next time if you write a long post, mark everything and copy it before you submit the message. This way it is saved and you just copy it in a new message. This is a security setting so it happens. Sorry for that. And thx for sharing the stories with us. This will help others to be more precautious....

Nice info, but posting images like that as a guest borders on spam, as you might have an interest in kiteforum dot net.

It's simple netiquette.

Let's not forget about pride. If you take the time to work with a shaper and spec out a board for yourself, are you going to say you don't like it afterwards, or that it is comparable (or worse) than a production board that may have the same overal characteristics? In a double-blind comparison, most...

the wind is rarely offshore, not when i have been there, a bunch ot times. I think it is slightly offshore when there are cold fronts from the north. Not sure, mamakawama, can you confirm? Typically side-onshore. I'm not sure on what the correct terminologies are for the weather. I'm just used to h...

Ahh, ok, I was there for that. I can see the water in front of Tukan beach from my house

Damn, when was that taken? I've been on the beach in Sweden around Halmstad. Whadidimiss?

Holbox definitely rocks. Take some books to read, for sure!

how about a black midget?

I'm going to have to reprogram the 100,000 post prognosticulator script I was working on. sheesh.

I'm assuming:

posts=0 was around September 2001
posts=50,000 was when? (last contest winning date?)
posts= +/- 80,000 is now.

Need to guess date posts=100,000

downloarding the divx codec will put something called GATOR on your computer. it is a spyware that tracks where you go and throws pop ups ads constantly. i had to run ad-aware to get it cleaned off my system. Downloading it won't do anything. You have to install it, and you can get around having Ga...