Great write up Don! I am sure I am speaking for all of us when I say thank you for coming. Hopefully we will have you in a Waveski in heat number one in...
The other one working on Brian alongside Ricky was Bob Tedder. Both heroes in my book along with Don and the other gentleman that pulled Brian from the water....
It was a great time and I think I speak for everyone in attendance when I say that. Friday, William and I arrived in the late afternoon, dumped our stuff in...
We had an excellent event this weekend and my two biggest highlights were to watch Billy G go down in our head to head heats and to stay out in the water while...
... For those knowledgeable with the rules, can someone explain how this fits into the rules. Do you get penalised for taking more than the minimum number of...
You get penalized for taking more than the maximum, which was 10 for all heats but the finals. Roy made it very clear that if you took more than 10 waves, you...
Number 2 here checking in...great write up buddy!! Hahahaha!! Anyway, here is a link for the pics I took, and thanks to William, AKA Number 1 for turning me on...
Yup, it's in the rule book:- "There is a 10 wave limit to the number of waves that can be caught in heats and a 10 wave maximum in all finals." Good to know, I...
I am putting a little something together from the Cocoa Contest- Any photos of Cocoa Contest greatly appreciated, I PARTICULARY NEED ones of the Different...
Hey Brian, if you go to my Picasa album (link is a couple of messages below), you can download the pictures so feel free to grab whatever you want. That goes...
Hi all, A couple of my local scuba buddies are attending a class this weekend. American Heat Association (AHA) CPR/ First aid with Automated External...
Thanks but I have done helped myself to your stuff already Billy! heh I could also group shots of folks surfing too.. I still need individual shots but for now...
William, if yourself and/or anyone else wants to go,I will. I am going anyway (have a local class) but would prefer to attend it with a buddy or something....
Brian, I was thinking maybe we should coordinate this type of training with Lifeguards since our environment for surfing is pretty much the same. I am sure...
USWA rules require a minimum of 18inches to have the contest. Both mornings with low tides provided just a tad better than that, but size and depth declined...
Tsunami Waveski Waveski Surfing Battle Royal! May 21-22 2007 Surf City, NC A United States Waveski Association Sanctioned Event Categories and definitions.... ...
http://www.buya1a.com/images/news.jpg One of four articles written in one week about the USWA Island Cocoa Event. Great publicity and will get better! Picture...
I want to thank Roy and Bryan for a great time at the USWA contest in Cocoa Beach. I'm attaching a file of pictures to prove it. Thanks again, Don P. ...
Hey Don, GREAT pictures!! As good as any I saw from the pro photographer! I believe you really captured the fun, comraderie, vibe and overall spirit of the...
Thanks Billy. You and everyone else, are welcome to have any picture you want. I am making a cd with all pics and their are many more, to send to Bryan. Have a...
http://picasaweb.google.com/donpellegrini/USWASURFINGCONTESTCOCOABCHFL/p hoto#5060673104152674562 heh- Boy talk about timing on a photo, what was that? Our...
That is a scary picture but in the end I kept the paddle and the hat. Which is better than what happened to Billy G....he lost his shirt to that guy. Who was...
Looking at various YouTube clips, I get the impression that shorter skis accelerate faster and go faster than longer (as in 9' or 9'6") skis like I'm...
Pete, Rider 1: - Has his weight too far back. This means the tail sits deeper and slows the board. - Does not use the rails. He is using the skegs to turn....
First time I have ever seen Surfline use Epic on there surf scale. We will see- Would be a work week.. TUESDAY Solid 8-10' NE/NNE swell is on tap for the...
RE/ ... Thanks for the detailed analysis. It reinforces some of the stuff I've been trying to teach myself - especially the part about using the rails: huge...
Heya ... Well, a 14 year old can shred in 2ft waves, whereas a 25 year old may not be able to. But that's just a mass/energy thing when the waves are too...