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The 8-Ball #151247
08/01/08 10:22 AM
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Its not sailing, but this is a pretty interesting event from the Teva Mountain Games in Vail. Its called the "Eight Ball".

Heres how it works, it starts with 8 eight balls whos job it is to try and stop groups of 4 kayakers from racing down the river. After each heat of 4, the top 2 move on, and the bottom 2 become eight balls. By the time they get to the final 4, theres like 48 eight balls they have to paddle through.

Vids are on the video player: http://www.catsailor.com/VideoPlayer.html

Can we do this with Waves?

-- Have You Seen This? --
Re: The 8-Ball [Re: BrianK] #151248
08/01/08 11:07 AM
08/01/08 11:07 AM
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Key Largo, FL & Put-in-Bay, OH...
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Really fun video -- and I couldn't stop watching as it continued on to the wall climbing stuff.

Thanks for posting that, because my grandchildren are going to love the whole thing, too.

Re: The 8-Ball [Re: Mary] #151249
08/01/08 08:33 PM
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I just get a white screen on the video page. Hey BK help me out here.
Todd


"I said, now, I said ,pay attention boy!"

The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea
Isak Dinesen
If a man is to be obsessed by something.... I suppose a boat is as good as anything... perhaps a bit better than most.
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Re: The 8-Ball [Re: BrianK] #151250
08/01/08 09:50 PM
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Awesome! (and I don't mean that in the sense of George Busch, "Awesome speech your holieness!"....to the Pope.)

The headcam shots looking through the paddling was terrific!


Jake Kohl
Re: The 8-Ball [Re: Team_Cat_Fever] #151251
08/02/08 06:55 AM
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Todd,

Do you have Flash 9? I just upgraded the player for higher quality video, but you need Flash 9, its free and can be downloaded here:

http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash

If you still cant see it try www.AdventureOnline.TV let me know.

Re: The 8-Ball [Re: BrianK] #151252
08/02/08 04:16 PM
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I downloaded it, and still got nuttin' but white.


"I said, now, I said ,pay attention boy!"

The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea
Isak Dinesen
If a man is to be obsessed by something.... I suppose a boat is as good as anything... perhaps a bit better than most.
E. B. White
Re: The 8-Ball [Re: Team_Cat_Fever] #151253
08/13/08 09:56 AM
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I think that bridge may be a bit hard to clear on a wave though <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />


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