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2nd Rig-n-Rip Wave Clinic
added for July 23-30 2005
Levi Siver to make guest
appearance
"The response has been nothing short of incredible..."
remarked Owner Kevin Trejo...
"The only logical thing
we could do is add another date". Dave and Graham Ezzy
responded immediately with a YES!... and with a special
surprise. Pro Sailor Levi Siver will join the duo
for a guest appearance.
Master Sail Designer Dave
Ezzy shares his expertise with SoloSports Guests
The EZZY Rig-n-rip Wave
clinic has become the SoloSports Flagship event of the
season. It combines the skills of fine tuning your
sail gear with wave riding techniques. Master Sail
Designer Dave Ezzy instructs the group on sail design
theory and rigging techniques while Graham performing a
hands on approach to mastering the art of wave riding .
 "After
the event in 2004 we knew we had something that would
appeal and benefit our guests" said Kevin Trejo. In
addition, each clinic participant will receive a 2005
Ezzy SE Wave sail as part of the package.
Space is limited & the camp
is reserved for clinic guests only
for package information
click here.
Graham Ezzy
coaching the clinic crew
for more
information or reservations call 949-289-7779
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 SoloSports
is proud to feature the Adam Koch Kite board Wave
Camp July 9 - 16
Come learn the
finer aspects of kite board wave riding at one of
the best wave riding venues in the world - Punta
San Carlos. Camp includes hands on instruction
on & off the water and video/still critiques to
help you master the waves. Kevin Trejo will
assist in your instruction. Your week includes
roundtrip transportation from San Diego, all
meals, snacks and beverages, deluxe camping, hot
showers use of Internet services, multimedia rec
room, mountain bikes, surfboards and kayaks. Sorry
this camp is not for beginners.
for more
information or reservations call 949-289-7779 |
 "If
a picture is worth a thousand words, then a week in San
Carlos could fill a library......."
Our guests come up with the
best lines when describing their week long experiences
at campo SoloSports. The one above sums it up
nicely...don't you think? I like to get up before
our guests that first morning in Punta San Carlos to
observe what I've experienced every time I come back
home. The looks on their faces as they behold the first
light hitting the island is like a child's first
introduction to the Magic Kingdom castle. Its
priceless! One cannot help but be moved by the
majestic presence of the mesa or the stoic posture of
the point. This is truly a special place, this San
Carlos.
I share the pride of this
magical place with my staff. It is very gratifying
for all of us to share our other home with so many great
people. In the course of our adventure holiday
week we help our guests discover and realize their
dreams and much more, we help them find that inner child
that dwells in all of us.
What a great job I have!
Making people happy! I am truly a lucky man.
By Friday the
commitments are complete. "I'm coming back as soon
as I can" is the universal promise. And I know they
will, .....sometime, when the calling can be silenced no
more.
When was the last time
you heard it calling?
Kevin Trejo - totally
stoked for over 20 years & counting
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SoloSports DVD Classics
It takes a special film to make this list - here
a few that hold their own in our Campo Activity
Room & the list keeps growing.
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The Big Lebowski
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Step into Liquid
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Catch 22
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Physical Graffiti
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Endless Summer
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Fear & loathing
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Tombstone
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Big Fish
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Dogtown Z boys
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Any RUNMAN
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What the BLEEP
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Second Thoughts
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Sideways
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Butch Cassidy......
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 A
funny thing happened on the way to PSC ....at
least we think it did
After all my
years at the mast from those Modaddy & Bourget
misadventures, I thought I'd seen 'bout
everything. That is until I met our first
group of the year -"the Ramón's". Now
the guy on the right is as innocent as the day
is long so don't you dare hang a handle on
him...not so for the rest - guilty as charged.
Now in retrospect I believe that about as much
happened to this bunch that night in San Diego
before the trip started as happened the rest of
the week. But we may never know. It all
started when
when Now inrospect I believe that about as much
happened to this bunch that night in San Diego
before the trip started as happened the rest of
the week. But we may never know. It all
started when
sorry a pending
movie deal prevents us from exposing sensitive
plotline material..we will tell you it's a hoot
& a sure fire box office smash.
As for the
overall trip? The boys scored waves & wind - it
was a great adventure holiday....as it should be.
Pelican eye view
of Punta San Carlos
reveals much detail of the character of the
land. Click the photo to view a page of select
aerial photos. For those old timers,
remember what the point looked like in the mid
eighties? Note in this photo the amount of
coastal erosion.
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WHAT'S NEW AT
CAMPO SOLOSPORTS |
Solace Lounge
débuts in Campo Solo
4 Italians missing next day,
found hung-over and trapped in same Bano
 The
most recent
addition is our SOLACE LOUNGE a quaint, open aired, out
of the wind respite with
comfortable furniture, a panoramic view of the point
and beach break or in the evening - the night sky. It is
always a work in progress so don't be surprised if
the ambiance shifts with the wind and tide.
There are three distinct
inspirations for this newest member of the Campo - The
first being Avila's Ranchito of Lake Forest CA and my
ole haunt the
OAR HOUSE & Buffalo Chips
of Santa Monica. The lounge was
christened after a tune by Scott Joplin entitled
"Solace - a
Mexican Serenade"-made famous again by appearing
on the
film soundtrack "the Sting" with Newman & Redford.
After the sun goes down the room has been known to take
on a Jekyll & Hyde persona with nicknames of Cobalt
Lounge, Rash Rhino's, 420-B St. and Milfies being thrown around along with the
bottle. But next day while psyches are recovering from a
tequila tango dolor, the Solace slides on back in with the
sunrise...as it should be.
Now we are resurrecting an
old Oar & Chips tradition by offering a barter swap for
an appropriate curio to adorn the walls, floor or ceiling of the lounge. We will be the
judge & jury
of the entries and of course all decisions are
final. In return for your offering we will serve
you a shot of the sweet, a cold cerveza or other
available libation. If your prize is grand enough,
excepting (Frankincense & Myrrh) we may trade for a
Solo PSC shot glass, T-shirt or other available swag. Drop
by for a drink sometime. It's strictly a BYOB after 3 or
JAVA in
the AM. But be prepared for hijinks and mayhem - Baja
style.
As for the headline of the 4
missing Italians...well now that's another long tale for
next time.
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Most frequently asked question
this month |
OK - besides "Where's
Rodney?"
"..what is that round symbol on your hats and shirts?"
The symbol or sun logo for
Solosports was created hundreds of years ago by a native
American shaman. It was discovered on a
summer solstice site high up on the mesa San Carlos. A sun
symbol has always been the logo of SoloSports. With
this most recent discovery, we felt it to be the most
appropriate icon that truly represents Punta San
Carlos & SoloSports.
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LATEST FROM DA PUNTA RUMA MILL |
-
 Badlands
get cable first -see photo
- Montana George abducted
by Aliens
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Sat. Mike locked 4
Italians in the bano after losing at poker.
Other than that, its been rather quiet See what
you've been missing!
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NEW IDEAS for
WHAT AILS YA |
Got a whopper coming up in your
life you just can't embrace? We can help!
Our "Really
Beeg One" Adventure Holiday will help the
medicine go down .
Grab that special bro list and
leave the designated driver business to us. We
will help you design the best celebration for your major
milestone. So what's it gonna be then?.......
this... or
THIS!!
A kiss on the
cheek from old Aunt Myrtle or the sweet kiss from a
righteous lip smack down at the punta? Heck if it
means that much to ya. we'll get Rodney to dress up like
ole Maude Fricker and fill in...only if you're into that
sort of thing. Its all part of our commitment to
providing you the best service for your event.
Click on
McDuff.............. this is gonna be FUN
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I recently learned something
from a guest that just floored me. He said that
there was a popular perception out in the water sports
world that Punta San Carlos was an advanced sailing spot
only for pro class sailors and above average AMs.
Pro Sailor Kauli Seadi- busting loose in the Chili
Bowl
After much thought and
further interviews, I began to see just how this
misconception could be making a living out there.
Before I knee jerk into a
paranoia that other sailing destinations are conspiring
against us or greedy self proclaimed "local boys" are
trying to manage a perceived crowd, lets tackle the
facts.
A majority of the photos
in the water sports publications feature pro sailors
executing the latest radical moves down in the Chili
Bowl, our most popular sail spot. There is this
phi-losphy that ripping pro photos sell mags. And
they probably do. I think we have fallen into the
same trap. Clay Feeter, publisher of the
popular WINDTRACKS Mag slaughtered that sacred cow with
his tribute to the common man. Maybe one day he
will pick that gauntlet back up along with the spirits
of us water sport proletariats. But I digress...
Its no secret top pros
like Jason Polokow, the Pritchard bros and others enjoy
the finer attributes of the Chili Bowl. We have
the photos & testimonials to prove it....but here me
out, there are a few more facts you should know.
Lady
sailor -Dev Rooney pops off the top in the Beach Break
A majority of visitors to
Punta San Carlos are average to inter-mediate sailors.
Not everyone surf sails the Chili Bowl. The beach
break offers those just learning to surf sail, the
perfect conditions to master the waves - gentle rolling
waves that break further out from the beach. The
shallow, flat bottom creates wave conditions that can be
can be very forgiving. Almost like Waikiki, if you get
my drift. Once these beach break waves are
mastered, its time to move on down to the Point and the
Chili Bowl. The beach break is also the perfect
venue to tune up after a long winter's hibernation.
Now I don't want to sell
the Beach Break short. Many sailors Pro and Am
alike prefer a few sessions up there in the course of a
stay...and there's nothing wrong with that. Its a fun
zone to all. Also the Chili Bowl may not pick up a swell
and the beach break fills the void quite nicely.
to prove my point - check
out these average Joes & Satellite
Mike (top)
good sailors all but not pros -all tearing
up the
beach break & having a
good time doing it.
Now I must point out that
we recommend you have a few basic skill sets down before
you hit the water....say like.. water starts and making
at least half of your jibes. Ocean knowledge is
also very helpful but you don't have to be a pro to have
a good time. There have been a lot of sailors that
have honed their wave riding skills in the beach break.
The Beach
Break - the other white meat
So I suppose we should
apologize for what part we have played in perpetuating
this vicious misconception.
"Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa,
mea culpa maxima". It was purely unintentional
and I hope you will reconsider if we scared you off.
Like we say "You just don't know until you go".
And I guess we should
endeavor to show more common man ahh...and women
(boy that was close)
photos in our marketing. We
shall. So with that said, I hope some minds have
been changed and plans will soon be made.
You see, it can get awfully lonely down here in Nunca
Nunca Ville.
P.Pan
P.S. if you see
Tinkerbell tell her to bring back my .05m wave sail..the
place be jumpin
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 Chinaco
Tequilas
In
1983, Chinaco® was the first distillery to
launch an ultra-premium tequila made of 100%
agave, handcrafted, and packaged in unique,
artisan bottles. Today, Chinaco® Tequila is
still produced in limited quantities with the
same standards and bottled in replicas of early
hand-blown glass tequila decanters.
When a tequila of this quality became available
outside of Mexico for the first time, it took US
drinkers by storm and demand outpaced production
with other distillers quickly following the lead
of Chinaco®.
The appeal of Chinaco®
Tequila is growing, winning over new admirers
and earning a hard-fought place among tequila's
elite, much like the warriors whose name the
tequila bears. Their histories share a common
bond; the heroic Chinaco warriors bravely
defended Mexico during the War of Reform in the
1850s and the French Intervention in 1863, while
Chinaco® Tequila battled against larger
distillers to maintain its existence.
The history of Chinaco® as a
tequila began with a devastating hurricane.
Guillermo González, the great-grandson of Manuel
González, a Chinaco general and the 1880
president-elect of Mexico, was Mexico's
secretary of agriculture in 1965 when a
hurricane destroyed much of his native state of
Tamaulipas. The blue agave plants survived the
storm and Guillermo arranged to sell them to the
tequila-making state of Jalisco, the only state
in Mexico that could legally make tequila.
After 10 years waiting for the
agave plants to mature, the Jalisco tequila
producers reneged on the arrangement. Enraged,
González fought to change Mexico's tequila
production laws by successfully lobbying for an
amendment that expanded the legalization of
tequila production to include the states of
Tamaulipas, Guanajuato, Michoacán, and Nayarit.
Thus the path was cleared for the Tequilera La
Gonzáleña distillery, home of Chinaco® Tequila
in Tamaulipas.
Click on the link to learn more about
Chinaco® Tequila. |
| New Hiking/Biking Trail Maps
now available |
Did you know we have over 50
miles of groomed mountain bike trails that are
great for all types of riders, joggers &
hikers?
Punta San Carlos is a hiker & mountain biker
paradise. There is so much to see & do off the
water - so pack your hiking, running and biking
gear. We have developed multi-use trails for
the serious mountain biker, the weekend warrior and
even those who just like a morning stroll. For
those who like to warm up with a light run or walk
before breakfast, we have 1,2 & 5 mile runs
beginning at the Campo Solosports.
 You
really should take a little time and explore the
desert. There are spectacular vistas with
breathtaking views of the entire area.
Need a little more
adventure? Why not take a half day trip up to
the cactus forest at the top of the mesa. Your
historic trail was once used by miners transporting
their raw ores on mule back down to the coastal
smelters near the fish camp.
Another great hike or
ride is our Lion's Den trail. Plan at least 3
hours to complete and bring your camera. If you opt to
ride it, expect to ride and hike. It is quite a
work out but worth the investment of time. Drop by our
Campo SoloSports and speak to Kevin Trejo for the inside
scoop. We have never seen a lion - it's just a name For important
tips on hiking and other land recreations click
these links
Hiking tips.
Biking photos
Drop by our office for a free
map of the area.
First the old
business..........
Our winner this issue for
last issue's photo is Mr. Rig 54 himself...SALUD!
Hay no! Esto no pica!
and.......
Hay! Estas deben de
hacer
tan sabrosos con
picante! - Rig 54
Well Chet, lets tell the folks what
he's won. Swag Bill, the wearing kind...OK Rig- or Mr. 54
Contact me for your really beeg prize.
NOW the NEW BUSINESS...................
This is really a good one
folks.....I expect great things...Now get crackin'' and send them in to-
alapunta@solosports.net
and win a Punta San Carlos T-shirt or something even
better...like a SoloSports "get out of Mexican jail FREE"
card. Here's one from a fan down the hall that just won't wait.
"Ready
for your beach start lesson Jim?
(snicker, snicker)...hold that pose...its perfect....OK
here comes a good size roller, so hang on tight now
don't worry
about your wetsuit...just keep your head down."
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