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05-02-2008, 08:57 PM
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You're welcome and yes, Greg has been a key guy in the kiting scene for years. Not quite sure how he manages to have all those attractive women around so much of the time. Must be a gift or something?
  He even makes Dave look good, well maybe not as good as Dave with his "grille" in place. That is quite a fashion statement. Have a couple of shots of LW Dave with his appliance in place. May have to put them in a future POD posting.  Dimitri scoping out a GK design a few years back at Surf Expo .......... /// ........ -(@ @)- --oOO-- (_)--- OOo-- ..... Kilroy was here! Well at least now we know Kilroy was actually from Greece  Greg playing in some small swells off the Inlet Greg, Gebi, Doug and Dave carried off a dramatic kiter rescue of some kids that had their powerboat flounder in Ft. Pierce Inlet in heavy seas a while back. More about that at: http://fksa.org/showthread.php?t=144...ight=kuklinski .
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05-05-2008, 10:58 AM
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Heading back to the 2008 Miami Kiteboard Masters ...
 Charging out along a broad skirmish line  It's all about perspective  Putting the spoilers up to avoid grabbing too much airtime during a standup session  Racing to catch the start Photos by Rick Iossi All rights reserved.
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05-09-2008, 09:05 AM
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Why not kite Exuma, in the Bahamas? Found some great shots on http://www.exumakitesurfing.com/ from the island chain.
  No need to fear the dreaded effects of FWN, you can find waves in the Family Islands   Wheeled directionals are catching on at this launch. So many areas of riding flats. Photos by Gary Sweeting and Bill Malachowski
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05-12-2008, 10:09 PM
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Wave lust can sometimes take a toll ...
 From: http://www.pipelineposse.com/rostrum...914204634c.jpg Photo by Unknown Jason Frederico goes down hard at Pipeline  From: http://www.jpgmag.com/photos/252456 Photo by: Phil Mislinski Randall Paulson punches out at the 2004 Rip Curl Banzai Pipeline  From: http://www.surf-art.com/gallery/c0070-20.jpg Photo by: Unknown Greg Knoll and Mike Strange take the plunge at Waimai 40 years ago From: http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/200...MP_800x692.jpg Photo by: MMP Sponger getting sneak attacked by 50 ft. wave off Cornwall?  From: http://www.surfersvillage.com/img/st...efall26103.jpg Photo by: Karen Wilson Darryl "Flea" Virostko of Maverick's fame pursues unaided flight over warmer waters Despite that, we keep coming back for more. Must be something in the water?
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05-13-2008, 08:25 AM
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It is amazing that anyone could ride down the face of such a steep wave and with a long board. Hats off to Greg Knoll! What is the largest wave that has been surfed in Florida do you think? The largest one I have seen in recent years was over 15 ft. but well offshore while kiting. What is the largest one that someone has paddled (or towed into) here?
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05-13-2008, 08:38 AM
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Rick,
I remember when I use to surf Pipe, Log Cabins, and Waimea that no matter how bad you got punished out there it was the wave that you conquered with your buddies watching. That always brought me back for more punishment. I still don't know how Greg Knoll took off with a long board at Pipe. It was hard enough on a 6'8" board at 12 to 15 foot pipe with a lot of North in the swell. It was like standing on a roof of a 30 foot building and it would just fall out beneath you. Brings back some memories
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-Chris "We don't stop kitesurfing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop kitesurfing." http://www.gulfcoastkiteboardchallenge.com
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05-13-2008, 11:23 AM
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Hey Chris,
That is some intense stuff. Were you ever bounced off the rock bottom at Pipeline? Your analogy of standing on a three story building as it collapses beneath you is telling. Bet you guys get swells like this frequently off the Bay area. Well, maybe miles out in the Gulf during hurricanes? Just came across an interesting clip with some historical big, massive wave footage from Hawaii titled "Greg Knoll Legacy." He definitely is the man.
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05-13-2008, 12:55 PM
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Rick,
I have a nice scar on my back from collapsing a lung out at pipe one day. Funny thing is I don't remember which wave it was that caused a bleb on my lung to burst. When I got home that night I had a hard time breathing and I felt air bubbles under my skin every time I took a breath. Went to Tripler Army Medical Hospital and 60% of my left lung had collapsed. I always wore a helmet when I surfed pipe, I saw plenty of guys hitting their head on the reef there. Still good times and lots of vivid memories.
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-Chris "We don't stop kitesurfing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop kitesurfing." http://www.gulfcoastkiteboardchallenge.com
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05-15-2008, 08:39 AM
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Islamorada Invitational 2004 revisited, this time in B & W ...
 On the beach  Kent tacks in  X-RATED is here in force  Damien and Bri You can see past Invitational and other events usually in color at: http://fksa.org/forumdisplay.php?f=119 .
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05-19-2008, 10:29 AM
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Heading over to Maui, down the shore to La Perouse
 Scoping out Molokini along the way   Some nearby rocks just inshore of the break. From some markers on the path over the volcano flow, looks like some riders came in hard over the years.  Photos by Rick Iossi
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