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Strategies & Market Trends : Waiting for the big Kahuna -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bull RidaH who wrote (37469)	2/18/1999 2:59:00 AM
From: Vitas	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 94695

David, look at the 1957 chart compared to now: cp-tel.net look at the three McClellan charts. loss of momentum in what was supposed to be a four year bottom. I think it is haunting. But before I bet my Continental on it, take a look. For anyone that doesn't understand the 55 day cycle, etc., I am looking to short the big whale at the optimum moment. If I miss it, don't shoot. Vitas

To: Bull RidaH who wrote (37469)	2/19/1999 4:01:00 PM
From: Chip McVickar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 94695

David ***OFF TOPIC**** I thought you might enjoy this: "Flea's Got the Right Wax" Since your spending more time waxing surf boards these days..... waiting for the next wave.... This guy catchs Air on 20ft waves 'Flea' Wins Surfing Contest By RON HARRIS .c The Associated Press HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) -- A gnarly local surfer with a leopard spot-dyed haircut and a penchant for the extreme rode to the big-wave surfing title at the deadly surfing zone known as Mavericks. Darryl ''Flea'' Virostko, 27, bested the world's best big-wave surfers Wednesday at the $50,000 ''Men Who Ride Mountains'' contest, an invitation-only event and the first of its kind held in the mainland. Virostko tamed waves an estimated 20 feet high, hardly Mavericks' 50-foot potential, but enough for the well-liked local to take home the trophy and $15,000 first prize check. Virostko plunged into his first wave after seeing a fellow surfer catch a big one before him. ''The second one was even as big if not bigger, and so I went on that one. I barely sketched into it and made it. Got two more waves after that. I did an air drop and got tubed a little bit. That's just how it worked out,'' Virostko said. ''I'm stoked.'' Virostko pulled a high-scoring ''air drop,'' in which a surfer free-falls, losing contact with his board on descent, then lands and rides the wave successfully. Contest sponsors were so impressed with the move they added a $5,000 bonus to the original $10,000 first prize for Virostko. The competitors were battling the same waters that claimed the life of top Hawaiian pro Mark Foo in 1994. A wooden cross memorial still marks the cliffside spot overlooking the waters where Foo died trying to conquer Mavericks. The contest started late Wednesday as fog shrouded the rocky coastline about 22 miles south of San Francisco. Surfers rode some 30-foot breakers but at least three competitors were swept into a rocky area known as the Boneyard and had to be rescued. No one was seriously hurt. Before heading out for his heat, Australian contestant Ross Clarke-Jones described his simple game plan: ''I'm going to hold my breath.'' Few spots in the world boast bigger waves, and virtually none are as steep and unpredictable. The waves break far offshore and their explosive whitewater can knock surfers to the bottom, holding them under long enough to drown or drag them across jagged, rocky outcroppings. The water temperature for the contest was a chilly 52 degrees. Contest director Jeff Clark discovered Mavericks about 20 years ago but let few in on the secret before 1990. Ever since, it has attracted oceangoing daredevils from all over the world. Twenty surfers competed Wednesday, some coming from Hawaii and Australia. Most were residents of Northern California, the mainland's primary big-wave mecca. Nearly 300 people lined the beach or scaled cliffs to view the action. Some were awe-struck by the monstrous surf. Others questioned the surfers' sanity. ''I think they're psychotic,'' said Kelly McKinley. ''They have a couple of screws loose. It's kind of like Evel Knievel when he jumps and does his tricks.'' Still, for one surfer, it wasn't enough. Said fourth-place finisher Peter Mel: ''I definitely wanted it to be a little bigger.'' AP-NY-02-18-99 0931EST