Video: Pistol River Wave Bash Returns

April Hatteras Vacation

Hey Guys:
Just wondering who is going to Hatteras this April and which week or weeks we are going. I willing to get the house. I just need to know how many people want to go and when they want to go. I found a preliminary house, just to get everyone fired up. It's really not that far away.

Official trailer The Four Dimensions movie.

Ace stopped by last night and we watch this movie. One of the better shot and quality windsurfing videos I've seen.

Andy's video footage from Hatteras

Ex-Ida Windsurf HQ from Andy McKinney on Vimeo.

See all the latest from Hatteras on Andy's blog.

Lost in Hatteras

Highway 12 is seriously damaged at S-curves and remains closed

Gorge 2004

The hatch 2004 - Singe nailing a jibe in 35 knot winds
Yes, good swell
Steve getting a taste of the action

A change of seasons

Sandbanks video - looks like a sweet place to sail

Sandbanks Windsurfing Oct 7th,2009 from Nicolas Chapleau on Vimeo.

10-31-09 Big Plattsburg day for the crew

Happy Halloween
What a treat. 3.5 on small wave boards. Got to the Rocks just in time to watch 2 guy launch. "Boom" they both skyed big back loops. time to rig. Speaking of launching, Singe launch his first forward loop and I saw the whole thing. It was great to have the whole crew show up, Steve, Justin, Tim, Singe, and myself and about 25 Canadians.
Here's the Graph

Plattsburg 10-30-09 - 4.8 day

a nice 4.8 day on 85 ltr board, just a warm up for tomorrow

Heli Tack video

Hi Ugly Bird
Here is a Heli Tack video I found.
Also, here is a link to the full article

The Heli-tack

I hope it helps
The season is not over yet, forecast for Saturday looks promising for Lake Champlain.
Windy and warm.
Brian

Sailday 10-24-09

Plattsburg graph

White's Beach Graph
We sailed 4.2 on 78ltr boards for a while the 5.4 on 85 ltr boards. surprisingly little rain until the end.

World Cup Sylt - Day 8

Saturday 10-24-09 forecast

Sylt - expression session with Robby & Bjorn

5.4 Day at Plattsburg 9-28-09

Above is the Plattsburg Iwindsurf graph for 9-28-09. I sailed 5.4 on a 85 ltr. FWS board. I had a good time but the swell was a little off.
Below is the graph for White's beach for comparison. I think we made the right call.
Brian

Windguru Forecast for Whites Beach 9-27-09

Sandbar State Park - Northwest Day 9-18-09

A pretty decent NW day at Sandbar State Park. The gate was open, Port-a-potty were still there and there was actual wind. The wind line came in once the clouds past and I rigged a 4.8 sail on my JP 85 ltr FSW board. Of course it was up and down, but we sailed. It has been a while and since there has not been any south wind days, you have to make due. Here is the graph.

Chatham oceanside beaches closed

By Aaron Gouveia

agouveia@capecodonline.com

September 06, 2009

CHATHAM — Swimming has been prohibited at all Chatham oceanside beaches for the remainder of Labor Day weekend because of several great white sharks spotted off Monomoy Island, Harbor Master Stuart Smith said yesterday.

Gregory Skomal, a senior biologist and shark expert with the state Division of Marine Fisheries, said he spotted four great white sharks off Chatham's coast yesterday. That prompted beach officials at North Beach, Lighthouse Beach, South Beach and Hardings Beach in Chatham and Nauset Beach in Orleans to raise the red "no swimming" signs, much to the disappointment of beachgoers trying to enjoy the last big weekend of summer.

But from a scientific standpoint, Skomal said it was a blockbuster day.

Skomal and his crew managed to place electronic tags on two of the great white sharks, which he said were 8 and 10 feet long.

Using the tags' satellite-based technology, Skomal said researchers will be better able to understand the sharks' migratory patterns.

"From a scientific perspective, it's fantastic," Skomal said while still walking around in his fishing boots yesterday in Chatham. "We're pretty excited to be putting together the pieces of the puzzle."

Great White Shark in the waters off Cape Cod

Boaters, swimmers on Cape warned after shark sightings

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By Michaela Stanelun, Globe Correspondent, and Martin Finucane, Globe Staff

A state shark expert today spotted what appeared to be a great white shark in the waters off Cape Cod, prompting officials to warn boaters and swimmers to be cautious and to use good judgment when they hit the water over the holiday weekend.

Is something like this lurking off Chatham?

Greg Skomal, the expert with the Division of Marine Fisheries, was able to locate the animal off the eastern coast of Monomoy Island, which is off Chatham, and determined it was "very likely" a great white shark, said Lisa Capone, a spokeswoman for the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs.

After state officials received reports of several large sharks in the area, Skomal spotted five large sharks from the air Thursday. He got aboard a boat today hoping to get a closer look and identify what species they were with the help of a spotter pilot. He found the one shark, but fog and cloud cover rolled in, depriving him of the help of the pilot, and he couldn't find any more.

Capone said that an Environmental Police boat would patrol the area today, Saturday, and Sunday.

Authorities in Chatham on Thursday urged swimmers to be careful while cooling off in the waters off the town.

"While it is rare for a shark to strike and attack a human in the water, it can happen and given the recent local shark sightings, swimmers should exercise caution while swimming in Chatham's ocean waters. In particular, people should avoid swimming in waters in the direct proximity of seals where sharks may be in search of prey," the town's harbormaster and parks and recreation director said in a statement.

The statement said there have been "recent confirmed reports of sharks feeding on seals" in the area. On Aug. 28, the carcass of a seal was confirmed to have been partly eaten by a large shark, the statement said.

Two kayakers paddling off of Chatham on Aug. 15 reported that they saw a possible attack by a great white shark on a seal. A large fin protruded about a foot from the water as the bloodied seal frantically jumped out of the water. Skomal said it was a credible report.