On Apr 20, 11:48=C2=A0am, Craig Goudie <ccgou...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I remember that wetsuit add! =C2=A0There was a rumor circulating that it
> was
> touched up to look a little less skin tight for the provincial US
> adds. =C2=A0;*)
>
> Maybe O'neil needs to look to Angelina Jolie for some new wetsuit
> adds.
>
> -Craig =C2=A0(sponored by the UWA with beers and swag)
>
> On Apr 18, 7:11=C2=A0pm, "weed...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" <weed...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> > On Apr 18, 4:34=EF=BF=BDpm, Glenn Woodell <lets...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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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.
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> > > Glenn
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> > > 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=BDOve=
r the
> > > >years, I have received free gear, and paid for it.
=EF=BF=BDSometimes=
paid
> > > >higher prices, sometimes lower. =EF=BF=BDBut I was wondering what
rea=
lly
> > > >defines "sponsor****p?" =EF=BF=BDI guess that getting all your gear
fo=
r free
> > > >constitutes that you "work" for your gear by actively competing,
> > > >promoting the equipment, and getting your name out there.
=EF=BF=BDDo=
you
> > > >"own" it or do you "trade it in" for new stuff when needed?
=EF=BF=BD=
Also
> > > >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
whe=
re 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?
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> > > >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
> > > >www.obxloopfest.com-Hidequoted text -
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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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It's all coming back to me Craig. If I remember correctly, she was
sponsored by O'Brien sailboards. In fact, O'Brien Sailboards may have
been the full back page layout I was thinking about.
She eventually got good and became a Gorge regular and now happily
married living on Maui.
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