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Do you have some sample stones to share? Your triangle shape with finger hooks looks like a good design.

@@skipper_chris I am glad that you agree with my design. I can send you some stones. How can you provide me with your mailing address? I replied to you here yesterday because the email reply was deleted.

@@skipper_chris Oh, now I have put my email address on my UA-cam channel. Please send your mailing address to my email

@@SkipperstonesMaker You can send me an email at christopherjmagoon@gmail.com

These skips are all my engineered concrete stones

Such great boards. Best part is I got this one for free from a guy giving it away saying "does anyone use this oldschool gear anymore" ha ha! I now have a mint condition Flow 105, a bit more float for me and also an amazing board

I'm on an Equipe XR after moving back to the US. Amazing board! Like the One Design but significantly lighter. I totally agree - modern boards may have some advantages in a small range of conditions, but these longboards can do pretty much anything and get you out on the water as many days as possible. Perfect for the more varied wind conditions we get on the lakes here in New England. I just need to get some bigger sails, I'm mostly on a 7.5 or 9 but I really miss the 11 I had in NZ... Blasting on the Equipe XR, last day of the season here in mid November: ua-cam.com/video/mXJstHJiNhQ/v-deo.html

@@skipper_chris There are plenty 12m2 sails going for cheap because they were ruled out of Formula sailing for some reason. Get one sent to you. Its really worth it.

That would be pretty bad. Good thing I retrieve my man made rocks after skipping, otherwise that would be a huge waste of all the time I put into making them. Even when I've had to swim in 50 degree water, sink into stinking mud flats, or walk through cyanobacteria blooms, I’d get my rocks back to skip again. But yes, despite my best efforts I occasionally lose a rock. A piece of concrete, left on the bottom of a pond or estuary. Think of a concrete buoy anchor, or abridge abutment, or a dam. There’s lots of man made objects in the water making much more of an impact. Also, not to disappoint, but the lakes I’m doing skipping practice on are not the pristine New Zealand water you’re probably picturing. Blue lake, despite having somewhat clear water, is basically a tiny motorboat and jet ski park. Rotorua is fed by some pristine natural springs…and also a few toxic geothermal streams as well as the wastewater treatment plant. I wouldn't dream of throwing one of these man made rocks out into the pristine lakes of the south island. Luckily down there, natural stones are easy to find.

I really liked the old Gaastra Flow. Compared to a very cambered modern 8 meter with a lot of twist off, the old 7.5 had more power and felt nicer on the board. The 11 meter that I used is also a relatively modern style sail with a ton of twist off, but it sailed great. I think that sail was so big the center of lift winds up being well suited to an old longboard. I did also sail for about a year with the original One Design sail. Easy to rig, super light, but impossible to control in overpowered conditions due to its complete lack of any twist off and super stiff mast. I believe they are making some new sails specific for longboards, so that could be worth looking into as well.

Well at least I had the unofficial man made record for about a year. Still amazed by Alex Lewis's incredible throw! Going to take a lot more practice to get there.

I'll look at getting the files uploaded for the next video I put out

Indeed! What a coincidence, and a great surprise for both of us!

Yeah! Was great meeting him. What an amazing coincidence!

Stone skipping = skip counting. Stone skimming = distance

Obviously not. He's throwing toxic paint into the lakes and I don't believe he recovers every single one of them. Not like the rocks always go where you intend.

Glad you enjoyed! It takes a while to get used to these longboards, but I think its well worth the effort! My main piece of advice would be to get that mast track all the way back (and raise the centerboard) if you want to go fast, and get it forward to go upwind or deal with overpowered conditions.

@@skipper_chris Thanks for the info. I've had some other guys tell me the same thing but it's a slow progression for me. I just started windsurfing seriously about 2 years ago and being a heavier guy (about 210 lbs) I've been using the centerboard as a crutch for way too long. It' about time I tried. Keep making vidoes...they're really helpful ! I do have one question. Is there a specific speed on the One Design where you generally lose all control and can't sail any faster unless the Centerboard is kicked up completely? I feel as if I've been at this threshold for some time now and was wondering if it was based on speed or rider weight to determine when the centerboard can no longer be used ? Just curious. It's hard for us guys who've never really had formal instruction on these boards. Also: Are you the Gooner Longboards guy ??? I just noticed in one of the other comments and I've seen some of those videos, as well.

​@@wlyounce375 There is a speed where the centerboard will very rapidly develop enough force to hydrofoil itself out of the water - which makes for a very exiting fall as the board twists right out from under you! This will happen right around when you start to plane, so your weight will play in a bit. I'm around 210 lbs as well, so even these big boards feel small sometimes. Your ability to control and prevent this will depend on the wind speed, sail size, fin, mast track, and foot position. At 2:49 I'm using the centerboard all the way down and mast almost all the way forward with my feet in the forward footsraps to rail the board over to the leeward side - this is useful to get upwind and maximize speed. That's an advanced technique that will take a while to get to. For starting, keeping the centerboard partway down will help with balance and getting upwind and won't slow you down too much in non-planing conditions. In low wind you can stand further forward on the board to keep it from sinking the tail. As you start to go faster, the fin will provide enough stability and you can start kicking the centerboard further up , moving the mast track back, and moving further towards the tail. And yeah, I'm also the GoonerLongboards channel. You can find some of my really early days of windsurfing there. Just keep sailing and having fun and you'll continue to learn and progress. I didn't have anyone to learn from for a long time so have just been messing around with feeling what works and what doesn't.

@@skipper_chris I have definitely felt this transition … but never moved past it. I have felt the center board “teeter” as you could say and have struggled to keep the board balanced while the foil begins to “foil”. It almost feels like the dagger should have a foil so it could plane everything up… We’ll, obviously, that’s not the directive with these longboards so I need to focus as you say on moving my center of effort towards the rear (kicking up the dagger) and start driving off the rear fin. I’m just not quite there yet. Thanks for all the tips…very much appreciated

I'm around 215 lbs and have all three of those boards. My Competition is the 1980's TCS version, I have the IMCO OD, and I also have a Mistral Equipe II XR. I've found generally that the Competition is my beater (Go-To) board when all hell breaks loose and I just HAVE to get in the water. I've used it in a few tropical storms and it's softer rails are user-friendly. That said, I generally use the Equipe II XR full-time due to the higher volume (which is similar to a Superlight II) in all winds up to about 20 knots, where it's more justifiable to take the IMCO due to its smaller volume and uncanny ability to cut through chop. They're all great boards, I love them all... and wouldn't trade any of them.

Glad you enjoyed!

You can use any sand you find, you'll just have lighter weight rocks. They won't skip as far, but they will still work fine. You will need to find portland cement or possibly plaster of paris, any hardware store or home improvement store should have it. You don't need the clay, it just improves the workability slightly. Without a mold, you can just squish a ball of the mixture flat and smooth out the edges.

These are custom made concrete "stones" that match the weight and density of a natural rock, but in a consistent and repeatable shape. I explain the process in some of my other videos ua-cam.com/video/PV1G1sBqfM8/v-deo.html

Around 10 knots with occasionally higher gusts. Just enough for the odd whitecap out on the open lake!

Measuring on google maps, they were about 85, 90, and 95 meters...roughly. No distance records today, but some great skips!

@@skipper_chris right on. it looked like a fun back wall to shoot at and a nice event overall. thanks for the info and keep on a skippn!