The setting: Ryan, Mark & Don head east to ride one of their favorite wave spots on Lake Erie only to be hasseled by the Man. This is based on a true factual account (sort of)…….
Mark & Ryan: sure looks like a good ol’ fun windy day, I think we’ll meet up with Don for some non destructive riding out east, those waves will be super nice
Don: hey, gee willikers its good to see you guys, oh-oh looks like security is coming our way!
Mark: no need to worry, I’ll just read him some bible quotes!
Tuco (the security guard): I’m looking for the owner of that TW edition Jeep. He’s tall, curly haired, he smokes a cigar, and he’s a pig!
Ryan: (pointing at Don) that’d be Don
Tuco: (to Don) I like big fat men like you. When they fall they make more noise. And sometimes they don’t get up.
Mark: ummm, sir, Don doesn’t fall as much as he used to!
Don: yeah, what he said! (hands the guard a note)
Don: [taking the note] “Idiots”. It’s for you.
Ryan: I’d rather put my gun on and take off my drawers!
Mark: We just want to score some of those tasty waves sir, we mean no trouble.
Don: (starts to set up) dang, I got my lines all screwed up again!
Ryan: thats not the only thing thats bit his ass!
Tuco: If you save your breath I feel a man like you can manage it. And if you don’t manage it, you’ll die. Only slowly, very slowly old friend.
Mark: die, he ain’t gonna die
Tuco: There are two kinds of people in the world, my friend: Those with a line around the neck, and the people who have the job of doing the filming.
Mark: well I ain’t filming & the line isn’t around his neck yet!
Ryan: All right, If you are marina security, where are your badges? Let’s see them
Security Guards: “Badges, to god-damned hell with badges! We have no badges. In fact, we don’t need badges. I don’t have to show you any stinking badges, you god-damned kiter and pink car driving fool!
Later that day after Ryan was arrested during his court appearance on the trumped up charges:
Judge: wanted in counties of this state…
…the condemned is found guilty of the crimes of murder, armed robbery…
…of citizens, state banks, and post offices…
…the theft of sacred objects, arson in a state prison…
…perjury, bigamy, deserting his wife and children…
…inciting prostitution, kidnapping, extortion…
…receiving stolen goods, selling stolen goods…
…passing counterfeit money, and contrary to the laws of this state…
…the condemned is guilty of using…
Therefore, according to the powers vested in us…
…we sentence the accused here before us…
…Ryan Benedicto Pacifico Juan Owens Ramirez…
…known as the “Rat”…
…and any other aliases he might have…
…to hang by the neck until dead.
May God have mercy on his soul. Proceed!
Mark & Don: boy thats harsh for just wanting to catch some crispy waves!”
Ryan: [shouting as hes drug out of the courthouse] Hey, Security! You know what you are? Just a dirty son-of-a-b-!
I’m going to guess that by sunday, my day off, the water is gonna pretty much be gone from our end of the lake. With yard chores I’ll have no time for a trek east.
4.5 lit up with the water quickly moving out….
Good out east also, but lonely. Several Clevelanders showed up as I was packing up. Apparently, not a secret anymore.
12m powered up….at Mentor….6 kites out…..cold but fun….
I was powered up also…….here at work 🙁
to quote Ice Cube- “I got to say it was a good day (shit!)” and also “Today I didn’t even have to use my A.K.” Damn, Ice Cube you pretty much summed it up..
saw mark launch one of the biggest jumps possible at that end of the lake…. and yes it was more than a “fin” out of the water….. prob 10-12ft….and yes on one of those windboard thingy’s ……
Just call me Sputnik!!!!!
Shhhhhhh…. don’t tell anyone, but: http://www.ikitesurf.com/windandwhere.iws?regionID=232&siteID=1868&Isection=Forecast+Graphs
sunny 12m ses at the PP…… fun…. but boots and gloves suck!
Sunday
Luna Pier
Keep your fingers crossed
Or… not.
Anyone going out today? Looks like a lot of rain.
I’m going to make the call after lunch, see how the wind is & how hard its raining……
it looks like its Ryan L, Brad & myself at MB on the windsurf side……eating & leaving
Rainy, not too cold, lit up on 4-5 footers. Started 5.5 rerigged to 4.5 & it kept building. Me , Ryan L, Brad & Patrick braved the elements until 4pm.
another good day at Mentor…7m….until my bladder busted….. then i used mark’s 6m …he 5m……i kited like shit….but …..oh well 2 more big days this week….i work each night….should be interesting
tomorrow looks huge at your end of the lake….. hopefully we get some…….
about time we get one, gonna be cold & wet, we’ll see who is up for it!
heading to baypoint in marblehead if anyone wants in let me know. great on NE. putting me back on days thurs probably last chance for me this year.
I’m stuck doing a quick hit & getting back to work for the afterschool shift….if I get motivated to ride in the rain
Hey do you have video capabilities yet on the site. Just got a video from Don of the Cleveland crew at mentor
got the same vid & the answer is no until Mike P gets it fired up & going
the water looks to be moving out again,I’m going to pass on today (SW- WSW is going to be like Fri. when we all sat around looking at it) & shoot for Wed. out of the north in the cold rain! Gary was thinking of riding though.
I have been all loaded and ready to roll to MBSP (or wherever) directly after work. Looking at the B(.)(.)Bies cam and my wind page, I’m thinking yet again… meh. Not worth getting wet.
Wow, with the default font on this site, those are National Geographic boobies.
No problem with low water at Catawba. Perfect spot. Light shore break and quicly into the ramps. Looks like the wind is back Mon. Hitting the water around 1 or 2 at the Super SS. Ryan B time to call in sick. Sorry windsurfers only. Trees then water
This just in from Don on the Cleveland wind scene:” F@CK!!! Wayyyyyyyy over powered on 5m! 10yd ride and almost died! 2 peeps to hold me down! Waiting to see if it will let up some…. Never thought I would ever say that!”
He’s just not used to the power of a FUEL!
pegged down my 4 as much as I could, water was moving out quickly! It’ll be gone by tomorrow! Blowing big, Patrick on a 7, Mercedes guy(don’t know his name) & myself. That was a pretty fun gale to ride! Lt. 2 was showing gusts up to 46, I kinda agree…
Don’t forget the guy on the really old 9m. He was still sitting there staring at the water when I left.
he only counts if he put in……..with witnesses! That was Luke I believe, and that probably wasn’t gonna end well!
I wonder if we have any water left on our end?
hope to recon at 1 see what the scene is out there. The cams you can pull up our showing a lot of blown out water.
still hoping yo get out around 3:00. Not a lot of confidence in the water level at that time
surprised to see water. where are all the kiters? just the windsurfers out there
In class. 🙁
working
thats toooooo early to be working on sunday
looking SWish now, I am going to hold until it (hopefully) shifts to the W. In a perfect world I hope to leave work after lunch(12:30) & bust out a few hours & be done around 3 or 4. Sailflow showed the SW to W change over happening around 1-2.
IF we have water…..
Seems to be starting to roll
Anyone sticking around past 5:30
back already, way to off shore, gusty & too many holes….me, Ryan O & L & John left at the same time, Brad was still out on a 6.5 sail.
It’s back!
http://www.bizb.biz/wind.html
Thanks! Now I can see what I missed this weekend…
Yeah… It’s a school weekend for me, so I’m out unless it carries over to Sunday.
it looks like its only gonna be me & the two most cool, slick, bad ass riders of all time, myself & I!
Going to try and get out for a couple hours after 3 on Friday at MB.
Confirmed! Getting out early tomorrow!
My only option is around 3 at MB Saturday
looks like some signs of life 10/13 & 10/14-thurs & fri. We’ll see……..
Dear Wind Gods,
Ummmm… HELLO?! It’s October, already! It should be windy. Have you seen the forecast?
http://www.ikitesurf.com/windandwhere.iws?regionID=232&siteID=1868&Isection=Forecast+Graphs
Not even so much as a YELLOW day on the page. Really? This is what we get?
I left for two weeks in late September, typically a great time for wind, and you gave my wind-seeking lunatic friends NOTHING, NADA, ZILCH, BUMPKISS.
WTF?
I may be done with praying to wind gods. Clearly they don’t listen.
Pete
I hear you brother, I have sailed less this year than any other!
No wind and toxic poo algae. Is it something we said?
Who got mama nature so mad?
Its probably my fought. Working night with all my days off. No chance of wind now. At least the boat is still in water
waiting to see if its coming up. I don’t want a repeat of yesterday. Hope to get a little in.
Anyone still debating on going?
nope…..
OK talked me out of it. Long day anyway….
damn, it looks like 2 more days of big north winds. Rolling out once it warms up & I get some lunch in me. ETA around 1ish.
rolling after my quarterpounder!
compared to yesterday today was very disappointing! 5.5 not & crappy swell.
Eventually, even the 13 wasn’t enough kite. I left at about 5:15 after a nice 13 session.
Back to back kite days makes me happy.
Good out east. I was powered up on the 4.5 from 4 -6 Fri and 1 to 3:30 Sat. Got the GoPro footage to show the Marblehead swell. Give me a few days to send you a clip. That little camera has a great picture.
Brad, Make sure you upload the video of you hitting the sandbar. And if you must show off, you can upload the vids of you catching some major air. Both are pretty good.
showed up for the late shift, 4.5 stoked up & Ryan on 7……early & afternoon shift had called it by then. I do believe I am properly warmed up for tomorrow.
I’m bringing it back with me. Get out your big wind gear and meet me at MBSP Friday!
Looks like some nice riding this weekend! I know i will be out Friday at MB
just the luck, I have a gas leak at home-they are coming to fix at 9 AM tomorrow. I hope this doesn’t take too long!!!! I PLAN on being out around 1ish……PLAN that is.
Heading East between 12-1 today. Anyoneone heading this way?
LP sheriff called breast bay marina and said that they found a kite board that washed up on the beach. Anyone down here missing a board? Might want to call the LP sheriff’s office or call breast bay marina and inquire who they need to get in touch with.
Powered on a 14 at mbsp. Kinda cold. Think it is supposed to come down later so get it while you can
On my way
Working 🙁
waiting for work relief………
Ryan report from MB, massive shrinkage & marginal 13. He is done……
WTF are we swimming in? Toxic Bloom and Poo is a good mix!
http://m.wtol.com/autojuice?targetUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.wtol.com%2fstory%2f15465262%2f80-million-gallons-of-raw-sewage-dumped-into-lake-erie
maybe this is why Ryan L likes to drive to Port Clinton!
Friday, I leave for Prague, Berlin and Vienna. I won’t be back until 9/30. Kite gear stays home 🙁
Enjoy the wind.
Sounds like a fun time, isn’t that code for Probed, Buggered & Violated? 😉 Do some buggering for me!
thats our Carl! Have fun Pete, thanks for the wind sacrifice!
Not windy here, in Vienna-Austria, either.
Saturday 9/10 special, get a free issue of “The Kiteboarder Magazine” check put the brand new format, they just arrived today!
day 4 of the toxic tour looks like it might be ending early! I sure don’t want to ride in anymore driving rain, we’ll see what the wind is doing once this rain clears up.
hard to motivate to ride today after looking at the sensors, Lt. 2 is still showing wind but I can’t fire up to go give a look.
early shift is done- John & myself lit up on 7 & 4.5. It was a miserable rainy day, the rain never stopped! Vic & Ryan were just starting the second shift as I was leaving.
Skunked in Cleveland … Bummer
Bay Point BIG!!! REAL BIG!!! Braved it solo again. Need a witness next time.
Another great day. Ran into Ryan L in Port Clinton. We are thinking East Harbor tomorrow Should be perfect there on a North or NE(and low toxins). Any other takers. Trying to get out of work around 2. Baypoint might be the call also
I’m not a fan of the 3 way chaotic East Harbor swell. I’ll be MB or LP depending on the N NE factor.
ETA keeps moving back! I would guess 2 now!
Mark, let me know where you heading. I am off work work this afternoon. About the same ETA.
Rolling at 12:45 & heading to MB. John is already there.
I’m sitting at MBSP watching Ryan play in the rain. I just can’t bring myself to pump up when it’s raining this hard.
Looks like it’s all on or all off by the way he’s working or getting worked.
so are the toxins not too bad now at MB
Toxins are the same.
http://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/modis/modis.cgi/modis?region=e&page=1&template=sub&image=a1.11246.1851.LakeErie.143.250m.jpg
We’re just too dum to understand the dangers.
hope to make it out a little everyday over the next 3 days. Heading out today after lunch undecided either MB of LP depending on how much E there is.
Debating where to go after 1 while Don is snoozing
I do believe MB is the call!
and done! Day 2 out of the possible 4 of my Toxic Erie ride-a-thon was nice. Ryan, Don, Judd, Traveler & AAC. Tomorrow looks to be even bigger. I did throw up & do feel a little itchy now!
Unfortunately busy work week for me and not likely to make it out.
May be for the best, I prefer to kill my liver the old fashion way…..Alcohol.
Who’s up for some kidney infection tomorrow?
My MBSP ETA is 10am… I think.
I think I’m around the same ETA
5.5 for a bit, I bailed early to keep my exposure to the toxins to a minimum. I figure I’m gonna be exposed for the next 2 or 3 days so I didn’t want to wallow around more than I had to…..Pete, John, AA Chuck were in the AM group with & the Juddster showing up as a few of us were calling it.
13 kite for 90 minutes
9 kite for 45 minutes
13 kite for 45 minutes
Called it when Mark did.
Not a bad day for a north, really.
Wednesday’s forecast has morphed into Wednesday (late) and all day Thursday. Pray that it his as predicted!
Great 5.5 day at marblehead also. Looks like I tricked mother nature. Was suppose to be OBX this week.
almost forgot, the best thing I saw all day was when Pete did the “River Dance” on the beach after he launched his kite, I forgot to tell him that was some funny sh!t! Yes, he did it on purpose, that was some crazy high knee action prancing all around the beach!
I forgot all about that. The sales job starts on the beach, not in the water!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ncdot/6100786093/in/photostream/
You just had to rub it in! Looks like we are going to Duck in a couple weeks instead. don’t suppose there is any sailing sites near there? I know there is the one south of Jockey Ridge turn at a church. Any others?
Been to Duck and Corolla several times and only rode oceanside or drove to Jockey’s Ridge. 12N sucks. Slow speeds and lotsa police (in season anyway) There were a couple of soundside spots that looked possible…would have had to ask permission to kite.
Looks like public (boardwalk here)
http://maps.google.com/?ll=36.165328,-75.754037&spn=0.006886,0.013937&z=17&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=36.16528,-75.754115&panoid=8aRG6ozlcUh11jq9wJ_Dyg&cbp=12,209.16,,0,-0.65
http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=q0tr8t8pmdym&lvl=18.561396705796042&dir=357.6232094364588&sty=b&form=LMLTCC
http://www.wtol.com/story/15355174/algae-bloom-in-lake-erie-causing-increased-toxicity
in case you didn’t see it
Ouch.. My liver hurts!
The MODIS image is scary. The bloom is HUGE.
http://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/modis/modis.cgi/modis?region=e&page=1&template=sub&image=t1.11241.1652.LakeErie.143.250m.jpg
It’ll kill ya! Helping to keep MB less crowded! http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/08/ohio_increases_algae_advisory.html