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I'm looking for recommendations regarding companies to send a board from Brisbane to either Wollongong or Melbourne.

Thanks

Bob

After having my car stolen (forget the magnetic keybox you put under the car) - the spotter on the hill took care of that, I use a surf lock. Usually, the surf lock containing the real key is locked inside the car, and the dummy key is worn on a lanyard out in the surf. Traveling, I take the SL OS t...

Hello Huie, I'd read in the CM about plans to stabilise the road using technology applied to Pisa's leaning tower. If this isn't what you are referring to, can you post a link so I can read about it? A search using 'Noosa " + "First Point" was too general. A while back they wanted to try an artifici...

It may seem miles away but it could & does happen here in Oz.

Check out the photos, some of the links or just sign the petition.

http://www2.swaylocks.com/forums/help-s ... about-crab


Bob

Mark, I've met Warren - he's a very good mat rider. I believe he has an alaia but doesn't surf it much. Warren follows some of the interviews that we have done. PM me with your e-mail address and I'll see what you were interested to ask warren and I'll see if it fits into the scope. I'm working on a...

Mical, Swell direction can make a lot of difference, however, if the banks are no good you just different direction closeouts. Look for creeks, small irregularities, slight bends in the coast. With swell direction there will refraction, so some spots on the same beach will be bigger or smaller than ...

The list of interviews has grown, with more to come. To see who has been interviewed go to: http://mypaipoboards.org/interviews/Paipo_Interviews.shtml Amongst the US interviewees are some Australians: Dick Ash Dr. Barry Hutchins Leigh Tingle If you can think of anyone with a story to tell about bell...

Don,

Thanks. I'll see what I can work out,

regards

Bob

Don, Thanks. I checked out: http://www.stormsurfing.com/cgi/display_alt.cgi?a=etoz_slp The legend at the bottom is: 0-15, 15-20, 20-25 etc. Is there a way to get exact wind strength , e.g 10 or 23 knots, or is a range the best I'll get? Are surface winds the same as windspeed at sea level? Lastly, t...

I know weather maps have information on wind speed for a weather system and duration for which winds have been blowing can be inferred, however, is there a more precise source for this information?

Suggestions are appreciated,

Bob

Geoff,

A very useful paper you have written. Good luck with the exhibition.


Bob

Geoff,

I tried to open the URL you sent at home & work without success. I get a message:

Firefox can't find the server at surfresearch.com.au or else I get taken to this siet:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_ ... r_Protocol

Any suggestions?

Bb

Puurri,

have you checked Rod's paipo site lately ( I posted my e-mail address in reply to your post)? I was interested in communicating about your knowledge of bellyboards in Oz etc.

regards

Bob

Thanks all. Great suggestions. I have been trying to learn a stats program called R and have now a function that does all this and developed a spreadsheet of coordinates for the east coast (mainly) which I can then use to measure distances to a weather system.

Thanks again,

bob

Hello, Dick Ash is indeed the creator of the bellybogger. He made a version in the 70s and another in the 90s and continues to make them. In the near future there will be an interview with Dick at: http://www.rodndtube.com/paipo/interviews/Paipo_Interviews.shtml For lots of posts on paipo see: http:...

Hello,

Does anyone know if there is such a thing as a nautical mile/knot distance calculator. For example, I was wondering if there is a way to calculate the nautical distance between two sets of coordinates.

Any assistance is appreciated,

regards

Bob

Hello,

Has anyone heard of a guy called Terry Gallagher from Woolongong. He used to surf the Boneyard and somewhere called Rockpool Reef. In a blurb from the 90s it said he'd been bellyboarding since the early 60s so he wouldn't be a young guy.

Any suggestions or ideas are appreciated,

Bob