Kiteventure

 Met Mark and Stu down at Hampton again for another great session.  Went looking for Chris but couldn't find him anywhere.  Went up to the sea wall for flat water and fun jumps.

 Headed off from work a little earlier to hit up Hampton.  Perfect conditions on arrival.  Took both the twin tip and the nugget to the beach, but wind was strong enough for the twinny.  Did some work on rotational jumps, particularly doubles on the right side which all ended badly.  Needs a lot of work - again.  Chris Lev is doing well on the wing, just working on his gybes.

 Initial setup was to meet Garry and Michael Collins at Point Impossible.  Headed down with James and Stu in tow, when we got there, there was not enough wind and the surf was tiny.  We decided to head to Point Lonsdale as there would be a better wind aspect and waves would be bigger. No dissapointment, it was strong at Point Lonsdale and markedly bigger waves.  Had a great time in the big strong surf, quick carves on waves before they broke, jumps and long runs up the beach.  Tried out the Insta360 - a bit awkward holding it in one hand but fun.

 Went for the full range of rotational tricks today on the surfboard and the twintip.  Mixed success really.  Dialled in the forward 360 on the surfboard, but crashed a fair few double backwards on the twintip.  Also managed to invert my kite stupidly going on to toeside.  Was glorious out there though.  Joined by Mike and Jean-Remi.

 Rushed down after work - probably not worth it in the end.

 What a start to the year for kiting !  A big south easterly rolled in so headed to Flinders with Styles.  It didn't feel super strong on the beach, but we all know what flinders is like.  Set up small and was racing upwind in no time.  The swell wasn't huge - 1.1m at Gunnamatta, but enough for some nice waves to roll through.  A bit chaotic with rocks and currents, but my oh my it's such an awesome spot.  We were even joined by 2 other kiters who couldn't launch at Shoreham so came down to Flinders for a look.