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stehsegler
stehsegler
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28 Sep 2026 10:22am



Please don't bring Musk into this. We don't need another overhyped vapourware product that might or might not work if it actually is delivered.

There are already shark deterrent devices on the market and if you are a Western Australian resident the state government will give you $200 rebate. In addition if you live in Australia most areas are covered by a shark monitoring system.

No shark deterrent will work 100% because hunting behaviour of sharks varies greatly between species. Even within a species they adapt their hunting behaviour to environmental conditions.

I think a better approach would be to combine deterrent devices with monitoring and environmental details (migration pattern, ocean water temperatures, fishing boat activity etc) in a warning system.
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stehsegler
stehsegler
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17 Sep 2026 2:07pm
Gestalt said..
Am i going to stare at a screen for 8 hours waiting to find out nothing happened.


That's why I mostly stopped watching these events live and just skip through the highlights video after the event is over.
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stehsegler
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17 Sep 2026 2:04pm
This is what I meant with "a framework for producing content". You need a templated process that each event can easily follow to produce and publish content to consistent output channels ideal with the World Windsurf Tour web site as the central hub.

At the moment if you go to the World Windsurf Tour web site there is no link to the event web site (aka Facebook page). Instead you have two options:
1) go to the event section which just lists every single WWT event. Apparently 70+ in September alone.

2) go to the "follow the action" (watch) page on the web site to get access to the elimination ladder and broadcast stream. However there is zero reference to the Facebook page or Insta feeds. The elimination ladder also seems only randomly be updated.

For the Hawaii event is was so bad I only found the event web site because someone sent me the link.
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stehsegler
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16 Sep 2026 2:25pm
I suspect it's a cost issue. Developing a framework and producing content for it requires a structured approach and ideally by a core team to deliver it. All that is expensive. From what I understand most of the WWT events are staffed by volunteers.

But I agree that it's frustrating to try and get the most basic info on what's happening at the events from a competition point.
stehsegler
stehsegler
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13 Sep 2026 3:05pm
Not to be rude but multiple posts re different trips to different greek islands, all planed for September followed by a post with a link for a car rental company. Smells like an attempt to post ads or a bot spamming the forum.

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stehsegler
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12 Sep 2026 11:36am
JP Young Gun and life vests have been pick up.
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stehsegler
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11 Sep 2026 7:05am
JP YoungGun. Needs a new deck carpet or grip but other wise ok. I think it's 115 litres volume but could be wrong. Also have a couple of Junior life vest (23-40kg) that are essentially brand new.

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Reply in Topic: Separating old masts
stehsegler
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6 Sep 2026 8:48am
Insert an extension into the mast and then hit the bottom of the extension it with a rubber mallet along the longitudinal axis of the mast. You need to tightly hold the bottom of the mast while you do that. Keep hitting it until the mast comes free. It will take a while but it will come free.

I used to have a couple of NP masts that without fail would get stuck. Something to do with water getting into the part were the connect and mixing with carbon dust. Someone showed me that trick. I now tape up the seam with electrical tape before every session. Not had a mast stuck since.
stehsegler
stehsegler
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1 Sep 2026 9:48am
Soooo... is a reliable solution for this problem? Given the way carbon boom prices are going restoring my all booms suddenly seems like a pretty good option.
stehsegler
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30 Aug 2026 4:10pm
To be honest hiring foil gear in most places except for bigger sports centers is incredibly painful.

Everytime I go back to Germany I try and get a session in at one of the local lakes but so far without much luck… either gear is booked out or they don’t have what you need.

Now toying with taking some old gear with me next time and leaving it at my parents house.
Reply in Topic: Severne 2027
stehsegler
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22 Aug 2026 8:13am
I filmed Ben a couple of months ago using a 2027 5.6 S1. Don't remember if it was a standard or pro.