Aug 2026 3:51pm

Great cause, looking forward to the upgrade. The link only works on my PC but not on my phone.

Reply in Topic: Vale Lake George

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7 Aug 2026 6:53am

choco said..

KJ said..
oh thats not good. I wonder too Kato how it will affect sailors using the lake. It's been a bit gross the last few years due to the water level (even a dead roo close to a smooth spot), so i wonder how it will compare to all the other nasties that are in the water?

Probably be no water latest pic looks grim

That is not the latest pic, but from late Feb. Since then Lake George has had 400 to 600 ml of rain. Following are the 5 month BOM rain record and latest Copernicus pic from 31/7

Reply in Topic: Is it worth updating my boom?

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6 Aug 2026 12:41pm

I have a 10+ year old Neil Pride X9 140 - 190 wave boom. I use for wave wind foiling. I bought it second hand from a guy who also bought it second hand. It's still going strong. I think a good quality carbon boom will last forever provided you don't do loops or get mashed in mast high waves or monster shore break.

Reply in Topic: Wich sail ?

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5 Aug 2026 7:21pm

yeye2 said..
I will try a North sails Xover 5m today with my slingshot wizard 114 + Phantasm pfi 730. 12–13 knots of wind, then 17–18 knots late in the day. It will be a good test. I’ll post a report on the forum after my session.

I think having the same brand and model across all your sail sizes is an advantage because they have similar performance and characteristics. I'm really enjoying my quiver of North Wave sails. My friend equally really likes his quiver of Severne Foil Freaks.

Reply in Topic: Wich sail ?

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3 Aug 2026 10:39am

yeye2 said..
The 2016 4.7 is dead! Don't you think going from a 5.9 Simmer Icon to a 4.7 Blacktip is too big a jump?

Only because the 5.9 is too big. I have North Wave Clears in 5.3, 4.7, 4.2 & 3.7. I almost never use the 5.3.

Reply in Topic: Is it worth updating my masts?

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28 Jul 2026 4:51pm

I've worked on the principle if it ain't broke and the sail rigs well on it, then don't replace it.

Reply in Topic: And now for something completely different... Bruce McKee boards

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25 Jul 2026 12:52pm

Gestalt said..
As humans we tend to ostracise things that are different.

Or the innovation did not prove to be an advantage in competition

Reply in Topic: Phantasm Aluminium

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21 Jul 2026 7:48pm

thedoor said..

John340 said..
I have both a 103W aluminium (but down to 93) and 103W carbon. I agree the aluminium mast is faster and a bit safer in reef situations during lower tides. However I really appreciate how the carbon 103W gives that little bit of margin for error on big swell days.

Which one do you think is stiffer John?

The carbon 103W, it's a beast

Reply in Topic: Phantasm Aluminium

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17 Jul 2026 6:59pm

I have both a 103W aluminium (but down to 93) and 103W carbon. I agree the aluminium mast is faster and a bit safer in reef situations during lower tides. However I really appreciate how the carbon 103W gives that little bit of margin for error on big swell days.

Reply in Topic: Motion mini tech question

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15 Jul 2026 6:23pm

I'm not an expert, but I think the life of a battery is defined by the number of charge / drain cycles. I'd fully charge the GPS, then use once a quarter, then recharge and store for another quarter, then repeat.

This is what I do with my Mini. My current go to GPS is a Garmin 255, so my Mini is my spare.

Reply in Topic: 4 Waves in 4 Minutes

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14 Jul 2026 3:56pm

Hess said..

John340 said..
Brilliant riding Adrian

Roy said..
Nice work, the 808 looks fast in those inside gybes. Do you always use the 808 front wing?

To provide info on your speed question I have a few clips in this video with a GPS. For context I don't were a watch that often, I think I have gone faster, probably down a wave. I don't really go for speed other than it adds to the fun feeling when carving, especially on a wave. I was on the 707/325 combo on a 3.4 for the 46 Kmph clip on the 808 the other days. Oh I know this is not fast by racers standards but thought it would help answer your question

Where did the swell go? Must be summer in Maui!

Reply in Topic: Windfoil in the waves

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9 Jul 2026 6:43am

You won't regret it, however consider spring or autumn over summer when the waves are more consistent and bigger.

Reply in Topic: Windfoil in the waves

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8 Jul 2026 8:17pm

Hess said..

John340 said..
I foiled Kanaha with Hess last November. We had some decent swell, over 2m on some days. I couldn't keep me 899 foil in the water going down the face of waves over 2m. A 808 would have been better. The 899 was great in anything under 2m

We did have some great days John, but you are being modest. As I know you were riding bombs that there close to mast high and making it look easy in those "Gentle Giants".

You and I have the same opinion.
Of course most foils will work most of the time as folks do go out a play around in big swell on bigger foils. However even on a head high day if I want to come down a fast wave (say one with an interval in the teens) and scream as fast as you can into a powered up bottom turn I have more fun with a smaller turnier foil. But that is just me. I find on a bigger lifter foil you don't come down the wave as fast and if there is too much lift its harder to control.

The side shore wind at Kanaha is a game changer for riding waves. Instead of flagging the sail, you ride waves like a windsurfer, you keep the power in the sail and sheet in a toeside bottom turn and only sheet out about half way through the heelside cut back off the top of the wave. Linking multiple bottom turns and cutbacks on one wave feels fantastic. My Slingshot Phantasm 899 was perfect until the waves got over 2m.

Reply in Topic: Windfoil in the waves

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7 Jul 2026 6:33am

I foiled Kanaha with Hess last November. We had some decent swell, over 2m on some days. I couldn't keep me 899 foil in the water going down the face of waves over 2m. A 808 would have been better. The 899 was great in anything under 2m

Reply in Topic: Boardbags

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3 Jul 2026 2:51pm

Flying with gear is a complete pain in the arse. Especially when you have to manhandle luggage from international baggage collection through customs and then onto a different and distant domestic terminal ( eg Honolulu).

Reply in Topic: How to upload images from android phone to GPSTC

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3 Jul 2026 8:45am

MobZ said..
I can only do it with mac desktop by copy and paste in Firefox. Not sure how people do it with android phones.

Same, but with Google

Reply in Topic: Boardbags

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3 Jul 2026 8:18am

Are you flying, if so you'll struggle to keep the combined weight under 32 kgs.
3 kg Bag
13 kg 2 boards
13 kg 4 sails
2 kg boom
4 kg 2 masts
2 kg harness
2kg extension & mast base

I flew to Maui last year. The most I could fit in a flying objects roller bag was 1 foil board, 3 sails, 2 masts, 1 boom and waist harness without spreader bar. I could just close the zipper and it weighed 31 kg

Topic: How to upload images from android phone to GPSTC

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I haven't been able to upload images from my Android phone to GPSTC for a while. I've noticed that others are able to post an image of their tracks on Google earth from KA72 to their GPSTC post of their session. Does anyone do this by phone and if so how do you do it?

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