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(valsurfer) · (valsurfer) **Join Date: May 2006** 10-07-2006, 7:39 PM

Lake Don Pedro,central Ca. Vince,Daryl & Alec surfin

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hahaha, i went to lake don pedro almost every weekend in the summer- great water-great lake

(caskimmer) · (caskimmer) **Join Date: Apr 2006** 10-10-2006, 8:37 AM

SD is still going strong.

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(bigshow) · (bigshow) **Join Date: Feb 2005** 10-10-2006, 9:40 AM

From October 3rd

Wakesakting with a car on fire in the back ground.
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Dang - still don't have my 3
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Can you tell what board I'm riding?
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(caskimmer) · (caskimmer) **Join Date: Apr 2006** 10-10-2006, 9:58 AM

Bigshow,
keep trying those 3's, you'll get them. For some reason they were elusive for me as well but I finally did one yesterday.

My problem was that I was putting too much effort into the spin and would either initiate too early and dig my nose 3/4 of the way through or overspin it. I was surprised to learn that if you let it the lip does most of the rotation for you.

Watching James and Chip do them effortlessly also helped me see what I was doing wrong.

(Message edited by CAskimmer on October 10, 2006)

(caskimmer) · (caskimmer) **Join Date: Apr 2006** 10-10-2006, 11:48 AM

this is a prototype and needs some serious changes before it's ready but that didn't stop James from killing it.

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(gdog) · (gdog) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 10-10-2006, 1:22 PM

nice pics! I beat myself to death this year wakeboarding(sort of burnt out too) so I've been surfing the last few weeks. What a blast!!! Didn't know what I was missing. Sean, very impressive getting that much air off the wake.

(caskimmer) · (caskimmer) **Join Date: Apr 2006** 10-10-2006, 1:28 PM

I wish that was me. It's James Walker showing me how to ride another of my boards.

edit: Pictures don't do James riding justice either so it was even more impressive to see firsthand.

(Message edited by CAskimmer on October 10, 2006)

(clubmyke) · (clubmyke) **Join Date: Aug 2004** 10-10-2006, 3:03 PM

not as graceful as james... but not to bad for a first season post acl/mcl/pcl..

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(valsurfer) · (valsurfer) **Join Date: May 2006** 10-10-2006, 8:23 PM

JERRY Price CAME DOWN SUNDAY TO LAKE MCCLURE AND WE RODE SOME OF HIS SHERD Stixx BOARDS .ALEC & Dary Wood FIRST time on a 5,8.Alec is gettin close to airing it out
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(valsurfer) · (valsurfer) **Join Date: May 2006** 10-10-2006, 8:28 PM

THE FIRST PHOTO IS OF ALEC ON A 4,11 SHRED STIXX THE LAST ONE IS 4,6 PHASE 5

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(bigshow) · (bigshow) **Join Date: Feb 2005** 10-10-2006, 8:32 PM

A few pics from our last ride of the season :-(

Raise your hand if you want another ride
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The End

(tcluv85) · (tcluv85) **Join Date: Jan 2004** 10-10-2006, 11:03 PM

Edward -

why not buy a drysuit and go until the river/lake freezes over?

(bigshow) · (bigshow) **Join Date: Feb 2005** 10-11-2006, 4:48 AM

I'm sure I could squeeze in a few more days, but I like to winterize before the first hard frost. The first hard frost will be this Thursday or Friday but I signed up to pull some foil riders on Saturday, so I’ll put a ready lamp under the motor over night, we can't all live in Sunny CA :-)

(bfa) · (bfa) **Join Date: Dec 2005** 10-11-2006, 6:04 AM

I'm so jealous, we have been warm enough here but my husband has lost interest. Actually he has lots to do before it gets too cold - I can't even get him out for an hour. And it's getting hard to find other non dyehards to go boating. They are looking at me a little funny when I say lets go boating.

nautique226 10-11-2006, 12:52 PM

Justed pulled the boat today. Ive got to get out of Michigan!

surfdad 10-11-2006, 2:17 PM

Old men rule, even in October :-)

(clubmyke) · (clubmyke) **Join Date: Aug 2004** 10-11-2006, 3:36 PM

drysuits & heaters in so-cal...

(tcluv85) · (tcluv85) **Join Date: Jan 2004** 10-12-2006, 2:45 PM

Water temp is ok, it is 64, but the air...is not so ok at 44.
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How we keep warm.
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(bigshow) · (bigshow) **Join Date: Feb 2005** 10-15-2006, 6:45 PM

I got a request to pull some Sky Ski/Air Chair guys so I put off winterizing and took a ride myself as well as some of my crew. So we got out one more time this season. We’ve had a good cold snap; we were riding in 110 F conditions, that’s 57 F in the water and 53 F Air temps.

So here are a few shots from the last ride of the season.

The Mighty Centurion on the rack.
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Sky Ski

Dean riding switch on my good wake, no wet suit!
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Still love riding the tinny boards.
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Tada the season is over.
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surfdad 10-15-2006, 7:19 PM

Cool (cold?) pictures Ed, you are always such a wealth of information, I was unaware that the air and water temperatures were additive! :-)

Speaking of things I was unaware of, a few pictures from our pond. Butter on a Saturday morning about 11AM.

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surfdad 10-15-2006, 7:20 PM

Hey buddy, can you spare a beer? :-)

surfdad 10-15-2006, 7:21 PM

James first, then Billy.

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(bennygoodx) · (bennygoodx) **Join Date: Aug 2006** 10-15-2006, 7:23 PM

Clubmyke- did you tear your ligaments? How? I'm post mcl right now. Start rehab this week.

(clubmyke) · (clubmyke) **Join Date: Aug 2004** 10-15-2006, 7:36 PM

sorry to hear....i did a "trifecta" on my knee...

follow rehab and start off with wakesurfing for boarding when you get the green light..

are you getting a brace ?

(bigshow) · (bigshow) **Join Date: Feb 2005** 10-15-2006, 8:12 PM

Jeff, the rule of thumb that I've heard is air and water temps should add up to 100F. Back in April 05, we did 90F the first time on the Mighty Centurion's maiden voyage, that was refreshing. As always Dean rode with out a wet suit.

Here's the after picture from that ride.
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(clubmyke) · (clubmyke) **Join Date: Aug 2004** 10-15-2006, 8:17 PM

90F total !!!!

how long did it take till full body function ?

(bigshow) · (bigshow) **Join Date: Feb 2005** 10-15-2006, 8:24 PM

Ya, that's 90F in a shorty wet suit and Dean doesn't have a wet suit, but he does have a little walrus effect going for him.

I had three pulls then started having trouble holding on to the rope. I bought kayak gloves for the second ride of the '05 season.

surfdad 10-16-2006, 4:46 AM

Ed, I would presume that rule of thumb only works when the air and water temps are relatively close...we still have air temps in the low 70's which would effectively allow our water to be...uummm...a solid? :-)

and I thought we were pushing our season!

(bigshow) · (bigshow) **Join Date: Feb 2005** 10-16-2006, 5:08 AM

It's difficult to get six months of riding around here. I try to run mid April to mid October, this year it got cold early, still had a heck of a season - can't wait for '07!

Several of the guys at work heard about my rule of thumb and asked the same ice conditions question. I think I could go at 32 water temp and 68 air temp but I'd be careful not to fall :-)

surfdad 10-16-2006, 5:22 AM

Oh my! 32 water temp?! I think that would qualify as an obsession! Down in the valley here in CA we never get freezing temps...well, the occassional freak dusting of snow, but it's like once every 5 years or so. Judy was born and raised in New Jersey and is used to snow plows and digging your driveway out. That seems so foreign to me. The WORST that we get is fog.

We typically ride until the resorts open in Tahoe and then restart in late Feb or early March. I'd guess our boating season is 8 to 9 months long.

(caskimmer) · (caskimmer) **Join Date: Apr 2006** 10-17-2006, 3:56 PM

30 seconds from last Friday on a board I was 10 pounds too heavy for.
http://www.wakepics.com/img/20416

edit: 68 degree water temp.

(Message edited by CAskimmer on October 17, 2006)

(clubmyke) · (clubmyke) **Join Date: Aug 2004** 10-18-2006, 10:34 AM

here is pics of the san diego BU-TI TEAM (malibu/nautique)

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(jeffsv211) · (jeffsv211) **Join Date: Aug 2006** 10-18-2006, 10:40 AM

I posted these under the wrong thread so I guess I should move them here. A little texas riding. Upload

(critter) · (critter) **Join Date: Oct 2004** 10-18-2006, 10:41 AM

BU-TI

I love it!!!!!!!!

(jeffsv211) · (jeffsv211) **Join Date: Aug 2006** 10-18-2006, 10:42 AM

The last few, Great looking crew Mike!! Upload

(clubmyke) · (clubmyke) **Join Date: Aug 2004** 10-18-2006, 12:13 PM

we got some really great peeps...LUCKEEE !!! all are great riders and great DRIVERS !!!!!

what are your thoughts on the name CW BUTIE Team ? (caddywampus bu tique )

(critter) · (critter) **Join Date: Oct 2004** 10-18-2006, 1:00 PM

LOL!!!!!!! Thats GREAT!!! I'll tell the girls or what about CW BUTIE LOVE?

(clubmyke) · (clubmyke) **Join Date: Aug 2004** 10-18-2006, 1:32 PM

how about CW BUTIE LUV aka TEAM CBL ?

(dennish) · (dennish) **Join Date: May 2005** 10-18-2006, 4:11 PM

Mike,
Now I'm jealous our Elsi crew looked nothing like that. Guess I should have joined the Friday run.
Dennis

(clubmyke) · (clubmyke) **Join Date: Aug 2004** 10-18-2006, 4:15 PM

told ya...

surfdad 10-22-2006, 6:08 AM

Dennis I think I'm offended! Just as a reality check here guys...Mike, Dennis...what do the wife's think of that ballast? :-)

surfdad 10-22-2006, 6:09 AM

Peggy down from Oregon. This is from here second run EVER, not just of the day, but EVER in her life wakesurfing. :-)

(clubmyke) · (clubmyke) **Join Date: Aug 2004** 10-22-2006, 6:38 PM

major wife approval - were all good friends !!! shannon is married, amie has a boyfriend (thats beau in one of the pics), and katie has guys galore chasing her...

btw, epic surf day (sorry no pics)...water was 68 and glassy the whole day..75 and sunny for the weather....

(Message edited by clubmyke on October 22, 2006)