Loved that a good ad for Naish too

Thats one of the best DW vids I've seen. Awesome conditions too!

Brilliant vid!!!
Lots of different camera angles and it looks like all the known Saffas are there huh?

What about those conditions?!?

Thank you, now i know what i have to do with my 14' GLIDE

DJ I have watched just about every DW video posted on SB and this is best by far! Great angles. It's honking and they make hard work look like fun!
How good are those troughs they are getting into!

Loved it !!

Great vid, that's one on my bucket list.... To eventually get good enough to do the Rottnest 20km Downwinder. Them boys in the vid made it look easy.....

Great vid, interesting that they were all wearing impact vests. Wonder if that is a mandatory requirement for South Africa.

Thanks guys - I was so stoked when I saw the footage from Nicks 200fps camera and even more stoked when I saw what came out of the Gopro on a stick footage - he's a legend (think crane-jump )

The impact vests have come about because we do a lot of racing with the surfskis and they are required to wear a pfd with minimum 6kg flotation. So we asked if we could use either full wetsuit or an impact vest and they said it was ok. The full wetsuit is too hot once you stop falling in (the water is 10-14deg). There is no legal requirement to wear anything but the impact vest gives a little warmth while still letting the sweat leave the body.

What we do take very seriously is the leash as a lost board will result in a long cold swim where the neoprene impact vest will be borderline sufficient should you need to swim back in.

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Bleachy said..

Thats one of the best DW vids I've seen. Awesome conditions too!

I agree!!
Bring on some more!
Loved the tandem!

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Bleachy said..

Thats one of the best DW vids I've seen. Awesome conditions too!

I agree!!
Bring on some more!
Loved the tandem!

I can see why Nick needs an impact vest!!!

Th

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PeterP said..

Thanks guys - I was so stoked when I saw the footage from Nicks 200fps camera and even more stoked when I saw what came out of the Gopro on a stick footage - he's a legend (think crane-jump

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The impact vests have come about because we do a lot of racing with the surfskis and they are required to wear a pfd with minimum 6kg flotation. So we asked if we could use either full wetsuit or an impact vest and they said it was ok. The full wetsuit is too hot once you stop falling in (the water is 10-14deg). There is no legal requirement to wear anything but the impact vest gives a little warmth while still letting the sweat leave the body.

What we do take very seriously is the leash as a lost board will result in a long cold swim where the neoprene impact vest will be borderline sufficient should you need to swim back in.

Thanks for the response PeterP, I agree leashes are sometimes overlooked as a safety item. All people need to do is read DJ's story to understand how critical they can be in strong winds.

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nosaj27 said..

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PeterP said..

Thanks guys - I was so stoked when I saw the footage from Nicks 200fps camera and even more stoked when I saw what came out of the Gopro on a stick footage - he's a legend (think crane-jump

?rel=0 )

The impact vests have come about because we do a lot of racing with the surfskis and they are required to wear a pfd with minimum 6kg flotation. So we asked if we could use either full wetsuit or an impact vest and they said it was ok. The full wetsuit is too hot once you stop falling in (the water is 10-14deg). There is no legal requirement to wear anything but the impact vest gives a little warmth while still letting the sweat leave the body.

What we do take very seriously is the leash as a lost board will result in a long cold swim where the neoprene impact vest will be borderline sufficient should you need to swim back in.

Thanks for the response PeterP, I agree leashes are sometimes overlooked as a safety item. All people need to do is read DJ's story to understand how critical they can be in strong winds.

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