I remember that wetsuit add! There was a rumor circulating that it
was
touched up to look a little less skin tight for the provincial US
adds. ;*)
Maybe O'neil needs to look to Angelina Jolie for some new wetsuit
adds.
-Craig (sponored by the UWA with beers and swag)
On Apr 18, 7:11=C2=A0pm, "weed...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" <weed...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Apr 18, 4:34=EF=BF=BDpm, Glenn Woodell <lets...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
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>
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> > Sponsor****p has many definitions as you have just outlined. When I
> > speak of my situation I don't use that term. I call myself a shop
> > level team rider for X shop and Y manufacturer.
>
> > In my case I get a good discount on new sails and rig components but
> > in order to make it work I have to roll it over every year and try to
> > sell it for close to what I paid for it. I always lose a little but
> > I'm always on new gear and can help with the development of new gear
> > by re****ting directly with the sailmaker and the distributor which is
> > pretty exciting.
>
> > Glenn
>
> > On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:18:44 -0700 (PDT), Bill <obxB...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > wrote:
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> > >Most of you know me though OBX Beach Life and the Hatteras re****ts,
> > >but I have always had this question about "sponsor****p."
=EF=BF=BDOver =
the
> > >years, I have received free gear, and paid for it. =EF=BF=BDSometimes
p=
aid
> > >higher prices, sometimes lower. =EF=BF=BDBut I was wondering what
reall=
y
> > >defines "sponsor****p?" =EF=BF=BDI guess that getting all your gear
for =
free
> > >constitutes that you "work" for your gear by actively competing,
> > >promoting the equipment, and getting your name out there. =EF=BF=BDDo
y=
ou
> > >"own" it or do you "trade it in" for new stuff when needed?
=EF=BF=BDAl=
so
> > >there are levels, with sponsor****p driven by a local shop or directly
> > >by the manufacturer. =EF=BF=BDIs sponsor****p also a "paid" status
where=
not
> > >only do you get free gear, but also a paycheck from a sponsor?
=EF=BF=
=BDI
> > >assume this is true for competitive pros who make a living
> > >windsurfing, but for the majority of expert/pro skill level sailors
> > >out there that do not make a living at it, what do you get?
>
> > >I wanted to put this out there as a discussion topic to see what you
> > >all think of sponsor****p and what it entails.
>
> > >Bill
> > >www.obxbeachlife.com
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> In the early 80's hey day there were teams of manufacture sponsored
> team riders that toured the country/world, i.e. HiFly Team, F2 team,
> Mistral Team, etc. Some team riders had different sail company
> sponsor****p. All would turn in the equipment at the end of the year
> for new free equipment the following year.
>
> By the late nineties, early 2000 anyone getting a small discount were
> calling themselves team riders which I guess in a way could be true.
> More like local shop team rider.
>
> So I guess you could say there is two types of sponsor****p. The pro
> level and the local level where someone may get a discount on
> equipment. For awhile in the early 2000's I had some friends that were
> called "technicians" were they were given free equipment, and a
> territory to let people try their equipment.
>
> LOL... actually, I knew a young lady in the 80's that was fully
> sponsored by a board company, wetsuit company with a full back page
> photo of her in the wetsuit with a major windsurf magazine and
> couldn't jibe if the wind got over 15 mph. It didn't hurt the she was
> knockout gorgeous. She later went on and married a world class/famous
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