Video - FPV Quadcopter - Gun CAM

Don't try this at home...

Encumberences...

I went buggying after work today, the wind was blowing anywhere between 7-20 knots and swinging all over the place. I purposely left the GoPro's at home and ended up leaving my phone in the car. So no Endomondo or pictures either!

Buggying for buggying sake! Without encumbrances...

30,000...

I realised today that my blog has over 30,000 visits! Thanks for dropping in - I'm hoping 2015 means more buggying, i'm already planning on going tomorrow and maybe Monday as well!

Video - Kite buggying, Esperance

Kite buggying on Le Grand Beach in Esperance.

I was that excited for my first buggy on the beach I wasn't going to mess about with too many camera angles, so just went with the good old helmet cam! 

On-shore wind 15+ knots.

Kite buggying - Esperance from Mark Crook on Vimeo.

Kite buggying in Esperance...

My first go on a beach yesterday, perfect on shore winds. Had a real blast, will see if I can get some video from the GoPro...

I will try and post some more pictures of Esperance on Google+

Video - Quadcoptor

First attempt at filming with the Syma X5C quadcoptoroutside my in-laws house. No image stabilisation used in post-production.

Syma X5C quadcoptor from Mark Crook on Vimeo.

screen shot

Happy Christmas...

From the sunny, but cold UK....

Back home to Aus in a couple of days - woohoo!

New toy...

No kites to buy in Hong Kong, but picked myself up a little quad copter with HD camera today ...

Comes with spare rotors, so should be good to learn on and have some fun in the process.

Departure...

Just waiting to board our flight to Hong Kong and then onto the UK. Back on the 28th December before heading down to Esperance...

Esperance - Part V

I have booked myself into a Caravan Park for my Esperance trip...

Esperance Bay Holiday Park

I didn't fancy an 8 hour drive with no garuntee where I was going to stay.

This site also has power for the iPad, iPhone, GoPro's and our Engel...

Esperance - Part IV

My Christmas present arrived yesterday, a Malamoo 3 Seconds X-TRA - a tent! Had a play around with it this arvo and made a short video!

Malamoo 3 Seconds X-TRA from Mark Crook on Vimeo.

Bought from Snowys on-line, with free delivery! And about $40 cheaper than I could buy it locally!

New T-shirt...

Thanks to Steve at Ozone kites, it's replacing my red one that I had managed to trash...

Also a Kite-Power stubbie holder. 

The hunky, model dude is actually me!

Homemade GoPro roo bar mount...

Knocked this up this arvo, using the GoPro tripod mount...

Kite surfing from Perth to North-West Cape...

From ABC news on-line...

"Ian Young served 22 years in the Australian Army and knows very well that many veterans come back from serving with a variety of health issues.

Ian decided to do something about it and has embarked on a wild, windy adventure in the hope to raise funds and awareness for Soldier On, a charity which assists wounded soldiers.

I met with Ian in Port Gregory, half way through his journey toward the North West Cape of Western Australia.

In a straight line, the distance from Perth to North-West Cape is around 1300 kilometers, however Ian says he will be travelling a further 600-700 kilometers due to tacking and weaving in and out of strong winds, predominately coming from the south.

Prior to this big adventure, Ian's longest distance traveled by kite surfing was 120 km from Fremantle to Lancelin. On the first day of this trip, the ex-SAS soldier left from the Perth suburb of Scarborough and made it to Jurien Bay which is around 200 kilometers. It was his new personal best.

"I found those 200 kilometers a lot tougher that anything I've ever done before," he says.

"The last few days, the conditions are becoming tougher with the swell picking up. So I try not to go anymore than 400 meters off the beach. But, I'm dealing with beach breaks and sometimes overhead waves."

Ian says he's been planning this trip for the last two to three years and has a support crew travelling up the coast with him.

"A lot of the coastline is very inhospitable where you can't just land on the beach because of ledges and cliffs.

"But I have a very able support crew with me who are ex-SAS mates of mine and they've been a fantastic help to me. It gives me a great deal of confidence to know that they are not to far away."

Ian is wearing a GPS tracker that shows where he has been on his journey which you can view.

"There are many veterans who suffer a variety of health issues and I would like to use this adventure to increase the awareness of these problems.

"The realty is, is that soldiering is not normal business and the psychological and physical traumas that people suffer are unique. The government does provide some support but it's just not enough." "

To donate got to...

https://soldieron.giveeasy.org/campaigns/kitesurfing-perth-to-the-north-west-cape/

Esperance - part III

Just ordered my Christmas present for my Esperance trip...

Malamoo X-Tra