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.
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.
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