[CKF Info] Sunday at Channel Islands Harbor

[Beverly Waldron]

Hi Lee,

Please forward this to your daughter. I was so impressed with   
Kirstie's skills.  Wow!!!!
Since I too am working  on new skills I wanted to let her know how  
excited I am for her!!!

Hi Kirstie,
Congratulations on  your skills at Sunday's paddle. You looked so  
calm & relaxed!!!

I still don't know how you did that brace without going over with no  
paddle float!! Good for you.
I was impressed when I saw you in the "soup."  This is a very  
challenging spot for me!!!
And ...... you did a roll too!!!  Wow!!!!

You had 2 great instructors out there with you, which I am sure you  
appreciated!  I know I sure am thankful for  help & assistance.
This is a lot of fun. I hope I get to practice with you someday.
Sincerely,
Bev
On Jun 23, 2008, at 1:26 PM, Lee A. Shurie wrote:
Peter O'Sullivan, my daughter Kirstie, and I launched at 9 AM Sunday  
from Hobie Beach at Channel Islands Harbor. After a Saturday which  
reached 112 degrees at home, the cool ocean breeze felt great and the  
water felt even better!

Pics: http://gallery.ckf.org/thumbnails.php?album=279

We launched into a light breeze and headed out past the east end of  
the CIH breakwater. From there we headed into the westerly breeze and  
the incoming swells. Peter and I like it out there when it gets  
blustery. Although the conditions today were moderate, it was fun to  
have some wind and water in our faces. More than once we caught  
Kirstie with a smile as she crested another wave. Later she told me  
she likes it much better out there than in the flat water.

Eventually we headed for the Pond where the sand bar was exposed -  
like a small island. Kirstie was at first hesitant to enter the  
churned up "crazy water" but after watching Peter for a while she  
followed me in. Soon she was grinning from ear to ear as the waves  
hit her from all directions and tried - but didn't succeed - at  
knocking her over.

After a while we got hungry and headed for the harbor. At Hobie Beach  
Kirstie worked on skills and was soon doing the static brace like a  
pro. She was even able to recover to the back deck without  
assistance. Later Peter helped her with the paddle float roll which  
she did successfully several times. We left it at that.

Daddio's for lunch.

Thanks Peter for your patience and your help!

Best,
Lee

P.S. Here are photos taken by Peter. The last 7 show Kirstie doing  
the static brace.

http://gallery.ckf.org/thumbnails.php?album=279

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