Retro - Josh Stone and Company at Ho'okipa | Windsurfing Forums, page 1

Enable JavaScript to get the best experience.

Search Subscribed Topics Active Topics

Retro - Josh Stone and Company at Ho'okipa

Created by

evlPanda > 9 months ago, 13 Jun 2017

albers

NSW

1739 posts

13 Jun 2017 6:28pm

Loved the way he would land a forward and almost immediately initiate a carve gybe.

Gfly

165 posts

13 Jun 2017 7:08pm

Thats the way you do a forward loop, land still planing fast.

Will skinny nose boards come back in fashion???

gavnwend

1373 posts

13 Jun 2017 7:12pm

Those guys are old skool pros josh stone is a unbelievable sailor. Up there with the likes of robby naish.

shoodbegood

VIC

873 posts

13 Jun 2017 9:12pm

Awesome video, forgot about Josh Stone!

What year was that from?

gavnwend

1373 posts

13 Jun 2017 7:33pm

F.2 axxis & thommens flying around. That would have to be 1996 97. They dont make boardsl like that anymore.

shoodbegood

VIC

873 posts

13 Jun 2017 9:41pm

The Good Ol' Days!!!

melih

134 posts

13 Jun 2017 9:33pm

Thanks for the video.

seanhogan

QLD

3424 posts

14 Jun 2017 9:49am

Select to expand quote

shoodbegood said..
Awesome video, forgot about Josh Stone!

What year was that from?

Bjorn's using a Z1 so it would be 1998

Tardy

5292 posts

14 Jun 2017 7:56am

Memories...good stuff...those old F2 s rock.

Epic.

BTW, to those who have been to Maui, are these the normal wavesailing conditions over there? Because I've been seeing a lot of videos lately where it's just float and ride - no-one is planing except on the wave. Doesn't look very appealing, TBH.

ka43

NSW

3097 posts

14 Jun 2017 12:03pm

Maui's summer (our winter) blows pretty much all the time. Nor-east trades with most days on 5.3/5.0 down to 4.0.
Check FOK = Friends of Kanaha. Daily wind reports and conditions. Summer is usually wind swell but the odd swell pops up.
Awesome sailing with many areas to try out. Kanaha, Sprecks and Hookipa on the north shore and Kihei and other spots on the south shore. Go, you wont regret it.

Faff

VIC

1394 posts

14 Jun 2017 12:15pm

Select to expand quote

ka43 said..
Maui's summer (our winter) blows pretty much all the time. Nor-east trades with most days on 5.3/5.0 down to 4.0.
Check FOK = Friends of Kanaha. Daily wind reports and conditions. Summer is usually wind swell but the odd swell pops up.
Awesome sailing with many areas to try out. Kanaha, Sprecks and Hookipa on the north shore and Kihei and other spots on the south shore. Go, you wont regret it.

Is August still good? From what I've heard in June wind is guaranteed, then it gets weaker and weaker. Maybe next year...

AUS1111

3621 posts

14 Jun 2017 12:48pm

Select to expand quote

MrCranky said..

Is August still good? From what I've heard in June wind is guaranteed, then it gets weaker and weaker. Maybe next year...

It is normally (very) windy every day in August. There is usually no ground swell as such, just wind swell that offers nice jumping conditions but not a lot in the way of wave riding, but you can be lucky.

It's tons of fun - GO!

Faff

VIC

1394 posts

14 Jun 2017 3:56pm

Excuse the stupid question, but is the stuff in the video ground swell or wind swell?

Gfly

165 posts

14 Jun 2017 3:22pm

Why does the old gear look faster than the new stuff?

Faff

VIC

1394 posts

14 Jun 2017 6:59pm

Select to expand quote

Gfly said..
Why does the old gear look faster than the new stuff?

Pointier.

gavnwend

1373 posts

14 Jun 2017 5:51pm

Select to expand quote

seanhogan said..

shoodbegood said..
Awesome video, forgot about Josh Stone!

What year was that from?

Bjorn's using a Z1 so it would be 1998

The Terminator fanging on a thommen spudnik ltd.& pryde Z.1 .he was the fastest at his peak back then.

AUS1111

3621 posts

14 Jun 2017 6:54pm

Select to expand quote

MrCranky said..
Excuse the stupid question, but is the stuff in the video ground swell or wind swell?

Ground swell for sure! It doesn't look like that in August. The groundswell comes in from the Northwest with a long period, whereas the summer windswell just rolls in closely spaced with the wind from the ENE.

DARTH

3028 posts

14 Jun 2017 6:58pm

Yep that was sick.

shoodbegood

VIC

873 posts

14 Jun 2017 9:20pm

I hate to say it and start something but windsurfing is much better to look at than kiting!

Faff

VIC

1394 posts

14 Jun 2017 9:29pm

Select to expand quote

AUS1111 said..

MrCranky said..
Excuse the stupid question, but is the stuff in the video ground swell or wind swell?

Yeah, that's what I thought. So when is the best time for good wind AND ground swell in Maui? Spring and Autumn?

gavnwend

1373 posts

15 Jun 2017 4:43am

Select to expand quote

shoodbegood said..

I hate to say it and start something but windsurfing is much better to look at than kiting!

I agree. Sailing down a face of a wave throw in a few bottom turns then maybe a loop.You cannot match that on a kite. Windsurfing is so much cooler.

Tardy

5292 posts

15 Jun 2017 5:49am

boards with fins .....where made for waves .

End of posts

Please Register, or first...

Topics Reply