Snowboarding Video

Time for a new video editor.

When you're blessed with 8 inches of fresh powder, you go snowboarding

We got up early Sunday morning and headed out through the back country for some unauthorized, out-of-bounds virgin powder snowboarding on Federal government property.  Abs had the time of her life.

Lightnin Hopkins Plays the Blues

Goin' Down Slow

Disc Retriever

Abs having fun with the disc.

My First Day Windsurfing

NC Boardrider Ralph and his lovely wife invited me up to Belews Creek Windsurfing Club for my first shot at windsurfing.  With his excellent instruction I learned to tack, jibe, run downwind, and enjoy a great new sport.  So now I've got that going for me, which is nice.  :)

Pro Windsurfer and Master Instructor Ralph

Ralph cranking on the formula board with a 9.5 m sail.

Belews Creek Windsurfing 11/27/10

Equipment

 

Ralph set me up on the HiFly with a 5.8 meter sail.  Wind was North 12-18 which was perfect for learning.

Sunset

We didn't want the session to end.

Oh Yeah

The 9'2 Paddle Surf Hawaii All Arounder in the pocket

Looking for a ride on the tunnel of love

Amazing live performance by Marc Knopfler and Dire Straits

Surfing with Dolphins Video

Some dolphins came by and showed us how to surf with style.

The Seeker

I asked Bobby Dylan, I asked the Beatles,
I asked Timothy Leary, but he couldn't help me either
They call me the seeker
I've been searching low and high
I'll keep on looking for a wave, til the day I die.

Coolest Locals Ever

We went up to New River Inlet on Saturday and surfed for six hours with the coolest group of locals you will ever encounter.  Surfing with dolphins.  Enjoy the pictures.

Surfing with Dolphins

Archangel?

And there appeared to us a mighty being who shone like the sun, gliding across the water with a gold paddle, watching over us and the dolphins

Saturday 11/13/10

NC Boardrider Ralph doing a soulful bottom turn on a big left at New River Inlet.

Saturday 11/6/10 Surf City

Nice left and party wave with local Larry

11/6/10

Fun Fall afternoon at Surf City

Ralph (aka NCBoardrider.blogspot), local Larry, and I sup surfed from noon until 6 on Saturday 11/6/10 in perfect Fall conditions.  Wind was straight offshore all day with chest to head high waves.  Ralph is an experienced windsurfer and all-around boardrider now branching out to surfboards and his new 9'0 Naish Mana sup.

Surf city local Larry on his 10'6 Hobie 11/06/10

Perfect Fall Session - Surf City

Video from Sunday

It's been a long time since I rock and rolled . . .

First surf for Sambo in 99 and one half days.  Great seeing everyone at marker 7 and Surf House.  Some pics from the board mount HD Hero.

Music here:

October Paddle on Falls Lake

Ain't No Train To Ocracoke

Here's some mighty fine music by the Dune Dogs:

Ain't No Train to Ocracoke


Hell yeah buddy, that's what I'm talking about

Ok folks it's voting time

Please make sure you know who you are voting for and why.

Take the time to cut through the nonsense and bs out there.

Surfin' Blues

I woke up this mornin', feelin' round for my shoes,
you know by that I got these old surfin' blues

Some people tell me, the surfin' blues ain't bad,
worst old feelin', I most ever had


We ain't got no surf

I can't find any surf in the forecasts anywhere in NC for the next two weekends.

Lyrics credit to Robert Johnson, Walkin' Blues.

Surf city video

A little crosstraining

We Don't Need Another Hero . . .

but I had to get in on all the fun.  It certainly prolongs the stoke when you can review the day's action captured on your GoPro Surf Hero HD camera.  Following photos are  from the TS Nicole swell at Surf City, NC.  Click the pictures twice for a much better expanded view.


lyrics credit to Tina Turner and link to video:


We Don't Need Another Hero

What a great performer

Hello Mother Ocean

Lookin for something we can rely on

Surf city perfection

Surf city local on a PSH 10'6 AA

Surf city veteran

That's what I'm talking about

Looks like I'm gonna get covered

Lefts and rights were in abundance