Carolina Beach - Monday Dec 28, 2009

Mac, Ralph, and I had a great time today at Carolina Beach SUPing. It was sunny and cool, and the waves were waist to chest high. We had a great time. Here are a few pictures from the day.

Video of Windsurfing Moves

Here is a free podcast I found in Itunes that shows a bunch of different moves. It gives the name of the move and the rider.....pretty cool.

SUPing at the Old Lighthouse

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

Stand Up at The Jetties (Old Lighthouse)

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

Sailing the Sound and the Waves

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

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

SUPING on the Runway

Never boring when out SUPING!

Sunday Paddle

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

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

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.....

When the Wind Dies

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

Old 97s At Bele Chere in Asheville

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

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

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

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

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!

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