"MoreForce4" is the internet handle of a Canadian windsurfing archaelogist living in Victoria, British Columbia. The other day he posted this cool, first-person perspective video of a winter windsurfing session along Victoria's urban waterfront. The film was shot with a "GoPro Helmet Pro" camera, which is a funny name, and probably an even funnier looking device. The music isn't quite in line with my own hard-rock sensibilities, but I think the video came out great. Non-windsurfers, or those who haven't yet tried the sensational new "Kona Style" longboard will definitely get the sense of what it's like to fly over the waves on the big board.
Way to go "MoreForce4". I'll have to get myself one of those helmet cameras.
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Great video... I think I'm gonna pick me up one of them Kona's this year. Look like great fun...
Hey! I really liked the sea shanty music background. Maybe it's because I'm old enough to be your father. Hey...wait...I AM you father!
Aaron- The Kona is a good bet, especially if you don't already have a longboard.
Dad- After watching the video a couple times I'm starting to like the sea shanty music, too. :)
Here are couple of more videos about longboard wave sailing that I shot too with the gopro camera.
Here's Jeff Henderson
Here's me
In both videos the board is a 12.2 Starboard.
One more.
Scroll down to "longboarding with the superfreak".
Glad people like the video, I was hesitant about even putting it up! The water is pretty flat in that one: I'm usually in much bigger chop that would look better in a vid I think (especially when the Kona becomes airborn!)
Stan Rogers has a great traditional shanty that would go well for another of mine, or even one of Cammars: "Rolling Down to Old Maui". Its dates from the days when the Boston Whalers (the sailors, not the hockey players or sports fishing boats!) whaled up north then ran down the trades to warm up and chase girls in Hawaii. Great lyrics! If you listen on an mp3, 'our stunsl bones are carried away' means studding sail booms, rigged past the end of the square sail yards for extra grunt, have busted from being overpowered. When I heard him sing it live, and the lyrics "even now their big brown eyes look out" he reached both hands out at breast height..... I'm sure Cammar would relate....
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