Wavesailing Diamond Head, Oahu

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Flying Dutchman > 9 months ago, 22 Aug 2018

Flying Dutchman

1732 posts

22 Aug 2018 7:27am

Just came back from a windsurf trip to Oahu... was great to sail somewhere I had seen in pictures & videos going back to the beginning of wavesailing!

Mark _australia

23526 posts

22 Aug 2018 8:52am

Awesome vid
Never seen Diamond Head from the air,didn't know it has so many sections. Beautiful

Curious- was 6:11 a "get off my wave buddy.....

" or accident
haha

Flying Dutchman

1732 posts

22 Aug 2018 9:17am

Cheers Mark!

Everyone knows everyone at DH, it's a friendly vibe out there so no surf rage at 6:11

gesper

NSW

518 posts

22 Aug 2018 10:00pm

Absolutely beautiful footage Paul. Great Vid , Awesome that you got to sail DH .

Flying Dutchman

1732 posts

22 Aug 2018 8:16pm

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gesper said..
Absolutely beautiful footage Paul. Great Vid , Awesome that you got to sail DH .

Cheers Gesper....yeah I was stoked to sail Diamond Head.... I feel like I ticked a major bucket list item right there!

ma

NSW

375 posts

23 Aug 2018 10:56am

Very nice vid.
What was the accommodation you stayed at and how far was it to the sailing spots?

Manuel7

1331 posts

23 Aug 2018 9:40am

Beautiful... looked liiiiiight!!! Nice to see that we can ride port tack there.

Looks like a super fun spot. Really enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing.

Having said that might not be that pretty there ATM with hurricane Lane bearing down on the islands. I wonder what Jaws will be like?

Flying Dutchman

1732 posts

23 Aug 2018 2:26pm

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ma said..
Very nice vid.
What was the accommodation you stayed at and how far was it to the sailing spots?

Cheers Ma.... we actually stayed at here at this hostel in our own private room - thebeachwaikikihostel.com/

It was a 5 minute drive from Diamond Head and was relatively economical compared to everything else we could find.

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Manuel7 said..
Beautiful... looked liiiiiight!!! Nice to see that we can ride port tack there.

Hey Manuel7,Was mainly around 15 knots.Yeah that was part of the attraction being port tack!

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Gonewindsurfing247 said..
Looks like a super fun spot. Really enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing.

Having said that might not be that pretty there ATM with hurricane Lane bearing down on the islands. I wonder what Jaws will be like?

Thanks Gonewindsurfing247,

Yeah we timed it lucky.... be interesting to see what happens over the next few days!

Long Reef

583 posts

23 Aug 2018 7:37pm

What is the second spot called? I've surfed Lighthouse a few times and it gets shallow.

Flying Dutchman

1732 posts

23 Aug 2018 10:26pm

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Long Reef said..
What is the second spot called? I've surfed Lighthouse a few times and it gets shallow.

Hey Long Reef,

That spot is called 'Toes'. Usually very light wind but it's cross off.

Supergus

NSW

305 posts

24 Aug 2018 10:34am

Awesome footage dude !! Gets me super keen for summer !!

Long Reef

583 posts

24 Aug 2018 6:23pm

I thought it was Toes- that was really light!. I think all Wavesailors should pay homage to the original spot

northy1

498 posts

24 Aug 2018 11:37pm

awesome video!

PS
What board is that - on the Naish sail - looks pretty quick / turns radically??

Flying Dutchman

1732 posts

25 Aug 2018 4:22am

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Supergus said..
Awesome footage dude !! Gets me super keen for summer !!

Yew Gus! Yeah I'm hanging for summer too!

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Long Reef said..
I thought it was Toes- that was really light!. I think all Wavesailors should pay homage to the original spot

I paid my respects and hopefully when I die will end up in windsurf heaven!

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northy1 said..
awesome video!

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What board is that - on the Naish sail - looks pretty quick / turns radically??

Pretty sure it was a JP but I couldn't tell you which year/model.

Mastbender

1972 posts

26 Aug 2018 2:52am

Great vid of Toes, funny, the first shot of the beach looks like somebody derigging after breaking his mast, easy to do in shallow water with a reefy bottom, even in light wind. Also a good shot of duck diving your rig under the white water.

Mastbender

1972 posts

26 Aug 2018 6:26am

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Mastbender said..
Great vid of Toes, funny, the first shot of the beach looks like somebody derigging after breaking his mast, easy to do in shallow water with a reefy bottom, even in light wind. Also a good shot of duck diving your rig under the white water.

After talking to a friend who has sailed there (unlike myself), he said the name of the place is "Tongs" not "Toes".

Flying Dutchman

1732 posts

26 Aug 2018 10:54am

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Mastbender said..

After talking to a friend who has sailed there (unlike myself), he said the name of the place is "Tongs" not "Toes".

There is a surf spot called 'Tongs' near Diamond Head... the spot in the video is actually 'Toes' a different place altogether.

RichardG

3761 posts

26 Aug 2018 2:32pm

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Flying Dutchman said..

Mastbender said..

After talking to a friend who has sailed there (unlike myself), he said the name of the place is "Tongs" not "Toes".

There is a surf spot called 'Tongs' near Diamond Head... the spot in the video is actually 'Toes' a different place altogether.

Thanks for this great video. The videos below confirms this is called Toes. I also posted a 1983 video of Diamond Head on a different thread.

www.continentseven.com/marco-revel-oahu-hawaii/?doing_wp_cron=1535265038.7986121177673339843750

Flying Dutchman

1732 posts

26 Aug 2018 3:39pm

Cheers for the info RichardG!

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northy1 said..
awesome video!

PS
What board is that - on the Naish sail - looks pretty quick / turns radically??

Pretty sure it was a JP but I couldn't tell you which year/model.

I just double checked my footage Northy1 and it's actually a Naish board!

Mastbender

1972 posts

27 Aug 2018 2:38am

it is then.

OceanPitch

QLD

238 posts

27 Aug 2018 6:49pm

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Flying Dutchman said..
Just came back from a windsurf trip to Oahu... was great to sail somewhere I had seen in pictures & videos going back to the beginning of wavesailing!

Hey Paul, awesome vid as always great to see some drone footage of such an iconic and beautiful spot. Looking forward to upcoming season hope you can make it the trip up for the first event.

Flying Dutchman

1732 posts

27 Aug 2018 6:17pm

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OceanPitch said..

Flying Dutchman said..
Just came back from a windsurf trip to Oahu... was great to sail somewhere I had seen in pictures & videos going back to the beginning of wavesailing!

Hey Paul, awesome vid as always great to see some drone footage of such an iconic and beautiful spot. Looking forward to upcoming season hope you can make it the trip up for the first event.

Cheers OceanPitch.... yeah I'll see how I go.... If I have the time I may make the trip up north.....see what happens!

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