Session 54 of the 2019 season: Near Epic Platte River Point and slicks

Lining up the lip for a toeside carve

9:41 AM on Thursday, September 26, 2019   
Platte River Pt with side on wind and waves
Another 11M and TT day.
Nice little wavetts to play in today, aligning perfectly with the WNW winds.
Added bonus was the tidal pool slick.
Mostly sunny morning with winds 18-30mph. Fun morning!

Gear:  11M and TT

Weather: Low 60s and sunny

Winds: WNW to 30 mph 

Eyeing the breaking swell for a heelside carve - good as it gets at Platte River Point

Session 53 of the 2019 season: Platte River Pt Kitesurf ~ side shore mucho better

3:15 PM on Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Platte River Pt Kitesurf ~ side shore mucho better
Session 2 of today: Left FF and went to Platte River Pt.
A more solid west wind then FF had.
Plus the inside hip high waves were easy pleasy to carve up, good line up with the wind direction.
Same gear, 11M and TT.
Sunny with a brief period of low clouds that upped the wind ante to 30 plus for a few scary minutes.

Session 52 of the 2019 season: Kitesurf Frankfort - very sloppy onshore waves and wind

12:22 PM on Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Kitesurf Frankfort - very sloppy onshore waves and wind
Session 1 of today: Frankfort
Onshore sloppy conditions with fading westerlies winds. Mostly rode the harbor, but still ugly conditions.
Mushy, head high waves on the north side of breakwall. Hard to ride with the wind direction onshore. Harder yet to get out through them
Mostly sunny and mid-60s.
Used the 11M with the TT board.
Solo session and I can see why.
After an hour I left and headed to Platte River Pt.

Gear: 11M Naish with the TT
Weather: Mostly sunny mid-60s
Winds: WSW to 30mph

Solo session with a few surfers

Session 51 of the 2019 season: Platte River Kiting in the River Slicks and Epic wave action

12:03 PM on Monday, September 23, 2019
Kiting Platte River Point t and the Platte River. First day of autumn and the fall kite season in Michigan
I’ve SUPed and kayaked on the Platte River before. But kiting in its slicks today was a first.
A near Epic day with chest high, clean waves on the inside and a slicks on the river and the newly formed tidal pool.
Although the pool and river were sketchy with more then one kiter in it.
Overall a fun day with 3 other kiters.
I used my 11M Naish with my TT board.
Carving up waves and carving up the slicks.
Weather was mostly cloudy, mid 60s and winds were 15-30 WNW.

Tracks in the river slick

Session 50 of the 2019 season: Frankfort as it should be

4:10 PM on Saturday, September 21, 2019

Finally got a decent session at FF. Although a quickie

Rigged at 3 o'clock, launched by 4 o'clock, with solid 11M conditions.
Finally had a good session in the waves, cleaned up and well spaced on the inside with decent wind to carve up a few head high waves. 

After a few carves I decided to head over to the harbor. Found nice slicks to play in and the boosting was monster sized. Before I knew it I was totally depowered - wind had picked up to 30 plus.
I headed back to the open water and ended up on the inside carving up some of the best Lake Michigan can offer. By then it was raining lightly and I was in full depower mode and I was a little concerned. Headed in to land the kite and maybe rig the 9M. Since it was raining and I already had one kite wet and sandy I decided to call it a day. Although it was brief It was one of the better days in carve mode.
SSW winds to 35 mph, slick was nice, inside waves up to head high.
Cloudy, sprinkles and mid 70s.

A short one hour session.

Session 49 of the 2019 season: Esch Beach Marginal Kitesurfing session

1:14 PM on Thursday, September 19, 2019
Esch Beach Marginal Kitesurfing
Marginal session with 11M with TT.
Side shore SSW to 25mph. Mostly 15-18mph.
Small swell conditions, barely a white cap.
Winds lightened up and switched to more south, which made it fluky on the inside. Ended up down wind on the beach walking the kite back.
High hazy clouds, near 70 degrees, water temp mid-60s.

Gear: 11M with TT
Weather: hazy sun, 70ish, SSW 15-18 mph

Session 48 of the 2019 season: The last of 3 in a row sessions, Best for last

1st session:
11:03 AM on Saturday, September 14, 2019
Caseville Kitesurf, Session 1


11:03 AM on Saturday, September 14, 2019
7M kite with TT board. Nice clean, well spaced waves at the jetty.
Excellent conditions for slicing up the wave sets.
Good solid session with winds 30 plus from the WSW.
Sunny, mid-60s a perfect weather day.
17.7NM Distance
1:33:02 Moving Time

2nd Session:
3:02 PM on Saturday, September 14, 2019
Caseville Kitesurf, Session 2

9 to 11M kites, forecast was spot on. The 20-30 mph winds were diminishing through out the afternoon.
Rigged the 9 after a break and then rigged the 11 as winds diminished.
Finished up on the 11M and surf board.
31 kites were counted on the beach and in the water.
Great Day!
22.5NM Distance
2:01:22 Moving Time

Gear: 7,9, 11M kites with Mako TT and Duke surfboard
Weather: Good solid session with winds 30 plus from the WSW.
Sunny, mid-60s a perfect weather day.

Had all 3 kites rigged with both boards in use

Session 47 of thw 2019 season: Sexy Lexi with Southeasters

1:00 PM on Friday, September 13, 2019

Sexy Lexi with Southeasters 

Lexington again with a rare SE reliable wind, second time his season
11M kite with TT board. Fun session with the local crew. Some decent swell to play on and massive jumps with the warm air updrafts.. scared myself a few times with the elevation.
70 degrees with the sun poking through.

Gear: 11M pivot with Mako TT

Keith, Joey, Tommy, Craig, Jerry

Session 46 of the 2019 season: Classic Pin to Lin Downwinder with Jerry!

12:14 PM on Thursday, September 12, 2019

A classic Pin to Lin downwinder.

Jerry on a 12M SS, me on my 11M Naish.
Solid winds, ENE 15-30 mph, overcast and low 60s. Mucho Fun. Good lofty jumping conditions Jerry jumping several reed gardens and walking out of a narrow channel. With prickly souvenirs in his man bun, Very entertaining!
40 miles of downwind, slick riding in 3.5 hours.
Overall an great day to be on the water.

Gear: 11M with Mako TT
Weather: Low 60s, cloudy with spotty rain
Water: easy pleasy slicks

Session 45 of the 2019 season: Waves, surfers and 7M at Frankfort

1:10 PM on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 

Waves, surfers and 7M at Frankfort

Punchy winds....Too light for the 7M on the inside. Some epic waves but I couldn’t play without risks. Had to cut the session short due to other priorities.
Harbor was steadier 7M conditions with no slick. Waves were coming over breakwall.
Mostly cloudy, 71 degrees, SW winds to 35 miles an hour.

About a dozen kiters on 7M to 11M kites.

Gear: 7M Pivot kite with TT board

Weather: Cloudy, low 70s, SW winds to 40 mph