A casual ride at Sherman

Marble in one of her cat imitation modes

Classic Spuds

Waiting for the wind in the morning

The dogs rule on days like this

Sammy, the bigger of Curt and Michelles 2 dogs!

One hour later -- still waiting

According to Curt and John, there is a wind line out there. I think I need a bigger lens

Jay kicks off the wakeboarding to pass the time

Dianna looks like she's riding toe-side

Michelle's attempt to launch the 25 meter beast - part 1

"I'll just run backward a bit to get it in the air..."

"Just a bit more..."

Doh!

Looks like it's a bit too light for the 25

Michelle's attempt to launch the 25 meter beast - #2. This time it's actually flying..

briefly

Sooooo close

Keep it handy in case the wind picks up

Molly sporting her new haircut

Jay wakeboarding with a surf board

Ditto

Yikes! There's some scary stuff out there on the bottom waiting to bite someone

A big bird cruises by

Sasha and Eddie

Looking for the wind

Look familiar?

Some stylish colors adorn the beach

Karen and Shawn 'chillin'

Artsy shot - #1

Artsy shot - #2

Artsy shot - #3

Artsy shot - #4

Artsy shot - #5

The new Sherman Island sign. Fishermen burned the old one down last year.

Eddie takes a ride on the surf board

Uncle 'Bastard' Bob doing some light wind freestyle

They don't make them like this anymore

Everyone kept yelling: "Get a shot of Nat's hair!" So I did.

G-Nat riding the surf board

Michelle's attempt on the beast - #3. Better, but it doesn't last very long.

Feel free to come up with your own caption for this one

Jay's wife loses it

Michelle gives up on the kitesurfing and rides the surfboard instead

Another big bird

Ditto

Rita riding the surfboard

Curt (down there somewhere)

Curt emerges from the depths and scores a ride

John, on his dismount

Tai kneeling on the board before trying to stand up on it. This strategy fails miserably.

Tai looking like he's on a slalom ski