Fun Times At Ego Beach

Friday, June 27, 2008 - conditions were 5.0 - 5.8, somewhat a gusty day, but still a fun day to be out with a few of my friends.


The only casulty of the day was one broken boom.



Me trying to go forward:


Andy on a nice one:

cut back by Keith


Ken going down the line

Andy again:

and again:



The price you pay:

Ken Kellar

Ken again:

Nice sequence by Andy:





Bill Bell

Bill again:


George (last name? from Frisco)



One of my wave rides:







Donald Obst:










Keith again:

Ken Kellar


Keith


Me trying to going into a forward. I crashed out hard, but it was painless (Sort off):



Here some video I shot w/the helmet cam:

Lighthouse session revisited.....

I combined the footage from the first session (helmet cam) with the second session (mast mount). Add some kicking music from Kid Rock, and you have my latest video "Lighthouse Session Revisited".



Fantastic forecast this weekend! 20-25 friday thru Monday. Janis and I leave for Hatteras tonight. Ken follows tomorrow.

The Loop Off is scheduled to go down Saturday. Gonna be lots of energy, excitement, and rotation!

Made It Back Home

Made it home last evening, but not before stopping in Nagshead to pick up my new Simmer Xflex 5.6 wave sail! Another big thank you to Hatteras Loop Fest 2008 event organizer Bill Bell and event sponser Avon Sail House who served up this sweet prize. I also scored a new T3 waist harness and a few t-shirts from DaKine.
Mahalo to everyone.




Looking back at the photos from the trip, here are a few of my favorite. Stuart, Thanks for taking them:





Ken Kellar layin it down at the Canadian Hole:

Ken again:

and again:



Looking at the long range forecast, the weekend looks sweet! Janis and I are going to go back down Friday morning for a four day weeekend. Don't want to miss the loop off! I've perfected a great back loop bail out that I think I could probably take the trophy for most spetacular loop crash! Been had plenty of those!

Sweet late afternoon/evening sesh at the Hole

Turns out we had to check out of our cottage today, so it was a mad rush to get out by 9am. I helped Ken out by taking his kayaks back. My van was packed to the gills

So long Ken

This is where I'm staying tonight.

I'm in the end unit:


In the town of Buxton


Had breakfast here:

Very close to the Light House








Canadian Hole:


Andy, Anne and I scored a fantastic late afternoon sesh at the hole. We had the entire place to ourselves! Wind was I think SSE so slightly offshore at the hole. Perfect for flat water freestylin.

Andy showed me some tricks like body drags, vulcans, heli tacks, and probably a few other that I don't have any idea what they where. The guy rips. Andy, next time I'm back (which could be soon!) I'll hopefully be sailing away from forwards. Smack talk wont be far behind!!!

Took some shots of Andy. Its the least I can do since he got me over the hurdle to toss forwards! Andy-beers on me in perpetuity bud!





Sweet body drag!


I spent a good part of the day at Sailworld wating for the wind to come up. Andy showed me how to knock down an old fin and covert to a freestyle fin. I was pretty much shocked that i could fairly well rock w/such a short fin. Was a blast to spin the board around!



I don't think the weather is going to support the loop off tomorrow so I'm leaving the island tomorrow morning. I've had a great time. Had many great ocean sessions, and a bunch at the hole too. My sailing has improved. Heck, I'm tossing forward loops now! Assateague, here I come!

I'm anxious to get home though, I miss my wife very much.

Look at that horizan! Another beautiful sunset at the Canadian Hole:




Here is the video: