Session 12 of the 2019 season: Back on the water for the OBX opener

Session 1: OBX opener...11M as steady as it gets.
Upwind run to the real slick and back.
Big Boosty day with Bob and Craig.
Sunny, Mid-60s, SSW winds to 30 mph.

Gear:  11M naish kite with TT board

TOB:  9:00-11:00
Winds: SSW to 30 mph

Weather:   mid-60s, sunny
Surface: OBX sound side flat water plus Real slick action

Session 2: Beat the storm...Shortened session.
9M downwinder from Salvo to KHK. With a real slick session in between.
Partly sunny at start to a rain ending session.
Bob and Craig

Gear: 9M kite with TT

TOB:  2:00-3:00

Winds: SSW to 30 mph

Weather:   mid-60s, sunny

Surface: Typical OBX with slicks at the Real Slick

Session 11 of the 2019 season: I could really do without days like this

Successfully doing the down loop with the 11m naish.
Also happy to see that the leak has been fixed.
A brutal session, vertigo  sets in these white out conditions.

Gear:  11M naish kite with TT board

TOB:  1:30-3:00

Winds: 10-30 WSW 

Weather:  7 degrees, snowing, whiteouts

Surface:  powder 6-10 inches, you could still scrap ice when you're pressing hard. 

Session 10 of the 2019 season: Winter at it's finest and it's getting better

Little Glen Lake with winter 2019 at its finest with more to come.
Somewhat marginal session, that could be blamed on the deep powder with more drag. 

Gear: 13M Z kite with TT board
TOB: 2:00-4:30
Winds: Generally west to 20 mph
Weather: Mostly cloudy and 13 degrees
Surface: 4-8 inches a result of 5 days of daily accumulations

 

Session 9 of the 2019 season: Near Epic Lake Mitchell

13m session with Eric, Jeff and Marc. They were on 14m kites

I never heard the scrapping ice song. Powder on top with a nice base below.

Got a good grip on down looping with transitions. 

Because of the sun, surface conditions and fellow kiters this was a near epic session. 

NNW breeze 10-20 mph, some sun and a warm 25 degrees

Gear: 13M Z Kite with TT board   

TOB:  1:00-4:00  

Winds: NNW 10-25 mph  

Weather: Mostly sunny, 25 degrees  

Surface:  Powder with a soft base, never scrapped ice