About to get a nice little hit!
Bill Bell:
Beautiful View
Nice peak, too bad I'm down in the water!
Let hear it for my wife who documented the entire session with great photographs. Is she awesome or what!
Here is the video..
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Old Light House Beach 6/29/08
The beach scene:
About to get a nice little hit!
Bill Bell:
Beautiful View
Nice peak, too bad I'm down in the water!
Let hear it for my wife who documented the entire session with great photographs. Is she awesome or what!
Here is the video..
About to get a nice little hit!
Bill Bell:
Beautiful View
Nice peak, too bad I'm down in the water!
Let hear it for my wife who documented the entire session with great photographs. Is she awesome or what!
Here is the video..
Saturday, July 5, 2008
My Windsurfing Scrapbook(s)
My wife, Janis, is not only a great photographer. She's an awesome scrapper! She takes some of my best windsurfing photos and preserves them into beautiful scrapbooks using photo safe papers and products. In 50 years, my grand children will be sharing these with their children.
Scroll down to check just a few of the hundreds and hundreds of scrapbook pages that she's created for me.
She'll put your great shots and memories into a 12x12 or an 8x8 album for you too. These are true heirlooms that every windsurfer should have to pass the stoke on to their children. If this is something that you'd like, leave a comment.
Scroll down to check just a few of the hundreds and hundreds of scrapbook pages that she's created for me.
She'll put your great shots and memories into a 12x12 or an 8x8 album for you too. These are true heirlooms that every windsurfer should have to pass the stoke on to their children. If this is something that you'd like, leave a comment.
Friday, July 4, 2008
Hattteras Loop Off 6/28/08
The Hatteras Loopoff has been well documentated, with more to come I'm sure. I didn't wear the helmet cam for the main event, but Ken Kellar had the mast mount going on. Its pretty cool because in the very beginnging as he launches, you can see some of the gallery up on the dunes. It was so cool to have so many turn out to watch the action, really made you feel like you were participating in a PWA event!
About 2/3 of the way thru the short video, Keith McCulloch throws a great forward, and Ken's camera which was pointed backward toward the beach caught it perfectly. The video also documents some of Ken's first commits. Great job Ken!
The Gallery:
Skippers meeting:
Here is the video:
Loop Off Results Left to right:
Andy McKinney-Most Loops
Donny Bowers-Loop Off Masters
Keith McCulloch-Loop Off King
Bill Bell-Best Loop Crash
Jeff Jones-Most Spectacular Loop
About 2/3 of the way thru the short video, Keith McCulloch throws a great forward, and Ken's camera which was pointed backward toward the beach caught it perfectly. The video also documents some of Ken's first commits. Great job Ken!
The Gallery:
Skippers meeting:
Here is the video:
Loop Off Results Left to right:
Andy McKinney-Most Loops
Donny Bowers-Loop Off Masters
Keith McCulloch-Loop Off King
Bill Bell-Best Loop Crash
Jeff Jones-Most Spectacular Loop
Cover Shot!
After writing more than half a dozen articles for the New England Windsurfing Journal, I finally made the cover, and I'm pretty stoked about that! Thanks to my wife for getting the shot, and to Peter Bogucki for putting it out there.
The shot is from an epic day at Assateague back on May31st.
You can find the NEWJ at you local surf shops like Sailworld Cape Hatteras
Also in this issue is a great story from Andy Mckinney of Lost in Hatteras about a recent sesh at the Cove. I look forward to sailing there with you Andy.
Dana Miller also has an interesting anecdote in this issue. Dana, send me a few of those stickers, I love it.
For those unable to get copy, here is the full reprint of the story I wrote for the July Issue:
Assateague Delivers!
I’ve sailed Assateague, Md. (the Federal side) many times. Some sessions, the surf was small with high wind. On other days, the surf was jaw dropping with hardly enough wind to make it past the break. I don’t think I’ve ever scored there in the summer, with most of those sessions happening in the late fall or winter. I’d paid my dues.
On Saturday May 31, 2008, Assateague delivered; warm temperatures, steady strong wind, and surf big enough to respect, but of the size that I could be aggressive, and not risk too much if I screwed it up. Because of the way the Delmarva coast turns to the southwest, Assateague works best on a SW. Those elusive side off conditions we all search for is the perfect direction for wave sailing at Assateague. I arrived around 10am to warm, sunny weather. More importantly, the wind was strong, in the 5.0 range. Also, low tide was about 11am, so the shore break was minimal, and the strong wind mitigated the effect of the current which is almost always an issue on the east coast. I rigged my 5.0, attached my 91 ltr JP fsw, carried my stuff down to the water, and blasted out into the kind of magic I dream of every night. 3-5 foot waves, perfect for blasting big jumps, and organized enough to make 2-3 turns off of on the ride back in. The steady strong SW wind blew in a pretty decent wind swell, and by 1pm, some of the waves began packing a punch. I had some great wave rides that day, my best and longest rides since my trip to Maui this past February. Also, those recent winter big surf sessions in Assateague and Maui, paid huge dividends this day. With the smaller surf, I had the confidence sail harder and get more aggressive. If I hit the lip a little late, no worries, I’d hit it with attitude and explode through with a burst of white water. If the ramp was pitching vertical, I’d hit it with speed and let it launch me into a back-loop rotation, although the few times I tried to rotate, I pulled out of the straps and bailed. So much fun! The conditions were absolutely fabulous, and the sailing reached a level that we later all agreed was epic.
Other sailors present where James Roe and Niko Iampieri. I sailed till about 3.30, or over five hours of pure ecstasy. It was without a doubt my best session ever on the Delmarva coast, and one of my best ever on the mainland.
A big thank you to my wife, who 10 days post-op for an ACL replacement sat on the beach all day getting sandblasted, all in the name of a good shot. As usual, she captured some fantastic shots. My only regret was that Ken Kellar wasn’t able to make it. He too has paid his dues there, and it killed him when he found out what he missed. Well, we all know how that goes.
I just love this sport and I can't wait to get back out there! I'm more fired up, more passionate, and more addicted than I've ever been. And thats saying alot.
Live2sail.
The shot is from an epic day at Assateague back on May31st.
You can find the NEWJ at you local surf shops like Sailworld Cape Hatteras
Also in this issue is a great story from Andy Mckinney of Lost in Hatteras about a recent sesh at the Cove. I look forward to sailing there with you Andy.
Dana Miller also has an interesting anecdote in this issue. Dana, send me a few of those stickers, I love it.
For those unable to get copy, here is the full reprint of the story I wrote for the July Issue:
Assateague Delivers!
I’ve sailed Assateague, Md. (the Federal side) many times. Some sessions, the surf was small with high wind. On other days, the surf was jaw dropping with hardly enough wind to make it past the break. I don’t think I’ve ever scored there in the summer, with most of those sessions happening in the late fall or winter. I’d paid my dues.
On Saturday May 31, 2008, Assateague delivered; warm temperatures, steady strong wind, and surf big enough to respect, but of the size that I could be aggressive, and not risk too much if I screwed it up. Because of the way the Delmarva coast turns to the southwest, Assateague works best on a SW. Those elusive side off conditions we all search for is the perfect direction for wave sailing at Assateague. I arrived around 10am to warm, sunny weather. More importantly, the wind was strong, in the 5.0 range. Also, low tide was about 11am, so the shore break was minimal, and the strong wind mitigated the effect of the current which is almost always an issue on the east coast. I rigged my 5.0, attached my 91 ltr JP fsw, carried my stuff down to the water, and blasted out into the kind of magic I dream of every night. 3-5 foot waves, perfect for blasting big jumps, and organized enough to make 2-3 turns off of on the ride back in. The steady strong SW wind blew in a pretty decent wind swell, and by 1pm, some of the waves began packing a punch. I had some great wave rides that day, my best and longest rides since my trip to Maui this past February. Also, those recent winter big surf sessions in Assateague and Maui, paid huge dividends this day. With the smaller surf, I had the confidence sail harder and get more aggressive. If I hit the lip a little late, no worries, I’d hit it with attitude and explode through with a burst of white water. If the ramp was pitching vertical, I’d hit it with speed and let it launch me into a back-loop rotation, although the few times I tried to rotate, I pulled out of the straps and bailed. So much fun! The conditions were absolutely fabulous, and the sailing reached a level that we later all agreed was epic.
Other sailors present where James Roe and Niko Iampieri. I sailed till about 3.30, or over five hours of pure ecstasy. It was without a doubt my best session ever on the Delmarva coast, and one of my best ever on the mainland.
A big thank you to my wife, who 10 days post-op for an ACL replacement sat on the beach all day getting sandblasted, all in the name of a good shot. As usual, she captured some fantastic shots. My only regret was that Ken Kellar wasn’t able to make it. He too has paid his dues there, and it killed him when he found out what he missed. Well, we all know how that goes.
I just love this sport and I can't wait to get back out there! I'm more fired up, more passionate, and more addicted than I've ever been. And thats saying alot.
Live2sail.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Fast Times At The Canadian Hole
We had so much action over our 4 day stay this past weekend and I have lots of material I haven't even touched yet so keep checkin back.
These are 3 great shots of Ken bumpin' and jumpin'.
Photograher: My amazing wife, Janis Markopoulos.
I just love messin' around on the hole!
Save my parkin' space Billy D, I'll be back soon!
Here is a short video of our warm up sesh at the hole. We wanted to blast around and dial our sails in for the main event later that afternoon at Ego.
We had so much fun speedin' and weavin'. I was following behind Ken with the helmet cam and we we're just havin' a blast. Enjoy!
Dont forget to leave a comment.
These are 3 great shots of Ken bumpin' and jumpin'.
Photograher: My amazing wife, Janis Markopoulos.
I just love messin' around on the hole!
Save my parkin' space Billy D, I'll be back soon!
Here is a short video of our warm up sesh at the hole. We wanted to blast around and dial our sails in for the main event later that afternoon at Ego.
We had so much fun speedin' and weavin'. I was following behind Ken with the helmet cam and we we're just havin' a blast. Enjoy!
Dont forget to leave a comment.
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