78 Degrees & Good Wind in December

The Winter Solstice weekend was good to us.  We had temps in the 70s and a nice SW wind on Jordan lake.  The 138L/6.5 combination was perfect today.  Some nice long planing runs in the extended gusts.  we had about 7 sailors today.

NE Frontside Down-the-Line Wave Sailing at Ramp 49 Nov 05 2013

Wave Sailing Ramp 49 Nov 05 2013 from Dan Cooper on Vimeo.

Cedar Island Backside Onshore Wave Sailing August 25, 2013

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Cedar Island - Inadvertent First Attempt at a Backwards Rotation

It was cool floating through the air and I landed softly.  I believe I can do this with some more practice.

Boardriding Behind a Boat

BR58 carving a retro mid-80's original Skurfer

Brother Tom lip sliding a modern symmetrical wakeboard.

New/Used Exocet Original Wave 75 Liters - For Very High Wind Days

Both these boards carve like a dream. These two boards were all I needed for the 25+ winds at the Hole last weekend.

Ezzy Cheetah 6.5 - New Sail for Light Wind Days

Bermuda High in Hatteras

It was a great weekend on Hatteras Island for board sailing.  Solid 25-30 mph winds for 2 days in a row.

Harkers Island - Core Sound and Emerald Isle - Bogue Sound

Sailed from Shell Point on Harkers Island for the first time.  SW wind.  Nice to sail with Cape Lookout Lighthouse in the background.  104 Liter board and 5.8 sail.

First time sailing Bogue Sound.  First Street on Emerald Isle.  Wind was light but it was a beautiful day to be on the water.

The Story of Our Time

The Story of Our Time - click here

The Stupid Party Comes to NC

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http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2013/02/14/the-latest-hypocrisy-on-jones-street/

Deficit Hawks Down

Deficit Hawks Down

Paul Krugman explains the real reasons behind the deficit scolds absurd obsession with the deficit.
Some are just economically ignorant (Simpson and Bowels come to mind).  Others in bad faith want to use an economic crisis to cut popular safety net programs so they can give more tax cuts to the wealthy (con artist Paul Ryan and other republicans come to mind).

The Soul of America

Senator Bernie Sanders writes about what is really going on