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I did not crash into Bob today

I did not crash into Bob today.  However my board did.   As I jumped off of it half a second before the crash, does that still count?

I think it does.  Damn.   Okay, I did crash into Bob today.    I was in the middle of a wide jibe…I had looked behind me before initiating the turn, but obviously I did not look thoroughly, because a few seconds later I was about to ram Bob.   I couldn’t turn and couldn’t stop.   Letting go seemed like a way to hit the guy with 20 pounds of gear as opposed to 20 + 165.   Nobody was hurt and nothing got damaged.   I think we were lucky.

It was a fine day at Napeague otherwise.   Sailing alongside the ABK clinic on a 6.2,  while Peconic Jeff worked on vulcans, Robert started nailing waterstarts, Jill Marr tackled duck jibes…just a bay full of windsurfers getting better.

Except me.    Knucklehead outside the clinic, I should have been in it so someone could slap me upside the head and say LOOK ALL THE WAY BEHIND YOU BEFORE YOU JIBE.

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3 responses to “I did not crash into Bob today”

  1. catapulting_aaron Avatar
    catapulting_aaron

    Nice!
    I once crashed into an Olympic hopeful on a race course.
    I was on Starboard, for the record…
    😉

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  2. mike burns Avatar
    mike burns

    I once nicked a mexican that was underwater clamming at Hearts Cove in moriches. He popped his head up about 3 feet in front of me while I was on a full plane and caught him in the shoulder with the side of my board. He was fine and kept apologizing for being in the way. His buddies thought it was hysterical. Good thing for the both of us he wasn’t six inches to the left.

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  3. Mike J Avatar
    Mike J

    Mike, Your comment made me laugh, I work with a fair amount of Mexicans and they love slapstick humor. When someone falls off a ladder or crashes into something, as long as they’re not killed or seriously injured, it is the biggest hoot. On of the most popular TV shows in Mexico is Los tres chiflotes, The three stooges, and there is no spanish translation for Curly.

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