JIBE reflections

Dang what a great event Angus organized. Thanks for all the planning and hard work you did to organize everything, it was so much fun

the beach was great, the turtle research center was such a cool gathering, just wish I couldve brought my students to see it.

I'm so happy that I finally got to meet so many of you that I've talked to for so long. Mougl, what a funny dude....Fran was was such a cool girl to bring to a kite event. Two of the most enthusiastic people I've ran into.

Scotty, thanks for dinner and letting joy and I chill with your family. You've got the greatest family ever.

Drew, you and your wife are such a fun couple. I'm so glad to see young people doing so well. I love sharing traveling stories.

Tridude! I'm so glad to have finally met you. I wish I couldve talked to you more

Nathaniel, where the crap did this kid come from!? So good at landboarding.

Phil thanks for being so friendly, got a good photo of you that I'm submitting to the PL website.

Chad, I barely saw you this weekend buy when I did you were throwing kite loops!

Dean I'm so glad to see you in tr buggy again

Chris at HQ, you are at all of the events and I still don't know you well, but you are always smiling. Thanks for being so awesome to te public and te beginners, I know it can be stressful sometimes

Danny, I'm so glad you showed up. You are one of the most genuinly nicest people I've ever met! You gotta go to NABX next year.

Chad rich and Todd, you guys are Kooks
lol still some of my own family

This week was a blast. I had so much fun. I was able to spend more time teaching people than flying my own kites lol. Wind was low for what I'm used to but the 19 charger made it work

I usually spend more time hanging out with everybody, buy most of you know it was my honeymoon, so I was trying to split my time. If I didn't get to talk to you or help you I am so sorry. This event was so relaxed.......except for the wicked back blisters from the sunburns!

I hope everybody had a wonderful time, if I've missed your name I'm sorry. I've been driving for 10 hours and still have anoter 6 to go.

Thanks for the people who let joy use the landsailer/blokarts. She loved it. Now I have to get her one......dangit.

I have lots of pictures I'm going to post on here and on my blog this week.

Angus thanks again for everything. I know you did a ton of work, it won't go unnoticed.

Anything I forgot to mention? Oh yeah EVERYBODY was so much fun!

JIBE was amazing this year. Met a LOT of new people and got to see a lot of the ones I met last year!

Adam and Joy, You two are awesome! I think your stoke rubbed off on everyone else Adam, and Joy is the Blokart queen! lol

Drew, my brother from another mother...dude, what can I say? Was great finally meeting up. Dude, that IS a racoon! I hate that! Someone is going to get killed! (had to be there)

Rocky and Dana, Love you two! Nice on the shipwreck run bro!

Don, I was so happy to see you again this year! Wish I could have talked to you more but you were tearin the beach up

Nathan, NICE out on the water bro! was great to meet you...keep up the water shredding!

Chad/Phree, Always a pleasure to see and tak to you man

Phil, great to buggy with you again!

Dean, wow...what a pleasure to buggy and hang with you! Cant wait to see you at NABX...you taught me more than you can imagine! Oh, and im taking out life insurance on Fransheska so go ahead and run her over next time LOL

Chris and Frank (HQ), Thanks for all the demos guys! Was great to meet you and hope to see you at future events!

Todd: You had me laughing from the time you pulled up to the time you left! Awesome to buggy with you even if you got footage of me at my worst LOL I know you wanted me to pass you the second time, but I'm not sure you were expecting it the first time ;-) OH and BTW bro...my GPS DID catch my speed before the batteries died!!!! I'll have tro post a pic! WOOOHOOOOO NEW PB!!

Danny, you are awesome! all the rides you gave to people this weekend! Thats dedication to the sport! Thanks for being so cool man! Keep those JoJos soaring!

Rich, Thankis for the rides on the widow! super sweet bug man! Was great meeting you!

Chad, You are my Montanas savior! I cant thank you enough!

Chris (pokite), NICE new way to 2 wheel on the kart!! I'll have to try it sometime IF I ever feel the need to have a blue moon and go shopping at bed bath and beyond, ill give you as shout! Seriously though, thank you SO much for bringing the kite fort and looking after the buggies at night. You made things so much easier for all of us! I owe you some beer next event man!

Angus, Thank you. Thank you so much for all of your dedication and time putting this event together for all of us to enjoy. It seemed like you were running around helping others more than anything. You truly are an inspiration! Thank you again man!!

If I missed anyone, I apologize but my brain is still a little sun baked

This trip was amazing!  I want to thank angus for everything, yet again lol!  He goes to the absolute limit to help everyone, with everything.... And an event like this, just wouldn't be the same without him!  It was great to finally meet my "dealer"

Scott.... Well... Haha!
I still think we are related, not sure how, but the similarities are freaky!  Thanks for the cans of go juice, the buggy rides, loaning me the atb, and all the laughs!  Fran is a great gal, and you two seem really happy together, best wishes there man!

Rocky, you are a riot man!  I can see why the press follows you everywhere!   I'm glad we made the shipwreck run, even though you were working way harder than I was!  Brit and I really enjoyed hanging out with you and your wife, good times!  I hope your surf lessons went well, I saw ya out there just as I was leaving!

Adam, dude, you rock!  Always helping everyone, always encouraging everyone, and even though you were burnt to a crisp, you still threw down, and tore up that beach!  It was so cool to ride with you and all the other arcs on friday, and see all the jumps and tricks!  Best seat in the house for that show! 
The whole time I just kept thinking, "why couldn't I have  had a teacher like him growing up?"   It was great to meet Joy as well.  For all of her travels, and world experience, she is a down to earth chick, and great to chat with.  I know Brit really enjoyed talking to her!

Pokite, Frank, burgers and sandwiches in shrimp country?  I don't get it lol!  It was awesome hanging with you guys!  thanks for guarding the bugs, and providing a bit of shade when the wind died.... And thanks for letting me raid your toolbox a couple of times.  The blokarts were a blast as well!

Just being able to meet everyone was worth the trip itself, Dean, thanks for the advice and the purple do-rag; Don and chad, absolutely honored to meet you guys.  The hq guys were great!  I really liked the toxic, and they were always ready to lend a hand!  Flyguy and his son Andrew were a blast to ride with, Andrew is such a great kid, it would be hard not to be a proud papa in your shoes!  Shehatesmy, we didn't talk to much, but it was good hanging with ya;  same with todd (looking forward to all the great video btw) good to see ya there and buggying!

To everyone that got a bottle of scottsbluff brew, let me know how that went

Sorry if I didn't get ya here, but it was nothing shy of amazing being here for jibe!

Man I could go on and on, and on....
But to kinda wrap up, this was just awesome!  The trip, the people, just the feel of it all, were almost beyond words!  There is something so surreal about kites in general to me, but to add in a place like Jekyll, people from the Pkf crowd, a few energy drinks.... And it just turns into a dream.  Everything was as it should be... the moments, with my kite to one side, my friends to my other side, and mud in my face, I realized were just perfection... I couldn't help but smile,  I didn't care about the slinging mud, it was a just perfect!  Moments like these are forever etched into my mind... And now sitting on the plane, I can still feel the mud on my legs, the pull of my kite, and the thrill of the downloops... I can still smell the ocean, the sand, and sadly my fruity sunscreen... When I close my eyes, I'm still there, with my companions, screaming up and down the beach.... Not knowing anything else but this single moment in time....

Man... I'm gonna miss this place and these people... This is the first vacation I've ever been on that it feels like im leaving home, and going someplace different... Even now I'm homesick for this little island and these moments I can't have right now...

Thanks again to everyone for such a great week, sorry  I carried on so long, but this place, this event, just.... Well... Got to me I'm the best way... And I can't wait till next year!

Good winds my friends, and safe travels home

Thank you Angus for the effort of hosting such a premier event! What a good time shared by all.


Wow, where to start?

What a terrific time with such a stellar crowd of enthusiast with the wind. I had a blast and it was truly the best feeling to finally meet some of the people you've chatted with for years without ever sharing some face time.

Frank and Chris: I thank you for Kite Fort. I would like to place my reservation for the back room next year to avoid sleepless nights from Larry, Curly, and Mo. Can we confirm this please

Don and Nathan: you both are the best. Nate a very talented young man with mad water skills and wonderfully supportive father Don. Don, you're my hero. Seeing you flying up and down the beach were inspirational, I was proud to fly with you. Thank you both for your help.

Team mate Adam and his wonderful bride Joy: I wish for you both to have a long and beautiful life together as one. Joy, you're the best and with a kook like Adam... you have your hands full girl.

Chad, Danny and Rich (Larry, Curly and Mo): My brothers! "Yeah the breath right strips really work" MY A$$!!:moon: Looking back on spending over 24hours on the road with you was a trip to say the least. Isn't it great to know that you can have that much of a good time and never even turn the radio on? We needed more GoPros in the truck though

Drew: Thanks for the Brew.
Mougl and Francesca: You guys are great, good to finally meet you and please keep making people smile!
Nathaniel: You have skills man, keep practicing!
Scott and Fran: You both rock! Always an infectious smile and attitude that clearly rubs off on the young ones.
Dean: Great to finally meet the man behind NABX, thank you.

To all others not listed are nowhere near out of the picture, you are all in my mind and heart in remembrance of such a wonderful event such as Jibe.

Now, good and bad news about the video footage. Good news? I have 82.3G of video footage... :wow: that's a record. Bad news: I have a ton of work to do and videos may come slow but I'll try to pump one out this week.

Peter Lynn and Dino I thank for helping us get the PL tent to the event. I love that tent

Mos Def the best time had with buggy freinds in a very long time/ I dont get to the the beach much so the once or twicw a year I go is very special and I was not dissapointed.

Angus, thanks again for putting the event together! As usual, this was a highlight of my whole year. It was definately great to see everyone and put the faces to the PKF names. I tried to visit with everyone but I hate typing so I think I wont list all the names, you know who you are, and if I didnt say goodbye, it was unfortunate, but the Kite Fort needed to get to the campground Sat night before dark so my appologies.

Till next time!!

dudes it was a pleasure to meet all of you and ride up and down that beautiful beach last week. this year has definatly been one for the record books. Watch the peter lynn website the next few days and watch the news page. Some of you will like to see yourselves on there I had a wonderful honeymoon and a great time at JIBE. I felt like the king of the world when Angus hand delivered me my new team chargers and gear to our townhouse when I first arrived. I'm so proud to be a part of the north american kite family. You guys make me feel like i'm important and that i matter in this world. Thanks to all for being a part of my life. You guys freakin rule! Now it would be amazing to get everybody from NABX Wildwood and JIBE all in one place......that would be paradise