While I'm on here:

Originally Posted by BigR

too bad we don't have his pics anymore

Are you kidding? I have the old forum.. messages, pictures, and all.

Here's a few.. look at the waves in the background of the last pic.. .that gives you a pretty good idea of just how nuts it was.

Here's a few more...

[C. Moore]

Cool Tom..

That was one insane day. I wish I had competed..

-Chris

[bayflite]

yea tom...
very cool event indeed made possible in large part by your old forum.
some of those threads cracked me up real bigtime
thanks 4da memrys ma bra

Props to Jason Hahn.... da' best foto graffer in the whole State... period.

.. who is smart enough to emboss his pics

[toby wilson]

I remember being a noob, having the pleasure of meeting Neil Hutchinson, one of the coolest guys in the sport that day and standing on the beach freezing my a$$ off and thinking to myself..."I sure hope this sport is all these guys say it is once I am up and riding because if I am cold, they must be completely freezing in the water!!!" LOL...then helping to launch and land kites. It truly was a great day. Thanks for the memories Tom...