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Monday, October 19, 2009

Unequivocal Windy Season Opener

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After work today at the Fort Pierce South Jetty I saw a bunch of kiteboarders I hadn't seen since April, and one other windsurfer. I gu...
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Sunday, October 18, 2009

Every good session deserves a bad techno song

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I had a good time this weekend using my smaller windsurfing boards in the W / NW winds from a cold front. Saturday was sort-of the "wa...
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Saturday, October 17, 2009

AC off, WIND on

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The stagnant heat of Florida's long-lingering summer has been banished at last by the first cool front of the year. A gentle breeze rus...
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Tuesday Stream of Consciousness

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Consummate heat under a bright, empty sky. Light wind from the west, shifting south. The work day inches along; frustration, progress, coffe...
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Thursday, October 1, 2009

Florida in 2060 a.d. - Suckfest!

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The other day I got hold of this scary report by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). It estimates how the land us...
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Sunday, September 27, 2009

Wind Thresholds and Kitestration

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On the rare days that the weather is suitable for kiteboarding, I always seem to have an equipment problem. Most recently it was a busted p...
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Sunday, September 20, 2009

Weekend of Windsurfing and Kiteboarding

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It's blowing about 10 knots and your formula windsurfing boom is broken. 48 hours of weekend yawns before you, and you have important w...
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I'm a marine biology professor at Florida Gulf Coast University. My professional page is here, my personal blog is here, and my no-longer-maintained science blog is here.
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