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    Frustrating Lack of Wind

    By BobM,

    Here we can see the frustrations of an inland kiter - there is barely enough wind to keep the kite in the air, let alone get some traction from it to drive the buggy.
    I was silly enough to combine a lack of sunscreen and shorts on this day and ended up with sunburnt legs.
    I also chose this photo because it shows the muscle definition caused by taking up an alternate sport

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    Half Way There

    By BobM,

    I finally got enough commercially available paraphernalia to put together some quad-skates suitable for using with a kite!
    The wind was not co-operating on the day this photo was taken, so there is no shot of me actually kite-skating, but that will come on a later date.
    For those who are observant, yes these are actually strap-on skates - haven't things changed since you last saw strap-on skates.
    The wheels in the photo are street-wheels, the skates came with multi-terrain wheels which are larger in diameter and width but softer and more prone to damage on hard surfaces.

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    Solo Shot

    By BobM,

    The (un)official photographer released his images from the game. Photo Credits to David Mackie - Soul Hunter Photography.
    In the background, you can see the stall selling sparkly pants; I just can't seem to bring myself to wearing those for some reason.
    This looks like I am indicating a left-turn; which is quite funny because Roller Derby has been described as "Skate Forward, Turn Left"

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    Well after 15 months of training, I finally made it on to team and we played a game.  I had a very inauspicious start being ejected from the stadium after only being on the track for less than two minutes.
    This weekend was different.  I passed the practical test for being a referee and I stayed on track for a full game.  For those who don't know Roller Derby, it is a game on roller skates where one member of your team tries to get past the players of the other team - with the other team doing exactly the same thing.  It is game where both offense and defense are played at the same time.
    All the people who gained Intermediate or above since the last Christmas game were invited to make up the two teams.  Each team also had two experienced skaters to provide advice.  Team White played Team Black.
    After the game we had the team photo which included Team Zebra!
    Photo Credit to Sonia Quinn (Candice Sunshine)

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