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Shooting Star body position and slow shutter speeds creates illusion of high speed. Colin Courtman was probably only going about 40 (mph).- In high winds, "Standard" WindSkates distorted into the dreaded "S" curve along the trailing edge. Terry Caccia and Colin Courtman, Venice, CA.
- Gary DeJean leans frontside, backsail into a reefed down "standard" WindSkate at El Mirage.
- Jamie Budge leads a fleet of "High Performance Roller WindSkates" across El Mirage in the late 70's. Note Terry Caccia's wide track quads skates.
- The original "Roller" WindSkate late evolved into the BladeSail V, Delta and Stealth. Jamie Budge sideskates with quads at El Mirage.
- These simplistic "standard" WindSkates dominated the sport for many years. They were later replaced numerous generations culminating with the Basic BoardSail.
- The camera was mounted atop this "Punk Rock Hi Performance Roller Windskate": That later became the BladeSail with a "V".
- Jamie Budge totally OP in backside, backsail against the wind at El Mirage.
- Like jibing any board sail, Jamie Budge lets the sail swing around the front of the board in mid-turn.
- A regatta of standard WindSkates streams across El Mirage in the late 1970's. Jamie Budge leads the pack on an all terrain board prototype with step deck and 4 inch urethane wheels.
- OP BoardSail with roller skates, Jamie Budge at El Mirage. Note the mast foot by skates. There was no ball and socket cup in the 1979.
- Jamie Budge with standard WindSkate and camera mounted on the nose of an all terrain board prototype about 1977.
- Early WindSkates without cross bar wouldn't tack upwind. So Jamie Budge hitches a ride back upwind behind a landsailor; on a prototype all terrain board with rubber and metal wagon wheels. Vintage 1975.
- Jamie Budge discusses these "missing link" WindSkates with fellow surfer, John Young. Just a few of these were made before the "standards" became the standard.
- Terry Caccia with wide track quads in shooting star position. Note the picture of himself on his sail. Early 80's.
- Terry Caccia with picture of himself on his sail. El Mireage, early 80's.
- A heat of WindSkate slalom racer soff the starting line at El Mirage. Late '70's.
- Jamie Budge exploits updraft on entrance ramp to Santa Monica parking lot. Late '70's.
- Making it up as he go along . . . Jamie Budge discovers left foot forward on board, right hand forward on mast, with original WindSkate in SDC parking lot 1975.
- Original WindSkate "attached" to board with end of mas tset loosely in plumbing fitting.
- Folding original WindSkate made for easy cruising. But arms got tired holding poles apart during ride.
- Original WindSkate needed no window. It was all a window.
- Arms got tired holding poles apart on original WindSkate. A cross-bar between the two poles was added later.
- Jamie Budge models his invention for the first time, SDC parking lot, 1974.
- Jamie Budge discovers the power of the wind on the skate for the first time, SDC parking lot, 1974.
- This shot later became illustrated into the WindSkate logo.
- Jamie Budge discovers standard trim left with original WindSkate.
- Jamie Budge rolls up some colorful plastic (but not very durable) missing link WindSkates. Vintage 1974.
- Jamie Budge with the original "Standard" WindSkate (sans cross-bar) tacks slowly across extremely soft Superior Dry Lake Bed on a standard skateboard.
- Jamie Budge with rolled and folded standard WindSkate.
- Hard frontside, backsail against the wind. Jamie Budge, Santa Monica parking lot.
- Frontside, backsail tack: Jamie Budge leans in hard to counterbalance the wind blowing from the other side of the sail.
- Greg Bradford temporarily defies gravity in the seventies.
- Early uncrowded days at El MIrage in the seventies with "standard" WindSkates.
- An early "Shooting Star", Terry Caccia hikes out against a "standard" WindSkate at El Mirage.
- Terry Caccia takes the "standard" WindSkate for a rollerskate ride down the Santa Monica bike path.
- Reaching for the sky, Terry Caccia at Playa del Rey, CA.
- In this 1st. of 5 shot sequence, Steve Zaleznick takes to the air at Ski Sunrise, CA.
- In this 2nd. of 5 shot sequence, Steve Zaleznick takes control with second cross bar for extended flight. Ski Sunrise, CA.
- Steve Zaleznick in full flight at Ski Sunrise, CA. 3rd. shot of 5.
- Steve Zaleznick feels the lift of his WindSkate in glider position as he flys down the slope at Ski Sunrise. 4th. of 5 shot sequence.
- Touchdown some 50 feet from take off. Steve Zaleznick in 5th. of 5 shots. Ski Sunrise, CA.
- Like a Hang Glider, this wing design got lots of air.
Steve Zaleznick, Mammoth, CA.
- Airborne . . . Steve Zaleznick catches some.
- Steve Zaleznick takes to the skys on skis above Mammoth Meadows.
- With double cross-bar and elbow bars, Steve Zaleznick has full control in the skys above Mammoth Meadows.
- WindSkate air, Chris Morris at El Mirage.
- Chris Morris get "fly-swatted" by back wind at El Mirage.
- Touchdown after air, Chris Morris, El Mirage.
- Chris Morris attains WindSkate air at El Mirage.
- Terry Caccia catches early air, coincidently at Playa Del Rey, CA the birthplace of hanggliding. The second cross bar stablizes the WindSkate fore and aft in the air.
- Surrealistic flash fill as Terry Caccia launches into early air at Playa del Rey.
- Terry Caccia touches down with his wide track quads under the flight path at LAX. He was able to avoid other incoming aircraft.
- Early sponsors displayed their logos on this short flight at Playa del Ray.
- Eric Evans leads Sandy Wiener and fleet across the wintery expanses of El MIrage.
- Keith Sherins leads the group in this cover shot for Inline Magazine. Late '90's.
- The group assembles with 6 ft. V 4 WindSkates at the North end of El Mirage for a high speed run in 30 mph winds.
- Bob MeKeegan blurs thru an open patch in "mogul" fields at El Mirage, Winter WindSkate.
- Bob McKeegan at the perfect location for an Outback Board, leans into an upwind turn at El Mirage.
- Eric Evans with an 8ft. V4 (cut to the window) to stabilze the gusty 30 mph winds. El MIrage, Winter 2001.
- Harel and Dylan find an easy pace in the high winds.
- By sunset, the winds had dropped (to about 25 mph). Bob McKeegan blurs thru the mogul field on Outback all terrain board. El Mirage 2002.
- Small sails throw big shadows across El Mirage in the late afternoon of a winter WindSkate.
- Regatta west in high winds, El Mirage 2002.
- No bikinis today. Bettina Bernoth outfitted for moonwalk to handle minus freezing wind chill at El Mirage.
- Bettina uses 7 ft. "V3" (V cut almost all the way to the window) to control the 30 mph, gusting winds
- Eric Evans bundled up and spilling wind from his sail in a 30 degree, 30 mph plus gust. El Mirage, Winter 2001.
- Harel Simon uses a 6 ft. "V4" to race ahead of Dylan the dog in 30 mph winds. Winter WindSkate, El Mirage, 2002.
- Jerome Williams smiles thru 30 mph winds and 30 degree weather. El Mirage, winter 2002.
- An easy downwind reach in between 35 mph gusts at El Mirage.
- Dodging sagebrush "moguls", a regatta returns from the West end of El Mirage, Winter WindSkate 2002.
- Tiny WindSkates dot wide open spaces. Perfect with deep V cuts for 35 mph winds. El Mirage, winter 2002.
- Eric Evans leads Sandy Wiener and fleet across the wintery expanses of El MIrage.
- Terry Caccia maintains his original WindSkate "side-surfing" form in 30 mph winter winds at El Mirage.
- Terry Caccia explores the expanses of Mt. Rose Meadows, Tahoe.
- Tom Brunner WindSkate, snowboard sails the thinning snows of Mt. Rose Meadows, Tahoe.
- Tom Brunner WindSkis across Mt. Rose Meadows, Tahoe with Ball & Socket on one ski.
- Jamie Budge hand-holds Stars & Stripes Monarch BoardSail on snowboard at Mt Rose Meadows, Tahoe.
- Jamie Budge with Stars & Stripes Monarch BoardSail attached to snowboard with ball & socket cup.
- Hiked out snowboard sailing with Stars & Stripes BoardSail. Jamie Budge, Mt. Rose Meadows.
- Jamie Budge powers across Mt. Rose Meadows, Tahoe on snowboard.
- Prototype Ball and Socket Cup on snowboard.
- Ball in Socket Cup on snowboard.
- Snowboard tracks help WindSkiers in soft snow at Mt. Rose Meadows, Tahoe.
- Jamie Budge starts to lean into the force of the wind in the sail. Snowboard Sailing at Mt. Rose Meadows, Tahoe.
- Without enough wind to "water start" out of the snow, Jamie Budge takes a back flop. Mt. Rose Meadows, Tahoe.
- Tom Brunner in body torque position, with left foot forward on board, right hand forward on WindSkate.
Snowboard sailing at Mt. Rose Meadows, Tahoe.
- Jamie Budge in a first experience WindSkiing Mammoth Meadows.
- WindSkiing take flight. Mammoth Lakes, CA.
- WindSki takes flight by falls at Mammoth Lakes, CA.
- Steve Zalesnic bends over backwards in this early WindSki flight at Mammoth Lakes. Early 80's.
- Wing design doing what is was designed for. . . Flying. Steve Zaleznick, Mammoth, CA.
- Wind powered downhill above Mammoth Lakes. Jamie Budge
- No chair lifts here . . . wind power makes any snow a ski resort. Jamie Budge and Steve Zaleznick above Mammoth Lakes.
- Powder Magazine said, "WindSkates get air . . . lots of air". Steve Zaleznick above Mammoth Lakes.
- Touchdown for Steve Zaleznick above Mammoth Lakes.
- Terry Caccia leads Keith Sherins across Mammoth Meadows.
- Keith Sherins follows Terry Caccia, WindSkiing across Mammoth Meadows.
- Terry Caccis uses second cross-bar for more leverage at Mammoth Meadows.
- Jamie Budge with Xprt boardsail mounted ball and socket cup on bar bridging skis. Mammoth Meadows, CA.
- Jamie Budge is happy with Xprt boardsail on skis.
- Jamie Budge with Xprt boardsail on skis. Mammoth Meadows, CA.
- Keith Sherins WindSkis Mammoth Meadows.
- Cross headwind supplies plenty of lift for Jeff Weinke above Mammoth Meadows in the 1st. of 3 shot sequence.
- Real Air, as Jeff Weinke rides that cross headwind above Mammoth Meadows. #2 of 3 shots.
- Jeff Weinke elbows in to double cross bar for added control as he soars out over Mammoth Meadows.
- Jeff Weinke WindSkis across snowbank Mammoth Meadows golf course.
- Jeff Weinke attempts to clear Jamie Budge's snow packed van. Mammoth Meadows.
- Weinke clears van to land in slop.
- Weinke with WindSki.
- Terry Caccia shows they're short for skis (but long for a rollerskater). Mr. Rose Meadows, Tahoe.
- Years of WindSkating give Terry Caccia perfect trim on skis. Mt. Rose Meadows, Tahoe.
- The regatta heads south along the rugged seascape of Oregon.
- A small regatta finds Magic Hour on the beach in Oregon.
- Terry Caccia's all terrain Quad skates plow thru axle deep water along the beach in Santa Monica.
- Terry Caccia with all terrain Quads and a 4.5 meter Stealth Delta skims the minus low tidal zones of Santa Monica in a 20 mile per hour wind..
- Kevin Trejo leans into an all terrain BoardSail duck jibe, twilight time: El Mirage.
- Chasing the other WindSkater at El Mirage.
- Jamie Budge un-plugs the ball from the socket cup and hand-holds a BoardSail. Board mounted camera is fired by Jamie's foot.
- Hiked out and tacking into the sun, El Mirage.
- Hand-Holding a BoardSail up the beach in Oregon, Cape Sebastion.
- Hiked out up the beach in Oregon.
- Skirting the tidal zones, Cape Sebastion, Oregon.
- Ankle deep in soft sand, an early all terrain board wheels on.
- Exiting the "moguls" at El Mirage.
- Hand Holding a BoardSail, Jamie Budge leads all terrain WindSkaters, Ray Kerns and Terry Caccia over some sage brush moguls.
- Rollerblade Coyotes are the answer for BladeSailing on rough roads.
- All Terrain WindSkating on the rough roads of El Mirage.
- Terry Caccia with ultimate all terrain skates, WindSkating the soft sands of Santa Monica.
- Soft Sand Sailing, Terry Caccia WindSkates across the dry sands of the Santa Monica beach.
- Optimum speed on crusty sand hills, WindSkating the beaches of Santa Monica.
- When there's too many cars in the lot: the ultimate get away across the beachs of Santa Monica.
- Skirting the Santa Monica Pier, Ankle deep.
- Wet or Dry, these Skates sail on sand. Terry Caccia
- Johannes Fisslingerexplores the badlands of El Mirage with Rollerblade Coyotes.
- The camera atop a WindSkate mast shows the vast expanse of El Mirage dry lake bed. Jamie with camera and Terry with all terrain skates.
- Jamie Budge fires mast mount camera across the expanses of El Mirage.
- Brad Nelson power slides into a jibe at Cape Sebastion, Oregon.
- Grey Marshall in easy backsail cruise down the tidal zone in Oregon.
- Terry Caccia and Ray Kerns lead a soft sand regatta down the dunes of Oregon Dunes State Park.
- Terry Caccia with custom crafted "Solar Sail" leads Ray Kerns down the Oregon Dunes.
- Wipe outs are easy (and often) on soft sand. Grey Marshall, Oregon Dunes State Park.
- Grey Marshall soft sand sails Oregon Dunes State Park with all terrain board and sail.
- Ankle deep in dust, Terry Caccia and Ray Kerns, 30 mile per hour winds at Cape Sebaston, Oregon.
- Ray Kerns checks his water level before venturing further.
- A regatta of "standard" WindSkates in the early days at El Mirage.
- Pete Baldwin in "body torque" position with Xprt Delux boardsail at El Mirage.
- Time lapse photography and bulbs on the sail create light trails in the sky.
- Jamie Budge carves a wind-powered 360 with boardsail, lights and time lapse photography.
- Jamie Budge leans into a hard backside, backsail tack against the strong El Mirage winds blowing from the other side of the sail. Early 80's.
- Jamie Budge cruises backsail on a prototype of the Monarch Pro Series boardsail. El Mirage, early 80's.
- All decked out in Patagonia, Jamie Budge "poses" for a fashion shot (at 20 miles per hour).
- Jamie Budge experiments with hand-holding a boardsail. This led to a whole array of part boardsail, part bladesail maneuvers.
- Jamie Budge discovers by unplugging the mast from the socket cup, he can easily tack upwind without loosing speed.
- Jamie Budge in body torque position: left foot forward on board, right hand forward on WindSkate. With this technique, the rider never has to change foot position on board.
- Alonzo Galloway hand-holds a Monarch boardsail down the Santa Monica bike path.
- Poster and calendar shot, 1978. Jamie Budge, El Mirage.
- Brad Nelson cruises backstyle against the El Mirage sunset.
- Decked out in OP, Jamie Budge leans backside backsail against the wind on the Mojave salt flats.
- Backside, backsail . . . Jamie Budge leans against the wind on the Mojave salt flats.
- Backside backsail on an early "all terrain board" with step deck and 4 inch urethane wheels.
- Leaning against the wind, frontside backsail at El Mirage.
- Backside Backsail in the 70's. Santa Monica
- A regatta of WindSkaters heads south along Highway 1 in Oregon.
