A different look at racing, from underwater in the Red Sea!

Had waves this morning on the way to work. Another strong cold front is passing through, dropped temperatures to the 40's when this was shot. It also cranked up some nice swells ...

http://www.fksa.org/albums/album569/e_1_IMG_5805.jpg


http://www.fksa.org/albums/album569/c_boat_IMG_5804.jpg


http://www.fksa.org/albums/album569/d_2_IMG_5816.jpg


http://www.fksa.org/albums/album569/a_three.jpg


http://www.fksa.org/albums/album569/f_two_IMG_5837.jpg


http://www.fksa.org/albums/album569/...w_IMG_5867.jpg

Long Board-Long Riding Wave
 

Hey,

Not big by any means; however, if you lived near there I bet you try to ride them.

http://www.grindtv.com/surf/blog/235...ng+five+miles/

Clew In

A look at Naish kites since the two line AR3.5. I used to have five AR5's, the first four line LEI's. They were good back in the day, no QR or spinable leash, those were still in the future. Too bad they antiqued the video so excessively.

Here is something for stylin' water goers everywhere, a look back at water drag. People want to look good, some more than others. The curious part is what may be deemed to be too cool for school will likely gag later generations. Interestingly enough, fashion doesn't demand function, in fact it may throw facility under the bus as you will see below.

Images from: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/travel/b...6.photogallery (lots more there too)


http://snsimages.tribune.com/media/p...1/59104090.jpg
This has to be my favorite of the collection. Perceived function overwhelms fashion, actually opens a can of whoop ass on it, fairly mugging style. This 1875 concept reportedly rendered the wearer unsinkable and comes with a marking buoy to prove it. They didn't have fins but did come with those nifty hand paddles that doubled for shovels at all you can eat buffets. I can see this taking off with kite pants crazed kiteboarders or perhaps spandex togged free divers.


http://snsimages.tribune.com/media/p...1/59104161.jpg
I have a theory about these bathing costumes, they in fact might have been intended to do away with the wearer. Imagine body surfing in one of these or trying to get out of a rip.


http://snsimages.tribune.com/media/p...1/59104171.jpg
Now remember, this lady, I think it is a lady, was deemed hot 111 years ago. Bears keeping in mind with some of the off the wall gear out there today.


http://snsimages.tribune.com/media/p...1/59104200.jpg
1909 was no stranger than other years, even today.


http://snsimages.tribune.com/media/p...1/59104246.jpg
Stripes were big at times over the years as in 1915. Even Greg Knoll liked zebra baggies in the 1960s


http://snsimages.tribune.com/media/p...1/59104912.jpg
We could use these 1929 creations today, not as portable dressing tents but as traction aids in stronger wind.


http://snsimages.tribune.com/media/p...1/59150317.jpg
1949


http://snsimages.tribune.com/media/p...2/59151712.jpg
1950's, getting smaller but sloooowly!



http://snsimages.tribune.com/media/p...2/59151692.jpg
Bettie Page modeling something more acceptable in present day terms which may have been deemed over the top back in 1955 when it was photographed.


http://snsimages.tribune.com/media/p...2/59151738.jpg
Jayne Mansfield digging dirt and styling at the same time at her manse back in the day.


http://snsimages.tribune.com/media/p...2/59151753.jpg
1960's, almost here but not quite.


http://snsimages.tribune.com/media/p...2/59151759.jpg
1960, ahead of its time. Just 20 or 30 more years and you'll be there.


http://snsimages.tribune.com/media/p...2/59151794.jpg
No way they wore these in 1972?


http://snsimages.tribune.com/media/p...2/59151804.jpg
Not sure but this could be Ginger off Gilligans Island being fingered by her suit in 1975.


http://snsimages.tribune.com/media/p...2/59151849.jpg
1999


http://snsimages.tribune.com/media/p...2/59151882.jpg
2002 and things are looking more normal ... for now. Nothing as constant as change.


There are about 90 images at the link above of water wear through the years.

http://www.fksa.org/albums/album582/jump.jpg
http://www.stefanvanderkamp.nl/





Strange things going on in Zanzibar. A lucky fellow, hope he played the lottery.


How did he get up there? He climbed, with a board, kite flying, meteoric winds ripping with a nice soft steel deck and derricks for absorbing impact errors of judgment.

http://www.stefanvanderkamp.nl/index...600&mode=web20
http://www.stefanvanderkamp.nl/


You can see a sequence of still shots including Nick climbing up and jumping off the derrick at: http://www.stefanvanderkamp.nl/#TB_i...g_autoviewer63


http://www.kitesurferen.dk/images/stories/nille2.jpg


and some background from the local shop, http://www.kitecentrezanzibar.com/:
"kitecentre Zanzibar 17 hours ago
Just talked with Nick;
It was an impulse action he said, with struggels he could grap the edge of the boat and climb on it, after that the plan was just to jump off the boat on the other side, but than he saw the crane and thought, just go for it. With just half a meter on both sides in between the cranes he climbed up, binded the board with his leash behind him, no resque plan. .... At the take off, he was swept away in the wrong direction. He pulled the bar in the loop in the wrong way, he said he thought he would die. Suddenly the kite pulled him the right way again and he finished his jump. ..
After that his camera and all his gear was stolen, just after a beach elastic tow-inn session a hour later...."'


http://www.kitesurferen.dk/images/stories/nille4.jpg

http://www.nickjacobsen.dk/wp-conten...s/GOPR2863.jpg
http://www.nickjacobsen.dk/

Nick Jacobsen is a kiter from Denmark. It would be good to get some more specifics but it looks like the jump height was a bit less than two line lengths or perhaps 40 to 50 m high. http://www.nickjacobsen.dk/

http://www.kitesurferen.dk/images/stories/nille5.jpg

If you don't think these things out adequately in advance it is good to be (real) lucky! See he has also done some static kite towups secured to the towline. Poorly thought out and executed stunts have a way of catching up with you. I wouldn't keep relying so much on luck Nick.

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Course racing in Miami yesterday off Matheson.

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._3290655_n.jpg

"Patrick pulls the fastest 10 second average of the day, but I won the tallest racer competition."

Uploaded by Todd to FB

The guys headed out to Stiltsville on a rainy day for some wind time on the flats. Here's the video ...

http://www.kiteforum.com/download/file.php?id=39888

Hope this isn't footage of kiting in schools of sharks gone wrong or a loft fest in a tropical storm. Carnage? Must mean different things to east vs. west coasters.

New performance and board views from Jimmy Lewis:



"Buying a quad because 4 fins are cool and everyone's doing it? Why not learn the difference between a thruster and a kwad and choose what's right for you. Jimmy Lewis has two great shapes that suit their fin setups. The Chamber and The Kwad."

Want to try something different? How about flying your GoPro for a look around in near-space at 80,000 ft.. The images are surreal, check it out!


or, for something a bit closer to the surface or water anyway, tube-o-rama!

From Kiteforum:

A blast from the past, Surf Expo 2002 to be exact and a Bi-Wing LEI Kite?! This writeup was lost during a crash of Kiteforum back in the day. Keeping fairly complete archives I was able to find it again. There is even something about the founding manufacturer of LEI kites, Wipika in its later days.


http://www.fksa.org/albums/album595/1_DSCN5370.jpg
The front


http://www.fksa.org/albums/album595/2_G.jpg
and rear view

This is what I wrote about it in my writeup of the 2002 Surf Expo:

"I just spoke with Will Harper, sales manager of WINDWING about their new variable area kite, the D-MOD. The prototype kite was on display at Surf Expo last weekend (see below).

http://groups.msn.com/flkitesurfer/s...oto&PhotoID=30
http://groups.msn.com/flkitesurfer/s...oto&PhotoID=31

This is an innovation in kite design for kiteboarding applications but a very recent one. Will told me that the kite went from concept to prototype in only TWO WEEKS! The patent for this kite is pending. The kite appears to be a conventional four line inflatable kite with the addition of a supplemental lifting section that is secured by zippers and Velcro beneath the arc of the kite. This panel significantly increases the lifting area to facilitate low end performance. With the panel removed, I understand that it flies just like a conventional four line leading edge inflatable (LEI) kite.

The D-MOD was designed by Bill Hanson who has extensive foil design and production experience. Bill has designed several foil kites for Slingshot and has designed the snow and buggy traction and trainer kites currently being sold by WINDWING. I understand that the buggy kites have been very well received. WINDWING has been producing an unusual lifting wing for skiing/snowboarding and windsurfing sails for years.

The prototype D-MOD kite shown at Surf Expo has a convertible flat area of 18 m to 12 m with projected areas of 14 m and 8 m respectively. Two other as of yet undisclosed sizes are contemplated for production as soon as March 2003. The prototype has been flown on land but not over water as of yet. I understand that it launched readily and flew well. Further trials and tuning are underway including selecting an appropriate angle of attack or trim angle for the removable panel.

Aside from being the first variable area kiteboarding kite that I have encountered it has another unusual feature. The kite has a "beak" at the leading edge that facilitates rolling from one side to the other when the kite falls on the water. Add to that the transverse stiffing provided by the removable panel and the D-MOD and they believe that it should re-launch far easier than other LEI kites on the market today. The kite is intended to be used by intermediate to advanced kiteboarders as opposed to new riders. Will felt that with the panel removed the kite should perform just like a regular LEI kite.

Will indicated that they kite is to be flown with a conventional four line bar with chicken loop. I asked him about how the kite would be depowered with a kite leash. If the panel remains in place the kite will not fully depower. He indicated that if the kite is flown off of one line only, it will not fly and will fall to the water. They are still evaluating if the kite will present excessive residual area for wind loading once the depowering leash has been used.

Will passed on some observations about the reaction of some of the other kite manufacturers. He said that Naish was amused by the design. He reported that Flexifoil was interested in the concept and asked a number of questions. Will said the Bruno Legaignoux of Takoon was very interested in the kite and took extensive notes and sketched the kite on graph paper. I expect to read about more developments regarding the D-MOD kite in the future. For additional information regarding WINDWING products you can contact Will Harper at info@windwing.com.

Finally, I asked Will about the recent major transitions in the North American distribution system for Wipika. Principals of WindMall are responsible for the distribution of Wipika and WINDWING products in that territory. He said that things have been going very well although it happened quite recently. Will said that during the first day of Surf Expo the reactions were mixed and uncertain. By the second day however confidence in the new distributor was building and they acquired a number of new dealers. Will was quite pleased with the experience at this Surf Expo."


Kiting has changed so much in that time. Wonder what will be next?

Susi Mai has a video series on kiting, didn't even know it but just came across it. Some show a lot of local color on and off the water, good stuff. Here are some of the videos:










and another seven at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIhypTd9IMk

http://wetstuff.com/Kites/numb_nuts.jpg

This one falls in the REAL bad idea column. Wonder what the USCG might do with a guy like this. Also, I wonder where he landed? I understand the wind was out of the SE at the time. Much further west and his wind would be lost to shadow. Anyone know what he was doing in there? Perhaps got sucked in by the tide?

"A Little Glimpse of my travels as a Pro Athlete! A beautiful life I Live. This was shot in St. Lucia, Miami, Florida, Olympic Class Regatta, La Ventana, Mexico, And Los Barilles, Mexico: Live life and always dream! Damo

Thanks To my Sponsors: Cabrinha Kites, Alex Aguera boards, The Black Dog, Npx, Lynch Associates, GoPro and Corner Five Surf Company."

Alex Aguera ridng his new Go Pro Camera mount on the kiteboard lines in Maui. This is the first test.

It is good to have a look at Antigua again.

If you see these guys on the slope above you, I would get out of the way fast! Avalanches can really wreck your day. Some impressive filming though and in the back country I understand in the French Alps.

"Matthias Giraud and Aiguille Croche capture some of the most incredible content seen by GoPro as they hit the Alps like true heroes skiing the French backcountry while escaping a large avalanche on their tails!"

Bored? Nothing to do, socks are all organized, dog is washed, wind waiting goes on and still .... ?
Here are some ideas.

Something a bit different.

"The Mountain
by Terje Sorgjerd

This was filmed between 4th and 11th April 2011. I had the pleasure of visiting El Teide.
Spain´s highest mountain @(3718m) is one of the best places in the world to photograph the stars and is also the location of Teide Observatories, considered to be one of the world´s best observatories.

The goal was to capture the beautiful Milky Way galaxy along with one of the most amazing mountains I know El Teide. I have to say this was one of the most exhausting trips I have done. There was a lot of hiking at high altitudes and probably less than 10 hours of sleep in total for the whole week. Having been here 10-11 times before I had a long list of must-see locations I wanted to capture for this movie, but I am still not 100% used to carrying around so much gear required for time-lapse movies.

A large sandstorm hit the Sahara Desert on the 9th April (bit.ly/​g3tsDW) and at approx 3am in the night the sandstorm hit me, making it nearly impossible to see the sky with my own eyes.

Interestingly enough my camera was set for a 5 hour sequence of the milky way during this time and I was sure my whole scene was ruined. To my surprise, my camera had managed to capture the sandstorm which was backlit by Grand Canary Island making it look like golden clouds. The Milky Way was shining through the clouds, making the stars sparkle in an interesting way. So if you ever wondered how the Milky Way would look through a Sahara sandstorm, look at 00:32.

Available in Digital Cinema 4k.

Like my Facebook Page for updates facebook.com/​TSOPhotography
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Press/licensing/projects contact: terjes@gmail.com

Music by my friend: Ludovico Einaudi - "Nuvole bianche" with permission.
Please support the artist here:
itunes.apple.com/​us/​album/​una-mattina/​id217799399

Thank you to my sponsors:
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As long as we're looking up, how about the Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis also by Terje Sorgjerd ...




"I spent a week capturing one of the biggest aurora borealis shows in recent years.

Shot in and around Kirkenes and Pas National Park bordering Russia, at 70 degree north and 30 degrees east. Temperatures around -25 Celsius. Good fun.

Available in Digital Cinema 4k.

Like my Facebook Page for updates facebook.com/​TSOPhotography
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Press/licensing/projects contact: terjes@gmail.com

Thanks to my Sponsors:
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Music is Gladiator soundtrack "Now we are free" "

Paul Lang with The Kiteboarder Mag mounted a GoPro camera to his DSLR housing (the machine gun rigged knitting machine sound). He provided the GoPro video with still shot insets from the DSLR.

Brandon with Miami Kiteboarding and friends take a road trip to Islamorada and put together a nice video on the experience.



"South of their kiting spot and North of the Caribbean, Miami Kiteboarding and Team ventures out and hits the Florida Keys. With The Otherside Boardsports and Mike and Jeanice as their guilds, they encounter some amazing sessions!
These are their stories."

Tow up paragliding in the Maladives and some unusual GoPro shots in an exotic clear water setting.


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...es_cropped.jpg


http://www.postcardman.net/156975.jpg

A new Internet video series, what if you traveled the world and shot the action along the way ...



"Ride Along - Season 1 Trailer
Produced and Directed by Jeremie Tronet
More info: http://www.ridealongtv.com/"

This is part of what the website has to say about the show.

"About the Show
Featuring pro Kitesurfer Jeremie Tronet and Linn Svendsen, Ride Along is the new generation TV show broadcasting worldwide.


Using Kiteboarding as a tool to discover the most exotic countries and cultures in the world, both riders will transport you in a quest for stunning landscapes.

Shot entirely in full HD, the quality of the images transports you with them to each of the place they visit.

Meeting interesting people, Surfing the most famous waves, kiteboarding along the wind, living the dream life all year and chasing new sensations is their everyday routine.

The show will bring you along their journey around the globe, sharing their experiences with a mix of stunning images and bewitching sound tracks carefully selected between thousands of upcoming artists.

Sit down, relax and let the travel begin."

Jetman vs. the Grand Canyon ...





http://www.csmonitor.com/var/ezflow_...n_full_600.jpg


'Jetman' zooms along rim of Grand Canyon in first US flight

"Jetman, aka adventurer Yves Rossy, hit 190 m.p.h. Saturday as he flew with a jet-pack above the Grand Canyon. Where some see self-promotional stunt man, others see a boundary-breaker.

By Daniel B. Wood, Staff writer / May 11, 2011

Harnessed into a six-foot-wide, 45-pound carbon-fiber wingpack shaped like a boomerang with a raised fin, Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy pulled off his first escapade in the United States on Saturday, shooting along the rim of the Grand Canyon for about eight minutes before opening his parachute and wafting down to the canyon floor.

It was a spectacle, to be sure – and the ride will definitely end up on YouTube. But whether Jetman's performance qualifies as a publicity-seeking stunt of the "balloon boy" variety or a quest to expand the limits of human endeavor, well, that depends on the beholder.

As for Mr. Rossy, he portrays his winged adventures as a bid to push the envelope of human flight.

“I built this wing to realize my own dream: to fly like a bird,” he says in an interview released by his Beverly Hills-based marketing firm, Centigrade Inc. “Flying is a passion. I always wanted to fly since I am a child. My inspiration has always been to realize my dream.”

Rossy does not exactly float through the air like a bird; he rockets along at 35 to 50 miles per hour. For his Grand Canyon adventure, he hit 190 m.p.h., his promotional team said. He steers with a gentle turn of his head and arms. Jetman has already traversed the English Channel and the Alps, but he ended up in the waves when he tried to cross the Straits of Gibraltar in November 2009."

Continued at:
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/05...irst-US-flight

Billy Bosch and crew share some spring fun in Cocoa Beach. They include a fair amount of gopro line footage too and a spin up in the indoor sky diving chamber in Orlando.

Damo and Billy Bosch make CNN. Wonder if they bought Damo's GoPro kiting footage that was used? Looking good guys.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/liv...iref=allsearch

wow i'm in awe. amazing video. after i turned off mine, the music was a deterrance but it was news to me that home videos could be this well put-together. just a good job i want to say

Just returned from an intense three day trip to Curacao. There was scooter free diving in the morning and kiting in the afternoon. Long fun days with two GoPros capturing the action from the kite and my helmet. Special thanks to Eric Post of http://www.curacaokiteboarding.com/ for renting me a board and hooking me up with the Mermaid trip to Klein Curacao.


http://www.fksa.org/albums/album604/KC_wreck_0_s.jpg
Running off the windward shore of the desert island of Klein Curacao in the Netherland Antilles just above Venezuela. The wind was fairly strong and the seas high but what a great venue for kiting and video.


http://www.fksa.org/albums/album604/...acao_Wreck.jpg
The intense wave energy and corrosion have smashed the forward section of the wreck to plate and shards. It is amazing the aft section is still somewhat intact.


http://www.fksa.org/albums/album604/...I_GOPR7253.jpg
Great filming but not a time to make a mistake. I was going to circumnavigate the small island but figured to call it a a day after I got the shots and circle back south around to the western lee side where the boat was anchored. I covered about a mile in heavy seas and strong winds on the windward side and a mile in flat calm waters in the lee or the southern half of the island. Interestingly, the really strong gusty winds were to the lee of the island through wind shadow/rotor. The whole island is just 1.5 miles long. Complete writeup with lots of shots and video on the main island of Curacao and KC to come soon. Projects are piling up!

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Brett from Tobago and I ran out to Alligator Lighthouse about 4 1/3 miles off the Moorings in Islamorada. We were using new, as of yet unreleased 2012 Cabrinha gear being offered for demo at the Pryde Group Dealer meeting underway at the Moorings. I had mounted a GoPro on the kite and was also wearing one on my helmet. There is an article coming out in Kiteboarding Magazine on the camera-kite setup and other considerations for using GoPro while kiting. GoPro recently picked this shot as "Photo of the Day," so why not put it up here as well? I have a couple of dozen Lighthouse shots, many more actually but this one does pick up the water colors and lighting well.

There is some history in this shot. Alligator Lighthouse was constructed here in 1873 over 50 years after its namesake struck here. There are six lighthouses along the Florida Reef Tract bordering the Florida Keys miles offsho...re constructed from 1822 on. The Florida Current, often mistakenly identified as the Gulfstream in this area, rips north at a good clip. Southbound shipping would run as close to shore as feasible to avoid maximum current in deeper water offshore. The bottom shoals rapidly from deep water to the reef tract which can be exposed in areas at low tide. Between frequent summer and cold front squalls and tropical storms, numerous vessels blown on to the reef over the centuries. Salvors working out of nearby Key West at one time made it the richest city in the USA. The lighthouses were constructed as an aid to navigation and to try to reduce loss. More about the lighthouses at: http://www.reeflights.org/history_of...eef_lights.htm

http://www.keyshistory.org/USS-Alligator.jpg
The USS Alligator
http://www.keyshistory.org

The schooner of war, USS Alligator had some interesting times too. It was commissioned by President Monroe in 1820 to suppress the slave trade in Western Africa. It was the shifted to suppression of piracy in the Straits of Florida and nort...hern Caribbean in 1822. Pirates were running rife plaguing shipping in the area at the time. The ship fought a successful action off Matanzas, Cuba but its Captain was killed in the exchange. The ship then sailed in convoy from Cuba bound for Norfolk, Virginia. The 83 ft. schooner had a whopping draft of 11 ft. with the waters of the reef tract in the area being 5 ft. or less. The ship struck the reef in the night in 1822 and was kedged to attempt to haul her off in the morning. The line parted and she blew further on to the reef. Despite shifting weight overboard and to a Bahamian salvor the vessel floundered hard aground. The men were shifted to another naval brig and the vessel torched to avoid salvage by pirates. Powder stores detonated and the vessel exploded. You can dive the remains today.
More at: http://www.keyshistory.org/USS-Alligator.html


http://fpc.dos.state.fl.us/general/n045711.jpg
Alligator Lighthouse in 1873.
http://www.reeflights.org/images.htm

Rick,

That water looks extremely calm for being able to kite all the way out there. What size kite/board combo were you on? I went out there once, one long thigh burning tack. The seas that day were much more rough!

It was fairly calm unlike some other times I headed out there. The photo is of the shallow area around the light though. In deeper areas inshore it did bump up a bit. Still I was on a 12 m and didn't have to sine that much. I was on the largest demo tt I could find on the beach before deciding spur of the moment to head out, a 140 cm I think. I yelled at Brett on an inbound tack as I was riding out to see if he wanted to go, it was casual! We did have to tack upwind a few times nearshore returning. I usually take the largest board I have out to the lighthouse to improve performance in the lulls and going upwind in fewer tacks. I normally start about six mile further north making returning a tack fest at times. One time the wind eased and was already from a poor direction. I ended up covering about 38 miles making about 350 ft. to 500 ft. upwind for each half mile tack. It went on forever!

"Riding the Blue" Sherman Island - kiter is Shawn Richman
 

http://payload.cargocollective.com/1...esmurf_900.jpg

He kited way into the night by himself under this big moon that was rising, good night and good winds. http://www.kitesmurf.com/

Nice shot, excellent conditions!

Rum Cay is calling ...

Going through about 60 G of images now from the 2012 Pryde Group Americas Dealer Meeting in Islamorada, FL. I am working on the first article now. Here are a few early ones from the lot ...

http://www.fksa.org/albums/album606/1_matt_IMG_7801.jpg
Matt Collins ripping on the new Transport directional kiteboard. I really like this raceboard and plan to get one once available. The Moorings resort in the background was our event site, a magnificent one at that too!

http://www.fksa.org/albums/album606/2_yard_IMG_9767.jpg
The small cottage at the Moorings serving as housing for some of the meeting participants.

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The opening party at a favorite sunset spot on the water for many years, Morada Bay in Islamorada.

http://www.fksa.org/albums/album606/3_group.jpg
The gang at the 2012 Pryde Group Americas Dealer Meeting in Islamorada, FL.

http://www.fksa.org/albums/album606/4_Paula.sized.jpg
Paula taking an idea from the movie "Strange Brew" tries to put a snake in a beer bottle. Why? To get more beer of course! Actually she likes snakes and was communing with this temporarily lost "squirm" as he wriggled through the grass.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net..._3123658_n.jpg
Brett flies under me at the lighthouse.

http://www.fksa.org/albums/album606/...t_IMG_0258.jpg
Lots more to come!

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Chasing Damo over the flats while trying to catch him on small trick skies. He was FAST!

Anonymous Kiteboarder!
 

I made the News & Reporter at Lake Waccamaw, NC.

http://www.fksa.org/albums/album04/I...19_480x640.jpg

Congratulations, nice shot too! What was the wind like?