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Written by Kevin Pritchard
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Sunday, 02 March 2008 |
Well what a weekend.. I have been trying to shed a couple pounds to get a bit lighter for Cabo Verde but it just doesnt seem to work for me. I have been cycling like a maniac to get some pounds off but no luck. Today weighed I in at the airport 194, Robby Swift was 182 and Jason was 179. Pretty interesting..
Anyhow been on the bike all weekend. Yesterday did a 32 mile ride and today rich and I made it all the way out to Hana. Haiku to Hana and back was around 62 miles, took us 4 hours 25 minutes, burned 3689 calories, and now I am nackered.. Ready for bed..
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Written by Kevin Pritchard
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Thursday, 28 February 2008 |
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The wind is back here on Maui with some nice sailing today. Got out on some new sails, boards, fins, testing to get everything ready for Cabo Verde. Sailed on a 5.3 and an Acid 80 today. Rode the twin fin vrs the single fin and the single fin felt pretty good in the bigger stuff. Little more stable and drivy through the bottom turns, but not quite as good as the twin off the top. I am definately going to take my single fin out there to CV. We will see what we are going to use when it gets going.
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Written by Kevin Pritchard
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Monday, 25 February 2008 |
This ocean has been amazing!! It draws you into it..
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Written by Kevin Pritchard
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Tuesday, 19 February 2008 |
Man.. hate to complain but I am still sickering up my new Gaastra sails. Since there has been no wind here on Maui it is a great time to catch up on things that you dont really want to do. So I have been stickering up my new quiver of sails.. What a chore.. Anyhow.. All is good. the weather here is amazing. Picture perfect every day.. There is so many shots that I want to take, I dont know where to start. I will try and get you something good for tomorrow.
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Written by Kevin Pritchard
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Wednesday, 13 February 2008 |
Well it started off with a nice bike ride on a Beautiful sunny Maui day... really nice.. Then went down to Hookipa and watched it for 45 minutes and thought that it was no good.. Went down to Sprecks but no wind down there.. By then it was almost too late to go out so I went into town and tried to get some new tires for my van. Went in and got them then they took my van and got the old tires off, and low and behold they didnt have the right tires. So I had to wait for nearly two hours to come out with the same old tires because they didnt have the tires that I wanted.. To top it off Levi called me and said it was really fun sailing at Hookipa... Oh life can be tough sometimes.. ha ha.. anyhow here are some shots of the day.. the one in the middle i have called it "Hookipa by Night",,,5,0,14,2008-02-13 01:36:00,65,,,,,,2008-02-13 01:36:00,,,,pageclass_sfx=,1,0,0,,,0,0
298,Good Sailing,Good Sailing,"
Today..was finally a great day on the water. Hookipa started off a mess and then turned epic. Was super fun. Jason Polakow seemed to be the standout of the day with some very nice turns and hits off the lip. Levi was riding really good, Kauli looked great as well. Wasn't very crowded and was really fun. Some nice waves every now and then...
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Written by Kevin Pritchard
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Monday, 11 February 2008 |
The last couple days on the water have been great. Nice wind and waves. Sailed on the Manic 5.0 and tried out some new Starboard Twin fins which were working pretty good. I think it is pretty funny to watch everyone riding these new twin fins, myself included... you can just see that no one is really pushing the bottom turn as hard as on the single fin. Everyone seems to be really hesitant on the bottom and then just killing it off the top with huge cutback and sprays.
Today started out with a long bike ride, went from Haiku to Maalaea and back. Ended up taking a solid two and half hours on the old cycling seat. From then went out at lower lower Kanaha and had some super fun waves. It wasnt the "Showtime" of Hookipa but it sure was fun. I was out with my brother and we had a couple fun waves. On one wave he made a backside 360 and then I bottom turned around him and spun a sick taka on the wave. It was pretty cool.
After that went home for some nice home cooked Hamburgers at Mom's place. Was a super busy day filled up the way I like it.
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Written by Kevin Pritchard
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Friday, 08 February 2008 |
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had a fun day out on the water today. Got out at hookipa and it was light but still some waves left a best of all there was no one out. I had the place all to myself. I shared it for a while with a surfer friend of mine and that was it. Was on the 5.3 Manic and was having a great time. In the end Kauli came out for a bit and just as he came out the wind died... oh well.. Was fun.
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Written by Kevin Pritchard
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Thursday, 07 February 2008 |
So what do you think of the new header? Anyhow.. .got to get out and enjoy the day. Check out how beautiful it is here on Maui after 3 weeks of rain... I guess sometimes you have to pay a bit more to enjoy a bit more!!
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Written by Kevin Pritchard
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Monday, 04 February 2008 |
Shewww.... Next time I go there I am taking a sleep aid or two for the bus ride.. I can not believe how they drive there. It is like a video game. Everyone who drives there is driving like the way you would drive without any rules, like a race to get to the next spot.. and I mean everybody. It is so crazy. But don't take my word for it, go down there and check it out. Once you arrive to the sailing location it is nice, once you make it to the airport it is nice to know you are coming out alive!!
Now in Bangkok, went to the Starboard HQ dropped off the slalom boards and picked up two new wave Proto's. Stoked. Can wait to get back to Maui and start training to take that world title this year. My mom said that all my new Gaastra gear is ready and waiting, over 16 boxes of brand new Vapor's, Manic's, Poisons, and all the new latest and greatest Gaastra Masts. I dont know if you have seen any of the Gaastra masts, but you really should if at all possible. The masts that I have been using from my brother are amazing. They are super light and seem to be strong, as havent had any problems with them yet. I had one mast in my car using it everyday for a month and no problems so that is pretty good.
Hope you enjoy the shots and there are not too many of them!! You have time to check them out while I am sitting on the plane from Bangkok to Tokyo, Tokyo to Honolulu and then to Maui.. Whoo hooo!!!
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Written by Kevin Pritchard
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Sunday, 03 February 2008 |
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Wow Vietnam is a great place for windsurfing.. We got there and I was instantly impressed with the place after the long long drive. We have been graciously hosted by Pascal who owns the best windsurfing store around here called Jibes. It is a must to at least stop in and say hello and get all the useful info on what is going on around this place. Yesterday we were able to test 8 boards, 101, 96, and 86 all Isonics and a couple of new concept boards. I think we came up with some great test results and these boards will fit nicely into the next range of boards for 2009. It seems hard to believe that we have to test the boards for the next season before we even start this season.. I guess it is all good! Anyhow, we are on our way back to Thailand tonight. I am a bit nervous about the bus ride back to Saigon so wish us luck. I guess hold our breath and close our eyes.. this is the best way to get there safely!
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Written by Kevin Pritchard
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Sunday, 03 February 2008 |
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Wow Vietnam is a great place for windsurfing.. We got there and I was instantly impressed with the place after the long long drive. We have been graciously hosted by Pascal who owns the best windsurfing store
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Written by Kevin Pritchard
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Saturday, 02 February 2008 |
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Been traveling around alot over here. Was in Bangkok for a day, went out to Pattaya... boy what a crazy town that is.. Really too much to take all in. Got some great Starboard testing in. Managed to sail both days that I was there in great weather. Now in Viet Nam and boy that was one of the craziest drives I have ever been on. Five hours of just pure adrinaline of fingure nails in the dashboard kind of driving. If my mom was in the car, I dont think she could have handled it!! I have been around the world, and NEVER seen anything like it. Not Brazil, Not China, Not Indonesia... this place took the bacon for the craziest driving ever.. Anyhow, cant seem to log on to post some picts for you guys but will do that as soon as I can..
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Written by Kevin Pritchard
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Wednesday, 30 January 2008 |
Man this internet is really such an amazing thing. You can be anywhere in the world and have this mail box in the sky that is just waiting for you to log in and get all your mail ready and waiting.
Today I made it to Bangkok and had a nice mailbox full of birthday wishes, skype messages lined up with all of my friends around the world.. Pretty cool that so many people can be in touch around the world. What a small world it really is.. Here I am on the other side of the earth chatting it up with friends and family.. pretty cool really..
Anyhow here is to another year.. Thanks for all your guys support and continued reading of the daily blog.
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