25 May 2012 - Taming a wild day with a new(ish) kite
Its been a long time between drinks, so when it blew up steady 25-35 knots on an otherwise unpleasant rainy day Pete and I teed up to go out. It was the first outing for Rod's old 7m kite - and it handled beautifully - heaps better than my old one that got smashed at Inverloch. The wind was quite strong so heaps of great opportunities for big airs, lots of big rolling swell so I got to ride some fun waves. Really enjoy riding waves on the kite, it is an absolute blast. We ended up having a 2 hour session, fantastic to have an outlet. I ended up ditching the gloves with about 30 minutes to go as my hands kept slipping - and it was heaps easier without them. I think I've made the transition now to gloveless. Still a little worried about lines, but the newer bars are fantastic without gloves, very grippy.