Friday, December 27, 2019

Session 74 of the 2019 season: Final Kite session of 2019 - Carbon copy of many 13M sessions at Bahia Honda

10:37 AM on Friday, December 27, 2019 Bahia Honda with Robby from Radical Kite boarding OBX
Carbon copy of many 13M sessions.
Sunny, near 80 degrees, winds side on, ESE 12-25 mph.
Kited with only one other, Robby from Ohio. He teaches kite boarding in OBX during the warm months.
Smaller breakers today, knee high if that.
Just another amazing day in paradise.
Kitesurfing, in warm water, easy pleasy kite conditions.
Used the surfboard, catching too many weeds. Had to resort the TT.


Gear:  13M Z-kite and surfboard to TT
Weather:  80s, sunny
Winds: ESE side on 12-25 mph 
TOW: 2:00 hours




Thursday, December 26, 2019

Session 73 of the 2019 season: Estatic 13M session with record warmth temperatures

2:08 PM on Thursday, December 26, 2019
Coco Plum, flat water 13M session
13M TT and surfboard.
Side shore east winds started lite on the surfboard then when it notched up I used the TT.
Sunny, upper 80s, manly flat water at this venue.
Got some good lofty jumps.
Several kiters out this afternoon, 12s up to 14s.
 
Gear:  13M Z kite and surf board to TT
Weather:  Very warm, sunny
Winds:  side shore, east 12-20mph
TOW:  1:45

Sunday, December 22, 2019

Session 72 of the 2019 season: Bahia Honda, An Epic 7M play in the waves session

9:34 AM on Sunday, December 22, 2019

Bahia Honda, Epic 7M play in the waves session. Surprised to see such fun waves, at this venue.
Doing the circuit, carving/slashing waves and repeat.
7M with TT board.
Onshore and steady ESE winds 25-30 mph.
Up to hip height clean waves well spaced with slicks in between em.
Mostly cloudy, 78 degrees.
Probably the best manageable wave session ever for me.
4 other kiters from 7-10M kites.

Gear: 7M and TT
Weather: Mostly cloudy, high humidity, mid-70s
Winds: 25-30 mph from the ESE
TOW: 9:30-12:00 non-stop session



Saturday, December 21, 2019

Session 71 of the 2019 season: Welcoming winter with a Curry Hammock Epic 7M session

10:08 AM on Saturday, December 21, 2019  



Welcome to winter..Epic 7M flat water conditions, Curry Hammock, Marathon
Epic 7M sessions, 80 degrees at 10 o’clock, mostly sunny skies..welcome to the first day winter 2019.
One of my finest days with the 7M kite.
Wicked side on east gales, 30-40 mph. Rigged up the 7M with the TT board.
Best Boosting day ever, fun carving on the flats. A few kiters were jumping and looping 40-50 feet high.
A good turnout, nearly 20 kiters kiting throughout the day. Kite sizes from 7M to 9M.

TOW: 10:00-12:30
Gear: 7M and TT
Weather: Near 80 degrees at 10 o'clock, 50/50 sunny/cloudy
Wind: East, side on 30-35 mph, fairly steady

Sombrero lite wind data

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Session 70 of the 2019 season: Curry Hammock flat water paradise with small breaking swell on the outside

10:32 AM on Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Curry Hammock flat water paradise with small breaking swell on the outside.
Carbon copies from the last several sessions. Exception was the venue at Curry Hammock SP in Marathon. A fabulous venue, grassy areas for rigging, great facilities, flat water for miles, small breakers on the outside and other kiters kiting.
Another day on the 13M with TT and then some time on the directional board.
Tropical conditions, Mid-80s, onshore ESE winds 12-20 mph and skin burning sun.
Played in the flat water trying new moves and eventually headed out to the small breakers for some carving and slashing.
Another fun day...I love this venue and I’ll be back here ASAP.

Gear: 13M with TT and surfboard
TOW: 2 hours
Winds: ESE, onshore 12-20
Weather: Tropical

Monday, December 16, 2019

Session 69 of the 2019 seasson: Excellent morning Kitesurfing at Bahia Honda

9:20 AM on Monday, December 16, 2019
Morning Kitesurfing at Bahia Honda
Another mid-80s, sunny, breezy day.
ESE winds to 25mph. Same gear 13M with TT board, same water conditions, flat on the inside and 1 foot chop on the outside. Small wave to slash and flat water boosts.
Nicely powered to overpowered as the wind steadily increased.
Overly dressed. I might have to buy a shorty wetsuit.
Overall another awesome day.

Gear: 13M with TT
TOW: 2 hours
Wind: ESE to 25mph
Weather: Tropical

Saturday, December 14, 2019

Session 68 of the 2019 season: Kitesurfing in the shallow flats off of Key West

9:00 AM on Saturday, December 14, 2019

One of a kind...Near EPIC session. Took the http://www.upwindkiteboarding.com tour with captain Skot and 6 other kiters. ($60.00)
Although it was 13M/TT conditions, that is on the high end of the 13. (probably could have been on my 11M)
From glassy conditions to 1 inch speed chop conditions. Shallow, warm waters, mid 80s, mostly sunny, Lofty conditions, fun carving and switched riding.
Highly recommend a trip like this. Skot knows the best spots for slicks and shallows.

Winds: SW winds from 15-20+ mph.
Gear: 13M with TT
TOW: 2.5 hours
Weather: Tropical

Miles from KW




Thursday, December 12, 2019

Session 67 of the 2019 season: Sunset session at Bahia Honda

4:15 PM on Thursday, December 12, 2019
Sunset session at Bahia Honda
Late in the day session ended by darkness.
Another solid 13M with TT.
East winds that came up late, (12-20mph)
Remarkable 80 degrees at sunset.
Tropical conditions, flat water inside and slight swell on the outside.

TOW: quickie hour
Gear: 13M and TT
Wind: 12-20 east
Weather: Tropical






Monday, December 9, 2019

Session 66 of the 2019 season: Just enough for the 13M at Bahia Honda SP

2:09 PM on Monday, December 9, 2019

Bahia Honda SP,  Beaches, shallow, flat water and some small breakers
A solid 13M on the TT at Bahia Honda.
Mostly sunny, mid 70s, passing storms in the Gulf Stream eventually killed the wind by 4 o’clock.
Fun day, went upwind to an area with some breaking tiny wavets, fun slashing them up.
Shallow flats and some deep water swell to play on.
Winds from the east, steady 12-20mph.

Gear: 13M SS and TT/surfboard
TOW: 1.5 hours
Wind: East winds at 12-20mph
Weather: Tropical



Sunday, December 8, 2019

Session 65 of the 2019 season: Welcom to the Flordia Keys

3:08 PM on Sunday, December 8, 2019
Coco Plum Marginal Session with TT and surfboard.
Coca Plum beach in Marathon. Uncrowded, Sandy, decent self launching, shallow for at least 40 yards out.
Used the 13M SS kite, with TT and surfboard.
Winds were marginal from the east 10-20 mph.
Sunny, upper 70s. Beauty of a summer day.
Other kiters on 15M kites....finally the monkey is off my back!

TOW: 1.5 hour quicky
Winds: Marginally east 10-20mph
Weather: Tropical
Gear: 13M with TT and surfboard


Monday, November 4, 2019

Session 64 of the 2019 season: 7M kite not enough with onshore swell and winds

11:22 AM on Monday, November 4, 2019
Metrobeach Kitesurf
On shore wind and crashing shore break made launching difficult. I tried launching with the 7M and that was a no go.
Going on the 9M and all was good.
Out on the water I headed to the beach for some cleaner swell. Played there for awhile finding some nice organized swell to carve up.
Wind started to get lighter so decided to head back to the launch and call it a day.
About 9-10 kiters on 9-12M kites.
Overall not a bad day, mainly steady south winds 15-30 mph. A period of sun but mostly cloudy with a few raindrops. Temperatures in the mid-40s.

Gear: 7M rigged but not enough, rigged up to the 9M and all was well
Weather: partly cloudy, raindrops, mid-40s
Wind: south winds 15-30mph
TOW: 1 hour

Sunday, October 27, 2019

Session 63 of the 2019 season: Kitesurfing Harsens Island, solid 7M for 45 minutes

12:42 PM on Sunday, October 27, 2019
Kitesurfing Harsens Island, solid 7M for 45 minutes.
Gusting probably to 35-40 mph when I arrived. Keith getting his fill on a 9M, whoa!
This wasn’t in the forecast...waiting it out for a few and then rigging my 7M.
Launched in the slippery mud pit. Once on the water the 7M was perfect for me.
In fact it was surprisingly steady for the entire session. Gradually the wind was dwindling and after 45 minutes it wasn’t 7M any more.
Came in and was gonna rig the 9M but the wind speed crashed to 12M conditions and kept dropping from there. Oh well at least I got some decent TOW.
Just Keith and I with Jeff, Larry Windsurfing
Mostly Cloudy day probably near 50 degrees. WSW winds to 30 mph.

Gear: 7M with TT
Wind: Mostly west to 40mph
Weather: Cloudy, near 50 degrees
TOW: 1 hour

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Session 62 of the 2019 season: Fun easy pleasy 7M Metrobeach session.

1:57 PM on Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Fun easy pleasy 7M Metrobeach session.
Probably the best 7M kite session at Metrobeach for me ever. Some gusts but not like yesterday. Some lighter wind holes but easy pleasy conditions for a SW (330 degrees) wind direction. Wind speed up to 35mph.
100% sunny, and in the 60s.
Jumping was tricky, never knew the outcome once you were in the air.
Definitely less organized swell and smaller in size then yesterday.
About a dozen kiters out on mostly 7M, some 9M earlier.
That’s 2 in a row for 7M at Metrobeach. Not sure if that’s happened before.

Gear:  7M with TT
Winds: 
SW to 35mph
TOW: 
1.5 hours

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Session 61 of the 2019 season: Metrobeach Rodeo - Kitesurfing at 25-42 mph

11:46 AM on Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Metrobeach Rodeo - Kitesurfing at 25-42 mph (wind speed)
A survival course in gusty blasts of wind with the 7M and TT board.
Good side on SSW wind direction with 20 miles of fetch, but so gusty.
Slashing 4 foot swells generally resulted in engulfing oneself with a spray of cold water.
Jumping was unpredictable.
Made it work, all was fun and unusually sunny, warm, 60ish air temperatures, winds were SSW from 15 to 42mph.
About 20 kiters at the peak.

Gear:   7M with TT
Winds: 
15-42 SSW
Weather: 
Sunny, warm, mid-60s
TOW:
1.5 hours

Thursday, October 17, 2019

Session 60 of the 2019 season: Kitesurf Harsens Island (Not better late then never)

12:51 PM on Thursday, October 17, 2019
Kitesurf Harsens Island (Not better late then never)
Should of, could of arrived earlier.
Got there by noon and it was steady 9M conditions. I saw Craig and Mark at the slicks. The wind direction looked perfect for some slick action.
Hurriedly rig my gear, beelined to the slick with good solid 9M conditions.
Once there I saw Craig and Mark ripping it up. I joined them playing inside but the wind was lighter and holy. Craig signaled he was heading back, the wind had lightened.
I was able to make several runs through the slicks but every time the wind got flukier.
Better head back to the launch before it got to light.
Afterwards Craig mentioned that it was probably the best slick riding he had this year and when I arrived the wind lightened and change direction slightly.
So there you have it, spent most of my time getting upwind to the slicks and riding down wind back. Did have several runs in the slicks to make it worthwhile.
Craig, Tom on 9M, Mark, Keith on 12M.
Mostly sunny, near 50 degrees, NW winds 10-30 mph.

Gear:  9M with TT
Winds:
  NW 10-30 and dropping
Weather: 
Mostly sunny, near 50 degrees
TOW:
1:15


Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Session 59 of the 2019 season: Harsens Island Wild Rodeo

3:40 PM on Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Harsens Island Wild Rodeo
9M conditions to start. Rode upwind into the misty rain to the middle channel slicks.
Once there the rain stopped and the wind ramped up to 40 mph with very gusty conditions. Instantly I was way over my head with the wind speeds. Time to head back to revaluated my situation. Once back safely on land I decided to end the session for safety reasons.
Ugly conditions, thick clouds, misty rain and 45-49 degrees and west to west northwest winds.

Gear:  9M with TT
Winds: Up to 40 mph
Weather:  ugly, grey, misting, cold
TOW: 1.5 hours


Sunday, October 13, 2019

Session 58 of the 2019 season: Metrobeach Kiteboarding, hanging on to summer

11:15 AM on Sunday, October 13, 2019
Metrobeach Kiteboarding, hanging on to summer
Started out light with the 11M and TT board. Took a lunch break, the wind picked up. So I rigged the 9M kite and that was a perfect combination. Waves were bigger, slashing and carving were better. Nice little shore-break to play in at the beach. Sweet lofty conditions most of the time.
Just an overall fun session, with 20 plus other kiters.
Mid-60s, a bluebird day, onshore south winds 15-30mph.

Gear: 11M down to 9M kite with TT
Winds: South 15-30 mph
Weather: Mid-60s, bluebird day
TOW: Started at 11:15 with 2 plus hours of running time,


Sunday, October 6, 2019

Session 57 of the 2019 season: 10-6-19 Caseville

12:52 PM on Sunday, October 6, 2019
Caseville with steady 11M conditions
Steady WSW winds in the 20-25 mph range. Sunny, 60 degrees. 20-30 kiters on kite sizes from 9-14M.
Small swells and direction of wind made the point a fun spot for carving up some of the swells. With slicks inside the break wall. Lofting some big airs.
A fun 2 days on a row on Lake Huron...commuting more than 500 miles for sessions at Harbor Beach on Saturday and Caseville on Sunday.
2.5 hours of solid riding.

Gear: 11M with TT
Weather: Mostly sunny, 60ish
Winds: WSW 20-25mph


20-30 kiters at the peak

Saturday, October 5, 2019

Session 56 of the 2019 season: New Venue, Harbor Beach

1:54 PM on Saturday, October 5, 2019   Harbor Beach Kiteboarding
We left Lexi and we made the right choice. Harbor Beach is 45 miles north of Lexi. Winds were 12-25 mph. While Lexi was much less.
Craig 9, Chris and Tom on 11s. Doug on a 17, yes that's right a 17.
We worked our way upwind to carve up some swells rolling in from the open water.
That's about it nothing to exciting.
Nice venue, nice beach, grassy rigging, parking 40 feet from the launch.
"The worlds greatest man made harbor” is what there welcome sign says. I would say worlds biggest harbor, it’s so big I didn’t even venture out of it.
Winds SE 12-25 mph, sunny, nearly 60 degrees.



Gear: 11M Naish with TT
Weather: sunny, nearly 60 degrees
Winds: Winds were mainly SE 12-25 mph.

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Session 55 of the 2019 season: Lexington perhaps the best swell of the year here today

1:05 PM on Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Lexington session 1
A solid 11M session with the TT board.
Fairly calm seas, the slick was fully powered with the NE winds 15-25 mph.
Rode upwind and saw Brian foil surfing in front of the trailer park.
Shore break was practically on the beach there.
Keith, Craig, Jerry, Chris, Burke and myself on
9M to 11M kites.
Cloudy with scattered rain drops, mid-50s. Very fall like conditions.

4:13 PM on Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Lexington session 2
Another 11M session but should of been on my 9M.
Much windier for this session, NE to 32mph
Waves built up nicely, in fact probably one the best wave session here this year.
Cloudy and mid-50s, with some sprinkles.
3 hours plus total on the water today.

Thursday, September 26, 2019

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




Wednesday, September 25, 2019

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




Monday, September 23, 2019

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

Saturday, September 21, 2019

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


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.



Thursday, September 19, 2019

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

Saturday, September 14, 2019

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


Friday, September 13, 2019

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




Thursday, September 12, 2019

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

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

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








Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Session 44 of the 2019 season: Epic Caseville Kitesurfing



Gear: 9M and TT
Weather: Sunny, 70 degrees, winds WSW to 30 mph




Monday, August 26, 2019

Session 43 of the 2019 season: Near Epic Lexington to Sanilac Kitesurfing, emphisis on the surfing part


Near Epic Lexington to Sanilac Kitesurfing, emphisis on the surfing part




Near epic Lexington Kitesurf session with rare southeast winds at 15-30 mph.
Also included a rarer yet Lexington to Port Sanilac downwinder.
9M to 12M conditions for most of the 15 kiters that were out riding.
Fun clean inside swell to carve up for most of the trip downwind.
Mostly sunny with air temperatures in the lower 70s and the water temperature was as pleasant as it gets for Lake Huron.
A nonstop session for me starting on the north side of the Lexington harbor then heading upwind to join Keith for awhile and see what the south side looked like. Heading back to the north side I got the thumbs up for the downwinder to Port Sanilac. So with 20 miles and 1:30 minutes already accumulated we headed downwind. At least 15 kites all at once. Probably a sight never seen before.
Overall a near epic session with the inside swell really cleaning up in certain spots.
So tired at the end I nearly had to crawl out of the water, the waves and currents were actually knocking me down. 
Nearly 50 miles in 4 hours of nonstop action.

Gear: 9M Pivot with TT
TOB: 12:30-4:30
Weather: Mostly sunny, low 70s, rare SE winds 15-30 mph
Water: Nice inside swell to carve up




Thursday, August 22, 2019

Session 42 of the 2019 season: Quickie Kitesurf at Lexington


3:57 PM on Thursday, August 22, 2019

Quickie Kitesurf at Lexington

Easy, pleasy and quickie session with the 13M and TT.
Winds NNE 10-20, nice clean swells south of the harbor.
Sunny, 70ish with 4 others on 12-14 kites.



Gear:  13M SS Z kite with TT board  
TOB:     4:00-5:00
Wind:   NNE winds 10-20 mph  
Weather: Sunny, 70ish 
Surface: clean swell south of the harbor



Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Session 41 of the 2019 season: Lexington Kitesurfing (not according to forecast)



Lexington Kitesurfing (not according to forecast)

How did it go? We waited for the forecasted wind to show. It gradually built up and finally we were able to ride our 11 & 12M kites.
With just enough wind to play as you please. Then for second half of the session it was marginally at best.
I used my 11M Z kite with my TT board. Surf board would have been better choice.
Chris and John made good use of their surf boards, John was on his 14M kite.
Mid-70s air temperatures with 80% sunny skies. North winds 10-20 mph.
Good crew on hand, Allen, Dave, Craig, Chris, John, Keith K and Tom.
Overall a hohum session for me..but better than nothing.








Gear: 11M Naish with TT Mako   
TOB:    5:00-6:30 
Wind:   North in the 10-20 mph range  
Weather:  Mid-70s, mostly sunny  
Surface: Flat



Tom, Jerry, Chris, Craig and John Celebrating victory at sea.