Cabrinha party in stiltsville!!!
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It's party time in the Florida Straits again. This is a special one, miles offshore in the midst of historic Stiltsville.* http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/...ille_Miami.jpg We headed almost six miles offshore out to the start of the island arch that forms the Florida Keys. http://fksa.org/gallery3/var/resizes...g?m=1430299580 The Party was put on by Cabrinha and Adventure Sports. Pete Cabrinha himself attended to introduce his latest kite design, the Crossbow. http://fksa.org/gallery3/var/resizes...g?m=1430300321 Pete Cabrinha won the Billabong XXL GLOBAL BIG WAVE AWARD by TOWING INTO AND RIDING A 70 FOOT WAVE! The prize aptly enough was $1000. USD per foot of wave. Well done Pete! Photo: Erik Aeder http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/...le_s.sized.jpg The party was held at the southernmost house in Stiltsville, that appears in the lower left of the photo above. It was established by the Miami Springs Powerboat Club. Special thanks to the Club for allowing us to use their incredible venue for this event. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/Launch_s.sized.jpg CLICK HERE FOR FULL SIZED IMAGE The point of depature in Dinner Key Marina and our intrepid craft, the SS Minnow on steroids. http://www.stiltsville.org/images/1938cal.jpg We could always swing by the Calvert Club in Stiltsville for a drink ... with a time machine anyway. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/Marina_s.sized.jpg CLICK HERE FOR FULL SIZED IMAGE Cruising out of the Grove, for a "three hour tour?!" http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/1_G.sized.jpg Pete Cabrinha hangs out on the run to Stiltsville with Dave of Florida Kiting on the left and Jessie of Water-Play.com & Cabrinha rider on the right. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/4_G.sized.jpg Wonder what size kite the water turkeys are flying? http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/0_G.sized.jpg Slipping downtown Miami into our wake. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/32_G.sized.jpg The neighborhood out in Stiltsville with the Cape Florida Lighthouse standing sentinel on the tip of Key Biscayne. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/20_G.sized.jpg Jessie and friends. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/28_G.sized.jpg We're here! http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/29_G.sized.jpg The house has these unique LONG cat walk docks to allow access to deeper channel areas. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/..._6_s.sized.jpg CLICK HERE FOR FULL SIZED IMAGE http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/10_G.sized.jpg Time to hang out and float around, wind waiting in good company. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/22_G.sized.jpg So, Jessie goes wakeboarding. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/11_G.sized.jpg http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/14_G.sized.jpg Todd and Mila of Adventure Sports cart a Crossbow out for launching while Pete C. gives some prelaunch tips to Jeremy. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/9_G.sized.jpg Todd gets ready to launch the New Cabrinha Crossbow. Note the unusual kite shape and bridel system. More about the Crossbow including video clips, FAQs and Demo Dates BY CLICKING HERE http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/5_G.sized.jpg That's Jeremy of Florida Kiting taking a 12 m Crossbow for a whirl in some LIGHT wind. No white caps in sight. I checked nearby wind records and the breeze was recorded at 5 to 7 mph! Jeremy was on a long floaty surfboard. That board was slick as ice without wax too, well done staying on it! Jeremy wrote a review of his kite ride at HERE http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/17_G.sized.jpg http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/30_G.sized.jpg Hey, something's up! Pete is moving out ... http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/21_G.sized.jpg He's paddling like he means it, wonder where too? http://fksa.org/gallery3/var/resizes...g?m=1430300320 YOW! SURF IS UP OFF STILTSVILLE!!! If I didn't know better I would swear Pete is charging down a wave at the Northshore ... uh, whoops that was where this shot was actually taken. Looking good! CLICK HERE FOR MORE SHOTS http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/36_G.sized.jpg http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/56_G.sized.jpg http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/..._3_s.sized.jpg CLICK HERE FOR FULL SIZED IMAGE http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/23_G.sized.jpg Kent flys a 9 m Crossbow and demos some of the kite attributes. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/22a.sized.jpg First, what happens when you drop your hands from the bar. The kite slowly starts to slide downward. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/24_G.sized.jpg Still coming. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/22b.sized.jpg Want to get back into the game? Simple, just grab the bar, sheet in and fly the kite. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/25_G.sized.jpg Want to relaunch the kite from the water? http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/26_G.sized.jpg Pull in on one of the leader lines and hold it ... http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/27_G.sized.jpg Up it goes ... http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/24a_001.sized.jpg Up and outta here. Lots more about the Crossbow to be found by CLICKING HERE http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/70_G.sized.jpg Kent tools along going SLOW in the breeze on a big surfboard. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/40_G.sized.jpg http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/..._5_s.sized.jpg Checking out the inside of the upper level of the house. CLICK HERE FOR FULL SIZED IMAGE http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/34_G.sized.jpg Twilight is moving in. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/55_G.sized.jpg Kent emceed one of his famous awards ceremonies. Miguel graciously accepts the "catering the boat with the most girls" piratical hat award. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/ri.sized.jpg This guy is awarded a kung fu star for winging after errant kites AND for seagoing ornamental tree trimming!? http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/53_G.sized.jpg Dusk is on and the channel out of here is poorly marked. Better hit the boats to head in. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/..._7_s.sized.jpg CLICK HERE FOR FULL SIZED IMAGE http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/..._4_s.sized.jpg CLICK HERE FOR FULL SIZED IMAGE http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/41_G.sized.jpg http://www.fksa.org/albums/album129/60_G.sized.jpg What a great event. Special thanks to Pete Cabrinha and all the crew at Adventure Sports for putting on the party! * More about the interesting history of Stiltsville HERE and HERE . These marvelous structures could fall under the ax of the Federal Government that administers Key Biscayne National Monument that now encompasses these seven remaining structures. Help to save these unique buildings from destruction by the Government. More information at THIS LINK. Copyright FKA, Inc. 2005 |
Sounds like the perfect place I just read about it here as well, it must be in the air today;)
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You can also hit up Soldier Key. Not too far from Stiltsville.
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A sea change in Stiltsville. The photo at the upper right was taken at a Cabrinha party in Stiltsville in 2005. A lot of great people were there including Pete Cabrinha himself. A brand new type of kite was introduced, a BOW kite, called Crossbow. It was a major departure from conventional four line LEI kites in so many ways. This was the first look I had at it along with most of the other folks present. Little did we know how far the concept would go and in far less than the elapsed dozen years to the present day. Performance, safety, wind range, so many factors jumped forward. I was tooling by the Miami Springs Power Boat Club stilthouse on my new Apollo kite recently where we had that party all those years ago and Kent Marinkovic's photo came to mind. Well done guys and Cabrinha. You can see a write up on that novel party at http://www.fksa.org/showthread.php?t=658 Thanks J Melissa Mejia and South Florida Kiteboarding for the ride to Stiltsville and loan of a big board. Great times, then and now! |
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