Windsurfing: Now with more wind!

ThatGirl26 · 7 months

Well we know who is not committed to the sport.

slimpanther · 7 months

Lower, lower... LOWER WOULD BE BETTER.

RandomHero13b · 7 months

Every time I see this gif I can't help but wonder how epic it would have been if he could have stuck with it and landed that.

zenny2972 · 7 months

Is this in Hood River, OR?

gordofrog · 7 months

How I feel every time I "quit" Reddit.

Groups · 7 months

That's some Capri Sun shit right there.

dirtywhore4cash · 7 months

MY PLANET NEEDS ME!

not_a_zebra · 7 months

okay im going up . . . sweet this is sick . . . okay thats good . . . shit im not coming down . . . shit shit shit fucking shit fuck Fuck FUCK i'm outta here . . . splash

SmackSmash · 7 months

I think I prefer the kiteboarding verison;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR_1hNrtL8U

TheMagicUpvoteFairy · 7 months

You see, he's actually surfing ON the wind itself.

b0utch · 7 months

He let go exactly when he's about to invent a new sport.

diulei · 7 months

Bye-bye, fishies! Higher! Higher!! I'm soaring ... soaring majestically, like a candy wrapper caught in an updraft! Higher, Marge! Higher! Higher I say! I want to soar higher than any man has ever soared! I want to look down on the clouds with contempt! I want to sneer at God's creation, and spit on his ... uh oh.

Lower! Lower!

carnivalride · 7 months

I was so disappointed when he bailed :(

[deleted] · 7 months

source?

InspectorDana · 7 months

On the Columbia River, east of Portaland, OR?

hilomania · 7 months

It's on the river Gorge. Best windsurfing in the world (During summer) right here in the USA!

indyphil · 7 months

That awkward moment when your windsurfer turns into a hang-glider.

beckynickie · 7 months

Prepare for take-off

liveryowl · 7 months

Get vertical.

Get vertical with DEW.

sbsb27 · 7 months

Da Gorge.

newhoa · 7 months

5ft: Awesome!

10ft: Still awesome!

15ft: WHAT WITCHERY IS THIS?!

20ft: Nothing to do here!

igda6 · 7 months

Columbia River Gorge?

Ninja_Kurtle · 7 months

I know were that is. It's in the columbia river gorge. In between Oregon and Washington. One of the windiest places on earth. All you have to do to get a blowjob there is put your dick in the wind.

[deleted] · 7 months

This sailboard is too damn high!

theworsttasteinmusic · 7 months

Something related

Slowhand09 · 7 months

Quitter lets go early on ride of a lifetime. "I coulda been a contender" says Stanley Kowalski who ALMOST made the big time while windsurfing at CRG. His girlfriend Stella had one word for him, "LOSER"!

Exit_Only · 7 months

So, umm, did it swim/fly back to its owner? Or did it decide to be an asshole and fly away, just like all the other disgruntled windsurfers?

Great_Chairman_Mao · 7 months

He should have hung on as long as possible! Who knows where he could have gone.

bryandenny71 · 7 months

Get so pitted. Like whapbloaw!

explodr · 7 months

That's incredible.

I want one.

ryanknapper · 7 months

Up with this sort of thing. It needs to be made into an activity where similar events are desirable and purposeful.

that_black_guy · 7 months

I must go. My planet needs- OH SHIT

PocketFred · 7 months

Kiteboarder here: He puss'ed out! :o)

dont_get_it · 7 months

How high can you go before splashing into water i) breaks bones? or ii) indefinitely prevents you from being classified as 'alive'?

YJDO · 7 months

I have to go! My people need a he-oh shit...

a_small_thump · 7 months

Looks like the columbia river gorge. Drive through it a lot... these guys are awesome to watch.

giscience · 7 months

Columbia Gorge! Near Hood River.

killafofun · 7 months

when i was in college, we had this grassy area in front of our dorm. one day it was super duper windy.. like 25+ mph so the RD thought it'd be a good idea to get this large 100 by 100 ft tarp out and just mess around with it. The fat people (like 15 of them) would sit on one end holding it down and then about 20-25 people would grab the other side and stretch the thing out. everyone would let go except for 2-3 people and just let the wind fill the tarp (like a parachute) which would take the 2-3 people flying. anyways, once i was one of the 2-3 people. normally the people still holding on would get dragged across the grass.. maybe get 3-4 feet off the ground. however, when i went the wind caught the tarp just right and i didn't let go. I went up into the air 15-20 feet, while flying thru the air i caught my foot in a hole on the unfolding tarp and took a nosedive. broke the fall with my shoulder. it hurt really bad, but it was Awesome.

Lalalla · 7 months

Looks like a fuck ton of fun!

talemon · 7 months

They told me I could be anything, so I became an unsuccessful bird.

acromulent · 7 months

Jokes on him, he was being raptured.

MrMojoRisin5211 · 7 months

My people need me!

foolishsnails · 7 months

"Fuck it, I'm outta here"

zanhoshi · 7 months

I swear I heard him yell "that was aweesommme" as he fell!

MeadowlarkLevin · 7 months

r/awesome is that way -->

4nt4r3s · 7 months

Listen to this while you watch

googooga_joob · 7 months

Did anybody else hear this in their head?

tucci77 · 7 months

I've actually seen this happen on Lake Erie once, except the guy got just a little bit less air and kept a hold on it. It was actually super scary because he almost landed on a jet skier.

PropMonkey · 7 months

I imagined this playing in the background, thanks to that Skyrim bug video.

Daggerfall · 7 months

Upvote for gif AND username. Best flexor evah!

Magrippinho · 7 months

Thank God he wasn't strapped to the sail!

... Why wasn't he strapped anyway?

doombunny0 · 7 months

Holy fucktitties.

[deleted] · 7 months

Not gonna lie, I laughed.

pbjghost · 7 months

He hit the invisible wall.

CleverTiger · 7 months

Holy fuck, that's insane. I used to windsurf

44oz · 7 months

Ah look, where I live.

krayola33 · 7 months

Just as this began playing, an ambulance siren went off in my neighborhood. I thought it was part of it.

qeddomin · 7 months

This has to be one of my favorite gifs of all time lololol

PandaK00sh · 7 months

Someone doesn't have a sound enough understanding of Bernoulli's principle. If he would've relaxed and focused he could've bent that sail to take him straight back down to the water.

gizmo1024 · 7 months

I'mmmmm saaaaaaaillllling awaaaayyyyyyy!

WaywardSpaniard · 7 months

This is me trying to hit on girls.

problemheresir6 · 7 months

holy shit..

HarrrrrveyDent · 7 months

Just keep thinking happy thoughts, Just keep thinking happy thoughts...

jrowe20 · 7 months

INTENSE!!!

charl3y · 7 months

so many people would wish to be as lucky as him, and he decides to let go. what. the. fuck.

JackedIn · 7 months

I wonder if he let go because he was scared of going to high or if he just lost control

Dr___Mobius · 7 months

We should make a competition on who catches the most wind. The more airborne you get the more points you receive. Extreme Windsurfing is what we'll call it.

superwinner · 7 months

OMG was the ocean OK?

SAguirre · 7 months

like mah statsu if you like wind surfin.. look at tha shit go!

jarhead930 · 7 months

Man I love the columbia gorge.

CarlyBarly390 · 7 months

Wee this is.....aww fuck!

Realworld · 7 months

To get lift you need relative airspeed. While he's on water, there's airspeed (wind) relative to water surface. As soon as he lost contact with water he started accelerating downwind, diminishing his relative airspeed. If he'd held on he would have accelerated downwind until his relative airspeed and lift dropped. He would have come down vertically gently, but with higher horizontal speed. No problem if he aimed his board downwind.

Tebasaki · 7 months

All I hear is Snakes voice in my head, "bye!"

Vada54 · 7 months

you are not a kite, get down from there!

Ductking · 7 months

If you want to see someone land from that height, kiteboarding is a better sport!

Check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_M6cKJku80&feature=related

ForgettableUsername · 7 months

If you steer it properly when this happens, you can just fly around until the wind dies down.

PhallusAran · 7 months

That guy died.

rwingvr6 · 7 months

I would guess that's the Columbia River Gorge.

Cjguitarguy · 7 months

Ha... He broke wind

LettersFromTheSky · 7 months

I've been windsurfing, it's really hard.

1000FXX · 7 months

I have to go, my peop..! Nope, false alarm.

Smithw4 · 7 months

it is almost like jurrasic park 3!

UnknownArchive · 7 months

Anyone seeking more info might also check here:

title	comnts	points	age	/r/
Higher, higher, higher!! Too high..	113^coms	1033^pts	4^mos	gifs
Hells yeah! NO! NOOOO!	121^coms	796^pts	1^mo	funny

source: karmadecay

shatteredplaster · 7 months

Ok, so if I treat this wave like sine using f(x) = sin (1/x) and I approach it from the left as I approach zero OH GOOOOOOOOOOOD!

QuietFlight · 7 months

Turbo gnarly.

so_many_things · 7 months

ohh!! Tiiiiittiiieeeeeeesssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!

Welshpanda · 7 months

Bottled it!

december6 · 7 months

Wouldn't the constant wind/whitecaps break the surface tension, allowing minimizing his risk of injury?

marty86morgan · 7 months

Who starts flying and decides that's the moment to bail? Should've kept going.

durtydubnutsub · 5 months

Dale Rucker - sail - 4.2 sailworks on the gorge Oregon Columbia river

funny

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