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caption for photo above: (L-R): Dan Ferguson, Trevor Owen, Benjamin Thompson, Julia Tsai, Victor Correa Schneider. Photo credit: UC San Diego

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Above caption: Dan Ferguson presses the button that triggers recording of the data captured by the boards sensors. Photo credit: UC San Diego



Above caption: Benjamin Thompson takes the surfboard with onboard computer down to Windansea Beach in La Jolla, California. Photo credit: UC San Diego


Above caption: (L-R): Benjamin Thompson, Julia Tsai, and Trevor Owen with their data-collecting surfboard. Photo credit: UC San Diego


Above caption: (L-R): Benjamin Thompson surfs the data-collecting surfboard. The onboard computer is visible at the front of the board. Photo credit: UC San Diego


Above caption: Victor Correa Schneider prepares to monitor the data sent from the surfboard to land in real-time. Photo credit: UC San Diego



Above caption: (L-R): Structural engineering Ph.D. student Benjamin Thompson preps one of the surfboards he plans to use in upcoming board flexibility tests. Photo credit: UC San Diego


Above caption: Dan Ferguson arrives at Windansea Beach with the data-collecting surfboard with onboard computer in the passenger seat.

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