Avoid that walk of shame with an upwind board drag, its much easier...
Cances are that the cookout will be a windless event, but will allow for discussion and practice of self rescue, safety systems, etc., not to mention a good old fashioned cookout!
See you there!
Upwind board drag pic here-
http://tbka.org/gallery/displayimage.php?album=7&pos=6
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