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SUPing at the Old Lighthouse

Posted: October 2nd, 2009, 5:07am CEST

Mac, Mark, Ralph, and myself headed to the Old Lighthouse around 4 yesterday and had a great 3 hour session. As the tide came up, the waves got better. With no wind today for windsurfing, we are headed back out this morning for some more waves.

Stand Up Paddling at the Old Lighthouse

Posted: October 1st, 2009, 4:56am CEST

Stand Up at The Jetties (Old Lighthouse)

Posted: October 1st, 2009, 4:12am CEST

Mark and I catching a wave. Thanks to Mac for the video.

Sailing the Sound and the Waves

Posted: September 29th, 2009, 2:14pm CEST

We had a great day yesterday. Started in the sound blasting on our 5.0 to 6.0s. Went over to Old Lifeguard and got beat up pretty good in the ocean. We then hit the sound for a sunset sail on our 4.5s.....ended up out there in a moonlight sail with some very good ramps.

Saturday Dawn Patrol

Posted: September 12th, 2009, 2:39pm CEST

Pictures from the paddle today....dawn patrol had 6 SUPers. Dawn patrollers....Barry, Doug, Tom, Mac, Marci, and Rob.

SUPING on the Runway

Posted: August 30th, 2009, 10:51pm CEST

Never boring when out SUPING!

Sunday Paddle

Posted: August 30th, 2009, 5:27pm CEST

Mac and I hooked up with Tom at his paddle location on Lake Norman this morning for a 1 and a half hour plus paddle. Tom has a great setup with a golf cart that carries his boards back and forth from his house to the lake.
Here is a picture of Tom and Mac.

Drive By Truckers

Posted: August 29th, 2009, 4:37pm CEST

Jeff, AMR, and I saw the DBT's at The Visulite last night. They played a great set of music. The Visulite was a perfect place for them to play as it is a small venue, and there is no bad place to stand. The video is a 5 minute perspective on their full set (except for "Houston" as I missed this song while trying to get some beers. The concert was a sell out, but still did not feel that crowded. Just alot of fun!

Water Fun on Lake Davidson

Posted: August 16th, 2009, 5:25pm CEST

Jeff, Jack, Joe and myself had a good time on the lake yesterday trying so new water toys. Jack and Joe got up on the Stand Up Paddle boards for the first time and had a blast. The also had the chance to do some wake boarding and tubing. A big thanks to Pam and John for pulling us on their boat. Catch some of the action below.....

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When the Wind Dies

Posted: August 7th, 2009, 4:58pm CEST

Desperate for some sailing Mac and I got out on the lake as storms were coming in. When I got out to the lake Mac was out in the channel cruising. I quickly rigged and got on the lake just as some nice clouds to the North were closing in and killing the wind. I was able to get a few runs in, but both Mac and I had to sail to the other side of the lake for cover. At this point I was downwind considerably from Mac. We both saparately watched as the storm cruised over half of the lake. When the storm went through, we got back to sailing, but the wind turned North which meant trouble getting back. Soon after another storm cloud from the North was coming up and the wind totally died. I had to ditch my sail on the other side of the lake, and then paddle my AHD across until I met up with Mac who was a little over half way home but not moving. Here is a video from that point. Lesson learned! We did get back to land just as the 2 storm broke loose and it was a doozy...did not get a video, but it was ugly.....or beautiful depending on the perspective. To finish the story, we ended up on Mac's boat around 11:30 to go pick up my sail.

Video of When the Wind Dies

Posted: August 7th, 2009, 4:56pm CEST

Old 97s At Bele Chere in Asheville

Posted: July 27th, 2009, 2:49am CEST

Oh what fun! Saturday night Jeff and went to the Bele Chere festival in Asheville and rocked out to our favorite band the Old 97's. This was a pretty incredible festival with arts, food, music, and plenty of drink. Here is a 4 minute recap of the concert. If you have not seen the 97's before, it is a must. Let me know, and I will let you know when they come back around this area.

Come join the Fun

Posted: July 13th, 2009, 3:39am CEST

We have a great house rented in Avon the week of September 26th. Take a look at this short video of the sailing location and a picture of the house. Let Mac or me know if you can join us. The house has 7 rooms and we have several open. Hope to see you there.

Stand Up Paddling at Hatteras July 4th Weekend

Posted: July 12th, 2009, 10:59pm CEST

I spent several days over the fourth weekend at Hatteras. It reminded me of some good old times as I camped out on the sound at Frisco Woods. The wind blew a little the first day and the last day I was there, and in between it was SUPPING and fishing(with Don...we caught plenty of Sheeps Head for a great dinner). I also had a fun time clamming over at Ocracoke where Don, Debbie and I pulled in a whole cooler full of clams (they were delicious).
I had several sessions of SUPPING at the South Side (Isabelles) and at the Jetties by the old Lighthouse location. Here is a short video of some shots from SUPPING at the Jetties.

Lake Davidson Paddling

Posted: June 2nd, 2009, 3:51am CEST

Another great sunset on Lake Davidson. The Stand Up paddling has been awesome.

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This is ...

Posted: May 1st, 2009, 2:47am CEST

This is a great time of year for beautiful sunsets. Here is one from last week I caught while stand up paddling on Lake Davidson.

3/29/09 - Oh what fun!

Posted: March 31st, 2009, 2:18am CEST

We had a blast on Sunday, and I hope you were there or somewhere else catching some of this wind.

Thanks To Alan - Baja 2008

Posted: September 8th, 2008, 2:32am CEST

A big thanks goes out to Alan for pushing us to get down to Baja. 8 straight days of sailing waves. It was an incredible trip.

Alan shooting me down towards the Point

Posted: September 4th, 2008, 6:22am CEST

This is from today, Day 5 of Baja. The learning curve on waves here is incredible. Thanks Alan for the photos.

Mac Shooting Alan

Posted: September 4th, 2008, 6:12am CEST

Picture of Alan at the Chili Bowl. Mac is taking picture from cliffs above. Clark (works at camp) is in water taking some photos.

Baja Alan

Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 7:21pm CEST

Baja Tommy II

Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 6:57pm CEST

Tommy on top:

Baja Tommy

Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 6:39pm CEST

As Tommy says "It just clicked today". here is a good one of him airing over some white wash on the top of the wave.

Baja Day 1

Posted: August 31st, 2008, 3:53pm CEST

Ok, too much fun sailing yesterday to have time to take videos of windsurfing. Here is a short video to let you know how bad it is out here. We are roughing it. Check out the shots of us at theChili bowl.
Think we will head down there today.

Daytrip May 31 2008

Posted: June 7th, 2008, 6:55pm CEST

Ok, sorry for the last video not working, not sure what happened . Here is the video from last Saturday. Donald, Tommy, and I had a great time on our 6.2/6.5s. Check out Tommy's sail at the end of the video..... which took one in the shore break.

Hanging Loose in Hatteras - April 16 & 17

Posted: April 20th, 2008, 7:41pm CEST

We had some great wind at Hatteras on Wed and Thursday. We sailed from the house we stayed at in Frisco.

Windy Saturday at the Lake 04/12/08

Posted: April 15th, 2008, 12:48pm CEST

Wow....what a great day of sailing and a good warm up to Hatteras. We had over 10 sailors at Ramsey with sails from 5.3m to 8.0m. Dimitri was rocking on his 5.8 the entire day. I sailed my 6.1, 6.9, and 8.0. Dave was getting it on the kite, and Mac showed up in the afternoon....cut short by a broken harness line. For this video, I attached the cam on the left side of my helmet. Hope to see you on the water this weekend!

Early Days of the Helmet Cam

Posted: April 9th, 2008, 4:06am CEST

Here is a picture of a friend, Mark, back in the late 90's trying to get some video action. Amazing what a little duck tape can do! A tad bit heavy to use as a helmet cam. See Macs comment on this.

Lake Norman NNE 10-15 AHD and Big Sail

Posted: April 6th, 2008, 11:40pm CEST

Mac and I got out at around 9:15 on Sunday morning and had our worship on the lake. The wind blew 10-15 NNE for several hours. We were both on our AHDs with our 9.6 sails and had many good long runs. Mac tried his helmet cam extension for his new video cam. I tried out my cam on top of my helmet....still need to adjust it as I was shooting too high and to the left. Hatteras in less than 2 weeks!

Windy Day At LKN

Posted: March 9th, 2008, 5:04am CET

I made it out to Ramsey after 1:00 today with all intentions to sail...that was until I realized that everyone was on 3's and low 4's and small boards. Unfortunately, I am not equipped to sail this kind of day. But I did have the new helmet cam, which I decided to try as a hand cam....a little bit less shaky then my previous mountain bike video. Anyway, I watched some great windsurfing until about an hour later when the wind shifted West.

How to Mount A Helmet Cam - See Mac Ride

Posted: March 4th, 2008, 1:42am CET

This 90 second video clip was taken in mid-February at Lake Norman State Park. A great day of riding until I realized I lost my cell phone somewhere on the trail, and Mac realized he had 2 screws missing from his bike. This video demonstrates a successful helmet cam mount.
It is best watched after a six pack. Hope you enjoy watching!

It's About This -10 Years of Windsurfing

Posted: December 21st, 2007, 4:52am CET

Over the last ten years I have had alot of fun windsurfing with friends.

Well Worth The Drive - Avon Oct 2007

Posted: December 19th, 2007, 10:29pm CET

Mac, Mark, and I found some great wind at Avon in October. Jim was also at the coast and joined the action. It was well worth the drive.