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DavidJohn

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DavidJohn

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8 Mar 2023 12:55pm

Anyone else watching the live heats.. Freestyle is on now..

The coverage looks good.. and I'll be there soon to check it out in person

www.wingfoilworldtour.com/gwa-wingfoil-world-tour-to-hit-new-zealand-for-the-first-time/

DavidJohn

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DavidJohn

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8 Mar 2023 4:05pm

I've arrived a bit late today to see any real action other than to watch and chat with a few locals that were out foiling but the weather here is perfect ..

DavidJohn

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DavidJohn

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8 Mar 2023 4:44pm

The sun is about to go down but I've just spotted them out racing (or practicing) and I don't think I've seen wing foilers going so fast.. I counted about 20 of them.

Dspace

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Dspace

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8 Mar 2023 4:51pm

Looks like a great location for both flat water racing and waves

. NZ definitely on the bucket list. Did you bring your gear to wing as well?

(Those pump legs of the slalom races look brutal!)

DavidJohn

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DavidJohn

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8 Mar 2023 4:59pm

Dspace said..
Looks like a great location for both flat water racing and waves

. NZ definitely on the bucket list. Did you bring your gear to wing as well?

Perfect venue for a wing foiling comp..

My wife is from Tauranga and no I don't have my gear unfortunately.. We just spent a week at Queenstown Mt biking and doing all the tourist things.. What an amazing place..

I just spotted a mobile sauna that someone had towed to the beach behind their car.. Never seen that before..

Just found out it is $15 for the hour..

DavidJohn

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DavidJohn

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8 Mar 2023 5:19pm

'The Mount' at Tauranga is a beautiful spot..

DavidJohn

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DavidJohn

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8 Mar 2023 5:26pm

DavidJohn

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DavidJohn

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8 Mar 2023 5:42pm

This guy was from Russia..

DavidJohn

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DavidJohn

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8 Mar 2023 6:14pm

515

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515

889 posts

9 Mar 2023 3:31am

Great posts David, I love the mount main beach for surfing. Looking like winging on pilot bay in the last photos.
As you're in to mtb, check out Rotorua (45 minute drive from there) ?

DavidJohn

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DavidJohn

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9 Mar 2023 7:51am

515 said..

Great posts David, I love the mount main beach for surfing. Looking like winging on pilot bay in the last photos.
As you're in to mtb, check out Rotorua (45 minute drive from there) ?

Thanks.. I've been to Rotorua before and we plan on going there again this time..

Great place.. Bad smells

eppo

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eppo

WA, 9793 posts

9 Mar 2023 7:18am

My son Anthony (antman) is competing over there - hes having a fat time. Especially the tow and prone surfing when not competing - he said its awesome.

DavidJohn

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DavidJohn

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9 Mar 2023 10:38am

Guess who I just bumped into..

RAF142134

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RAF142134

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9 Mar 2023 7:44am

Great pix, that new Armie wing looks mean

eppo

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eppo

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9 Mar 2023 8:30am

DavidJohn said..
Guess who I just bumped into..

Dave track down antman for me and give him a clip around the ears on behalf of his old man. And a pic pretty please ????

DavidJohn

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DavidJohn

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9 Mar 2023 3:15pm

Trying to find antman.. Could be on the water..

Meanwhile I found this legend..

DavidJohn

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DavidJohn

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9 Mar 2023 3:24pm

Found 'antman' and gave him a clip around the ears for you..

shi thouse

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shi thouse

WA, 1159 posts

9 Mar 2023 12:36pm

Geez Eppo, just as well he got his mothers looks and not yours!

eppo

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eppo

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9 Mar 2023 1:18pm

DavidJohn said..
Found 'antman' and gave him a clip around the ears for you..

Legend dave thanks heaps man. Slim shadey is still
in the house!!! Yeh shi house - thank god for selective genetics transfer.

another prototype wing i see .

oh on a DW board. Wind must be ****e.

DavidJohn

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DavidJohn

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9 Mar 2023 5:30pm

eppo said..

DavidJohn said..
Found 'antman' and gave him a clip around the ears for you..

Legend dave thanks heaps man. Slim shadey is still
in the house!!! Yeh shi house - thank god for selective genetics transfer.

another prototype wing i see .

oh on a DW board. Wind must be ****e.

No probs.. He was ripping out there..

Anthony is a nice kid..

DavidJohn

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DavidJohn

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9 Mar 2023 5:32pm

Mount Maunganui in the background..

DavidJohn

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DavidJohn

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9 Mar 2023 5:37pm

Looking the other way at Leisure Island in the distance (even though you can walk out to it)..

Prototype Armstrong wing in the foreground..

DavidJohn

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DavidJohn

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9 Mar 2023 6:21pm

My iPhone couldn't zoom far enough to capture it but at one time I counted more than 40 wings out there..

DavidJohn

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DavidJohn

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9 Mar 2023 6:24pm

DavidJohn

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DavidJohn

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9 Mar 2023 6:30pm

Zane doing an interview..

patronus

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patronus

505 posts

9 Mar 2023 6:01pm

DavidJohn said..
Looking the other way at Leisure Island in the distance (even though you can walk out to it)..

Prototype Armstrong wing in the foreground..

That' the ugliest graphics on a wing, Armie taking the back & white theme too far. Lovely beach, as I sit in UK seeing mushy snow falling in 1C

mcrt

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mcrt

643 posts

10 Mar 2023 5:35am

patronus said..
That' the ugliest graphics on a wing, Armie taking the back & white theme too far. Lovely beach, as I sit in UK seeing mushy snow falling in 1C

I like the look,reminds me of Kneissl skis logo :)

gorgesailor

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gorgesailor

640 posts

10 Mar 2023 5:56am

patronus said..

DavidJohn said..
Looking the other way at Leisure Island in the distance (even though you can walk out to it)..

Prototype Armstrong wing in the foreground..

That' the ugliest graphics on a wing, Armie taking the back & white theme too far. Lovely beach, as I sit in UK seeing mushy snow falling in 1C

Totally disagree! ... nicest wing out there graphically IMO... also comparatively their last wing was crap!

Piros

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Piros

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10 Mar 2023 7:59am

Great coverage DJ thanks , you always contribute so much .

DavidJohn

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DavidJohn

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10 Mar 2023 9:02am

They certainly stood out on the water and graphics are a personal taste.. I liked them and they're a huge improvement over the last two.. Arnie wouldn't confirm that the production wings will look like this..

The handles felt good..

DavidJohn

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DavidJohn

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10 Mar 2023 9:06am

Piros said..
Great coverage DJ thanks , you always contribute so much .

Thanks mate.. Here's a nice Neil Pryde / JP rig..

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