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mineral1

4564 posts

mineral1

WA, 4564 posts

17 Jan 2009 11:52am

elmo said...

For those who don't believe that's me gybing ie those who know me

Here's the Splattered Elmo compilation from the same day

SNEFU

Thats not realy Elmo, he got hold of my gybe films[}:)]

nebbian

6277 posts

nebbian

WA, 6277 posts

17 Jan 2009 11:55am

That last one is GOLD

elmo

8890 posts

elmo

WA, 8890 posts

17 Jan 2009 12:09pm

nebbian said...

That last one is GOLD

Yep, that one was muppetism at it best

hardie

4133 posts

hardie

WA, 4133 posts

17 Jan 2009 12:24pm

OK that last one made up for it

snides8

1731 posts

snides8

WA, 1731 posts

17 Jan 2009 1:30pm

absolutely made my day that last 1! what a classic! its going to take some time before i loose the smile on my face..well done elmo and possibly the most fitting background music ever !

ps that underhand grip at the gybe is the key to your muppet successs!!

Roo

882 posts

Roo

882 posts

17 Jan 2009 1:55pm

It's all a hoax...there's no way that's Elmo jibing, his arms aren't red and furry!

grumplestiltskin

2331 posts

grumplestiltskin

WA, 2331 posts

17 Jan 2009 2:04pm

this is why I dont come to Hardies anymore .... my kookness and gybing style has rubbed off on you Elmo.

PS: with the amount of time your spending in the water, you need to invest in some rainex for your lens

MintoxGT

975 posts

MintoxGT

WA, 975 posts

17 Jan 2009 2:32pm

Very good Mo, keep em comming.

Cheers GT

snake

46 posts

snake

WA, 46 posts

17 Jan 2009 4:29pm

Was great to meet you the other day Elmo! Nice vidz there, I especially like the music to the first one.

Lao my usual technique is front arm under, close eyes, throw sail vigorously, jump into opposite straps and hope the sail arrives in the right spot

. Really fast gybes are a game of chance for me

decrepit

12872 posts

decrepit

WA, 12872 posts

17 Jan 2009 7:10pm

Snake, try switching front hand to over, just before you gybe, It improved my gybes when I did that.

Dr Speed

68 posts

Dr Speed

68 posts

18 Jan 2009 5:59am

swoosh said...

elmo said...

swoosh said...

hey elmo where did you get the cam and how much did it cost? I am considering getting one, they look like they do a good job.

www.launchhelmetcams.com/self-contained/helmet-hero-wide

btw can you put a larger SD card in them for longer record times? I think its 1 hour with a 2gb SD card.. and they are only like $15 now.. so I was thinking of getting a 4 or 8GB sd card, just not sure if it would be compatible...

I put in a 8 GB card - and it works. Its a transcend HD SC

Rip In Gale

QLD

36 posts

Rip In Gale

QLD, 36 posts

18 Jan 2009 12:36pm

elmo said...

Don't know why you tube pixelated the hell out of it though

Try adding &fmt=18 to the end of the url.

elmo

8890 posts

elmo

WA, 8890 posts

18 Jan 2009 12:55pm

Rip In Gale said...

elmo said...

Don't know why you tube pixelated the hell out of it though

Try adding &fmt=18 to the end of the url.

"

&fmt=18"

I have Firefox scripted to bring up the high qual versions as standard (same as vids I post).
It's just the last 3 which I have loaded have been reduced and pixelated by Youtube quite severely, the first one at the top of the thread did not seem anywhere near as affected.

whippingboy

1104 posts

whippingboy

WA, 1104 posts

18 Jan 2009 3:10pm

Mmmmm,
with the number of helmet cams out there now, I see a whole new web site being created. (Don't forget to attach it properly, there's already 1 GoPro hero at the bottom of the Indian Ocean)

I'd call it the Muppet show, but I think it might be taken

ka43

NSW

3101 posts

ka43

NSW, 3101 posts

22 Jan 2009 12:06am

Great stuff Elmo.

Just wish we had those conditions, long runs, flat and shallow water and consistent wind that doesnt go from 5 to 30 knots in 5 metrer wide bands.
Just wait until Chris and I unleash our soon to be patented chop killer!!!!!!!
Pat Pending

elmo

8890 posts

elmo

WA, 8890 posts

21 Jan 2009 10:20pm

The fish eye lense covers a multitude of sins

Some of that chop is getting over 12" high

on a really bad day out in the middle it can get to just over knee high

elmo

8890 posts

elmo

WA, 8890 posts

5 Feb 2009 12:39pm

Here's the latest installment

Cavitated the fin @36knots yesterday, one happy little muppet

Turn up the volume

mineral1

4564 posts

mineral1

WA, 4564 posts

5 Feb 2009 2:31pm

Good run til the fin let go,

should have done what you did and taken the small board out of the bag, but was too tin fruited by then and would have probably bunged it, if I had.
See you next visit.

graceman

323 posts

graceman

WA, 323 posts

5 Feb 2009 4:52pm

That looks like a PWA sail, you joined

Love the muppet cams keep em coming

sick_em_rex

NSW

1601 posts

sick_em_rex

NSW, 1601 posts

5 Feb 2009 9:21pm

Love it Elmo, one of ya best mate

I can so empathise with you, in fact if not for the gaylord gloves I could swear it was me

elmo

8890 posts

elmo

WA, 8890 posts

5 Feb 2009 7:44pm

Don't knock the gaylord gloves, I very much appreciated them yesterday as I didn't hit the speed run till after I'd racked up 90km's already

Masturbation is no longer classed as S&M thanks to the gloves

firiebob

3182 posts

firiebob

WA, 3182 posts

5 Feb 2009 7:58pm

Great Vids Elmo, the last one I had to turn volume right up to catch what you were saying

evets

685 posts

evets

WA, 685 posts

5 Feb 2009 10:00pm

Great videos Elmo, thanks for sharing those with us. For all of the crashes at least you could have been able to sail afterwards

elmo

8890 posts

elmo

WA, 8890 posts

5 Feb 2009 11:45pm

Regarding clarity of the videos, Youtube have changed something.

Down the bottom right hand corner of the screen there is an arrow pointing up, click on that the select the HQ button from the list.

The vid should now come out in the same clarity it went in

MintoxGT

975 posts

MintoxGT

WA, 975 posts

6 Feb 2009 12:05am

Thats very cool mate, thanks, oh I like potty mouths

Bristol

ACT

347 posts

Bristol

ACT, 347 posts

6 Feb 2009 10:37am

Wonderful videos, Elmo. This view is what's missing from "The Windsurfing Movie", as good as it is. Have the directors approached you yet for their sequel?

Might have to change the G rating, however.

Goo Screw

VIC

269 posts

Goo Screw

VIC, 269 posts

6 Feb 2009 8:02pm

Stick with the 5.8 mate it will blow the hell out of your RS4 every time.
Liked the vid potty boy(spinouts are an experience not a travesty).
Remember to do your zipper up when out in public!

samOZ

86 posts

samOZ

WA, 86 posts

8 Feb 2009 2:00am

Eh Elmo, I just realised that you had that post on seabreeze
That was great, I had such a good time viewing everything, great job... I love your laugh when Joe fail in the gybe, I love your last fail in last vid, so cool.
Thanks for the good time and keep the good work

hardie

4133 posts

hardie

WA, 4133 posts

8 Feb 2009 8:08am

samOZ said...

... I love your laugh when Joe fail in the gybe,

ka43

NSW

3101 posts

ka43

NSW, 3101 posts

8 Feb 2009 12:05pm

Elmo, those words you utter when the fin lets go, is that a muppet dialect??
I always thought it was "windsurfer speak", I do it all the time.

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