blacktip rides shotgun...

me and the blacktip off to have fun

"oh boy...it's been a long time since a proper entry," said with a rebecca sigh.

sailing? yes.

waves? yes.

wind? yes.

computer fixed? not yet.

eating

you know I miss you right? since I saw you last there's been epic kalama sailing (no, not dave kalama), 'opening day' blog written, my hands almost on the quatro 69 quad, slogging on the 84 goya quad, eating and more eating (yes, I'm a bit lovelier and if I'm going to commit to the 68 twinser I need to cut weight).

more eating

early morning sup (what?!), beauty & shopping, signed up to volunteer for the awt contest, south swell surfing, and for you andy, a wee bit of gossip.

beauty day

sometimes you just gotta go where the wind is so kihei was the call for the days after the big south swell. our day started at kanaha but the wind just wasn't working so my lack of willingness to de-rig found me driving with the 4.2 blacktip riding shotgun. maybe I can make a new rack, rig my sails so I can be the ultimate lazy windsurfer. of course it was tooooo windy for a 4.2 but you know me + re-rigging = I don't think so. I pulled out the vintage 63 quatro and went for a wild ride on the blacktip.

us34

f192

off they go

us34 and f192 were testing sails and going suuuuper fast. they re-rigged 3x while I just hung on exploding from time to time especially while trying to make a top turn which looked more like a bad excuse for an aerial. you know it's windy when the big boys rig 5.8 (which is teeny tiny for them).

us34 said he's enjoying his new baby and life in general. I had not seen f192 since the day we shared a wave (a wave wave not a friendly gesture) at grandma's. glad he's still speaking to me considering I almost took him out. I commented on how fast they were going to which they smiled and said the chop is brutal at that speed. f192's van has a few changes - new stickers and a new passenger. it appears he's gone from blonde to brunette. sorry girls, if you planned to make a play for him, he's already taken.

us3 and his u.s. ski team hottie took this shot at ho'okipa for windsurfer int'l mag and told me the wedding is off but the love remains strong. guess they didn't want to have a false start. ha, ha it's funny...get it? they are both racers! while we're talking ezzy, h98 has signed on and is happy with her other new sponsors. btw, her simmer quivers (12 sails) are for sale at the shop - from 3.7missionx to new 4.8 0'11 blacktip.

now that the waves have returned, it was time to clean out my gear bag and bikini basket. sadly, 3 bikinis went into the rubbish bin and 1 wetsuit retired. though I have not found a purple bikini to match my new quiver, pancho sullivan = eye candy, sorted out a few new ones and a wetsuit for me (I'm so lucky). on the day of the epic south swell he paddled out, dropped in a bit late, got worked and sliced open his hand (to the tendons, ouch) but refused to paddle in until after catching plenty of waves. then it was off to get stitches...

recently, my life has had sad moments with the loss of two young people whom left behind kids and spouses. to one of them, I offered to give up my lifestyle and move to help raise his 1 year old but he said he's handling it one day at a time. accepting my life just the way it is is hard for me at times while accepting the wind just the way it is is easy. my goal is to accept my life the same way I accept the wind and try to rig accordingly.