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In case you have no idea what's the whole Buggy-naked thing is about, have a look at the Official buggy naked homepage. To the left you could see the
handmade pin made of silver.
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Last year, during the rec.kiters meeting at Fanoe, several european buggiers decided to do a joint
trial to qualify for the buggy naked pin. A time and place was announced, but unfortunately I was so busy
doing other things that I forgot to prepare for the challenge. I realised that I have missed the event when
all of a sudden there were several naked, white backs shining in the midday sun, but it was too late for me
to find my kite and buggy and trade it for my clothes. So I decided to postpone the qualification until next
year.
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This time, I was eagerly determined to try this back-to-nature version of buggying.
I qualified on Sunday without anything of my usual equipment. I was
riding a borrowed Peter Lynn buggy with my Sput when I decided to do
some naked buggying (Peter and Emiel did not want to join me). At the
moment I decided to do it, one line of my Sput broke, so I had
get rid of my clothes and the kite and borrowed Bernhards 3m^2 Quadri.
I buggied for some minutes near and in the water and Peter took some
proofing-pictures (thanx again for the great pictures you took, Peter).
Unfortunately the wind was a little low for the Quad so I
found myself sitting in a hollow filled with water and not being able
to get out again while several spectators standing nearby to watch. It
was rather cold at this time. If you put a quarter between your
thumb and the index finger and watch the distance, that's exactly
how cold it was. Anyway, great fun for me and for the spectators,
too. Nicole later complained that I did not inform her in time, she
only saw the end of the show (that was me running back to my clothes).
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