the horse's mouth

Just Another Day On The Bay.

God, I need to stop bitching about this place. Today was perfect.

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On The Bay Today.

Hooray, the sun is back!



The kite sailors were out in full force.



And some other guys showed up.
Who are they and what are those strange sailing contraptions they ride?

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Which Way Is The Wind Blowing?

This is a cool weather vane.
Some where in the City, find it if you can.

FotoJoe

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Why This Isn't Malta.

Because they are sailing right now and I'm dreaming about it.
Lucky Bunty!

FotoJoe

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Lucky Bastards!

Peter can I crash at your house? Brasil looks really appealing to me now!
Miguel, if you're old, then I'm old. Thank God we are not as old as Father Christmas!

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Monday Mishap. "I Couldn't Wait For Wednesday."

From the archives, back when dinosaurs swam. Puffy wanted to see me in action. Now you know why you don't see more photos of me. It's one oops after another.

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John "Fucking" Wayne! The Baddest Blogging Sailor Around.

The Puffmeister!
"Take a picture! Take a picture!" I implored Peconic Jeff. All my teeth were where they belonged and the pain wasn't bad, so my focus was on getting a good photo for the blog.

Here is another tid bit from "He's a demented sailor who will sail anytime and anyplace."

Hard flat landing.

I do a painful split as my front leg slides towards the nose.

To reduce the weight behind the painful split, I smash my face into my 4.5.

Sliding slowly off of the gear (head goes underwater, now an ice cream headache accompanies the pain in my right leg and taste of blood in my mouth) it occurs to me that I've had a fine last session of the year, and perhaps I should call it a day. So I did.

I need a scotch folks, so excuse me while I exit stage left towards the bar to raise a glass to, "The Baddest Blogging Sailor Around," Michael Alex! .....Okay, Jeff you're pretty bad too!


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Wednesday Wipeout.

I love swimming!

Video Of The Moment.

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And God Said, Let There Be Wind!

And there was wind.



I hate slip fees but I have to admit that the big guns are great to watch.



Look Mikey, wind. He likes it, he likes it!
I know, my brain is just overflowing with years worth of media brainwashing.



Jibe ho!
The poor guy pulled a Joe and went for a swim.

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Jake, Try This With A Trimaran.

Dog, I'm not getting into a peeing contest with you. I love multi-hulls!

But Dog, Finian used an F2 board when he broke the record. I own an F2 board! That means I can aspire to the world record. Ok, I admit that's highly unlikely! But I can tell you this, I can't even imagine spending the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ it takes to build a boat like the Hydroptere. So, what do you think is the better value?

Here's a video of Antoine Albeau setting the new world record back in March of this year.

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Not In A Ditch. Here's A Blast From The Past For Jake. [Windsurfing Video]

I love this video. More $$$$ buys you what?

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Just Another Freeking Day Dog, Just Another Freeking Day On The Bay.

Mike, I know it's cool where you are, but how about coming out here?
Bunty, good old dear one, I know it's great on Malta, but how about coming out here....you could always fly on to Nirvana....Maui from here.

This is the year of the KONA BOARD!!!! I'll show you my other "Secret" [not so secret] spot in a day or two or threee or four or five or whenever the hell I get around to it! Maybe, just maybe I'll learn how to jibe my F2... maybe, cross your fingers and hope "not" to die.

Please forgive me if I don't respond to your emails, I get at least a thousand a day. Sorry Steve ( damn it, you don't have a blog that I can link to!!!!!!), sorry Phillipe, sorry Dave...those Force 5 sails on Craigslist would have been awesome if I saw your email in time....Meanwhile how's the Ulua project coming? I really want to kick my project into gear!

Screw this, it's time for some Sangria. Viva Asturias!

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Is This In Your Future?

The Mule.
They also have one for SUP boards. [nice photo]

With gasoline prices reaching higher and higher I think it's time to
seriously consider an alternative to putting my boats and boards on top of my
car.



The Equinox.
What do you think Bunty? Puffy....[I mean Mr. Puffin]? Edward? Toro! Toro! Ole!
This could be the one.



The Trayak.
Bonnie? Sorry Tilly, I couldn't find one that can pull a Laser or Force 5.

Piss off Hugo and make Al happy, lower that footprint!

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It Really Is All About The Air!

Mahalo Bunty for posting this excellent video on your site.
I love reading about Malta, windsurfing and sailing on Bunty's blog. You also should check out her posse, good stuff.

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The Board Lady.

Eva-M. Hollamann aka The Board Lady has "answers to all the questions you never knew you should have asked about Epoxy board repairs." Her site is awesome. A big mahalo to SurfingSports for pointing me her way.



Eva loves to windsurf.
"Within the first couple of minutes I knew that I was going to windsurf for the rest of my life."



Hell yeah, she paddles too!


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Sailor (Windsurfer) Of the Day. Çağla Kubat!

Çağla is a champion windsurfer and a former Miss Turkey.
She won the IFCA windsurfing European Slalom Championship in 2005.

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Screw The F2.

Who needs this piece of shit anyway.
Kona board? No way!



I'm going to get an Aqua Glide.



Dog, look it also doubles as a Laser.
I might as well scuttle the Force 5 and forget
about building the Sabre.

I wonder if I can practice my golf swing from it also?

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Looping.

This is a tad bit hard to do with a Laser (or a Force 5).

Photo via Maui Windsurfing.

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Is That You Puffy?

There's nothing like living life dangerously.

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