sama: University of Michigan's New Ludington Buoy

People always ask what SAMA means. It started as kind of a joke. It was a sleeting, snowy day in early December. My friend and I were surfing a swell in Grand Haven. I looked over at him knowing we were supposed to both be at pre-Christmas family functions soon, and said "We are like Self Absorbed Michigan Adventurers." That kind of stuck, and like many of our friends we have a common passion for outdoor sports in Michigan, and we go out in any weather to get our sessions. He replied "Ya, SAMA!"

So it was born, the SAMA logo was fashioned by another like minded surfer friend from Grand Haven. SAMA is for all of you year round Michiganders and vacationers who know, love, and respect all the outdoor activities there are to do in Michigan. No matter the weather you will find us us out enjoying all the benefits of our unique freshwater paradise.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

University of Michigan's New Ludington Buoy

We had good intentions to deploy U of M's new Marine data buoy off the coast of Ludington today on the NOAA Laurentian, but the wind kicked up and so did the waves. We decided to wait for a better day, and head out kiteboarding instead. Always an upside in Michigan! These buoys are very advanced, and are designed by researchers and students at the College of Engineering. Very soon we'll have even better data for our surf and kite adventures!

U-GLOS

3 comments:

Kieman Holland-Anderson said...: Nice video, Ben. Did you use your iPad to record/edit? Just curious.; June 8, 2011 at 9:54 PM
Ben said...: Yes I did, thanks man!; June 8, 2011 at 10:23 PM
Vidcomm said...: Sweet dude, I am going to forward this to my customer as they built that http://name.engin.umich.edu/; June 8, 2011 at 11:21 PM