Photo Of The Day!!!

[ricki]

Daryl with Ocean Extreme sports sent this photo along. It was taken of a space shuttle launch last year on the ocean opposite his shop in St. Augustine, FL.

[Russky]

http://manera.f-onekites.com/

possibly best kite wave riding movie I've seen so far [starts after blah-blah at 5:00]

[Check out wipeouts at the very end, 20:55]

[ricki]

Chris Kjos takes us via seaplane to Joulters Cay off the north end of Andros.

[ricki]

Chris is at it again among the sand flats of Andros with a stop at Bimini in his Lake Amphibian seaplane. Eric came along to catch some great takeoff, buzz by and landing video. They even chase a stingray with the seaplane, on uh under the water off Bimini.

[ricki]

How often have you had this happen? Good sized shark but in Florida a pretty common occurrence in some areas. Your course intersects with a slower moving shark, it panics and hauls butt out of there.

The guy was in Cuba which may be of more interest for folks that live nearby but have never kited there.

[thekitesurfcentre]

I would crap myself if that happened, seriously bear off downwind and get the hell out of there!!!!

Suppose at least you are moving faster than it so able to get out of there


2011 Mystic Warrior 3 harness

[ricki]

It varies by the species but sharks can move pretty fast and for sustained periods. Faster than we can go in some cases. Bearing off and moving away makes sense however. That is what I've done in the past. Beached and assessed conditions, jumping bait, feeding seabirds, jumping sharks, etc.. Sometimes it may be an isolated incident at others there may be some activity in your area.

[Russky]

I bet the poor thing (sharky) got scared way more

[Russky]

This kind of picture is almost a cliche for Tampa Bay, but here you go anyways:

[ricki]

Great shot, thanks for posting it! Reminds me of images from Crandon Park with ships passing out for the Port of Miami. Things is you have that dramatic bridge in the foreground.