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