ricki
10-04-2013, 02:29 PM
I came across some prints Susan Bendon mailed to me years back after our catamaran trip through the BVI on the HiHo event in 2000. I scanned some images of what may have been one of the first kiting sessions in Anegada.
http://fksa.org/gallery3/var/resizes/Florida/Admin-File/album346/album348/2000-HiHo-Kiting-Anegada/HiHo%202000%20Anegada%206%20%20s.jpg?m=1380913477
The organizer fly is up as racers ready to bolt back south to Virgin Gorda across open water.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Anegada_Horseshoe_Reef.jpg
We were setup up in the lee of the western end of the island and inside Horseshoe reef shown above extending outward to the south and west. From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anegada
http://fksa.org/gallery3/var/resizes/Florida/Admin-File/album346/album348/2000-HiHo-Kiting-Anegada/HiHo%202000%20Anegada%204%20%20s.jpg?m=1380913478
Jim Bendon and I are preparing for a kiting session in the offshore wind over calm water off the west end of Anegada. I am flying my first four line LEI kite, a Naish AR5 15.5 m C kite and riding my first kiteboard. It is a Fox, 7.5 ft. long directional kite board designed from tow-in boards in use in Maui in 1998 when I purchased it. It was a great board and a pivotal kite for the sport.
http://fksa.org/gallery3/var/resizes/Florida/Admin-File/album346/album348/2000-HiHo-Kiting-Anegada/HiHo%202000%20Anegada%201%20%20s.jpg?m=1380913476
We're talking vintage gear here. Checkout the massive bar, wrist leash, never liked those, NO quick release, the static harness line and no helmet. I was scheduled to have my 165 ft. lofting and head bashing in another three months unbeknownst to me at the time. You try to learn from your mistakes.
http://www.fksa.org/gallery3/var/albums/Florida/Admin-File/album346/album348/HiHo/heritage%20charts%20A506_zoom_web%201816%20s.jpg?m =1360276596
Heritage Charts
http://fksa.org/gallery3/var/resizes/Florida/Admin-File/album346/album348/2000-HiHo-Kiting-Anegada/HiHo%202000%20Anegada%205%20%20s.jpg?m=1380913478
Passing the kite to Jim and not in the best way either.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/AnegadaWestEndAerial.jpg
http://fksa.org/gallery3/var/resizes/Florida/Admin-File/album346/album348/2000-HiHo-Kiting-Anegada/HiHo%202000%20Anegada%203%20%20s.jpg?m=1380913477
http://fksa.org/gallery3/var/resizes/Florida/Admin-File/album346/album348/2000-HiHo-Kiting-Anegada/2000%20HiHo%20Anegada%20KS%203%20%20s.jpg?m=138091 3478
A shot of me riding earlier in all that calm blue-green water in an offshore wind. I can recall being filmed by professional photographers chasing around windsurfers in inflatable boats. The imagery was probably flushed long ago. Even in 2000 there was a little discomfort between the two sports ironically enough.
You can read more about the HiHo at http://fksa.org/showthread.php?t=11740
.
http://fksa.org/gallery3/var/resizes/Florida/Admin-File/album346/album348/2000-HiHo-Kiting-Anegada/HiHo%202000%20Anegada%206%20%20s.jpg?m=1380913477
The organizer fly is up as racers ready to bolt back south to Virgin Gorda across open water.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Anegada_Horseshoe_Reef.jpg
We were setup up in the lee of the western end of the island and inside Horseshoe reef shown above extending outward to the south and west. From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anegada
http://fksa.org/gallery3/var/resizes/Florida/Admin-File/album346/album348/2000-HiHo-Kiting-Anegada/HiHo%202000%20Anegada%204%20%20s.jpg?m=1380913478
Jim Bendon and I are preparing for a kiting session in the offshore wind over calm water off the west end of Anegada. I am flying my first four line LEI kite, a Naish AR5 15.5 m C kite and riding my first kiteboard. It is a Fox, 7.5 ft. long directional kite board designed from tow-in boards in use in Maui in 1998 when I purchased it. It was a great board and a pivotal kite for the sport.
http://fksa.org/gallery3/var/resizes/Florida/Admin-File/album346/album348/2000-HiHo-Kiting-Anegada/HiHo%202000%20Anegada%201%20%20s.jpg?m=1380913476
We're talking vintage gear here. Checkout the massive bar, wrist leash, never liked those, NO quick release, the static harness line and no helmet. I was scheduled to have my 165 ft. lofting and head bashing in another three months unbeknownst to me at the time. You try to learn from your mistakes.
http://www.fksa.org/gallery3/var/albums/Florida/Admin-File/album346/album348/HiHo/heritage%20charts%20A506_zoom_web%201816%20s.jpg?m =1360276596
Heritage Charts
http://fksa.org/gallery3/var/resizes/Florida/Admin-File/album346/album348/2000-HiHo-Kiting-Anegada/HiHo%202000%20Anegada%205%20%20s.jpg?m=1380913478
Passing the kite to Jim and not in the best way either.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/AnegadaWestEndAerial.jpg
http://fksa.org/gallery3/var/resizes/Florida/Admin-File/album346/album348/2000-HiHo-Kiting-Anegada/HiHo%202000%20Anegada%203%20%20s.jpg?m=1380913477
http://fksa.org/gallery3/var/resizes/Florida/Admin-File/album346/album348/2000-HiHo-Kiting-Anegada/2000%20HiHo%20Anegada%20KS%203%20%20s.jpg?m=138091 3478
A shot of me riding earlier in all that calm blue-green water in an offshore wind. I can recall being filmed by professional photographers chasing around windsurfers in inflatable boats. The imagery was probably flushed long ago. Even in 2000 there was a little discomfort between the two sports ironically enough.
You can read more about the HiHo at http://fksa.org/showthread.php?t=11740
.