Stu Nahan: [Spicoli is dreaming that he’s won a surfing competition] Hello everybody! I’m Stu Nahan, and I’d like you to meet this young man. His name, Ryan Spicoli. And Ryan, congratulations to you. Things looked kind of rough out there today.
Ryan Spicoli: Well, I’ll tell you Stu, I did battle some humongous waves! But you know, just like I told the guy on ABC, “Danger is my business!”
Stu Nahan: You know, a lot of people expected maybe Mark “Cutback” Musgrave or Don “Jungle Death” Renuart would take the honors this year.
Ryan Spicoli: [laughs incredulously] Those guys are fags!
Stu Nahan: [oblivious] That’s fantastic! Let me ask you a question. When you get out there, do you ever fear for your life?
Ryan Spicoli: Well Stu I’ll tell you, kitesurfing’s not a sport, it’s a way of life, you know, a hobby. It’s a way of looking at that wave and saying, “Hey bud, let’s party!”
[focuses on Stu’s sport coat]
Ryan Spicoli: Where’d you get this jacket?
Stu Nahan: [evasive] I got this from the network. Let me ask you a question. What’s next for Ryan Spicoli?
Ryan Spicoli: Heading over to the Luna Pier and Catawba internationals, and then me and Biz are going to wing on over to Flint and jam with Eminem!
[to the two girls next to him]
Ryan Spicoli: And you guys are invited too!
Thats right Ryan, its not a sport, its a way of life. Well said Bud! Now lets all get out there & party before its too late! Yeah boy!
What’s kiteboarding?
what a hot, worthless gusty day……..oh how I miss last wednesdays epic winds!
just got done with a kiteboard land lesson at MB, pretty hot and even though inland it looks windy there was not a whole lot of wind out at the lake. The Traveler & Judd weren’t moving all that good on big gear. Wind line was waaaaaaaaaaay out there.
Its almost a can’t miss!!!! (oops! shouldn’t have said that!) MB around 3 ish for me!
I am going to hold on to the mountain board a bit longer, will get it back to you thursday.
No problem!!!!! Has it “ate” yet?????
Vic & Ryan B are in transit to MB……
Typical warm-weather west for MBSP.
I was lit on my 9 when I was out deep… seemed to be building the whole time I was out. John joined me for a bit. Wish I could have stayed longer (rode from 1:30 to 3ish)
Thanks to everyone that left. Great session, nice swell and called it just before the wind line went WAY deep. Drunk lady throwing up on the side of the road on the way home LOL
second shift scored!!!!! The most fun I had at MB in a long time!!! AND we came in at the right time!!!! I owe it all to the energy brownie……..
SCORED! 44m kite and fatman board at the PP….. 5 ft jumps! yee haa..
oh well got wet
damn, it must of been light!!!!! A 44m kite is huuuuuuuuuuuugggggggggggggggggggeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
almost tempting but I don’t think I’m biting today, tomorrow more W & kinda looks good in the late afternoon……
I’m taking tomorrow afternoon off. Can’t let another one get away.
Yep, hope to get out late afternoon if its happening……
Wish I could take the afternoon off! May leave a little earlier than normal.
Watch out for logs! There’s more shit out floating than I have ever seen!
Going to MB to fight this storm with my 10.2m sale. Wish me luck!
Give us a report.
will do
First swim/walk of shame this year! No wetsuit. Warm water. Victor went to the restroom and never made it back
Locals only hook up special: we have two 2011 O’Neill 4/3mm Psycho RG8 wetsuits left (L & XL) retails at $359.95- for $198…….check out the reviews & I dare you to find it cheaper! The catch is you probably won’t need the 4/3 until late Sept. The water temp range from O’Neill is 42-65……first come first served!
Worst spring season, ever.
agreed!
and I thought it was my work schedule
Gary & myself scored a stormy 5.5 day, bad weather sirens going off right before we got hammered with a huge wind line & mega rain……..
we had a 1/2 day at the sandbar…. then that storm hit us….we were hiding from it on the bar…ggg
oh well good 4 hr 12m ses before it hit
what a crappy day, no wind in the forecast until Monday(maybe) & the rapture hits at 6 o’clock today!
Thanks for the wind last Sun guys. Rode solo off Marblehead and under estimated the wind big time. After my walk of shame, switched from 6.5 to 4.5 and went launching off some great waves. Much deeper water over there. New favorite spot on a N to NE.
Hatteras spring 2011 is in the books, here is the short story version of the trip: load, drive, reload, drive a long time, fish hook, stack em high, check in, no drinking, getting drunk or being loud warning, Don still gay, drive S, look at water, drive, look at more water, top dog, drive, Rooster Cogburn, dick towel, dare devil, Dada, Hostel, more dick towel, shim, wake up way too early, stack em high, shopping, more Rooster Cogburn, Exxon lunch, dick towel, dirty dicks, girly drink, mud butt, stack em high, actually ride, ride some more, Black Pelican, stack em high, ride, load, shop, drive, mega traffic jam, drive, shift load, drive, home 5AM! There you have it, the complete 4 day summary!
I swear there was more Rooster than that….
last year I wouldn’t have been able to give that summary due to my episode & head trauma!!!!!
BIG HOLE!
Big north winds, cooler, 100% chance rain, and the Red Sky crew out of town.
Sounds like the perfect storm. I am heading to MB after lunch unless it is sparking.
Was at MB today with my bro lit on 9’s and 10’s couldn’t figure out where everyone was.
Leaving for Hatteras tomorrow-back Monday AM……..hold down the fort while we’re gone!
Wow… I hope the forecast improves – here AND there.
with these gas prices I hope so too!
I can’t believe the local Erie forecast isn’t showing anything-with John going to Key West & Ryan, Don & myself heading to Hatteras……..
………and I forgot Ryan L heading to Rhode Island thursday to hang with Frazier & Rush!
Gary’s turn for his 15 minutes of fame, look around 1:15 to see “Hollywood” in action! Nice job Gary, all you needed was some big ol’ Red Sky stickers for your sail! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUL2-p0xROA
the long awaited LP action shots, enjoy! http://www.redskytoledo.michaeljpaulus.net/gallery/photo-gallery/?album=1&gallery=9
John report from LP, he is going to put up a 13, kinda cold. Looks promising!
skipping, I’m not biting!
I went to MBSP after school. From 6 to 7:30, it was solid 13 conditions. Not gusty. No holes. Wish I had a support crew to see how big it was out deep.
I’m trying to figure out how in the world this could possibly make sense on a kiteboard.
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-04/jet-propelled-surfboard-battles-breakers
This just in….grab your shit and come to CI…..leaving at 815
ryan 5m(no pink on it …bummer)
, me 7m fun time… gusts were big.
quick hit at work now “paying” for it (no sleep)
a pass for today! yesrerday was pretty good, MB tomorrow(thursday)?????
Do we get to see the pictures from LP? Did Patrick drop them off?
no action shots yet……no rush, same old same old…….
Forgot, i’ll bring them in tomorrow
no hurries
sketchy direction today, WSW? MB probably is the call……..makes me want to kick my self in the ass for not taking the last few cold wave days!!!!!!
WOW! sailflow shows nothing! http://www.sailflow.com/windandwhere.iws?regionID=232®ionProductID=30&timeoffset=0
Yeah me too! Now looks like the wind isn’t going to cooperate for me until I’m busy…
Pete report from MB: No wind line in sight, pretty gusty, all or nothing…….he is going home.
Anyone in for SS this afternoon? Planning on getting there at 4 if storms don’t show up.
no time for SS, probably will be huge though, be careful. I gotta stay around here!
tired of looking at white caps in the pond here. Heading to my Super SS in catawba. Should be perfect for SSW.
you certainly live the life!
Hard to motivate with all this cold & rain!!!!
A guy from LP on friday sent me a cd with some sexy closeup pictures of Ryan, Mark, and Pete. I’ll drop it off at the shop on the way to class.
Cool thanks. How did he miss you?
Todays rain & cold day roundup: me- out (too cold, wet & shitty), Ryan O-out (has to do laundry) & Ryan L-out (has a distended labia). Its gotta warm up sooner or later!
Sunday big west gale warning in effect. Getting owned 2 out of the last 3 days…….priceless! Hope to be out at MB 1 or 2ish.
…if there’s any water left.
I will be there
yesterdays summary, Brad, Ryan B. on 4.5 & myself on 4.1. Brad & Ryan B dominated on their 4.5s, my 4.1 provided as much swimming as it did riding! Classic WSW at MB, all or nothing with a lot more wind the further off shore you got.
and the hits don’t stop!!! http://toledoblade.com/local/2011/04/16/Surf-s-up-at-Luna-pier.html of course this is what they use!
Couple of people at work today asked me “did you know that guy in the paper? it looked like we was going to die!”
I hope you told them a beginner has no reason to be out in those conditions!
wow, I had no idea what to say. Definitely felt like jackass.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAcCrE2h1a4
man, you sounded like Einstein compared to me!!!!!!
Great day today! WAY overpowered on my 7 and not enough faith in my old leaky 5 to rerig. UPS can’t ship my new one to the shop fast enough. Hmm maybe a new 6….
Toledo blade and Channel 24 in attendance—-hope my lawnmowin’ doesn’t look too bad
Rumor has it the wind came in quick. Blew someone off an 11 and had the fire dept and police looking.
Glad I didn’t die!!!! 4.5 on the first pull & was way lit, switched down to my 4.1-which I’m usually too fat for- and was still way lit! My last run was pretty sketchy, ate it out in front of 3 fingers & didn’t know if I was coming back!!!!!!! My Channel 24 interview should be pretty funny, stick a mike in front of a dumb guy & what do you think you’re gonna get?
just saw the channel 11 footage on the news, shot of Ryan riding, Patrick yabbering, shot of Pete heading in & me sounding super intelligent!!!!!
…and I recorded channel 24
awww shucks, I recorded channel 69!
rolling!
Agreed. Looks scary out here might even throw up a 7. (That’s really small for a fat ass)
Don’t think I have seen this as LP before, but the tiny ass beach is almost gone. Water must have been blown in. Margin of error just got smaller.
Garys AM report from Log Point: “Its big and strong wicked I’ll have to think about this.
live from (Tuna Rear) 🙂 aka LP “
Heading out to LP now. Might be some rain this afternoon.