This is why we do what we do.

gene west · Post by **gene west** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 6:10 pm

MOW- love that photo-is it george?

markgnome · Post by **markgnome** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 9:19 pm

Cool pic!!

Man O' War · Post by **Man O' War** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 5:34 am

Yes, that is the one and only George, Honolua Bay 1967 by John Witzig. I have to thank Dale Solomonson for sending it to me.
Where Dale found it I don't know. But then Dale's amazing, a real magician... like Hart.

How do you like this one? I've posted it before but it's a collage done by Scott, frame grabs from Innermost Limits.
Talk about living on the edge.

Damien o · Post by **Damien o** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 4:55 pm

try

http://www.eastpacsurf.com/Short1.mpg

cheers Damien

Bintang Bob · Post by **Bintang Bob** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 5:41 pm

I stare open mouthed at how far he's got that thing up on the rail....and it looks like the fin's still in...

Bill E. · Post by **Bill E.** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 6:02 pm

I stare open mouthed at how far he's got that thing up on the rail....and it looks like the fin's still in...

I look and squint and look some more... I see NO fins on that early spoon.

I think the only reason it is up on the rail soo high is that is all he has

W.G. Facenda · Post by **W.G. Facenda** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 6:44 pm

round bottom, rolled WAY up on rail with that long flex fin maxing!! Beautiful ,low center of gravity hard driving surfing....40 yrs ago.This photo and others spawned 100's( including me at 13 yrs old) of new kneeriders with a new vision of surfing.

Man O' War · Post by **Man O' War** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 6:51 pm

John knows. With the wide tail, a spoon feels like it's starting to spin out on bottom turns. The fin is giving way,
the tail is giving way, and it feels for a second like it's going. But then comes the slingshot. If the wave is big
enough and you're going fast enough (above), the fin breaks out but by that point there's already been a
transition to the rail, a glass edge about the same thickness as a fin (below). It engages and takes over.
I don't know if Greenough knew all that before he built the board but if he did, the word genius definitely applies.

Damien o · Post by **Damien o** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 8:03 pm

Sorry

the shots actually can be found as a part of the following movie

http://www.eastpacsurf.com/Short2.mpg

In looking at this movie you will see most of the fin out of the water as the rail bites into the wave[/img]

Man O' War · Post by **Man O' War** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 4:47 am

Damien, you sure that link is ok? I can't get it to work -- blank screen with "done" at the bottom???

rick mottola · Post by **rick mottola** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:38 am

i tried downloading it and when i open the file it says "error: this is not a movie file"

Damien o · Post by **Damien o** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:51 pm

OK, go to

http://www.elecard.com/download/index.php

download the Elecard MPEG Player v 4.0.4 and install it.

Click on the link to the mpg files

http://www.eastpacsurf.com/Short2.mpg

and try to run it using the Elecard player. I have broadband so I saved it to my local drive. Unfortunately the short 2 mpeg file is 88meg in size.

The Elecard player is specifically developed for mpeg & mpeg2 files.

Hopefully you will get the movie. cheers Damien

Damien o · Post by **Damien o** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:56 pm

I looked around my hard drive and I have a 5meg version of the video.

I have emailed a copy to Don and requested him to post it .... or PM me with an email address and I will email it to you ,just the GG section

cheers Damien

rick mottola · Post by **rick mottola** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 4:01 am

got it to work, thanks.

red · Post by **red** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:21 pm

I don't know whether you already had a link to this vid. It's the KSA promotional vid posted on youtube but easily accessed from the KSA site (about 2/3 down the page - hit the play button)
http://www.kneeboardsurfaustralia.com/titset.htm
http://www.kneeboardsurfaustralia.com/titset.htm

A lot of it is competition footage. Darn, now I realise why it's so hard to make the finals at a KSA comp!

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