ok, pen in 20th nov Ripiro Beach ! bring BIG tyres .

Conrad, I wont be able to do baileys beach and the moosemeet.

i'll have to choose one or the other. the moose is an epic event..... but i want to spend some time at baileys...... being the more epic location,.. aahhhhhh. so many trips not enough manly week ends available.

May the moose be with you. I missed the moose once. It still hurts.

i missed the moose, it hurt a lot too, but i was in hospital with 10% of the skin of my body so i guess it hurt a bit more for me the lads did go for a moose later on inspired by me missing out, that was cool

i think missing the moose should not be conciderd in any way....thoes people who are concidering missing a moose for a second time should also concider giving all their kites away and moving perminently into a dark box and never coming out on their own free will.
minimooses will only be held in hounour of the paticularly unfortunate or the dead.

i think missing the moose should not be conciderd in any way....thoes people who are concidering missing a moose for a second time should also concider giving all their kites away and moving perminently into a dark box and never coming out on their own free will.
minimooses will only be held in hounour of the paticularly unfortunate or the dead.

i missed the moose last year and it indeed hurt very much....

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I feel like he's talking to me...

N-Al, you missing the quiver of an N-gen in your fingers mate? I had to work all weekend. Didn't get enough time with my family... never mind any time to play.

yes yes, yours should be a paticularly small and uncomfortable box guster..you are a very guilty man.. however you do build awsome kitebuggys so we know where your heart really is.
also, whilst your here...loving my new urathane dampers,very clean and tidy..how much do i owe you? flick me your bank stuff and ill E-money it in.thanks for that.
i miss flying...not had any time myself latley.

moosemeet or the weekend you spent working?

priorities, priorities. There's a time to work and a time to play. working on weekends should be reserved for other weekends that don't have kiting events on it.....

inform your customers now that theres 2 "shows" that you will be working on the moose weekend. No and shit.

Al, not wanting to make you jelious but 4 sessions in the last week!!!! :}

Wednesday Foxton wednsday night kite night. conrad, mike (from raglan) and Butch. plus some randoms. howling 30+ knots dropping off to 15. 4 hour session.

Thursday Waikania to Te horo and back, nigel not mates but sweet 13 knots cross on cross. 18m jumps over big puddles. 3 hours or so

Friday Foxton to himatangi and back with Butch and mike. (well mike called it a day when it started to rain.

Sunday kite surf session and fitzroy beach... not windy enough but i did some downwinder action and walk of shame back up.

oh yeah kiting has been good to me this year. goto get as much in as possible before the wrist operation puts me out for 3 months.

Dude, I spent all weekend in a box. OK it's not a small dark one but the office is not a nice place to be all weekend. Second weekend in a row too. At least what I'm doing now is helping towards preventing any future major outages that could cause me to randomly give up my weekends.

You owe Gannet I believe... he's already paid for the ones you now have. We'll work something out. The new TIG welder is so much fun. Saves on argon too... used much less than on the old welder and the ranges is phenominal.

Gosh my last sesh with Jimmy22 is over three weeks ago already!

what sort/brand of tig did you get?

Just a little Global 160amp DC inverter that Chevpac had on sale last year. Nothing very fancy. Probably same as all the other chinese welders but with a brand and from an outlet with a warranty I can trust. I loose the AC capability I had with the old transformer machine but I get greater range and control on the DC inverter.

swt, i was looking at get a tig of some sort too.

The only thing to consider with TIG or MIG is the cost of gas and bottle rental. My bottle cost more than the welder but I only pay to fill it and lasts me almost a year between fills unless I'm busy.

Mmm.. good point

ok i'll miss the moose. so starting this post again, DAVE! on a road trip round the north if i can find a cat sitter

ok i'll miss the moose. so starting this post again, DAVE! on a road trip round the north if i can find a cat sitter

The moose is my final man weekend away for the year as i've far exceeded my fair amount of fun. so i Wont be able to attend your road trip.

However put the naki on your agenda and i'll take you to some secrete spots!!

yep, i guesed you would call that. i keep meaning to get to the naki. never bean to NP so might be a good time to go.

the beaches certainly aren't world class like others but i've come to enjoy the challenge of dodging rocks and drift wood. it worth a trip and the naki is pretty cool place itself.