The first unit was taped onto the deck of the board , it washed off and was lost, it was a fast session too, (on vid D11-9)
I’m getting leery of the radio waves entering my body so am going to attach the unit to the nose of the board (this will give a better chance of a reading while in the tube lol) this should be ok as even if the board is lost it will never reach a high speed without the weight of the rider on board.
Our results have been really consistent btw, apart from one spike of 2000 kph plus
Comp wise a speed comp could be held in a variety of ways during existing heats. . . it wouldn’t interrupt the normal procedure and could be optional to enter, maybe highest speed for the whole comp. . . serendipitous much like a best tube but that’s the nature of surfing. Might have to have some top of the line gear though otherwise we might have Slater suing Irons over a spike or something !
I’m getting leery of the radio waves entering my body so am going to attach the unit to the nose of the board (this will give a better chance of a reading while in the tube lol) this should be ok as even if the board is lost it will never reach a high speed without the weight of the rider on board. ……
Roy…
Yes, your body does absorb the (micro-power) GPS signals–just put your thumb over the antenna area of the Gecko and watch the unit indicate the loss of satellite signals as they’re absorbed by your thumb. But the radio waves are present any time one or more GPS satellites are in your ‘view’. It doesn’t depend on the presence/absence of a GPS receiver. Best (least expensive) ways to avoid them when out on the ocean include: (1) staying way back in the tube, (2) spending most of your time underwater (e.g. duck diving), or (3) if you’re primarily worried about brain exposure, with the high frequencies and short wavelengths involved lining your helmet with a conductor (e.g. aluminum foil) would probably work. Or you could just keep your head underwater
I was speaking of Slalom waterskiing, I ski in the 20s because I am a novice, but I’ve seen a friend of ours going fullout and falling, he did a few flips before settling. The force ripped his foot right out of the boot. Small chop is very hard to handle at those speeds. Anything over 4" or so just pounds you. I’ve fallen off of tubes at that speed, and you get very sore after a few falls, I’ve hurt my neck tumbling off of flipping tubes.
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I’ve tubed at 35mph before behind a boat, and it’s dang fast. Falling HURTS. That’s faster than slalom skiers go.
Uhm, I think that would be a fairly techical slamom skiing. Recreational alpine skiing WO the gates you can go much faster. Downhill skiing, double that speed and then some. Still, it sounds damn fast on a surfboard. Although highly irrelevant as it’s a very personal thing, anyone go eyewatering fast on a surfboard? I’ve never been close
I’ve been watching this thread with a giant grin as well. I think you should build one of Roy’s speed machines Benny. I’ve wanted to but am extremely limited by space for building and storage once it’s done. Just had so sell my other shortboard just to make room for my new one with the Surftrux. The only other thing that’s really held me back is that I can’t figure out where in the world to surf a thrusterbuster around here. Roy, you sure seem to have an outstanding understanding for how your boards move in a crowd, but I can just imagine really hurting someone with one of those things. Maybe at Its beach, where the canoe guys sometimes surf? Anyway, I’d love to see one built over here. Something along the lines of the squidtail? Care to give us dimensions and outline for your fastest board Roy? Just for an idea of what someone over here would be getting into.
You know...I'm getting damn tempted to build one of these things myself.
Rooster…you got any extra balsa or paulonia lying around? Maybe I can take up a Norcal collection…
Forget building the board… I think there’s only one shaper qualified to make those at the moment. How about a field trip to Roy’s neck of the woods instead. Then we can see for ourselves how phenominal these boards are… clear up this matter once and for all.
