Day 60 of the 2016 season: Empire Beach

Empire Beach all to myself a rarity

Started out with the 11M Z1 and quickly realized once the kite was up in the air the wind was 9M or less.
Quickly rigged the 9M Z and headed out at 11 o'clock.
Wow! Still overpowered and gusty. I pulled the depower line all the way out and still had to edge hard in the gusts.  Some clean swells on the inside where most of the gustiness was. On the outside generally unruly, gnarly conditions.
Kited non-stop until 12:30 when a squall line of clouds came in and switched the winds to onshore. Along with higher winds speeds of 35 plus was my estimate. Couldn't safety kite with the stronger winds and no more room to depower. Came in and called it a day.

Wind data from Frankfort

TOW: 11:00-12:30  
Gear:   9M and TT
Water Conditions: gnarly
Weather: lower 60s mostly cloudy
Wind:  15-40 S-SW-WSW gusty
Highlights: gnarly conditions with wind switching to onshore direction and increasing