Kiteventure

 James had his first session on his new kite, I've got my new red boy up and going, Styles and Mark also hitting a perfect 20 knots with some nice little waves.  Fun session and equipment held up !

 Fun session at Hampton on the new kite.  It's really great for rotational jumps as it is so stable in the air - worked on rotations both ways.  I'm getting used to the way it flies too - really needs a yank to do a kite loop so gradually my backroll transitions are getting better. Later in the session I went for a frontroll on my non preferred and right at the apex - with me facing the other way - the safety popped.  I wound the kite in and scooted in - but couldn't find my board for a while afterwoods.  Unsurprisingly it went with the wind further along in the bay - luckily Mark spotted it.  Another cracking session but these bar failures are a worry !  Considered buying a new bar but exchange rates are rubbish so I'll wait a bit.

 Awesome day, sup surf in the morning with Darren, Nige and Hamish.  Kiting in the afternoon with Mark, Stu, ant and Chris Lev.  Saw Chris take some massive stacks on his wing foil.  New kite is very stable in the air but needs a bit of a yank to move, which I'm still getting used to (probably better this way!). Poor Styles ran into a bunch of fishing lines at the end which is no fun.

 Went out with Mark at Hampton.  Tested the bar repair with my old kite - all good.  Legends at SHQ (Pat) had fixed up my bar after the depower line snapped.  Some nice big air and riding out a bunch of gusts.  Saw a seal in the small surf - amazing.

 Cracking session at Flinders, over 25 knots, small kite, great waves that just kept lining up.  Rode heaps of fun waves, awesome.  Went down with James and was joined by Rich, Stu, Ant and Pete.  Totally knackered now, was out for 2 hours and did close to 60 kms.   I'd tuned my lines on the old bar (new one is in for repair, had to source a depower part from Brisbane to SHQ) and it made a huge difference with the kite flying normally again.  

 Old bar, old kite.  Was quite a different experience.  Kite was jellyfishing, wind was strong.  Some nice air but I always felt a bit on edge not having the best stuff around me.  Seems very hard to find replacement parts for my bar - which is tres annoying.