Hi,
No more Sean Ordonez, no more Dave McCormick, no more Bill Hansen. Is
John Chao really that pathetic?
Cheers,
Cliff
by Cliff Fros » Tue, 14 Feb 2006 02:00:32
No more Sean Ordonez, no more Dave McCormick, no more Bill Hansen. Is
John Chao really that pathetic?
Cheers,
Cliff
by WARDO » Tue, 14 Feb 2006 03:07:26
Sounds like Don McCormick has long moved on to more esoteric pursuits in
Asia...however, it must be a punch in the stomach to have his signature
Gulftech RDMs on the market with only a 90 day warranty...especially,
when carbon booms that he manufactured 10 years ago are still being used...
I have talked with Sean Ordonez within the last 12 hours...he's well
beyond the things at Drops (and Quatro for that matter) that have
(Sean Ordonez Shapes) label...he has been busting a nut in Japan and
China, and it's getting closer to fruition...
He'll have a killer website up soon...
I've seen the layout and it's pretty kewl...
I've got a rough info page up with some pics on my site in the
interim...and fresh out of the oven are the latest plugs for his
production epoxy SUP's (stand up paddleboards boards)...
The SO 10'10" "Big Blue" and the SO 11'11" "Big Red"...like our PU
customs, they will have a mast track...
http://surfingsports.com/images/so_paddleboards_1010_1111.jpg
http://www.surfingsports.com/sean_ordonez_shapes.asp
http://surfingsports.com/standup_paddleboards/index.html
http://surfingsports.com/cali_standup_paddleboarding/index.html
Fortuitously, I'll be working with an ex-WW manager, helping to
distribute Sean's exciting new board line...
http://surfingsports.com/images/drops_waveboards1.jpg
http://surfingsports.com/images/bobr2.jpg
http://surfingsports.com/images/bobr3.jpg
WARDOG
http://surfingsports.com
> No more Sean Ordonez, no more Dave McCormick, no more Bill Hansen. Is
> John Chao really that pathetic?
> Cheers,
> Cliff
by The Do » Tue, 14 Feb 2006 03:56:39
> No more Sean Ordonez, no more Dave McCormick,
> Cheers,
> Cliff
Windwing Black Diamonds were my first "real" sails - several of which
are still going strong in the hands of others (I sometimes wish I had
them back). And the wife and I are still using 5 Gulftech booms that
Don built in Corpus, the oldest of which must be about 15 years by
now.
I've never met Sean, but have heard nothing but good things about
him. And I still remember discussions I had with Bill and Don over
beers. These two are stand-up guys, who gave more to the sport out
of the enjoyment than over any monetary concerns. They have a
passion that people like John Chao just don't understand. All he
seems to see is dollars - as evidenced by his business practices.
I guess that to be a windsurfing retailer or manufacturer, you almost
have to expect to be financially poor, but spiritually rich. Don and
Bill will always be welcome at my campfire, and I'd love to meet Sean
some day.
Dog
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by windmtn_p.. » Wed, 15 Feb 2006 05:58:29
> > No more Sean Ordonez, no more Dave McCormick,
> It's Don, not Dave.
> > no more Bill Hansen. Is
> > John Chao really that pathetic?
> > Cheers,
> > Cliff
> Apparently so.... And it hurts me to no end to read about Bill's
> difficulties. I know Don has been quite happy in his new life, so
> hopefully Bill get can to the same kind of place.
> Windwing Black Diamonds were my first "real" sails - several of which
> are still going strong in the hands of others (I sometimes wish I had
> them back). And the wife and I are still using 5 Gulftech booms that
> Don built in Corpus, the oldest of which must be about 15 years by
> now.
> I've never met Sean, but have heard nothing but good things about
> him. And I still remember discussions I had with Bill and Don over
> beers. These two are stand-up guys, who gave more to the sport out
> of the enjoyment than over any monetary concerns. They have a
> passion that people like John Chao just don't understand. All he
> seems to see is dollars - as evidenced by his business practices.
> I guess that to be a windsurfing retailer or manufacturer, you almost
> have to expect to be financially poor, but spiritually rich. Don and
> Bill will always be welcome at my campfire, and I'd love to meet Sean
> some day.
> Dog
> --
> http://www.mariner-sails.com
> http://www.thedoghouse.net
by Florian Feuser /FF » Wed, 15 Feb 2006 08:00:11
>> I guess that to be a windsurfing retailer or manufacturer, you almost
>> have to expect to be financially poor, but spiritually rich.
> This goes for almost every activity that requires any passion. Seems
> the almighty $$ kills the pure motives, and only serves to create
> coruption. Greed is a fake immitation of passion. Just look at the
> US Olympic team getting their butts kicked in Italy. You would think
> that the most powerful nation in the world would have the resources to
> win a few gold medals 3 days into the competition? Heck, even the
> smallest & poorest nations are winning gold.
Talking about which: the US snowboarding team seems to be doing okay...
Florian
by windmtn_p.. » Wed, 15 Feb 2006 10:03:19
by mccorm.. » Wed, 15 Feb 2006 12:50:12
well, lookie... Mr. Texas Dog... send me an email to
the record...
Take care
Don
by The Do » Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:02:11
> well, lookie... Mr. Texas Dog... send me an email to
> the record...
> Take care
> Don
Dog
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by wsurf » Thu, 16 Feb 2006 02:20:25
I am curious what Don says off the record. Fellow Texans want to know.
Email me if you need to.
Mark
by The Do » Thu, 16 Feb 2006 02:44:38
If Don isn't willing to post it here, it's probably not something he
wants getting around via email unless he's doing the emailing....
Though that's not to say it might not make good campfire discussion
down at the coast sometime. ;-)
Dog
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by The Do » Thu, 16 Feb 2006 04:17:21
Dog
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