Session 69 of the 2018 season: Final session of 2018 - Winter solstice and back on the soft water

Six snowboard sessions and two snowkite sessions under my belt since the last November 7th water session. 
Winter solstice riding at its best. A 38 degree, gray day with Keith and Mark.
9M kite with TT board. NW winds to 30mph. 

Riding very conservatively and not varying to far from the launch.

A late start resulted in a quickie cold, soft water session. 

Gear:  9M Naish kite

TOB:  4:00-5:00, 5 o'clock darkness ended riding                

Winds: up to 30mph NW    

Weather: thick overcast, 38-40 degrees

Surface:  Typical HI small swell conditions

Total recorded mileage for the year 1,719 miles

Session 68 of the 2018 season: Minimum session on Lake Cadillac

Gear:  11M Naish kite

TOB:  3:00-4:30 non-stop action                

Winds: 10-20 mph from the SE  

Weather: thick overcast, 32ish with a light dusting of snow

Surface:   minimum of 2-3 inches of powder on glassy ice

Session 67 of the 2018 season: First tracks of the season in the snow

First snowkite tracks of the season.
13M kite with Burton TT.
28-30 sunny degrees, SW breezes 10-20 mph.
2-3 inches of powdery snow on top of glassy ice. 

Not the best of conditions, easily scrapping down to ice when carving.

Gear:  13M Z kite

TOB:   2:45-4:00 non-stop action

Winds: 10-20 mph from the SW  

Weather: sunny,30ish

Surface:  2-3 inches of powder on glassy ice

Session 66 of the 2018 season: EPIC HI 9 Meter day

An EPIC 9M Harsens Island day. Reliable, steady and confident WSW winds to 30 plus.
Searching for todays slicks south and north of the middle channel. Even the middle channel leeward side had some space for downwind carving. The downwind ride back to the launch was a carving paradise with constant strong winds and some nice steep swells. An Epic day with Craig, Keith, Mark, Aaron and myself. All on 9s except for Mark on the 12.

3 different slicks with todays WSW winds

Gear:  9M Naish with TT board 

TOB:   12:30-3:00 non-stop action

Winds: 20-30 mph from the WSW  

Weather: Mostly cloudy, lower 40s

Surface:   Typical HI with some nice swell to slash on

Session 65 of the 2018 season: Metrobeach Rodeo

7M Naish Kite with TT board. A rodeo of a day, with SW winds gusting 20-45 mph.
Nice swell to play on but it was a rare instant when the wind and the swell lined up perfectly.
Mid-50s, mostly cloudy with some sun showing.  A few rapid fire rain showers appearing through the day.

Overall about a dozen kiters appearing through out the day.

Gear:  7M Naish kite with TT board 

TOB:    Almost 3 hours of kite time on the water

Winds: gusty winds from 20-40 mph from the SW  

Weather: cloudy, mid 50s

Surface:  some nice sized swell on the outside with small breakers inside

Session 64 of the 2018 season: EPIC Lexington with an unusally ESE wind

An 11M session with the TT board. ESE winds 20-30 mph.              
Surprisingly nice swell on the inside by the break wall. 

Clean and well spaced waves up to head high made this an epic session.   
The irresistible slicks in the harbor were fun and also session ending. (Kite crash onto a dock post)
Craig, Chris and Justin all on 9M Kites, Tom on his 11M
Some sun through high clouds, mid-40s temperature.

Chris getting some air time

Gear:  11M Naish with TT board 

TOB:   12:30-3:00 non-stop action

Winds: 20-30 mph from the ESE   

Weather: Mostly cloudy

Surface:   Mixed up on the outside, with some organized, clean waves inside the breakwall.