Saturday, Sunday, Monday: Good, Bad & Better

April 24, 25, 26, 2010

Saturday was pretty good


Quite of few of us got the signal that it was going to blow today. We got to the beach at about 2 P.M. to see what was going to happen.

Dan opted to go out on an Epic 14. He seemed to like it.

Matt wanted to demo Big Mama. He really loved it. He's over 225 and it had plenty of grunt for him.

Dan put down the Epic and decided to go out on the Wainman Boss. Sorry Dan I didn't get any of your rolls or jumps.

Then Naji took out Big Mama for a test spin.

Here's the demo dream, both the Boss and Big Mama out there doing their thing. Dan's going port and Naji is on a starboard tack. Don't those kites look beautiful????

Sunday

Everyone told everyone about yesterday and we wanted more...

But it was not to be.

Sure there were a few kites in the air but most kiters did a little bit of walking

Monday


Klaus called and said "It's blowing man." He was right. His new wind meter got a speed of 22.4. Klaus really wanted this day because he's been working 14 hour days in Colorado. All work and no play makes wind junkies CRAZY!!!!!

Jorge pumped up his 14 and Klaus decided on his 12. Later he said he was sorry about the choice. He should have pumped up his 15....it was too late.

The wind was a little iffy but Klaus said "Let's go to Seal and see Gabor." I told Juliano who was on his 15 m. what the plan was and he gave me a thumbs up. The three of us headed for Seal.

The down-wind part was very easy. One long tack to the oil platform and then turn towards Seal. We zigged and zagged a little getting to the beach, but this was the easy leg. One of the things that you notice once you pass Chaffee Island is the ocean rollers become very obvious, and the water gets a lot cleaner.

Naturally we ran into Gabor who was just going out as we were playing in the waves. All three of us were on our twin tips, Gabor on his directional. I'm still nursing my left foot. I dropped my board on it about a week ago. Anyway we tacked back and forth playing, then Klaus said "Let's go back to Belmont." I was thinking "WHAT???? We just got here." But later we learned that he was not happy with his 12 and didn't want to have to bum a ride home from Seal.
We just had to do a few tacks and we were back to Belmont...ready for a cold beer.

Bart was nice enough to take a shot of us. From the left: Klaus, Michael D., Dan Juliano and me.

Don't know if you've heard, but Bart Miller is our newest instructor at Belmont. He said he had taken the IKO International certification and is looking forward to the summer now that the city have given him permission to teach at Belmont.

Here's a guy we haven't seen since last summer, George Waint. Happy to see you on the beach again George.

Klaus and I traded pictures, he took some of me. One close to the shore and...

and one of me jumping. Then....

I took one of him. OK, his pictures were better than mine. But my picture is funnier.

You can tell it's getting close to summer because I saw a Marine Patrol coming towards us on the launch ramp and I buried my beer in the sand. I didn't want a ticket. How stupid was that, one second later he turned his SUV and headed in the other direction. What a waist. Oh well!!!!