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Old 10-17-2008, 08:11 AM
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Can you say tube, how about cheese? Mike Bradley, eat your heart out, this rat can really grab some barrel time. Wait a sec, IS THAT Mike Bradley?
No, couldn't be he's just opened a new shop, Switchside Kiteboarding in Cocoa.



How many of us have gone out in four or five times overhead surf. That rat has cojones, uh, unless she doesn't?



Getting into it now, hey not about to eat it for once in the Green Room!



Ok, time to fess up. How many times just before it hit the fan have you felt like this rodent looks?


All photos and the story behind all of this out of Hawaii via London?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worl...4ft-waves.html
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Old 10-18-2008, 10:40 PM
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LOL those pics are great!!
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Old 10-20-2008, 02:52 PM
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Way back in 2003 I headed down to Paul Menta's Kitehouse operation in La Parguera, Puerto Rico. It is on the SW coast south of Mayaguez. Took some photos and did a trip report;

http://fksa.org/showthread.php?t=848

Taking a look back:


Off the mangrove cays looking NW towards La Parguera




Used to take a boat out a few miles offshore, tie up in the mangroves, setup in the shallows and rip loose




Paul even did a beer tasting while underway. A helper kindly passed the bottle to him as he flew past the boat. Here he renders his expert opinion of Buckler, a fake beer. It isn't that bad, is it?




Who would think you could have this much fun in a swamp?!



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It's been years since I was in La Parguera. It seemed to me at the time that the wind might have been a little better than Cabarete. Has anyone been down there recently?
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Old 10-23-2008, 10:47 AM
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It looks like a kite loop but in fact the guy is doing a chiropractic back adjustment.
Takes a bit of room but it seems to work, as long as it doesn't break your back!
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Old 10-23-2008, 02:14 PM
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Well it's OT but pretty funny in a bizarre sort of way. Ever wonder where fish sticks roam?
Here's your answer, at Banksy's Village Petstore & Charcoal Grill.
These guys are masters animating the inanimate! How about some chicken nuggets
but tie em up first, they keep walking away.

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Old 10-27-2008, 09:40 AM
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those are some sweet pictures from La Parguera. it really reminded me of the movie Into The Air. looks like the same spot?
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Old 10-27-2008, 10:26 AM
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those are some sweet pictures from La Parguera. it really reminded me of the movie Into The Air. looks like the same spot?
Thanks! Yes, they shot the movie there within a year after that trip. More about the movie, location, premier in addition to some pre- and post- hurricane shots at:

http://fksa.org/showthread.php?t=729
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Old 10-28-2008, 01:47 AM
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pics from a good day out on the SF bay by the golden gate plus a rescue when the wind died.




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Thanks for putting up the shots, intriguing stuff! Was the tide heading out when the wind shut off? I understand you can get some honking tidal flow under the bridge, does it ease much beyond it? I guess the USCG has kiter recoveries down to a art at this point? Must have learned a lot dealing with windsurfers prior to recent years. Question, what sort of water camera were you using?
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