Judging based only by the number of pictures taken you know it was a great weekend. I took a whopping 5 pictures. It was defiantly one of the best weekends yet (I know I say this all the time but they really do just keep getting better). So I drove up alone to Tawas on fri morning by myself (tom when home for the weekend). I got up there about 10:30. As I pulled up to the beach I saw a good sign. Rick was already out there riding. I grabbed all my stuff out of the truck and ran down to the beach to pump up my kite. I guess rick and jimbo were riding since 7:00 that morning and it blew till around 6-7pm. It turned out to be a terrific day. I was on my 16 for most of the day and got a couple hours in on the 13. I learned to really jump finally. The hole landing part is still 50-50. Brian Lefeve, jimbo and bob were all throwing HUGE airs to the crowd. And im taking Huge like 25-30+ The wind was really lifty. 
I also got to ride my new board I made. I work fantastically until the next day. I have never been on the water for that long riding. Needless to say I was exhausted by the end on the evening. A bunch of us went to the ausable inn for some all you can eat perch which tasted amazing after a whole day of riding. Then crashed for the night Thanx to Haris for letting me crash. Saturday believe it or not turned out to be an even better day. I woke up at 7am to head down to the beach. There was no wind. So I took a little nap in the back of the truck. Tad showed up a little later, then Steve and his wife came (it was great to meet the both of you) then the wind came and so did half the kiters in MI. It was great to see everyone out there having a good time, and meeting all of you I have not meet before. I got in a good 1.5-2 hour session in on my 16. 
Then the wind picked up and then I was fully powered on my 13 for the rest of the day. I rode up to the ponds 2 times. They were a blast. Jumping logs and rock piles. Eating it hard a couple times when the water decided to be less then 2 inches deep. But that flat water was a blast. Rick was jumping from the bay side to the pond side. And the word was that he backrolled over the sand bar also. (well have to get it on film to prove it) Ryan Wykoff came later in the day to ride. We rode together for a few hours. We came back downwind after riding in the ponds to see if ryans friend had made it up yet. 
The wind was much lighter down where all of our gear was so I opted to grab my new light wind board I made. And I was riding along I hear SNAP! The next thing I know I face plant on to the water swan dive style. After I surfaced I saw the destruction in the water. My new board broken into two I body dragged back to the beach and called it a day. But I really like how it rode and im going to be making version 2 soon! I logged over 70 miles on the water with a max speed of over 20 mph. I drove home to see the family for father’s day. That night went to a bday/graduation party for my long time best friend Besty. 
What a weekend!!!
