capable of flying: August 2013

Sunday, August 4, 2013

2013 International Surf Festival Velzy-Stevens Paddleboard Race

This is the look of enthusiasm...

And so is this...

Because my son is totally stoked to wake up at 5 AM to enter a two-mile paddle board sprint. Right? Right? That's my story and you're sticking to it. See how that works, son?

Local color...

Starting line...

Finish line...

Aha! There's the stoke! 2nd place in his division, 8th overall.

See, son? It was fun after all, right? Right? Hello? Hello?

One word: Fifteen.

There are four interdependent elements of flight: Lift, thrust, drag and weight. I will categorize each entry in this flight log/blog according to each of these elements of flight. Many things, for example, will end up in the Weight category. While Weight may seem the antithesis of flight, it is usually the things making up the weight--the passengers or payload--that are the reason for initiating flight. Therefore, no Weight, no flight. Thrust will be the things that inspire and propel me and, hopefully, us higher and farther. Drag will be the things that slow me and us down. And Lift will be those magic moments when we leave the earth and soar.

There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. ~Douglas Adams, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

Sunday, August 4, 2013

2013 International Surf Festival Velzy-Stevens Paddleboard Race

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