Raif is gone |
Raif Pomeroy, our singer, died in a free-diving accident in the Bahamas last Sunday, July 22nd. He was doing something he loved.We have lost a brilliant talent, in whose songs dwell the rare bea...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 23:47:00 GMT |
Taking the breakers |
During the last few days, a Poniente wind has blown in from the Atlantic, and with it some kiting from heaven. Sunday, Poniente offered her finest gifts: a steadfast 18 knots, and the remnants of...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 03:06:00 GMT |
And now for the kite-astrophy |
I still haven´t talked about how I destroyed a kite, so here goes...
On the same furious Levante day that very nearly led to a braining by a vagrant windsurf sail, we were with kite guide, Carlos...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:23:00 GMT |
How Todd saved my life |
A few days after arriving at Tarifa, Todd and I were uncoiling lines in between sessions. The Levante wind at Tarifa paced menacingly back and forth over the beach, liable at any instant to spri...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Sep 2006 10:42:00 GMT |
Triumph and Kite-astrophy |
On Paros I learned the joys of a bow kite, the latest innovation in kite shape which provides far more power range, allowing one to compensate for gusts and lulls as well as to waterstart without a sw...
Posted by on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 13:18:00 GMT |
Upwind on Paros! |
I can now kitesurf upwind and sometimes turn on a dime, major accomplishments.
First, I need to outline the colorful cast of characters at Paros Kitesurf Pro Center.
Stephan: German freelance wi...
Posted by on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 08:02:00 GMT |
Acropolis |
I'm about to hike up to the Acropolis, I have about 10 minutes left to blog, so I'll make it quick...
Spent a lot of time in Rome, getting some R&R and meeting some cool people. Got in with ...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 06:28:00 GMT |
ROME |
I decided to leave Lake Garda, as it was still raining, with not enough wind for kitesurfing. Besides, it was a bit boring there. I caught a 6 hour train ride to Rome.
Palatine Hill,...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Aug 2006 06:53:00 GMT |
rainingrainingraining |
Lightening lit up the valley last night.
I woke up for the kitesurf lesson to a sunny 6:45AM, but as I drove down to the dock, clouds gathered again. Regions of heavy whitecaps interspersed ...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Aug 2006 01:59:00 GMT |
Lago di Garda |
Having bid arrivederchi to my Italian singer friend, Giovanna, I find myself in Lago di Garda. Glaciers of the last Ice Age carved this lake, leaving sheer, striated granite cliffs 1000-2000 mete...
Posted by on Mon, 31 Jul 2006 11:12:00 GMT |
