Hey Y'all,... I think we are by now officially in countdown mode...

59 days to go!!!!!

Who's coming? Who's excited?

Sunday to Sunday this year with all 4 kids and the dog!!!!

yep, stoked ! already feels to be solid wind season coming.

I am gathering little odds and ends to make my kiting experience as good as it can be this year. Got better components for my QR D-spreader setup, new strop line in the mail, ordering tubes for my tires, and getting materials for putting my comp XR+ back together as a tandem rig trailer. This is going to be another one for the books!

Sunday thru Saturday...camping, kiting, smiling, laughing... oh, and a drink or 2...:D

Only about a month and a half to go guys...

Getting jazzed guys... Whoop whoop!!!

Looks like 49 days left.

My littlest one broke her leg a few days ago, (toddlers and trampolines keep pediatric orthopedics in business y'all)... but it's minor enough that she'll be out of the cast in 4 weeks so no casts for the beach... Phew!

See you guys soon!!!

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Looks like 49 days left. My littlest one broke her leg a few days ago, (toddlers and trampolines keep pediatric orthopedics in business y'all)... but it's minor enough that she'll be out of the cast in 4 weeks so no casts for the beach... Phew! See you guys soon!!!

Sorry to hear about the accident Spencer. Glad it wasn't more serious.

Oh no. Poor thing. Hope she fells better soon.

Nothing more than a pitiful sight,... she is totally fine. The docs assured wifey that this sort of thing is very common with little ones, and they heal very quickly too. It is a very minor minuscule hairline fracture just below her left knee. She got bounced on the trampoline by her big sister and came down wrong. They only casted her to keep the leg strait. Should heal in 3-4 weeks. She scoots around on her backside and looks pretty funny.

Spence sorry to hear about the little one having a spill. At least when they are still that size they still bounce. I just had my first taste of my age beginning to catch up to me. Last week I was bending over to pick up an EMPTY cardboard box and had intense pain in my leg. I could walk and my girlfriend had to pick me up from work in a wheelchair. Doc says I just tweaked it and I feel no pain now, but I'll be ginger on it up until JIBE. If I get hurt it is going to be flying kites, not picking up air, dammit!

Speaking of which, can we please get more hyped for this? Barely more than a month away from that amazing beach and joinging all you stinky old men to play with kites. I can't wait!

glad the little lady is gonna bounce right back to action.

the only stink free air is upwind!...indicators are solid for stink free situation

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Speaking of which, can we please get more hyped for this? Barely more than a month away from that amazing beach and joinging all you stinky old men to play with kites. I can't wait!

I KNOW!... I started this post thinking we'd all get jazzed and stuff like years past and it has been rather HUM DRUM.

GET EXCITED Y'ALL... JIBE'S A COMIN'

Thanks for the kind words for my little one gang... she has barely been phased,... I caught her after having climbed onto a chair to mess with paints on the table, broken leg and all... she is just fine.

With Wildwood on last week I didn't want to dilute the stoke for that event - but now that's it's over and they all had a great time I can't wait until JIBE!! WOOHOO!!
So many things to get done and it's going to be a busy month so hopefully time will fly by. Yes Errol that bending over to do something small and throwing your back out is very common - as well as just a sneeze for some people. Get used to it :-)

Thumbs UP on the cookout as well as many other social events.

One of the things I was thinking of was can we start an annual JIBE Masters - a mini golf tourney one morning before the wind is up. Talk to the mini golf place and say hey can we get a good group rate if we have 20 people come over for one round as a fun tournament - get a green jacket from the Goodwill store and draw a logo on it with gold pen, I'm sure i could make up a trophy out of parts from trophies at the goodwill as well. Maybe hit up a few local places to see if they would kick in a coupon or something to the prize pool (red bug pizza, the ice cream place? something to promote local business etc) Just an idea for that bourgeois JIBE crowd.

And it'll really jack our enthusiasm when we see Jason's yet to be released video!

I know man. People couldn't hardly eat from me jamming the gopro in their face lol. I should be ashamed for not getting the cook out footage compiled. I should probably be put on beach restriction on day one? Lol.
I can't wait for that sweet Jekyll air. It fills the whole island. I can't think of those flowering trees, but its everywhere. Good times will certainly be had. Hope I can keep my fingers intact for this event. It really sucked last year not being able to crank out descent power slides. Who else is ready for cooling down with an ice cold beverage and splashing through those tide pools???

That's the way to crank up the hype!!!

I'm excited FO SHO!!!!!

Two words..

Hard pack!!!!!

I am hoping to break out more fixed bridle action this year. I am down to only two FB kites, the 5.5m and 8.6m Reactor, but those are right in the perfect wind range for Jekyll I think. Last year the 3.5 wasn't quite enough fun for me in the buggy, but I never even bothered with the 5.5. I think I need to show it some love soon before it starts to feel neglected. I can't wait to cruise the full 7+ miles from the South water tower to the northern tip of the island(if wind direction allows).

Is pokite coming with the kitefort again this year? Frank? Angus?

Pokite, kitefort, and Frank? Yes, yes, and yes! And I'm sure Angus wouldn't miss a JIBE!

But the buggy security detail may be in danger. I think this year there is a question about whether or not the kitefort will be allowed to overnight at Great Dunes Park. I think Chris and Angus are working on that.

Awesome!! I know Angus wouldn't miss it. Didn't know about the camper. Been kinda quiet in the jibe forum.

Okay here's a teaser. It's the same footage I posted of a run from the north tip down to kite camp but now I've added a continuation down to the south tower, changed a couple of things and put together a ride from North to South and Inbetween

I am ready for my cameo :P

Most excellent! Can't wait to roll on that beach with you guys!!

watching that video again I realized even with going slower around driftwood it's a much longer ride from the north down to kite camp. The wind was nice on that monday and from kite camp down to the south tower only took 3 1/2 min on that faster run. That monday was a good east wind with a touch or N. When Errol and I were rounding the tip and getting closer to the pier it was NE and even getting more NNE as sandmageddon hit.
Can't wait to get on the beach and see everyone - last one there buys a round!

2014: https://vimeo.com/96278275 (forgive me the music I had no idea that song would turn into the smash hit it did and be WAY overplayed)

2015: https://vimeo.com/128325771 (a little family time on Saint Simons thrown in)

2016: CAN'T WAIT!!!

dang, Mark nice video. it's hard not to get excited when watching that if you like kite buggy. Thanks for putting that together.

You still planning to be there Sean?... That'd be sweeeeet!

Golly! A guy goes away for a few days and the excitement begins. I know that the ladies have been working on some aspects of the
upcoming kitagansa. We are beginning the preparations even now.

We hope the leg heals and all is well!

I'm willing to call it one month if you are....

Yup. We went to the kennel yesterday to make sure all is well with our doggies that week. JIBE is finally in the headlights!