Session 43 of the 2018 season: Kettle Point - first time in years and first time kiting at "KP"

Gear:   13M Z kite TT and Surf board.

TOB:   1st session; lite winds. 2nd session; better,but marginal winds, 3rd session; the wind finally woke up and I had a good 1.5 hours of carving up the waves, good productive session on the surf board and eventually back on the TT.

Winds:  north to northeast nearly on shore 12-30 mph.

Weather:  bluebird skies and mid-70s.  

Surface conditions: flat to small waves to start, with 3-4 foot waves building near the end as winds increased.

Highlights: Fun day with Keith, 12M and Cheryl, 10M. Nice venue, park and rig on the beach shallow water quite a ways out and nice breaking wavettes in the shallows. Quite the crowd and it wasn't even a crowded day. 
3 sessions from 1 o'clock to nearly 7 o'clock. By 7 I think I could of rigged my 9 but I was exhausted with being well powered on my 13M. 
About 15-25 kiters at the peak on the water making it crowded on the inside. Saw kite sizes from 9 to 17.

From 1 o'clock to 7 o'clock - 3 sessions

This is Windsurfing - Day 26 of the 2013 season

Day 26 of the 2013 season
Kettle Pointe (KP) 8/13/2013 Tuesday

After 220 miles of driving from St Clair Shores to Lexington and then back south to cross the bridge in Port Huron and then on over to Kettle Point.  A miscalculation and general distrust in the forecast lords sent me scrambling but it all paid off with a genuine windsurf session.
Let's see, it cost me $4.00 for every 25 miles travel, fuel and wear and tear so that is approximately $36.00 in cost.  Not an issue.... as wind addicts know these kind of sessions are PRICELESS!

Rigged and on the water at KP with the 5.0 and 85 liter board by 3:30 so that's 3.5 hours of drive time for 3 hours of near epic wave conditions. It would have been epic day for me if it was a steadier wind.
NW winds from 15-30 drove in some 8-10 footers with smooth troughs made for easy pleasy conditions.
This is by far the best wave site that I know of in the Great Lakes area.
Great sailing with the masters John Z and "The Fox", Craig.
A special thanks to Craig for talking me into KP.

Sail Time: 3.0 hours from 3:30 - 7:00
Gear: 5.0, 85 liter board
Conditions:  Wavy - yahoos 8-10 foot smooth waves
Weather:  Mostly cloudy, Air 60s water 60s
Wind: NW 15- 30 mph
Schooled: Wave riding extraordinaire
Image:  Grand Bend wind data and general vista of Kettle Point beach. Craig in the background.