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1/12

Kitesurfing

Hardings

us

Des on 7m, Luke on 11m. Really nice, steady wind (WSW) and beeeeautiful waves. Sun is even out alot of the time. Sweet after work sesh. Water is getting very cold now. Jerry ditches us for warm water and side off (i.e. REAL) wave sailing at Area 51. Can't blame him;)

1/7/2007

Kitesurfing

Corp

L&D

Nice sesh on the same kites. Wind stayed up longer than expected!

1/6/2007

Kitesurfing

Hardings

L,D,Geeoff

Sweet 2+ hour sesh on the same kites.

1/5/2007

Kitesurfing

Forest

L&D

Another loonnnnng, sweet session.

1/2/2007

Kitesurfing

Chapin/Mayflower

L,D,Frankie,
Suzie & Mike windsurfing

Super sweet session on the 7m Switchblade and 11m Fuel. Although the 7m Flexi would've been much better than the 11m. 3+ hour sesh!! Nice windwaves.

12/30

Surfing

Nauset Light Beach

Des,Pinky,Matt5,Mark,Kevin,Cath

Fun longboard sesh with
my buds.

12/27

Kitesurfing

Chapin

hmmmmm

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12/24

Kitesurfing

Corporation Beach, USA

us

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12/19

Kitesurfing

Point Danger, Australia

us

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12/18

Surfing

Bells Beach (aka SHARK BEACH), Australia

us

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12/16

Surfing

Kiritehere Rec Reserve (south of Kawhia), NZ

us

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12/14

Surfing

Manu Bay, Raglan, NZ

us

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12/14

Kitesurfing

Wainui Beach, Raglan RR harbor entrance, North Island, NZ

us

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12/11

Kitesurfing

Ashworth's Spit, South Island, NZ

us

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12/10

Surfing with Hector Dolphins!!!!!

Oamaru South Beach

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12/9

Kitesurfing

Taieri Mouth, South Island, NZ

us

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12/8

Surfing

Tautuku Bay SR, Catlins, NZ

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12/7

Kitesurfing

Oreti Beach, Invercargill, NZ

us

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12/7

Kitesurfing

Monkey Island, South Island, NZ

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12/5

Surfing

Moturata Island Reserve/Taieri Mouth, South Island, NZ

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12/4

Surfing

Oamaru South Beach, South Island, NZ

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12/2

Kitesurfing

Estuary of the Heathcote and Avon Rivers, ChristChurch, NZ

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11/30

Surfing

McKee Memorial Rec Reserve, South Island, NZ

us

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11/30

Kitesurfing

Pohara Beach, South Island, NZ

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11/29

Kitesurfing

Pohara Beach, South Island, NZ

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11/27

Kitesurfing

Waikanae Beach, North Island, NZ

us

Luke is a big baby and won't kite in the chocolate water!

11/26

Surfing

Turihaua Point, North Island, NZ

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11/25

Surfing

Turihaua Point

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11/24

Kitesurf

Bay of Plenty, Ohope, North Island NZ

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11/24

Surfing

Waihi Beach, North Island, NZ

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11/23

Surfing

Waihi Beach, North Island, NZ

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11/22

Surfing

Waihi Beach, North Island, NZ

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11/17

Kiteboarding

West Dennis

Des,Matt5,Lisa,Dave,
Geoff,Phil,Todd,Bill

No bad vibes out there today. Just tons of fun!! Way lit on my 12m. Nice, steady wind for a change. Lisa has a great sesh. Have fun in Key Largo Matty...looks as if you are leaving just as the temps dip!

11/16

Kitesurfing

Area 51

Des,Brian,Jer,Pete

Sweet sesh on the 12m in the fog with the boys. BIG waves on the outside. Those fishin' boats kept sneaking up on us. Kinda eerie.

11/11

Kitesurfing

Close Encounter

Des,Brian,Geoff,Lisa,
Cathleen,Holly, others

Not sure if the 12m or 7m would've been best as it was soooo gusty today! However, it did steady out for about a half hour and it was still great to be on the water today. Totally toasty in my 5/4 and 3mm booties. Liz playin' with the trainer kite having a blast. Launch B*tch Liz learned the basics of launching big kites today!! Hoping I can always woo her with hot chocolate and pecan pie;) Thanks for helping us today LBL!!!!

11/10

Kitesurfing

Bayview

Luke,Des,Lisa,Cathleen

Beautiful day and the wind was fairly steady. Perfect for the 12m Switchblade and 17m Fuel. A huge seal scares the crap out of us. But nothing like the one that was snorting at Cathleen!

11/4

Kiteboarding

Close Encounter

Des,Brian,Lisa,BB,Justin

Great day on our 12m's. Beautiful sunny day in the upper 40s. Tide going out, wind WNW. Nice 2+ hour sesh. Still wearing the 5/4/3 Xcel. Surprising how warm that suit is for kiting. Tad chilly with the 3mil booties. Land Ho after for some great eats and company.

11/3

Kiteboarding

Close Encounter

Luke,Des,Brian,Lisa,Tad

Luke on 17m,Des on 12m fully wound at first. Really nice after work sesh!! Des solo at the end...everyone else wusses out;)

10/31

Kitesurfing

Hardings

Luke,Des,Brian,Mike,Justin

Surprisingly very steady wind!! Luke on 11m, Des on 12m. Wind died for an hour or so in the middle of the sesh. Came back nicely for an ultimate sunset sesh. Luke gets video.

10/30

Windsurfing and
Kitesurfing

Hardings

Luke,Jer,Brian,Asshat

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10/29

Windsurfing

Hardings

Luke,Jer,Asshat,BB,
Mike,Pete,Paul,Jeff,
Simon,Dominic
Des & Brian taking pics

No Danglin' Sissies out here today;)

10/26

Kitesurfing

Chapin

Des,Lisa,Cathleen,Dan

Des started on her 12m with the girlz for the first hour; then switched to the 7m. Onshore winds and overhead waves made it scarey and fun. She even got a few girly jumps!!

10/26

Kitesurfing

Corporation

Luke,Brian,Jer,Asshat,Mike

Des works and Luke hits Corp with the boyz.

10/25

Kitesurfing

Chapin

Luke,Des,Holly,Brian,Frankie,Ethan

Luke on 11m Slingy and Des on her 12m Switchblade,then 7m Switchblade. Wind just kept picking up in the afternoon. Everyone except Luke got overpowered later and most were teabagging. Des got a little freaked on her 12m.

10/22

Kitesurfing

Close Encounter

Des,Brian,Jerry,Lisa,Cathleen

COLD!! Short, fun sesh. A bit bumpy tho... Saw 2 dead birds floating. Jer and Brian head up the river!

10/21

Kitesurfing

Close Encounter

Luke,Des,Brian,Geoff,Lisa

Kited ALL day!!! What a SWEET sesh with the outgoing tide and flat water...just kept gettin' better and better...til sunset!! Too bad Drew did not make it down:(

10/20

Kitesurfing

Area 51

Luke,Des,Brian,
Mike,Justin

Luke on 12m Switchblade, Des on 7m. Fun on the outside in the waves. Brian on his brand new 12m RRD Hypertype. Nice, warm sesh.

10/17

Surf

Outerbeach

Luke & Des

Luke on 7'6" Stewart; Des on 6'10" SoulFish. Waist high waves. Fun sesh.

10/15

Kitesurfing

Hardings to Flats

Luke,Des,Brian,Holly,Geoff,
Paul,Cathleen,EMan
Matt5 on Classic gear

Luke on 11m Slingy and Des on 7m Switchblade. VERY gusty wind. Luke gets lifted high in a gust!! Brian pulls his release;) Long, long 4 hour sesh!! Fun gang to hang with. Beginning of the end tho...

10/14

Kitesurfing

Hardings

Luke,Brian,Gee off

Luke on 17m;Brain on 12m Ion;Gee off on 12m Hypertype. Weird sesh.

10/14

Surfing

WhiteCrest

Des,Pinky,Matt,Cathleen,
Jessie,Jack and lots of
others.

Des on 9'6" Hotline. Too many people in the line up for the good break, so I surf mostly shoulder high closeouts with 3 teenage girls. Fun!! Got LOTS of great video;)

10/13

Kitesurfing

Mayflower

Des and Cathleen

Fun little waves at mid tide! Des on 12m and Cathleen on 15m. Nice early morning sesh before the NW wind dies.

10/12

Kiteboarding

FB

Luke,Des,Brian,Cathleen

Des on 12m. Switch on and off til wind comes down. Nice, quick sesh.

10/11

Kiteboarding

Area 51

Luke,Des,Brian,Jer

Really nice sesh! Guyz on 17m's and Des on her 12m...totally lit. Des pulls trigger again. Luke does double grabs! Lots of seals playing in the pond.

10/10

Kiteboarding

Chapin

Luke,Des,Holly,Cathleen,Mark

Nice afternoon sesh! Luke on 17m, Des on 12m. Des trying new transitions, toeside and heelside, and load and pops. She got frustrated with load and pops, so decides to pull the trigger! yay! Great sesh! And big thanks to Holly for all her help!!!

10/9

KiteSurfing

FB

Luke,Des,Brian,Jer,Pete,Matt5

Des on 12m; Luke on everyone else's 12m's!! Des tries the Area 51 Skimmy. Loves it! Now she wants a hot pink one of her own. Beautiful summer day!

10/7

KiteSurfing

Chapin

Luke,Des,Cathleen,Lisa,
Julie,Kara,
and Chapin Crew

Luke on 11m and tries Todd's 12m Switchblade2. Loves it! Des on 12m. Stayed all day. Had the place to ourselves in the morning, then got crowded in the afternoon. Fun day!

10/6

KiteSurfing

Area 51

Luke,Des,Brian

Luke on 11m, Des on 7m, Brian on 9m. Fun on the waves and flats...Lots of seals! Des stays on the outside!

10/6

KiteSurfing

Chapin

Luke,Des,Cathleen,Lisa
and Chapin Crew

Des on 7m, Luke on 11m. Really fun morning sesh.

10/5

Kitesurfing

Area 51

Luke,Des,HottieB
then BB,Jer,and
Kristen(trainer kite)

Nice afternoon sesh. Luke on 11m, Des on 7m. Seals lovin' the kites!

10/4

Kiteboarding

Hardings

Luke,Des,Brian

Hardings to flats. Luke on 11m, Des on 7m, Brian on 12m. Nice sesh. Beautiful sunset!

10/3

Kiteboarding

Hardings

Luke,Des,Brian,Yarek,BB,
Matt5

Luke on 17m, then 11m. Des on 12m. Rode over to the flats and killed it! Des goin' toeside,Brian ridin' blind,Luke breakin' lines and poppin' valves! Yarek and BB head to the Cut. Matt5 windsurfing on a 5.7m. Got really windy and we were wishing we were on smaller kites. Nice after work sesh!!

10/1

Kitesurfing

Area 51

Luke,Des,HottieB,Geoff,Scott,Jer,Pete,
kooks

Happy 18th Anniversary!!! And what a terrific anniversary it was! Luke on 11m Fuel and Des on 7m Switchblade. Lots of fun for all in the waves on the outside at low tide. Funny little 1999 2-line 5m Peter Lynn Special out on the water...had 2 handles attached to a harness. Odd, but cool The guy looked as if he was havin' alot of fun out there!

9/30

Surfing

OB

Luke,Des,Jer,Janice,BB,
Mattoo,Paul,Scott,Kyle
and Wahines Kay,Lisa,Jane,
Kristen,and Hanna hangin'

Beautiful Day!! Luke on the 7'6" Stewart and Des on her 6'10" SoulFish. Waist to chest high waves, easy to catch and not too fast or too steep! Way fun!! Afternoon got a little tougher.

9/29

Kitesurfing

FB

Luke,Des,HottieB,Jer,Pete,Cathleen
Bernie

Wild day at Forest. Luke on his 11m and Des on her 7m. High tide and BIG waves. Nice 2+ hour sesh, then wind turns NW at 2mph!!! Kites dropping from sky. Luckily, we were all close to shore...all except Cathleen who was out whale watching on her windsurfer. Everyone got into shore just fine tho.

9/29

Surfing

CG

Luke,Des,Pinky

Luke on 7'6" Stewart and Des on 6'10" SoulFish. Waves waist to head high and a bit disorganized, but lots of fun to be had.

9/24

Kiteboarding

Chapin

Luke & Des

Time to pull out the 7's! Gusty, but fun. Some beach walker tried to swipe Luke's Tevas!! Chapins afterwards for beers and apps. Great day!!!

9/24

Kitesurfing

Area 51

Luke,Des,Brian,BB
and F*ckin' Andy shows?

Luke on 17m, then 11m. Des on 12m;Brian on 12m;BB on 12. Dawn patrol and low tide. Nice small waves on the sandbars;SSW wind. Des comes out of her shell and finally ventures to the outside with the boyz. Fun sesh!!

9/23

Windsurfing

WD

Luke,Des,Martha,Bill,Liz,
Nan,Doug,Jenn,Tom

Luke on 5.2m and JP260;Des on 5.0m and 8'3"W&S. NICE day windsurfing with the gang. Beautiful chest high waves on the outside. Enticed Martha to sail the waves!! Des gets some nice jumps...floating in the air! Blowboarding rules...I think Jerry said that? Everyone can be a rock star on a kiteboard;)

9/22

Surfing

Head o the Meadow

Des,Pinky,Cathleen
Matt (watching)

WOW, surf was big all over the Cape. Us girlz went in search of some smaller waves and ended up with chest to head high waves!!! Lots of fun. Des got lots of practice paddling her 6'10" Fish!!

9/21

Surfing

OB

Luke,Des,BB

Head High + sets!! Steep ramps.

9/21

Kitesurfing

Chapin

Luke,Geoff,Brian,Lisa,Cathleen

Nice! Luke on 17m. Lisa killin' it on her new Area 51 kiteboard!! She's stayin' upwind and everything!! Brian doing kiteloops! Great day for all. Des had to work:(

9/20

Surfing

WhiteCrest

Luke,Des,Pinky,Jer,Janice
Matt,Cathleen,Tommy

Luke on Stewart, Des on Fishy. Head high + waves...kinda junky. Des and Janice playing on the inside towards the end of the sesh. Hang out in parking lot...then home to do more work!

9/19

Surfing

OB

Luke & Des

Head high waves today. Luke on 7'6" Stewart and Des on 6'10" SoulFish. Beautiful day!!!

9/18

Kitesurfing

Area 51

Luke,Yarek,Brian

Luke on 11m Slingshot and Area 51 Skimmy,Jer on 13m and new Area 51 skimmy, Brian on 12m and Litewave with wide stance! Tons of swinging going on...

9/17

Surfing

WhiteCrest

Luke,Des,Jer,Janice,Liz,Drew,
Patrick,Barry,Jane,Kyle,Lisa,
Kristen,CCW Crew!!

Waist to head high waves. Super Sweet and clean!! Luke on 7'6" Stewart, Des on 6'10" SoulFish. Nice, long rides! Des give Janice and Jane lessons. Janice, Jane, Lisa, and Kristen now standing and riding!! Go Sistahs!! Beautiful Day for our CCW Surf Outing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9/16

Windsurfing

West Dennis

CCW Intermediate Windsurf Clinic
and Wahine Weekend

Great Clinic!! We all learned alot and had tons of fun. Huge thank you to Jerry and Peter for providing superb instruction the entire day!! Great raffles and tons of girl chat;)

9/15

Kitesurf

Area 51

Luke,Des,ChathamN00b

Big kite sesh!! Luke on 17m and skimmy;Des on 12m;Brian on pretty 12m Ion and orange board!! You're colors ROCK Brian;) Sweet litewind sesh, then hit the Squire after.

9/13

Surf watching

Nauset Beach

Luke,Des,Tommy,John
and a ton of others...

Surf was HUGE, 10 to 25 foot (at least!!) waves at HIGH TIDE. Captured some nice video of a dozen shortboards and a few longboarders out there. Waves looked SWEET. Can't imagine getting thru the shorebreak, but Eileen could;)

9/12

Kitesurf

Chapin

Des,Luke,Erin T.,HBS

Nice late afternoon 'till sunset session. Big kites with fun little waves breaking on the bar as the tide goes out. Beautiful September sunset!!

9/11

Windsurf

Area 51

Luke, PK, Mike L., JE, Paul V.

Amazing late afternoon to sunset session off the tip of North Beach. Sailing the Ezzy 5.2 and JP 260 in logo-high sets from Florence. Big rush dropping in on those waves...bigger rush getting swallowed by them. Best windsurfing day of 06.

9/10

Kiting

Mayflower

Luke,Des,Phil,Tad,Mark
and 20 other kiters.

Luke on 17m and Des on 12m. Lots of fun in the N wind and chop/swell, but waves wayyyy too close together. Classic'in probably should've been the call for the day. Too many kiters in the beginning. Des poppin' wheelies again!! Met Lisa and her hubby.

9/9

Kitesurfing

WD

Luke,Des,Liz,Nan,Doug,Bill,SS,
and the kite boyz

Wind picked up nicely late afternoon. Des on her 12m, Luke on 17m. Crowded launch...no room for error here!! Where did all the kiters come from????? GREAT to see the WD crew again....love it.

9/8

Surfing

CG

Des,Pinky,Cathleen,Robin,Mark

Des riding midgets on the 6'10"Fish. Ultra fun sesh with the girlz. Can't believe the Fish can catch such small waves!!

9/7

Surfing

OB

Luke & Des

Luke on 10' and Des on 6'10"Fish. Des couldn't wait to try her new board out and what a SWEET board it is. Getting lots of rides on knee to waist high waves;)

9/6

Surfing

OB

Luke,Des,Matt5

Luke on Brewer, Des on Hotline and Matt's 6'6" Fish. Thanks Matt! Relaxed, drank beers, and watched moonrise. Nice evening...

9/5

Surfing

OB

Luke,Des,Matt5

Slow, waist to overhead waves! PERFECT!! Luke on 9'4" and Des on 9'6" again. Des get LOTS of bottom turns and cutbacks. All caught on video to boot. Luke has to drag Des off of the water...sorry Matt!!

9/4

Surfing

OB

Luke,Des,Matt5,Kay,Scott,ScottG,
Jane,Trish,Jeff,Billy

Fast, overhead waves. Luke on 9'4" Brewer; Des on 9'6" Hotline. Nice longboard waves; tough shortboard waves! Fun hanging with the gang. Des give Jane her first surf lesson...Jane was beaming after!!!

9/3

Kitesurfing

Area 51

Luke,Des,Brian,Phil,Todd,
Scott,Jer,Pete,Cathleen

Repeat of yesterday, with the addition of a little rain! People are wondering if Des will be her own team rider or try to make the cut for HBS! ;)

9/2

Kitesurfing

Area 51

Luke,Des,Brian,Scott,
Pete,Jer,Jeff,Jochem,
Santi,Jimmy

Luke on 11m, Des on 7m. Nice, long sesh. Had the pond to ourselves til we got invaded by the downwinder crew! Fun to kite with the gang again.

9/1

Surfing

OB

Luke & Des

Rideable thigh to waist high swell with occasional chest high sets. Des on her 7'6" and Luke on the 10'.

8/30

Surfing

OB

Luke,Des, Brian

Fast, overhead, not-so-steep, a bit disorganized waves. Lots of seals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

8/29

Kitesurfing

Area 51

Luke,Brian,Jerry,Barry

not really worth it

8/26

Kiting

OB

Des,Gee Off,Chatham N00b

Tried kiteloops with Geoff's 4m trainer kite. Lots of laughs and fun! Thanks guys for a great day on the outer beach. I'll soon be trying kiteloops on my Switchblades...watch out;)))

8/24

Surfing

OB

Des

Ridin' midgets today on the 9'4" Brewer.

8/23

Surfing

Outerbeach

Des & Brian

On my 7'6" Stewart; Brian on his 8'6". Crystal clear, warm water...nice sesh! Brian ripping down the faces and turning already.

8/22

Surfing

Outerbeach

Des & Matt5

Nice afterwork sesh with Matty....Des on 7'6" Stewart; Matt on 9' Stewart. Then swapped boards. Nice job on the Stewart remake Matt!!

8/20

KiteSurfing

FB

Luke,Des,Brian,Geoff,
Cathleen,Bernie

Happy Birthday Des!!!!! Nice b'day present. Des on the 7m, Luke on his 11m, and Brian on the pretty 12m Ion. Thanks to Matt & Cathleen for the beautiful FBD necklace!!!

8/19

Surfing

Outerbeach

Luke,Des,Cathleen,Matt1,Mattoo,
Kristen,BB(kiting)

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Des 7'6

Not as good as yesterday, but still some nice swell with some umph. Luke on the 9'4" Brewer. Des on her 7'6" Stewart. Lovin' that small board!! Des gave Kristen a surfing lesson on the 10' Bic....now mom has to buy her a board cuz she's hooked!!

8/18

Surfing

Outerbeach

Des,Liz,Drew,Bianca,Kay

Trish,Nancy,Scott,Matt5

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CCW outing!! Couldn't of picked a better day...SWEET, clean, waist to chest high waves. On my 7'6" Stewart ridin' down the line for 4 solid hours. Even some nice bottom turns. Lots of fun!!



Thanks everyone for the beach birthday party!! What a nice surprise!! Couldn't of had a nicer day. Shot some terrific Wahine video too!! You gals (and guys) ROCK!!

8/14

Kitesurfing

Hardings

Luke,Des,Brian,Barry

Luke on 11m, Des on 7m. On-shore winds and lots of shorebreak!!! Brian and Barry totally lit on their 12m.

8/12

Surfing

Outerbeach

Des,Brian,Pinky,Cathleen
Scott,Kay

Tried Brian's 8'6" surfboard and gave him a surfing lesson. Think he's hooked already!!!

Had an absolute BLAST at Jerry's 40th birthday party!!! Enjoy the Wave Invader and Happy Birthday Jer!!

8/12

Kitesurfing

MidCape

Luke & Des

Des on 12m; Luke on 11m; OMG.

8/10

CheatSurfing

FB

Luke,Des,Joe M,PK,Paul,
Cathleen,BB,Gil

12m then 7m. Easy to catch and surf waves, but not as much fun as real surfing. Joe has fun on his Mistral. Getting his sea legs back. Des does baby jumps off the waves. Luke has a blast windsurfing on the 5.2m.

8/8

Surfing

Outerbeach

Luke,Des,Matt5

Thigh to waist high waves. No greenheads!!

8/7

Kitesurfing

Forest

Luke,Des,Jer,Janice,Cathleen,BB

Nice 7m sesh for Des; 11m for Luke. Luke tries Jerry's RRD...sweet board Jer!

8/6

Surfing

Outerbeach

Luke & Des
BB hanging out...

Unpredictable waves. Great wine and cheese!

8/2

Kiting

FB, MonoMaui, Hardings

Luke, PK, Lisa, Cathlene, JE, Brian, Geoff, John from CA, Jimmy C, Mel Gibson

So much to write about. Wierd wind...it's up, it's down, it's back up! Jimmy, Jerry, and I head over to MonoMaui on a potential moronathon. Get there, look back to the Northwest and a huge thunder-super-cell is on its way! Mad downwinder to the flats then over to Hardings. Jerry and I packup and start walking as the lightning bolts tickle the landscape. Where's Jimmy C? He kites back upwind toward FB, ditches when he sees the light show. Completes the circuit with a walk, swim, run back to the FB parking lot. Sweet. Thanks for the ride back Brian!

7/29

Surfing

Outerbeach

Luke,Des,Jer

Nice waves!!! Then sweet dinner/campfire sesh with Janice,Jerry,and Carol!

7/29

Kiteboarding

Outerbeach

Luke,Des,Jer,Geoff

Lite wind sesh! Greenheads suck!

7/28

Kitesurfing

FB

Luke,Des,Brian,Geoff,JimmyC,
Jer,Cathleen,Bernie

Fun sesh. Wind stronger than predicted. We shared the 7m Switchy. Lotsa fun for Des when the tide went out a bit. Luke catchin' sick air!!! Gang goes to Iso after. Des' left thigh way worn from too much kiting;)

7/27

Kitesurfing

FB

Luke,Des,Brian,Paul,Cathleen

Super Long & Sweet sesh. Luke on his 11m Slingy and Des on her 7m Switchblade. Brian lovin' his beautiful blue & green 12m Ion!! Lotsa fun!!

7/26

Surfing

North Beach

Luke & Des

FINALLY...the outerbeach opens! Waist high waves at turnout 4. Fun to be back out surfing WITHOUT the damn crowds! We both had our own break to ourselves.

7/25

Kitesurfing

Downwinder from FB

Luke,Geoff,Brian,Cathleen,Jer,Janice

Nice! Thanks to Geoff's sis for picking us up! Then off to the Red Nun for eats.

7/24

Skimboarding

FB

Luke & Des

Lite sesh on the 17m!

7/23

Kitesurfing

FB

Luke,Des,Brian,Cathleen,Jer,Robert,Bernie
Jochem,Ted,Miguel (downwinder)

Luke eventually on his 11m, Des on her 7m. Des havin' too much fun and doesn't want to get off the water. She starts to pull the trigger today...kinda...watchout!!! Jer almost kills himself on Des' 7m;)

7/22

Kitesurfing

FB

Luke,Des,Brian,BB,Lisa

Luke on the 11m, Des on her 7m. Gusty!!

7/21

Kiteboarding

FB

Luke,Des,Cathleen,Lisa,Jer,Brian,Holly,JimmyC,Pete

Des on 12m, then Luke swipes it for a downwinder with the boys in the FOG. Not too bright guys!! Luckily, fog lifts. Des gets to go home and work on banning fireworks!!

7/19

Kiteboarding

Area 51

Luke & Yarek

Both on 17m. Played in the baby pool. Current in channel took us upwind!! Quick foray to sealville to catch a wave and elude Whitey. Yarek kites to CBI.

7/18

Kitesurfing

FB

Luke,Des,Lisa,Cathleen,Brian,Geoff

Timed it just right today!! And for a while, it was just the 3 kite chicks out on the water. Then, slowly, the guys crashed the partay!! Nice couple of hours on the water....Des on the 12m and Luke on his 11m.

7/17

Kitesurfing

Where else?

Luke & Brian

Luke and Brian on their 17m. Des started rigging as the wind died.

7/14

KiteBoarding

FB,HB,Flats,SB

Luke,Des,Brian,Jer,Jim,Pete,
Mike,Jeff,Cathleen,Lisa

Fun kiting at FB in the afternoon, then the gang showed up and it was off to the flats for us! Des' first downwinder!! Wind was perfect over at the flats. Champagne awaiting us at the Cut! Thanks Pete and Jer!!!!

7/13

Kiting

FB

Luke,Brian,Geoff,Cathleen

Sweet dawn patrol at low tide. Flew the 11m Fuel. Rode the Area 51 Encounter 122, then switched to the Area 51 Wave Invader. Kinda rode blind (more like dumb...)

7/12

Surfing

CG

Luke,Des,Scott,and
the youngsters

Sweet, clean waist high waves! Nice after work sesh. Sorry we did not make it up to Newcombs Pinky&Cathleen:(

7/11

Kitesurfing

FB

Luke,Des,Cathleen,Chatham N00b;)
Scott

7m and 12m Switchy!! Super, Dooper GUSTY!! Fun on 7m and scary at times on the 12m.

7/10

Kitesurfing

FB

Luke,Des,Cathleen,Paul,Lisa

Luke on 11m Slingy and Des on 12m Switchblade. Des gets a quick sesh after working in Boston all day. Gee, Mondays always seem to be windy!!

7/9

Windsurfing and Kitesurfing

FB

Luke,Des,Cathleen,Jer,Janice,
BB,Paul,Geoff,Brian,Todd,Lisa

Bonus Day!!  Windsurfed on 5.2 AND kited on 12m Switchblade.  Beautiful day!  Lisa starting to ride the board....nice.

7/8

Surfing

SB

Des,Cathleen,Mary,Robin

Nice waist high waves. Ridin' the 10' Bic Noserider. Fun Girls' Day out!

Happy Fourth of July!!

KiteSurfing

FB

Luke,Des,Cathleen,Chatham N00b,
Geoff,BB,Paul

Luke and Des tradin' off on the 12m Switchy. Luke can't get enough of that kite!!! Des practicing her dezysketches. Paul killin' it on his 13m Slingy!!! Yay! Great day for all the local gang....

7/2

Kitesurfing

FB

Luke,Des,Jer,Janice,Cathleen,
Jeff S,Scott,Kay,Miguel,Ted

Shared the 7m Switchy. Sorry Jer...

7/1

Kitesurfing

FB

Luke,Des,Lisa

Caught a quick sesh before heading to Maria's partay. Shared the 12m. Luke on the Wave Invader. Lisa doin' well on her 12m Turbo Diesel.

6/30

Kitesurfing

FB

Luke,Des,Cathleen,Paul,Brian,Jer,Jim,
Scott & Kay (classic)

Both of us on Des' 12m Switchy. Luke trying out his new WaveInvader! Very SWEET board. Cathleen lovin' her new Ozone. Thanks to Jer for pushin' the Des ERay downwind;)
Daydreaming and kiting do NOT mix!! Save that for the windsurfing.

6/29

Surfing

WhiteCrest

Luke,Des,Matt,Cathleen,Pinky,Jeff S

Really nice waist to shoulder high waves! Long rides and lots of bottom turns. Life is sure SWEET livin' on the Mid Cape! Jer...thought this was your year to surf with us more:(

6/28

WindSurfing

FB

Luke,Des,Jer,Janice,Pete,Paul,Cathleen,
and BB,Brian,Geoff kiting

Luke on 5.2, Des on 4.7. Super Stoked; nice waves; warm water!! Rain holds off all day. Kiting is cancelled!

6/27

Kiteboarding

Area 51

Luke and Brian

Luke on 17m Slingy and the new WaveInvader;) Brian on his 17m Machine playin' in the channel.

6/26

Kiteboarding

Area 51

Luke,Des,BB,Jer,Joe

Sweet Sesh!! Luke on the 17m and Des on her 12m. Bonus sesh for Des as she was in Boston all day! Transitions getting smoother and getting better at swinging the kite hard...in the baby pool. Nice DezYsketches! Lots of nice jumps for Luke in the adult pool;)

6/25

Surfing

Whitecrest

Des,Cathleen,Pinky,Robin

Double Sesh!! Nice late afternoon sesh with the Wahines!! Fairly clean waves for most of the sesh.

6/25

Surfing

Coast Guard

Luke,Des,Pinky,Cathleen

Dawn Patrol...literally!! On the water before 0600. Decent thigh to waist high sets. A little chopped up, but still really nice. Des did a little nose ridin' today....

6/24

Kiteboard

Basement

Luke & Des

Built the new Area 51 Wave Invader!!! Sweet Kite Skimboard....can't wait to use it.

6/23

kitesurfing

Area 51

Luke,Des,Brian,Jer,
JimmyC,Mike

Happy Birthday Luke!!! Flukey wind. Luke on 17m, Des on 12m. Brian decides to do a downwinder to the channel and gets a really nice boat ride back to shore;) All ends well.

Jerry...it's our secret about that sandbar...I won't tell Janice;)

6/22

kitesurfing

Forest

Luke,Des,Paul,BB

Luke on 17m. Des on 12m...only gets half the time on the water as Luke tho. Wind dies. Off to Iso...

6/21

Surfing

Coast Guard

Luke,Des,Matt,Cathleen

Beautiful day, good friends, warm water, sweet waves...what more could you want!!

6/20

Kitesurfing

Close Encounter & Forest

Luke & Des

Close Encounter...sunny...lite wind.
Forest....foggy....decent wind.

6/19

Kitesurfing

Forest Beach

Luke,Des,Cathleen,Lisa,Brian,BB,
Jer,Janice,Bernie

Shared the new 7m Switchy. SWEET kite!! Lots of low end and very smooth. Challenging conditions with 2 to 3 foot waves. Luke nailing his air transitions!! Des jumping waves. nice....



Great to see Janice on the water on her BEAUTIFUL Diva!!! Nice sparkles;) Jer lovin' his new yummy orange RRD wave board.


That Chatham N00b gettin' comfy and showin' off on the sweet Caution bow....

6/18

Kitesurfing

Forest Beach

Luke,Des,Cathleen,Brian,Geoff,Lisa

Shared the 12m today. Boats, moorings, and jetties still freak Des out...but she'll get over it. Beautiful day!

6/17

Surfing

OuterBeach

Luke & Des

Sweet waist high surf! Beautiful day. Lots of nice, long rides with bottom turns!! Hung out on the beach for a few hours. Bad news about the outerbeach...F&W laws just suck and need to be changed.

6/16

Surfing

OuterBeach

Luke,Des,Matt5 Zibrat

Waist to shoulder high waves breaking and rideable by 6. Sweet bottom turns and cutbacks. Lovin' the 9'6" HotLine. Matt cheerin' us on cuz he can't surf til August when his knee is completely healed. No gloves or booties required now.



Can't wait for surfin' in NZ!!

6/14

Surfing

WhiteCrest

Luke,Des,Matt,Cathleen

Rode the 7'6" Stewart and 9'6" Hotline. Nice waist to head high waves. Beautiful, long rights. No gloves!

6/13

Surfing

Coast Guard

Luke,Des,Matt,Cathleen,and Punks

Beautiful, clean waist high waves...and Luke filming about half the time. Should make for some sweet video!!

6/11

Surfing

WhiteCrest

Des,Cathleen,Pinky,Carrie,John,CCW clinic

Fun waist high waves...

6/11

Kitesurfing

Close Encounter

Luke and Des

Just lovely! Des on 12m Switchy and Luke on 11m Slingly...

6/10

Surfing

Whitecrest

Des,CCW Clinic,Matt,Cathleen,Pinky

Chest to head high waves....slightly bumpy in the afternoon. Triatholon day for Des!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6/10

Windsurfing

FB

Luke,Des,Cathleen,Barry,Brian,Jer

Awesome 5.0 sesh! Nice waves and lots of chop...

6/10

Kitesurfing

FB

Luke,Des,Cathleen

Stoked on the 12m Cabrinha

6/9

Surfing

Nauset Light

Des & Pinky

Beautiful chest to overhead waves...clean...amazing!!

6/8

Kite-something??

Mayflower

Luke,Des,Drew

Assembled Drew's new Underground 128 board and rigged up her new 12m Ion.  Nice Setup!!

6/7

Kitesurf

Area 51

Luke,Des,Brian,Scott,Jer,Mike

Lit up with weird weather on the horizon. The pond was a bit crowded; the waves were sloppy but fun. All killer, no filler.

6/6

Surfing

White Crest

Des,Cath,Matt,
Pinky,John

Another bonus day!  Who knew the waves would be sooo sweet.  Clean waist to chest high sets getting bigger the later we road.  Fun.  Des practicing backflips off the board;)

6/5

Kitesurfing

FB

Luke,Des,Cathleen,Lisa,Barry

Bonus day for some.  Luke on his 17m, Barry and Lisa on 12m bows....Des and Cathleen rush over after work to find wind dying.  Des gets a few reaches on her new Des E Ray before the wind dies!  Then, it's a swingfest.  Sorry Matt5.

6/4

Kitesurfing

Close Encounter

Luke,Des,Cathleen,Brian

Luke super lit on 17m Slingy. Des on 12m Switchblade for an hour before wind picks up and Luke steals her kite. Des said she is buying a smaller Switchblade...oh no!! Brian super lit on his 14m and Cathleen on her 11m Slingy. Brian switches to 9m and kites with Luke for a while. Wind does not come down til after 5 when we leave. :( Beautiful day!!

6/3

Kitesurfing

Area 51A

Luke and Des

Super Sweet Sesh!  Luke super lit on the 17m Slingy and Des on her 12m Switchblade....riding together.  Des throwing transitions left and right!  Next sesh is the load and pop sesh for her.  Brian will be happy to know that she dragged upwind to get her board by herself;)

6/3

Surfing

Ocean

Luke,Des, Bill G

Nice waist high waves!!  Bonus longboard sesh.  Sun was popping out and water was super clear.  What happened to all that rain??

6/1

Kitesurfing

Hardings

Luke,Des,Pete,Jer,BB,
Paul,Cathleen,Lisa

A so-so sesh. Luke kinda
had fun on the 12m.

Hardings is CANCELLED for
Des at high tide with on-shore
winds.Should've packed up
and went to FB right away.
Started the day with sucky
meetings and ended with a
sucky kite sesh....

5/29

Kitesurfing

FB

Luke,Des,Brian,Geoff,
Cathleen,Jer,Mo,Eric

Nice early afternoon sesh! Then the wind came down a bit. Des learning to ride on very bumpy water. What fun! Thanks
to Brian for grabbing the Area 51 for her;)

5/28

Surfing

Newcomb Hollow

Luke,Des,Cathleen,Matt,
Pinky,Marietta

Beautiful waist high waves. Nice to have Matt back on the water!!

5/27

Surfing

Coast Guard

Luke,Des,Pinky,Cathleen

Waves kept getting better and bigger. Surfed for 3 hours. Des tried a little noseriding on the 10'...Luke too. Nice morning sesh! Cathleen's got her sea legs back...go Cathleen!!!

5/25

Kitesurfing

Area 51

Luke,Des,Jer,BM,BB,PK

Not much time on the water before the wind pooped out.

5/21

KiteSURFING

WD

Luke,Des,Petra,Dottie,Kay,
Majia,Laurie,Ben,Brian,Geoff

Oh how SWEET!!! Perfect wind for Des to rip it up. Blowing 20 to 28 and she is still holding down the 12m! Staying upwind, playing in the waves, and starting to do jibes. And Brian landing those backrolls!! Go Brian!

Also nice to see all of the Wahines ripping it up on the water. Got some good video too!

5/20

KiteSURFING

Close Encounter

Luke,Des,Petra & CCW Clinic

Des only got a tiny bit of time in the SWEET, shallow water before the wind picked up and Luke stole the kite (for about 2 hours!!!!). Perfect place to learn and to ride anytime. Low tide is nice. Fun was had by all at the Wahine clinic!

5/19

Windsurfing and Kitesurfing

Close Encounter

Luke,Des,Brian

Des on the 4.7, Luke on the 11m Slingshot, Brian on his new 9m Caution! Dinner for the Boyz and Wahines after...great day!!

5/18

KiteSURFING

Little Harbor

Luke,Des,Peter

Sweet sesh! Des learned how to dive the kite hard and sheet in to get up and goin' in super light wind. Wind up and down, but great sesh...

5/17

KiteSURFING

Little Harbor

Luke,Des,Tim,Geoff

Des' first time at LH. Learned to ride in slightly bumpy conditions....Perfect wind!

5/16

Windsurfing and Kitesurfing

West Dennis

Luke,Des,Jim,Brian,
Philthy,Geoff

Des on 5.2m and JP 260 surrounded by kiteflyers! Had the waves to herself!

5/15

Kitesurfing

Area 51

Luke,Brian,BB

SWEET!

5/13

Windsurfing

West Dennis

Luke,Des,Suzie,Mike,
PaulF,PaulF,Ken,Mike,Mark

Easterly wind with messy, but fun, water conditions. Sailed 4.7 (& 8'3" glass board) and 5.0 (& JP260)very overpowered. Decided to go home when the wind picked up even more...

5/12

Kitesurfing

Area 51

Luke,Des,Brian,Jer,Barry

Engaged stopper ball and Des is now riding on her own! Pretty much self sufficient now. Perfect day for learning.

5/10

Kitesurfing

Mayflower

Luke and Des

Very light wind that just kept coming down...

5/7

Kitesurfing

Mayflower & Chapin

Luke,Des,Cathleen,Holly, Brian,Geoff,Santiago,Peter

Sweet!!

5/6

Surfing

Nauset Light Beach

Luke,Des,Cathleen,Pinky

Clean, waist high waves. Beautiful day on the water.

5/5

Surfing

Whitecrest

Luke,Des, Jer

Sweet shoulder high waves!! Nice to
finally surf with Jerry!

4/30

Kitesurfing

Chapin

Luke and Des

Des is now riding the Area 51 board nicely!!  Rooster tail and all!!

4/30

Kitesurfing

Area 51

Luke, Des, and the gang

Another lesson for Des.  Starting to catch onto riding the board.  Skittering a bit and kite too low at times.  Luke steals her kite and goes out to the waves when the tide comes in;)

4/29 

Windsurfing

Chapin

Des and Liz

Wayyyyy overpowered on the 6.3, but hangs in there.

4/29

Kitesurfing

Chapin

Luke and Des

Lessons for Des...then Luke steals her setup and heads for the waves. 

4/26

Kiting

LH

L, H, G, T2

Perfect slick-between-sand-bar conditions. Flew the 11m Fuel with the Area 51 Encounter.

4/25

Kiting

A51

L, BB, BM

A little gusty but slick water and clean little waves North of the outer sand bar. The 11m Fuel and Area 51 Encounter 122 did the trick.

4/23

Windsurfing & Kitesurfing

West Dennis

Luke, Des, PeterK, Suzie, Ken, Mike, PaulF

Great Day! SE Wind at low tide. Des was on the 5.2 Ezzy and Luke on the 11m Slingshot. A little gusty for kiting.

4/22

Kitesurfing

Chapin

Luke, Des, Windwahine

Purrrfect wind for Des to fly her new kite!! A little lite to start, then picked up to mid teens. Holly riding her 14m.

4/21

Kitesurfing

Mayflower

Luke, Des

A little windy for Des, but she flew the kite anyway. Luke had fun using Des' new 12m Cabrinha Switchblade on the waves!!

4/19

Kiting

M

L, JC, JCB

Drizzly, gusty, but nice noon sesh on the 17m Fuel. Jeff Cabral and I talk board-tech afterward.

4/18

Kiting

A51

L, PK, PV

Gusting into the 30's, but I went out on the 11m. That was fun. "Some days you eat the bear; some days the bear eats you." 

4/17

Kiting

CP

L, BM, G, H, T2

Sweet sesh on the mid-tide-behind-the-sandbar flats with the 17m. Going toe-side goofy footed for the first time. Not as hard as I had made it out to be. Wind was a little up and down, but the sun came out halfway through. Nice.

4/16

Kiting

M

L, PK, PM, SS, JC

Nicely powered on the 17m in the little waist-high waves.  

4/15

Surfing

Lecounts

Luke, Des, Pinky

Nice chest high sets in the morning...

4/14

Surfing

Nauset Light

Des, Pinky, Miranda, Jenna, Mark

Beeeautiful, clean surf....waist to chest high. Lovely warm day too!! SWEET!

4/12

Kiting

LH

L, H, T2

Better wind today. Still on the 17m, but without gloves!

4/11

Kiting

LH

L, H, T2

Wind was a little light...even for the 17m.

4/11

Surfing

Lecounts

Des, Pinky, Miranda, Jenna, Mark

Decent waist to chest high waves. Lots of power behind em. Nice to be out on the ocean!

4/9

Kite

A51

L, BB, TD, J, PK

Pretty cold and messy at high tide. Barry, Todd and I were kiting in the chop and slop. Jerry and Peter were ripping up the waves on classic gear at the tip of North Beach...good choice guys. Christened the "Encounter 122" and new footbeds at Area 51!

4/7

Surfing

Newcomb Hollow

Des & Pinky

Not the best formed waves, but plenty of power. Got some really decent, long rides despite riding left into the wind. Pinky was a bit picky today today:)

4/7

kitesurfing

A51

L, BB, J, PK, JS

After school at Area 51. Barry on his 9m and me on the 11m were the only kites. Everyone else goes classic. I have the pond to myself!

4/4

Surfing

Head of the Meadow

Des & Pinky

Waves were BIG and too close together for our taste in Eastham & Wellfleet, so we headed to Truro. Brewer is out of commission, so the 7'6" Stewart was the call for today...

4/2

Surfing

Nauset Beach

Des & Pinky

Wind kicked up right when we went out. Not the best surfing day we've had, but sure got alot of exercise paddling!!

4/1

Kiting

A51 & H

L, BB, J, PK, JC

Kited Area 51 on the 11m with Barry in the am. Packed-up and went to Hardings. Rode the 17m with Jimmy C, Jerry and Peter K. Sweet, flat water stylin' in Stage harbor.

April Fools Day!

Hangin' Five

Newcomb Hollow

Des, Pinky, Eileen, Cathleen(cheering section)

7am surf sesh...Decent waist high waves. Not near as clean as yesterday, but just nice to be out on the water. Afterwards, Cathleen and Des did a 2 hour "land" session:)

3/31

Kiting

A51

L, J, BB, JS, PK

Warm sunny session after school. Barry and I were doing the kites. Jerry, Peter, and Jeff played in the waves on classic gear. Brian gets regeared for tomorrow...

3/31

Surfing

Marconi

D and P

Really sweet. Waist high long rides. HUGE pilot whale about 20 yards from us...at least we THINK it was a pilot whale:)

3/29

Surfing

LC

D,L,P, John

Sunny and warm with waist to chest high rights.

3/18

Surfing

Marconi

Des, Pinky, Eileen

Nice!! Chilly 35 degrees, but not bad on the water...

3/14

Surf

NausetLite

Des & Barb

Nice after work sesh with clean, waist high waves

3/12

Kite

A51

L, J, BB, PK, BM, PM, TD

Super lit on the 17m Fuel and A51 4J 122. Nice flats. Slick little peeling waves just downwind of the outer sandbar. Good first day of the meteorological spring season!

2/5

Surf

HeadoMeadow

D, P, MK

Clean, waist-high waves. Long rides.

2/5

Kite

A51

L, BB, BM, J, PK, JS

Awesome weather. Stormy morning yields to sunny afternoon. Used the second version of Area 51 4j122 for the first time. IT IS THE DESIGN. Felt great. Kite size 11m.

2/4

Surf

NC

L, D

Weird shoulder-high waves but sunny and warm.

1/27

Kitesurfing

Chapin

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1/27

Surfing

Newcombs

Des,Pinky,John,John

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1/21

Kitesurfing

WD

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1/21

Surfing

LC

D,P,Eileen,Mark,Miranda

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1/20

Kitesurfing

LH

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1/20

Surfing

LC

Des,Pinky,Mark

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1/14

Windsurfing

A51

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1/8

Surfing

Coast Guard

L,D,P