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April 12
opened the SoloSports Adventure Holiday
season with the
first of 2 Matt Pritchard Wavecamps.
Matt, his associate Kevin McGillivray and SAH owner Kevin Trejo got things
underway with a general orientation of
Punta San Carlos and an intro course in wave
sailing basics. After qualifying each
attendee's goals, the group hit the water
for a warm up and evaluation.
The
wavecamp was blessed with a waist to head
high swell,
 perfect
for wavesailing instruction. Later in
the week a solid south swell hit. Matt
& Kevin Mc wowed the group with a
demonstration down in the Chili Bowl.
Many of the attendees commented that
their wave sailing had indeed improved
during the week which was evident during the
final sailing hours of the week.
Stephen
Winiarski
took top honors as most
accomplished by learning how to loop.
Week two
of the Wavecamp was a more intimate setting
for the
attendees including a special guest provided
by Windsurfing Magazine for an upcoming
article. See article below. A
moderate
 south swell again provided
excellent conditions for honing wave sailing
skills. Due to the popularity of this
event, Matt has decided to add an additional
date this Fall for those who missed out this
Spring. Check our schedule for the new
dates.
2008 Schedule
CHECK THE 2008
SCHEDULE FOR MORE INFO ON MATT'S FALL
WAVECAMP....wait - hey check this out!!
Matt & Kevin
Pritchard have teamed up on a great new
website complete with blog, news and sailing
tips. This is definitely worth a look -
leave them a note as well, they'd love to
hear from you. We wish both of them
the best on this new enterprise and we can't
wait until we can have
them back in
San Carlos again - hey!
don't forget Brian Caserio.
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"If you can dream
it....you can do it"
Walt Disney/Arthur C
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Keith Teboul-Team Quatro
& Matt Pritchard wow wavecamp attendees at
the C-Bowl The Team
Quatro Demo week was a combination of top
notch instruction & equipment demo. Quatro
Intl, Goya Sails and Maui Fin
Company provided a large selection of gear.
Keith Teboul, Lalo Goya,
 Levi Siver, Jake
Miller, Jason Diffen, Pio Marasco &
Dan Thomson gave the attendees their own
brand of wave sailing tips & tricks.
The instruction also included video & still
photo analysis and radio helmets which
proved invaluable tools to ensure
 improvement.
We were impressed with the quality of
instruction and equipment, a view shared
with all of the attendees.
Mother
nature once again provided perfect
conditions for instruction and at the end of
the week served up a massive south swell for
all. Keith & the Team provided
exciting entertainment surf sailing the over
mast high sets in the Chili Bowl.
A special
thanks to Jake Miller for bringing this all
together and for introducing us to Team
Quatro. Jake also turned in an outstanding
performance in the waves as well.
We look
forward to Team Goya returning in the Fall
for another demo/instruction week.
Check out the these great companies on the
web at
Quatro Intl. &
Goya
Sails &
Maui Fin
Co.
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Not
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 Windsport
magazine has again chosen Punta San Carlos
to test windsurfing equipment. The
tests will be during the last week of
September running into the beginning of
October. The tests will run along with
SAH scheduled adventure holiday
package Sept. 27- Oct. 4. This
event will appear as a Windsport
magazine feature article.
 This
year they will test 2 specific types of wave
boards - entry level and advanced. The
tests will be hosted by the SoloSports Campo
and also will share the spotlight with Team
Goya - featuring Keith Teboul & others.
SoloSports guests will have the opportunity
to test the equipment as well as participate
in Team Goya's demo/instructional clinic.
For more information or to sign up for this
special holiday
call 949.289.7779
for info or reservations.
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How about a working/sailing
holiday with Dr. Steven Wood?
Participate in his CME program -
General Medical Update
Conference and you can.
This program is not unique to
Punta San Carlos, Dr. Wood
conducts his program in Bonaire
during the Winter/Spring.
So learn while you burn. For more information
click here |
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"We must be
doing something
right"
Over the last
several years I
have noticed a
large number of
annual visitors
to San Carlos
using our all
inclusive fly-in
service only to
let us know they
wished they had
done so years
ago!
One of our
guests from
Portland had
called me after
his trip and
said "I just
sailed 4 hours
on the last day
of my trip and
slept in my own
bed that same
night"
Quite
an awakening for
someone who used
to drive a
motorhome for
two days just to
get to San
Carlos!
I'd hear these
guys mumbling
something about
"all that
packing and
loading and
driving and that
was just to get
there!"
Now they can
jump on a plane
in San Diego in
the morning and
be enjoying
Punta San Carlos
for lunch.
This spring we
had 1/2 of Hood
River in camp
for a couple
weeks and then
1/2 of Maui the
next! I'd say
that puts us
right up there
in pretty good
company!
Is it the fact
that we're all
getting older
and just want to
enjoy all the
things San
Carlos has to
offer without
all the hassle?
Is it the speed
and ease of the
flight down? Is
it the food? Is
it the insane
wave rides or
bike rides or
the fact that
the only thing
you have to do
is do whatever
it is you want
to do??? Could
it be the Baja
Fog or hanging
with new and old
friends around
the campfire or
the sunsets or
the whales or
the dolphins or
the seals or
just the peace
of mind knowing
that its just
fine to sit in a
beach chair and
watch the mid
afternoon parade
of whales?
For me it's a
little of all
these things and
I cherish them
as they come. If
I can help you
experience this
as well, then I
think I have
done my job! For
this is who I am
and this is what
I do!
KT |
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SoloSports
features ripping
Guests
in 2008
Advertising Plan
We just love
our SoloSports
Family members.
That's
what guests
become after
their first
experience with
us.
Besides
having to slug
down a Baja Fog
and savor a
Chili Toreado,
there are still
more "perks" .
We've started to
feature talented
guests in our
ads. So
far we've
showcased two
guests in our
full page ads in
STANDUP surf
sail. Bust
a move in front
of Clark
Merritt's 600mm
and you've got a
shot of 15
seconds of fame.
SALUD! to
heroes Martin
Charland & Duane
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Did you know SoloSports
Adventure Holidays
supports Windsurfing
Clubs? WS clubs
are an integral part of
helping to keeping the
sport alive. We
proudly help to sponsor
clubs in Canada -
Saskatchewan Windsurfing
Club, APVM - Montreal,
and AKVQ - Quebec.
 Sadly,
U.S.A. WS clubs aren't
what they used to be in
the eighties. At
least that's what we
hear. We'd love
for you all to prove us
wrong. If you
belong to a windsurfing
club with at least 200
members - drop us a
line to see how we can
help keep your club
healthy. Come on
England & Ireland &
the rest of the world, we're
waiting to hear from
you.
 We
are excited to have our
geologist friends
returning to the campo
this year to continue
their work and
conducting their post
graduate seminars.
Last year these folks
were a hit with the
guests and were quite
good natured as they
fielded a myriad of
questions on the area.
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Another
fine
mess
by
WildHareMMages
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Solo maps 60 Miles of
Multi-Purpose Trails for Mt.
Bikers, Runners & Hikers
SoloSports offers all guests &
visitors access to the over 60
miles of multi- purpose
trails at Punta San Carlos.
But how do you know where to go
and the ability level the
trails? After a year
of plotting the trails on a GPS
system, categorizing the trails
based on a similar system as ski
resorts and placing signs in the
field, the project is finished -
at least the first phase.
Each year the trail system
becomes more extensive.
 There
are touring trails for just
leisurely taking in all the
natural beauty, adventure trails
for the enthusiast that craves a
little heart pounding and a
natural skate park style
playground called the Badlands.
For sure, the system has
something for everybody.
SoloSports offers guests the use
of mountain bikes as part of
their holiday package. If
you're fee camping, don't forget
to pack your bike, helmet
and
a few extra tubes and patch
kits. Slimed tires are
definitely an asset.
Trail Maps are available from
our Campstore. If you have
any questions regarding the
trail system or you need a map,
ask the camper host. Solo
Guests have the expertise of
avid biker, Kevin Trejo for tips
& as a biking partner. Bike
clubs are welcome to the campo. Call
for special group rates
A special thanks to Kyle Brazell for contributing most of
the brains, design & labor for
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There are, from time to time
in San Carlos, strange
occurrences that puzzle &
mystify the mind. I
have chosen to inform you
that most recently,
something was definitely afoot. Something so bizarre it
could only be described as
biblical. Le me esplain.....
Chapter 0ne - "let my
people go"
When we arrived to Campo
SoloSports for our first
trip last month, we were
greeted by a host (AKA
pestilence) of different
insects -confused & quite
contrary along with some
intense temperatures,
challenging the most hearty
of body & mind. This
was not normal for
Punta San Carlos in April.
So why the biblical
plagues ? There were
late rains in March which
fooled nature into
triggering a procreation of
all sorts of insects, snakes
, etc. and a spectacular
colorful floral desert
floor. Now throw a
freak el Norte, east wind to
blow all those bugs to the
coast and you have the story
of Moses all over again.
Sometime in the middle of
this series of plagues It
was over heard that
somewhere on the planet,
somebody was demanding "let
my people go". Guests began
to act strangely.
Local fishermen told us
there was a thick layer of
dead insects on the ocean
surface, 10 miles out.
(don't worry things are
finally back to normal.
It was over quickly)
But if the sea turns red,
I'm heading for the mesa.
But wait! there's more!
Chapter Two - Un Milagro en
la Cocina
Aurelio a local fisherman
and provider of most of our
fresh crab, lobster
and fish was helping out our
kitchen staff recently when
in his own words he
exclaimed "Un Milagro, Un
Milagro!"
(a miracle). Aurelio
was cooking a chicken wing
appetizer on our grill when
he looked down and saw a
face on a wing staring back
at him. I think most
of us have heard or seen a
few of these Milagros over
time, including the virgin
Mary on toast, bathroom
glass or an unsightly mole
etc. so you can imagine the
hysteria & commotion it
caused in the cocina.
As the kitchen staff
searched for a proper glass
canister to display the
face, a guest, unawares &
and in an elevated state,
scarfed it down. After
much weeping, wailing and
gnashing of teeth, order was
restored, dinner finally
served and the whole affair
faded into the arms of Baja
midnight. I know
someone's gonna ask - it was
chili-lime flavor.
But wait, there's more.
Chapter Three - Return of
Farquar
In 1999 I came to witness
the highly controversial PWA
event held at Punta San
Carlos. I was hired by
a subversive, radical,
 underground
sports magazine to cover the
event . In the process
of viewing the contest, I
met a most unusual gentlemen
named Farquar, a windsurfing
trust funder from Devils
Island French Guiana.
Over the week event, the mag
staff became quite taken by
the hijinks & mayhem of our
new chum. If you are
so compelled to learn more
click this link .
After the event, we lost
track of our globetrotter,
until now. When
Team Quatro came to town
recently there was one of
their crew that seemed
hauntingly familiar.
It didn't take long to see
through his new identity -
Cyrus, & expose his real
persona - Farquar.
This reunion netted a new
twisted tale of his stay
with us. Farquar,
Cyrus, or (I'm sure there
are more aliases) Mr. X was
guaranteed to stir the pot
with his offbeat lifestyle.
And he did! Look
for the whole story to
appear in Clay Feeter's
(WINDTRACKS) new mag STANDUP
surf sail
sometime later this year. |
This is
exactly what
it looks
like.
There's no
getting
around it.
Sometimes
things get
out of hand
at the bar.
We chose
this photo
because it
needs to
lighten up a
bit.
So color it
madcap or
tragic or
black humor.
Best get a
move on, the
boys in the
back are
already
sharpening
their
pencils and
Bic Shavers. |
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So send in your
entry to
baja@solosports.net
and win a nifty
prize or a
SoloSports Baja
Special "get out of
jail FREE card."
DISCLAIMER -
Cards are
most likely
non-returnable
if submitted
to a
Federale or
local
official.
Additional
ID, money
and or an
attorney may
be required
to resolve
your
dilemma. Do
not use this
card to pick
your teeth
or if you
are pregnant
or
considering
becoming
pregnant,
have been
drinking,
suffer from
foot-in-mouth
or
dumbchitzitis,
or have ever
repeatedly
attempted to
flush the
bano.
SoloSports
reserves the
right to
deny ever
knowing you. |
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Windsurfing magazine
sends writer to
capture the essence
of wave sailing
instruction with
Matt P -
burns mouth, torches
camp and scorches
bano, oh yeah, surf sails
too
Nice
headline huh?
Well he almost did
but the wind
switched.
Here's what you need
to know. WS
mag sends Chuck
Hardin a Georgia
sailor and writer
out to learn how to
wave sail with Matt
Pritchard.
That's innocent
enough.
 Chuck
is introduced or
should I say,
seduced by a host of
Baja Fogs and not
only does he learn
about wave sailing
but begins a second
career as a Mexican
wrestler, a
street performing
chili swallower and
adds a few moves
onto the Macarena...
all before 10AM!
Don't miss the
exciting times of
Chuck Hardin in
Punta San Carlos,
coming to you in the
next few issues of
Windsurfing
Magazine.
A MUST READ!
Disclaimer -
learning to wave
sail can take years,
learning the
Macarena, a lifetime
& mastering being a
street performing
chili swallower -
slightly longer.
Mexican wrestling
not included in SAH
instructional
package & mask sold
separately.
editor's note -
sorry Chuck, looked
all over camp
couldn't find that
portion of your
upper lip that was
torn off in the
dance contest.
Until the plastic
surgery, mold some
super cold water SEX
WAX. it's like
duct tape.
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