Nicolas had one that was shredded throughout, giving him the appearance of a surfing villain, and Kyle had to struggle into one that had no zipper, basically turning himself into a contortionist just to get it on.  Dragging our boards out in front of the one crest on the beach,...
The Parasailor has a foil cut into the middle of the sail, giving it lift in lighter air and resilience during heavy gusts (because the wind blows through the hole in the middle of the sail.) Friends who own Parasailors love them, so we decided to buy one. The price was right, and...
I am over the moon to be back at Community Action of Skagit County as the Data and Assessment Manager and working every day to support people experiencing poverty in Skagit County. And I love working again. I only bemoan that damned inability to focus, though I know I’m not alone. How...
The solar panels feed into a Blue Sky MPPT charge controller and the wind generator is wired through its own controller. If we are lucky enough to have excess power, the solar controller has a diversion output connected to an auxillary 12V element in the water heater. ...
Sänna pulled full into the squall as the sails filled with nearly seventy knots of wind. She couldn't take this. We started to lean over to starboard, neither of us wore our life vests and Sänna was beginning to go over. I grabbed the helm to steer out of the wind - no ...
Disney The Tale of Moana “celebrates and honours a culture in a fully dimensional experience — not just in the design or in the text, it’s in the dance, the casting, the costumes, every last detail, so much thought and care and love was put into it,” director Connor Gallagher told...
Also, people who love a movie will tell their friends how good it is. 4 This is really important. As well as posters, most big movies will now have a website that gives extra information about the movie. Also, when a new movie comes out, the stars of the movie usually travel ...
It was lucky for me that Matt had been up until 3 or 4 am going into NYE so that he required a nap in the afternoon before going out. Why is this good you might ask? Because I was able to sneak out my flat iron to style my hair. As much as I love the thing, it sucks up...
Now that we had chosen a spot to go, we went into full preparation mode. This meant last minute shopping trips for groceries. It is common for roads and access to the town to be hindered after a storm so stocking up is the prudent thing to do. Brad lugged our jerry cans of gas to...
into Luis wanting to fix us one of those dishes the next night. Â While raving to him about his cooking skills, he’d tell us about the his next favorite dish he wanted to prepare for us the next night. Â Throw that in with the weekly Friday pizza and movie special here at ...