Brian Stipak on a ski trip

Brian Stipak's Personal Web Site

Photographs, Videos, and Miscellaneous Information Available for Viewing

The material on this web site is for viewing by my friends and by anyone interested. You can also visit my professional web site and my tribute to my parents.

- my philosphies, major life issues, epitaph -

My Guiding Principle for Living

My Favorite Beverage

My Epitaph

- sailing -

Try Sailing with Me

Sailing Videos:

My Current Sailboat, "S/V Ubiquity"

My Past Sailboat, "S/V Northwest Passage"

My Past Sailboat, "S/V June Bug"

The Correct way to Helm a Sailboat

Rescue Mission on the Columbia River

Flowchart Showing how to fix anything on a Sailboat

Instructional Sailing Files, miscellaneous

Sailing Weather Forecasts

- special or recent additions for your enjoyment -

Dancing Photos, recent photos added

Downhill Skiing Photos, recent photos added

Downhill Skiing on Mt. Hood Videos, recent videos added

Oregon Brewers Festival 2010 video: a group Brewfest woo, Stephen does a Brewfest woo, more group action, Brian reacts to a good brew

Learning lifts/aerials for the first time for swing dancing, 2010: Lifts Video 1, Lifts Video 2

- sailing trips, foreign trips, other trips -

Portland to Newport Sailing Trip, 2010

Sailing in the Canadian Gulf Islands, 2008

Sailing in the San Juan Islands, 2006

Exploring the Sloughs in the Columbia River Estuary, 2006

Peru Sightseeing and Paragliding Trip, 2005

New Zealand Paragliding Trip, December 2004

Yucatan, Mexico, December 2003 - January 2004

Los Cabos, Mexico, December 2002

Mexico Paragliding Trip, January 2002

European Alps Paragliding Trip, 2002

European Alps Paragliding Trip, 2000

Key West, Florida, 2001

Snorkeling in the Florida Keys, 2001

Everglades National Park, 2001

- scenery -

Eiger North Face, Switzerland, animation showing sunrise, sunset

Eiger North Face, Switzerland, with me paragliding in front

Mount Saint Helens

- skiing -

Downhill Skiing on Mt. Hood Videos

Downhill Skiing Photos

XC Skiing video, beside Deschutes River, Sunriver, Oregon, 2011

Ski Bridgeton Road, North Portland Harbor, Portland, Oregon, January 2007! (5 meg. video file)

Ski Bridgeton Road Docks, North Portland Harbor, Portland, Oregon, January 2007! (4 meg. video file)

Three Sisters Wilderness, Backcountry Skiing, May 2004

Back-Country Skiing in the Three Sisters Wilderness, 2002

Back-Country Skiing in the Three Sisters Wilderness, 2001

Back-Country Skiing in the Three Sisters Wilderness, 1999

Paulina Lake Ski Tour, February 2003

Paulina Lake Ski Tour, February 2002

Beginner's Guide to XC Skiing, 2000

- tandem paragliding -

Note (April 2007): I am no longer flying tandems.

Tandem Paragliding Photographs

Tandem Paragliding: See How You Can Fly Too!

Information for Anyone Thinking of Flying Tandem

Tandem Passengers Show How to Launch

Tandem Paragliding: Videos/Photos of Launching

Tandem Paragliding: Videos/Photos of Flying

Tandem Paragliding: Videos/Photos of Landing

Tandem Paragliding: Why You Should NOT Do It!

Hausi, the Paragliding Dog, goes Tandem Paragliding

Brian Stipak Tandem Paragliding

- paragliding sites, fly-ins -

Pine Mountain Fly-In, 2005

Peru Paragliding, 2005

Paragliding at Bingen, Columbia River Gorge

Paragliding at Ecola State Park, Oregon Coast

Paragliding at Cape Lookout State Park, Oregon Coast

Paragliding at Oceanside, Oregon Coast

Wallowa Paragliding Outing, October 2004

Paragliding on Mt. Hood, 2002

Paragliding on Mt. Hood, 2001

Pine Mountain Fly-In, 2003

Pine Mountain Fly-In, 2004

Pine Mountain Fly-In, 2001

Pine Mountain Fly-In, 1999

StarThistle Fly-In, 2002

Lands Inn Fly-In, 2002

Lands Inn Fly-In, 2001

Saddle Mountain Halloween Fly-In, 1998

Frostbite Paragliding Festival, February 2002

Cliffside, Paragliding in the Snow, 2000

- paragliding safety and technique -

X-Rays and Photographs of Paragliding Injuries - To Promote Paragliding Safety

Paragliding Safety and Preventing Paragliding Accidents

Forward Launch Technique

Recovery practice from launching with no leg straps (360k video file)

Paragliding and Power Lines: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

How NOT to launch a paraglider: Part 1 (350k video file), Part 2 (350k video file), Part 3 (560k video file)

How NOT to land a paraglider (300k video file)

How NOT to launch a tandem paraglider (500k video file)

- miscellaneous -

Oregon Brewers Festival Survival Guide

Dan's Injury AFTER Paragliding

Halloween and New Years Eve, 2000

Home Improvement Project, 2000

Oktoberfest, Mt. Angel, 1999

Portland Brewers Festival, 1999

High School Yearbook Photographs, 1965

- humor -

Sometimes when paragliding, nature calls on you

Leslie walks again after recovering from a serious paragliding crash (3.1 meg. video file)

Winner of the Ultimate Bimbo Talent Contest (1.2 meg. video file)

Why you should always pay attention when driving (1.4 meg. video file)

Why airline pilots should always pay attention when flying

Don't be intimidated too easily when driving (2.8 meg. video file)

Watch your manners on a blind date (1.4 meg. video file)

See me walking on the beach after happy hour (450k video file)

Goofy Human Photographs

My Friend Jeffy

How to Enhance Photographs with Photo Editing

Another Reason Paragliding is Dangerous

X-Rated Tandem Paragliding

See my friend Leslie paragliding in a wheelchair with Jose and his dog Hausi

Why you should not eat too many baked beans (audio only)

My Opinions: Hear my opinions on many important subjects

The Camper's Commode Hat, a great hat for hikers

The Bumper Dumper, a perfect complement to the Camper's Commode Hat


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