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2006 kicked off with a fabulous 2 weeks in Tobago at Pigeon Point with the Boards magazine test team, as guesters, working hard to give feedback on this years collection of boards and sails...

Special thanks to Ian Leonard, Gregg Dunnett & Jem Hall for making the trip such a great experience and for all the advice...and songs... 

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Fishermen preparing to go to work, outside the hotel

In front of the hotel...

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View from our bedroom...

Hywel, Stuart and Jem discussing the virtues of good foot-strapping

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Ian and Gregg discussing what to do with the guesters

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when all the other guests had gone to bed, the Boards crew had a good old sing song...

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Cameron & Connor

RRD nicely powered

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Ian Duck Gybe sequence

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Kim, who managed the windsurf centre as well as repairing holes in hands

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Cameron & Stuart

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Ian promoting some magazine called 'boards'...

all the boards & sails had to be stored at the end of each day...joy

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Jem clearly claiming Victory for something

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Gregg, in the zone

Fisherman catching bait

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ian_duck_4.jpg (157505 bytes) Ian then carve gybed his board with no hands - impressive

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Lunch time chill out

 

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Hywel & Connor

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nice nose job

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test 1 board every 20 minutes...

Gregg surfing on the mini break outside the hotel before breakfast

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Boards crew and testers, Hywel, Stuart and Colin

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bait fishing

the throw the coconut game, with penalties...

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Ian's guitar came out more than once...by popular demand no less

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more friendly than other gestures

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Jem performing for the camera

that RRD again

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Hywel and Colin thinking about what to take out next

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Gregg and Ian still wondering what do do with this bunch of guesters...

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In God we trust...

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In God we trust...

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Jem relaxing at lunch time

 

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Connor getting some advice not eating rubbish and how great his press-ups were

Sun set from hotel room

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The entrance to windsurfers paradise

 

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Gregg & Connor off to match each other move for move

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Ghekko Flaka to start...

...quickly copied by Gregg

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Boards, boards everywhere...heaven!

Ian and Jem giving advice following a trip out to the reef

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Ian nicely powered up

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board change...nice shorts

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duck gybes became very popular

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out on the reef

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Nice rig flip sequence...

hand comes under to catch the rig...

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off for another hour or so

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duck gybe

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time for a breather

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sail setting

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The hotel

site of many cool beers

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pretty...noisy...

Con gets his next objectives from Jem

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hours of fun, just waiting

the only Red Nemesis Dog photo

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