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Bah Humbug
full tilt on-shore winds + older long board not able to gain much upwind ground + rutheless shorebreak = Bryan calling friend for pick up after only a couple hours on the water..
i could not get back out into the gulf when i got pushed to close to shore.. shore break kick my ass in more ways than i can describe..with full West wind i couldnt body drag out past it.. trying to rider through it I got knocked off my boad more times than i can count.. thought my old 160 board would be the trick that got me going.. but its only a great down winder.. not a good board for today as "down wind" equaled shore. oh well. next year. seeing 60 kites flying and launching at same time was pretty damn cool ..... |
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Only 60 kites? Wow I expected more.
That's a long way to go in strong onshore winds and big waves, no doubt about it. |
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Re: Bah Humbug
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On top of it all, I lost all my quarters, my cell phone was destroyed by water (went through about 5 ziplock bags), got on the wrong trolley and ended up in downtown Clearwater, then had to change trolleys twice more so had to wait longer... But I wouldn't trade the experience for a million bucks! I learned a lot and a lot of my friends did well and I was glad to see that and to be able to be at the awards ceremony. I even got a picture with a cop and that crusty old nasty dude that wouldn't leave! It just doesn't get any better than that! Just being there and giving it everything I had in the tank was enough for me. |
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LOL Toby. Glad you're ok and finally made it back. I missed it all, I had to work.
Found some pictures, but the waves look fairly small so I am guessing this must be towards the finish line after the wind died down a bit. http://media.tbo.com/photos/tbo/2006/kitemasters/ |
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Glad to hear from you
Glad to hear from you Toby. I called your cell but keep getting your Voicemail, so glad you posted this. Now I know why it went straight to Voicemail!
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