nahhh

I just did SUP paddle tube clamped on to the boon end arms and gopro on that..... advantage is u can get it rearward more, even with wide angle I find the clew is too close on anything under 7m

My mate did hangers off each side then a cross piece with old TV aerial tube (I think...)

Way cheaper than the exorbitant price they charge for mounts.

I bought a genuine Clearview from Jerry at Chatham in Feb. Very happy with the quality, value for money and ease of use. Its specifically designed to be used with a GoPro, so the camera mounts perfectly and solidly, although I do use a zip tie as insurance just in case. I bought it to help with technique and the shooting angle is perfect for that. Highly recommend.

joe windsurf said..
no matter which mount you use ...
ideally need to put a safety line to somewhere else solid
as OP said - slam dunks, catapults, etc shake it up good
i too have lost a GoPro - when rushing to help a kiter

Go Pro , kiter , Go Pro , kiter , it's a tough one

After reading this thread a did a search and found this. Looks pretty simple and seems to work!

Mark _australia said..
Yup same deal as mine pretty much.
Virtually free......

Mark, how far beyond the clew have you made yours?

I used the Clew-view for years and still do. It has held up very well, taking plenty of abuse in hundreds of sessions. Definitely highly recommended.

I happen to know Jerry, the maker of the Clew-view, and windsurf with him occasionally. He still makes every single Clew-view himself on his CNC machine. He has also made windsurfing trophies for a lot of events in the US (not that there are that many). He's definitely not in it for the money, rather to share the stoke. Some shops have approached him about having the Clew-view manufactured in larger quantities in China, but that's not something he's interested in.

^^^ Yea mine similar with a checkout on one side of SUP shaft tube and just clamped and taped to boom.

BSN101, about 250mm past boom end and angled to look at the end of the batten below the boom (angle is pointing a lot more downwards than you think)

sailquik said..
After reading this thread a did a search and found this. Looks pretty simple and seems to work!

So how does the pole attach to the boom? Is it split or?? Or is it only half/ one side of a tube?

BSN101 said..
hi everyone. Sorry about a rehash of this topic but does anyone have recent experience with Clewview for mounting their gopro on the boom end, underside.

I've been using the ClewView for a couple years now. No issues yet. I like how easy it is to move from one boom to another if I have more than one rig set up, or put it on a friends rig.

BSN101 I run my gopro on a Flymount. Similar position to Magic. Just forward of clew reinforcing panel. Misses most of the spray n looks along the board thru the sail on opposite tack. Good pics from either tack.

its nice to have you back Mr Ride.

Sparky said..
its nice to have you back Mr Ride.

You guys are snoozin. Magic has been back for ages.

choco said..
Don't like the clew view makes my hips and stomach look twice the size

Try one of those nano siszed memory cards.

Capie said..

MagicRide said..

Is there a reason why you have the front strap so tight? Perhaps that's why you're taking your front foot out of the strap to gybe?

Yeah, that strap needs to be bigger, especially with booties. It's the dakine primo strap, not a fan of it. I have it set as big as it is. Going to get the regular dakine strap, when I go to Hood River this Summer.

As in previous posts, I have mentioned my knees are not the best so I wear those braces for stability. Having my front foot in the strap when I gybe puts a lot of stress on my knee, so that's why I take my front foot out, I have more freedom to move my front foot around on the board when gybing to accommodate my knee. If I had better knees, the front foot in the strap is the way to go. Yeah, I understand I can only get so much leverage to carve my gybe the way I do.