Wind - ermmmm about 25knots I reckon in the morning dropping to about 20
Kite - 7m to start and then later in the affo pumped up the 10m.
Board - I don't need to tell you! Ha ha
Time on water - about 5 hours I think maybe just a little more judging my te colour of my face!!
Well, Tuesday held no bloody wind at all and the day was spent sat in the shade at the Menaville because there is not much to do! It was hot hot hot, reaching about 44c in the height of the day which when there is not a drop of wind is painful. I can safely say the shade saw alot of us all but we prayed and prayed that the forecast was amazing for the next day and wow didn't the prayers work!!
I woke up at about 7am and looked out the window, there it is!!! The trees dancing about and the wind was blowing a treat, good morning to you too!! I showered, got dressed and legged it (well as quick as i leg it anywhere at the moment with a cut toe!) down for breakfast and then off we went!! We arrived at the spot at about half 9 i think and the wind was howling!
The spot itself is quite new and small. Very basic and a little awkward to get your kite lifted because the spot is round the corner of the bay so it is slightly sheltered and gets a curved on land wind mixed with the standard northerly that you expect so had to be a little careful launching.
I didn't know what to expect, if I am honest, from my 7m. I know I hated my 9m Yarga as it always felt twitchy and really horrible to fly in high winds but after a few sessions on the 10m I had faith in the 7m I had to!! SO off i went, wow what an awesome kite!! Turns really fast and really responds to the trim / depower which is a great feeling, makes you feel really safe. I started the session with a large chunk of depower on and then as the confidence began to grow the depower came off a little and wow did i notice the difference, I was uber upwind within like 3 or 4 trips and i was well out of the way of everyone else in my own little zone which was perfect!!
Now ofcourse a session for me is not complete without some form of injury..... ha, so I am trundling along happy in my world and Elise, a French lady I am kiting with, slams her kite over mine and I get yanked off my board onto a pile of rocks.... ha ha ha ha ha my knees now look like I have been playing in the playground with the boys! No short skirts for me for a while!!
SO achievements for today.... erm mastered using the trim finally on a kite, well on the c4, wow they are so much more than the yargas ever were and I am really happy I have crossed to basically a complete C kite with 4 line. The re-launch also works amzingly in higher wind! I have just about mastered my turning and I am really enjoying the water now, I don't feel as scared as I used to be and after a year of swearing to be the only person who loves low wind flying, I am now going the other way, 25ish knots today on that seven was absolutely awesome and I am even more happy about the other places I have booked on my trip now!!
Still cannot speak fluent French but working on it!
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