Saturday, 26 November 2011

Winds: SE 16-20. 10m! Spleene Board. Big Sabine Session. Water: clear in some parts of the bay. Spring suit still enough. Waves: just plain ugly in the gulf. That's why I stayed in the sound. Awesome session! Purchased a Airush 10m Lithium, and it worked really well for me. I hope to get many years out of this kite!

Friday, 25 November 2011

Winds SE 13-15. 16m. Rogue Wave Board. Downwinder attempt from Opal Beach to Big Sabine. Water: cool. Shorty worked out well. High murk from chop. Waves: very messy. Mostly hip to overheads. Had a really bad wipeout. Waves were not friendly. Had to pack it in out three quarters of the way there as the wind had died.

Saturday, 29 Oct 2011

Winds: N 20-35. 8m. Spleene Board. Opal Beach to Big Sabine down/upwinder. Water: cold, mostly by wind. Had neoprene shirt and leggings on. Needed head warmth. Sound was very choppy but Big Sabine was quite glassy and enjoyable. Kited down from Opal Beach with Phillip (thanks for letting my use your kite). Enjoyed Big Sabine for a while then recruited Stephanie and AJ to go back upwind with us. This was challenging. There was a current and parts of the sound were 2 foot rollers. We eventually made it, but quite exhausting to go that short of a distance.

Wednesday, 19 Oct 2011

Winds NNW 18. 16m. Rogue Wave Board. Big Sabine Session. Water: cold. Winds were typically gusty. Had on neoprene shirt. Very high jumps. Packed it in after an hour and a half and joined Jesse down at Mom's Beach for his first successful night session.

Thursday, 13 Oct 2011

Winds: WSW 20. 16m. Rogue Wave board. Opal Beach Session. Water: clear with slight murk from chop. Waves: knee high and fast. Winds were too much for my 16m. Had a few big jumps then felt overpowered. Packed it in.

Winds: W 15 then NW 10. 16m. Spleene Board. Mom's Beach Night Session. Was hoping the winds would stay on past sunset. I had a few minutes of really neat flatwater, but then the wind pooped out...right as Jesse was launching :(. There you are..two sessions in one day.

Sunday, 9 Oct 2011

Winds NE-E 13-17. 16m. Spleene Board. Soundside Session. Power was a lot more consistent. Filmed a lot of footage. Had solid enough power to explore remnants of Navarre Pass. Neat. Made the most of the wind.

Saturday, 8 Oct 2011

Winds: NE-SE 10-16. Better yet, just see chart for direction...it's complicated. 16m. Spleene Board. Soundside Session. Water: clearer, brisk. Gusts....what's new for that spot. Jesse showed up and the wind died. Had a few decent runs, but the gusts bent the kite fiercely.