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There was a great documentary on UK TV about these guys a couple of months back. It was awesome. They are also completely insane. I also seem to remember that one of these guys was killed last year (was it Brian Keaulana?) |
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Sorry, I'm thick. What are you talking about? |
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[goff] is talking about surfers who get towed onto fast moving waves by a Jet Ski (Laird Hamilton et al right?). |
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[lubbit] Wouldn't it be better to have the pulley and it's workings above the surface of the water to eliminate some drag? The large pylons required might prove unpopular though. |
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Pulleys above or below would be deadly. Jay Moriarty, not Brian Keaulana. Brian is the fittest of surfers. I first heard about Jay in January of 1995. Hawaiian surfer Mark Foo had just died a few weeks earlier at a local surf spot, Maverick's near Half Moon Bay. Maverick's had a reputation for being a hellacious and awesome spot to surf. Rumors were swirling that a young kid had wiped out just a few days before Mark had died but he had survived. It wasn't until I laid eyes on Jay in the May 1995 Surfer Magazine that I began to understand what had taken place. A 16 year old Jay had charged a 40 foot monster wave on his first time at the surf spot. He took a noble stance on the lip and then fell down the face of the wave and lived to tell the story. |
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with all due respect to the boys pushing the limits of tow in surfing, can I just say that surfing is what it is 'cos it is one man (or woman) working in harmony with one of natures most awesome manifestations. Paddling out with a rip or in a channel is as much a part of surfing as getting shacked. Keep the machinery well away from the beach. Dammit! |
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There's a cool waterski-towing unmanned jetski commercially available. See link. |
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I'm personally all for this idea. I hate the paddling, getting the wave in your face, being pushed back into the sand, paddling,... |
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Anytime you guys get tired of the pylons, just knock them over and we'll dive on the resulting rich reef. |
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