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The old Galleries just weren't cutting it, so I've moved them all to the much more user friendly Picasa Web. In the process I had to lump everyone's sub-album photos into each general event album. In other words, no more sub-albums. Sorry. I've also started uploading my videos to YouTube. The advantage in this is that I'm sending them the full resolution avi files, and while they pare them down quite a bit, they also keep the full resolution versions on file and may in the near future start showing higher resolution versions of select videos. Granted mine may or may not be selected, but at least that option will already be in place. Below is the new Buggy Video Player from YouTube. The one currently showing is an Oldie but Goody in honor of the Playa dust that stays with us year 'round, whether we are there or not! g Click on the player's Menu to see the rest of my videos. A new one will be coming soon.
If you would like to view the full screen versions at YouTube, click the link on the bottom of the player, or on the Gallery Videos dropdown tab at the top of this page.
Finally, thanks to those that have downloaded the BuggyBar. You just received a "First Alert" notice of the above updates. I'll be adding more content and refining the search engines as time allows. Stay tuned! 4-7-2008 NABX 2008 is in the bag. Check out the new Gallery for photos. More pix and videos to come soon, I promise. The 4th annual Cinco de Mayo buggy event at San Luis Pass, Tx is coming up soon. Mark your calendars for Friday May 2nd thru the 4th. This promises to be the biggest one yet! Want a new toolbar for your browser? Probably not, but this one is different. It's the new BuggyBar from yours truly and Conduit. It's made just for us buggy folks and includes many of the links you use on a regular basis. It even combines the search engines, like Google that you regularly use. Be sure to check out the Gadgets and Toolbar Options on the Buggybar dropdown menu. It's highly customizable and even includes a cool radio player! Click the banner below to install in Internet Explorer and/or Firefox.
11-3-5 Kite Fantastic team rider Louise Marson has produced her first video called Practice Makes Perfect. It's got light lively music rather than the usual droll hard rock, and excellent production values worthy of a seasoned producer. A very different and very fun video. Can't wait for her next one! 10-11-05 Wind Dragon... a sweet new buggy made of heavy gauge stainless steel. 10-5-05 New video out from Flexifoil and Sylenz called Gravity Renegades. Great stuff! 8-20-05 It's Expedition season in the kite traction world. First up: Ex-marine starts ocean challenge. "An adventurer has set sail on a transatlantic challenge in what he says is the first ocean-going kite boat." Later this year: South Pole Kiting Expedition. "Travel in the footsteps of Amundsen, Shackleton and Scott across Antarctica from the South Pole to the edge of the Antarctic continent. We begin our kiting expedition at the Geographic South Pole and travel 1,110 kilometers across the undulating vastness of the Antarctic ice cap to reach Hercules Inlet on the edge of the Ronne Ice Shelf." Another useful site is Kite Fantastic. Check out their 'Review' section among other goodies. We have a new discussion group to hang at. The New Tech Kites Forum opened this week. Looks like it's off to a fast start. And congrats to New Tech's honorary Texan, Chris Shultz for finishing 3rd against America's toughest competition in the NABX Circuit Races, using the NT Ballistic foil. Good job! 3-6-05 Need Bigfoots? Check out the 1 Stop Tires banner on the right column. 2-25-05 Ran across a couple cool websites, Racekites.com and Extreme-Kites that inspired a new category for the menu bar. Check out their How-to Guides, Reviews, and wind related Theories under the Resources tab. 1-29-05 Winter doldrums? Chill Out! (29MBs) 1-18-05 “Kiting can also be frustrating, unpredictable and exhausting – similar in effort to marathon running - but sometimes I fell asleep while kiting, especially when the winds were light and the kite was moving in a gentle rhythm. I’d wake up with the kite on the ground." (Power) Kites on Ice, a record breaking Antartic Expedition. 1-16-05 Trebor's latest - Evolution - a sneak preview of his new DVD due out in April! 12-28-04 Remember the 'Batwings' that Dave and Chad had? Here's a cool video of some folks that make Skywings look easy. 12-21-04 "I had a sudden understanding of just what it is about kite bugging that has such a primitive appeal". CoffeeWaffle. A personal web diary of a kite flying, kayak paddling, web surfing, kite-buggy riding, coffee drinking, cyber-geek, keen photographer, and Scorpio, from Nelson, New Zealand. Welcome to my mental dumping ground... 12-20-04 Kites Could Generate Power. Ya Think?! 12-14-04 " Perhaps the most amazing aspect to snowkiting is the varying terrain you get to ride over; on snow your world becomes truly 3D and the terrain can really be used to the max by any level of rider. Massive jumps are possible; in fact they are more like flights, and landings are super smooth." The above is a quote from the Ozone Snowkite Masters website. 15 of the World's best riders have gathered in France today through Sunday to showcase their amazing talent, and defy the laws of gravity. 12-07-04 Need a bigger foil? How about a 420 sq meter kite from Kiteship? December 26th is the start of the Sidney - Hobart Yacht Race and that 420 sq/m foil will be powering the race favorite. Watch this space for news of their success, and be sure to check out the Video Gallery at Kiteship.com for a vid of the worlds biggest (Flintstone) buggy under power. Extreme sport goes on Safari. Eco-tourism company Twinspot Travel in conjunction with Pro Surf in Kenya is putting together kite boarding adventures combined with deep sea fishing and animal safaris in East Africa. Sounds like a great escape from the wintertime blues! 12-02-04 It's not buggies and many of you have likely seen it already, but if you're into videos Kite ATB is hard to beat. I just ran across another great weather website. It's called the Jamaica Beach Weather Observatory located about 10 miles north of SLP. It's filled with links such as the SLP and Galveston Pleasure Pier tide charts. There are also Min, Max, and Average temperature charts covering the past 14 years of the Observatory's existance. And here's one more quick link to the Marine Forecast for 5 day wind predictions. 10-23-04 October must be video month in Europe. The latest is the Ground to Air DVD from The Power Kite Shop. This is a full blown professional video that includes footage of the PKS team at Ivanpah from yours truly. Click on the link above to download the trailer and to place an order. 10-22-04 Buggy watercolor paintings by Nicolas M. Very nice. Examples can be found at the Flexifoil Forum Buggy section, thread title 'Watercolors of buggy action!' Order yours today. 10-20-04 Another excellent video. This one of the '04 World Cup. I doubt we've ever seen so many foils in the air at once in the US! (22MB download) 10-19-04 Check out Trebor's Second Law video. One of the best ever! (10MB download) 8-05-04 There's a new traction kite ezine out. Here's a link to it. Check out the "New to the Beach" article. Too funny... and accurate! 5-25-04 Every once in awhile someone comes along and does something so amazing he/she is called a 'born natural'. This past weekend it happened at San Luis Pass. Click on 'The Natural' in the Video column to see for yourself. As of Thurs Feb 12th this site has gone live and is now under construction!
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