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elmo

8890 posts

elmo

WA, 8890 posts

10 Feb 2007 8:46pm

I have a simple solution to this problem of rule interpretation:

Give way to Elmo
Give your Waves to Elmo
Stay clear of Elmo (it's safer for all concerned)
Do not sail better than Elmo (This is a toughy)
Do not use Elmo as a gybe marker
Do not laugh at Elmo's wave sailing technique (no matter how funny it looks)
Do not attempt to use Elmo as a puppet (insertion of a hand is NOT appreciated)

There yo go eeeeeeeaaaaassy

Kremlin

418 posts

Kremlin

418 posts

10 Feb 2007 8:53pm

Comrade Elmo
What about insertion of board when you making mistake on my wave as some one charging on through ?
This is accidental but very funny for the laughing of it none of the less

elmo

8890 posts

elmo

WA, 8890 posts

10 Feb 2007 8:56pm

quote:
Originally posted by Kremlin

Comrade Elmo
What about insertion of board when you making mistake on my wave as some one charging on through ?
This is accidental but very funny for the laughing of it none of the less

Comrade Kremlin

Happy to clarify

Refer rule 1

Give way to Elmo

Mark _australia

23647 posts

Mark _australia

WA, 23647 posts

10 Feb 2007 10:26pm

Yeah but what about if I gybe on the wave the same time as you, but because the swell is coming at an angle to the shore then that means the downwind sailor saw it first but you are upwind and then when we get to the reef then it breaks closer to me but you are pointing higher and then another guy heading out wants to jump near you so he wants you to give the wave to me, and so I yell at you "**** off" in German and then we get confused cos the break doesn't follow international rules???

Huh? Huh? what then?

I think I took too much of my painkillers. Ankle is coming good though thanks for asking I love you all

decrepit

12872 posts

decrepit

WA, 12872 posts

10 Feb 2007 10:28pm

Mark didn't you like my little pink bum?????

elmo

8890 posts

elmo

WA, 8890 posts

10 Feb 2007 10:35pm

quote:
Originally posted by Mark _australia

Yeah but what about if I gybe on the wave the same time as you, but because the swell is coming at an angle to the shore then that means the downwind sailor saw it first but you are upwind and then when we get to the reef then it breaks closer to me but you are pointing higher and then another guy heading out wants to jump near you so he wants you to give the wave to me, and so I yell at you "**** off" in German and then we get confused cos the break doesn't follow international rules???

Huh? Huh? what then?

I think I took too much of my painkillers. Ankle is coming good though thanks for asking I love you all

Mr Mark,

This is a bit trickier than Mr Kremlin's scenario.

For this particular case study you would need to apply both

Rule 2
Give your Waves to Elmo
and Rule 3
Stay clear of Elmo

Rule 3 has basically been designed to protect the other Punters.

Trust this gives sufficient information to your query

decrepit

12872 posts

decrepit

WA, 12872 posts

10 Feb 2007 10:44pm

Ahh the dog's back guess he didn't

elmo

8890 posts

elmo

WA, 8890 posts

10 Feb 2007 10:51pm

quote:
Originally posted by decrepit

Ahh the dog's back guess he didn't

Theres something about that dog which excites me

Mark _australia

23647 posts

Mark _australia

WA, 23647 posts

10 Feb 2007 10:51pm

Elmo, seems you have not shared a wave with Mr Yuk Foo, he give you very special wave sharing experience

Decrep, I am not sure I want to see your little pink bum so I am not sure that I can offer any answer to that question (which I am hoping... so, so hoping) was hypothetical.

Can we end this thread before it degenerates any futher into the gayness that is the kite forum.....

elmo

8890 posts

elmo

WA, 8890 posts

10 Feb 2007 10:56pm

quote:
Originally posted by Mark _australia

Elmo, seems you have not shared a wave with Mr Yuk Foo, he give you very special wave sharing experience

Decrep, I am not sure I want to see your little pink bum so I am not sure that I can offer any answer to that question (which I am hoping... so, so hoping) was hypothetical.

Can we end this thread before it degenerates any futher into the gayness that is the kite forum.....

Ahhh Mr Yuk Foo and me have spent many a messy night together, but this is a family forum so I can't divulge details here.

Needless to say he is one sick puppy, it's possibly why that dog excites me

decrepit

12872 posts

decrepit

WA, 12872 posts

11 Feb 2007 12:31am

quote:
Originally posted by Mark _australia

Decrep, I am not sure I want to see your little pink bum so I am not sure that I can offer any answer to that question (which I am hoping... so, so hoping) was hypothetical.

Can we end this thread before it degenerates any futher into the gayness that is the kite forum.....

Guess you missed my post on the other thread, where you wodered about the abilities of photo shop to make your ass smaller and less orange.
I had a go with "The Gimp" instead, my open source alternative to photoshop and posted it here.
www.seabreeze.com.au/gallery/gallery.asp?imageid=3443

It's smaller & more pink.

So after you check it out, by all means draw this thread to a close.

Greenroom

7608 posts

Greenroom

WA, 7608 posts

11 Feb 2007 1:43am

quote:
Originally posted by Mark _australia
Can we end this thread before it degenerates any futher into the gayness that is the kite forum.....

Be careful Mark what you say you might get Gestie calling you intolerant

Wineman

NSW

1412 posts

Wineman

NSW, 1412 posts

11 Feb 2007 1:58pm

mark,

the dog gets me every time.
Put a big photo in the gallery - so I can scare my daughter[}:)]

Leech

1933 posts

Leech

WA, 1933 posts

11 Feb 2007 8:08pm

quote:
Originally posted by mineral1

Laurie, Laurie,Laurie, Laurie, laurieeeeee,Laurieeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Can you please set the forum on windsurfing so, any of our fine upstanding pillars of society, be it male or female, who start to type in any topic related to "Wavesailing rules of right of way" ever ever ever ever ever again, their screen does a melt down, and their lap top/desk top hard drive is rendered nuit [}:)]

mineral

If you don't like it, don't read it.

mineral1

4564 posts

mineral1

WA, 4564 posts

11 Feb 2007 8:12pm

Leach

Ya done OK, 3 pages

Mineral

elmo

8890 posts

elmo

WA, 8890 posts

11 Feb 2007 8:12pm

quote:
Originally posted by Leech

quote:
Originally posted by mineral1

Laurie, Laurie,Laurie, Laurie, laurieeeeee,Laurieeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Can you please set the forum on windsurfing so, any of our fine upstanding pillars of society, be it male or female, who start to type in any topic related to "Wavesailing rules of right of way" ever ever ever ever ever again, their screen does a melt down, and their lap top/desk top hard drive is rendered nuit [}:)]

mineral

If you don't like it, don't read it.

You wait till the Mineral man gets back into the waves.

Leech

1933 posts

Leech

WA, 1933 posts

11 Feb 2007 8:21pm

Sorry Mineral1 didn't mean to get so snappy, was gonna add a reason to back up why I reckon this thread's been worthwhile.

I, for one, have learnt a lot about right of way. Most importantly is that different people have different ideas of who has the right of way (which has cleared up my confusion from sailing at Lancelin and not being able to figure out a pattern).

We have also had input from locals at a few different places and established the guidelines for these breaks.

Three pages, yeah it's a lot, and we will never have a consensus. But to recommend that the topic never ever be discussed? Nah. It's a windsurfing topic on a windsurfing forum.

mineral1

4564 posts

mineral1

WA, 4564 posts

11 Feb 2007 8:30pm

Leech, your doing OK, was just cranking it into the topic, pay no attention when I wind ya up. I didn’t take offence with your come back.

Mate, takes a lot to get on the wrong side of me

Life too short to carry a grudge, anyway we got too much windsurfing to do

Mineral

Elmo, gee ta mate

LMFAO

Mark _australia

23647 posts

Mark _australia

WA, 23647 posts

11 Feb 2007 9:13pm

Wine-o and other ugly dog lovers..... now added to pics. Description is "dog" (wow!)

RayQ

638 posts

RayQ

WA, 638 posts

13 Feb 2007 10:23pm

If the first guy in the line up doesnt take the first wave , then you can challenge him for the next one if it would have been your turn, then rule applies: the guy closest to the critical section gets it, a battle of will and skill.
If you cant spot waves out the back , you become second class any way.
gyebing into the wave upwind, ignor the guy and push him off when hes come down to you.
All ends in big screeming sesh caus every one thinks their right.

Ray

Ps: what about kites surfers on waves ?????

mineral1

4564 posts

mineral1

WA, 4564 posts

13 Feb 2007 11:00pm

quote:
Originally posted by RayQ
Ps: what about kites surfers on waves ?????

What are they/them things, never heard of such nanamals, somebody back at the beach holding a line and flying a kite out over the waves

Must be boring as all bat sh1t

and if it drops the kite'll get wet and bugger it, wont it?
Mineral

shark

361 posts

shark

WA, 361 posts

15 Feb 2007 1:12am

I cant believe this has dragged on for 3 pages!
Here in WA where it is somewhere near sideshore always, first on the wave should have right of way.
Tough s..t if your trogging or stalling.
Theres always room for courtesy though, but its extended from he who was on it first.

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