Its 5:30am... time for water sports......


Never fails to amaze me how people go the extra mile for their sport.




Taken with Mini 3 Pro.

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Well spotted. There's keen - and then there's fanatical

Blériot53 Posted at 7-17 23:26
Well spotted. There's keen - and then there's fanatical

It's shocking isn't it.   And I would want to fall in there as the water looks quite muddy.

DAFlys Posted at 7-17 23:28
It's shocking isn't it.   And I would want to fall in there as the water looks quite muddy.

Ugh!

DAFlys Posted at 7-17 23:15
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Impressive captures DA.    Many sport's enthusiasts exhibit lots of passion for their particular sport.  For me 5:30 AM is a bit early to show my passion for diving.  

Love the second shot. Well, you go the extra mile for your flights...

DowntownRDB Posted at 7-18 06:53
Impressive captures DA.    Many sport's enthusiasts exhibit lots of passion for their particular sport.  For me 5:30 AM is a bit early to show my passion for diving.

It was funny,   I did the same route today at the same time and there was noting about and considering the water level was higher I was surprised.  

Depp Posted at 7-18 11:52
Love the second shot. Well, you go the extra mile for your flights...

The driver of the car also was also a bit daring,,  that slip way gets extremely slippery.  

Blériot53 Posted at 7-18 00:16
Ugh!

No SUPs this morning and there was actually more water so that was not expected.   but lots of activity yesterday afternoon.  

DAFlys Posted at 7-18 23:08
No SUPs this morning and there was actually more water so that was not expected.   but lots of activity yesterday afternoon.

I'm stuck indoors because of the weather - reviewing old footage.

Blériot53 Posted at 7-18 23:20
I'm stuck indoors because of the weather - reviewing old footage.

Ive just been digging out the old shots of Alan I took to be the first one to  add pics to the AIS database.  

DAFlys Posted at 7-18 23:38
Ive just been digging out the old shots of Alan I took to be the first one to  add pics to the AIS database.

Your new pal will be pleased with them, I'll be bound.

Blériot53 Posted at 7-18 23:46
Your new pal will be pleased with them, I'll be bound.

Funnily enough I had an email from him this morning.  Im delighted that it's now trackable on AIS.  And to top it off I spotted another TEL in the boat yard this morning.

DAFlys Posted at 7-19 00:02
Funnily enough I had an email from him this morning.  Im delighted that it's now trackable on AIS.  And to top it off I spotted another TEL in the boat yard this morning.

I can't guess what a TEL is

Blériot53 Posted at 7-19 00:08
I can't guess what a TEL is

Sorry,   Totally Enclosed Lightboat.   I just learnt that recently too.

DAFlys Posted at 7-19 00:16
Sorry,   Totally Enclosed Lightboat.   I just learnt that recently too.

Thanks. I can stop scratching my head now

Blériot53 Posted at 7-19 00:27
Thanks. I can stop scratching my head now

lol.  I think I fell down a rabbit hole when it comes to these TEL's the other day,    theres now a post of the new one.

DAFlys Posted at 7-19 00:39
lol.  I think I fell down a rabbit hole when it comes to these TEL's the other day,    theres now a post of the new one.

Looks like you're going to be busy documenting TELs  

Blériot53 Posted at 7-19 00:45
Looks like you're going to be busy documenting TELs

Well theres only one left now.

DAFlys Posted at 7-19 00:52
Well theres only one left now.

Catch it while it's still there

Blériot53 Posted at 7-19 00:57
Catch it while it's still there

I will be keeping an eye on it.

DAFlys Posted at 7-18 22:46
It was funny,   I did the same route today at the same time and there was noting about and considering the water level was higher I was surprised.

Diehards must either be working today or recovering from yesterday's outing.  

People do all kinds of things and sometimes go to amazing extents to reach their goals. I do agree upon the time being quite early and the water being muddy, but on the other hand, I've seen and heard people doing way weirder stuff, too!

And on the other hand, I bet that some people find my hobbies kooky. Somebody seeing all those Ferrari toy cars and model kits could imagine I'm just sitting all day long on my apartment's floor and going for make-believe rides on my toy cars.

DowntownRDB Posted at 7-19 09:08
Diehards must either be working today or recovering from yesterday's outing.

Im going to vote for recovering.  

HGDC84 Posted at 7-19 13:41
People do all kinds of things and sometimes go to amazing extents to reach their goals. I do agree upon the time being quite early and the water being muddy, but on the other hand, I've seen and heard people doing way weirder stuff, too!

And on the other hand, I bet that some people find my hobbies kooky. Somebody seeing all those Ferrari toy cars and model kits could imagine I'm just sitting all day long on my apartment's floor and going for make-believe rides on my toy cars.

They would probably say the same thing about my drone flights at that time of day too.

DAFlys Posted at 7-19 23:35
Im going to vote for recovering.

Sounds good.  It was sweltering hot here again yesterday so I decided to take the jetski out for a long ride.  However, even the wind was hot and muggy.  Oh well, I guess it could have been worse, especially comparing it to the sustained temperatures in Arizona.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 7-20 03:07
Sounds good.  It was sweltering hot here again yesterday so I decided to take the jetski out for a long ride.  However, even the wind was hot and muggy.  Oh well, I guess it could have been worse, especially comparing it to the sustained temperatures in Arizona.

Funny you mention the jetski,  I was chatting with one of the guys that lives on his boat yesterday,   I happened to mention that most of them never move,   and he said you cant take the risk of a jetski hitting you and legging it and leaving you sinking with all your possessions,  seemed fair enough and not something I had thought about before.

DAFlys Posted at 7-21 00:40
Funny you mention the jetski,  I was chatting with one of the guys that lives on his boat yesterday,   I happened to mention that most of them never move,   and he said you cant take the risk of a jetski hitting you and legging it and leaving you sinking with all your possessions,  seemed fair enough and not something I had thought about before.

I saw the results of a jetski than ran through and demolished a dock behind a luxury home.  The dock and jetski were both destroyed.  Of course the jetski operator was killed instantly.  

DAFlys Posted at 7-20 00:03
They would probably say the same thing about my drone flights at that time of day too.

Well, we all have our own oddities, and that's not a bad thing as long as we are not harming ourselves, other people or animals or nature.

HGDC84 Posted at 7-21 04:02
Well, we all have our own oddities, and that's not a bad thing as long as we are not harming ourselves, other people or animals or nature.

I flew over the local model ac club yesterday at 5:45am and there was a guy setting up 3 model planes,   I will have to be more careful at that time of day in future.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 7-21 03:37
I saw the results of a jetski than ran through and demolished a dock behind a luxury home.  The dock and jetski were both destroyed.  Of course the jetski operator was killed instantly.

Seems to scare a few of the ones that live on board here,  and the bumbling sailer on YouTube Ive been watching also seems concerned about the boat insurance as it's now his home.  

DAFlys Posted at 7-21 23:43
Seems to scare a few of the ones that live on board here,  and the bumbling sailer on YouTube Ive been watching also seems concerned about the boat insurance as it's now his home.

No doubt there is always a chance somebody can ram into your boat.  However, just as likely to happen to homes on land also.

DowntownRDB Posted at 7-22 03:40
No doubt there is always a chance somebody can ram into your boat.  However, just as likely to happen to homes on land also.

True,   but the house is less likely to sink

DAFlys Posted at 7-21 23:38
I flew over the local model ac club yesterday at 5:45am and there was a guy setting up 3 model planes,   I will have to be more careful at that time of day in future.

Good to know about the surrounding factors, helps avoid surprises when flying.

DAFlys Posted at 7-22 05:17
True,   but the house is less likely to sink

Unless a sinkhole opens up under it like this one did in California.

HGDC84 Posted at 7-22 16:16
Good to know about the surrounding factors, helps avoid surprises when flying.

Indeed,  I wouldn't want to be on air crash investigations.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 7-23 03:27
Unless a sinkhole opens up under it like this one did in California.

Thats very unlikely to happen of course.