I went out yesterday. I tried my 8m for the first time. I was amazed how much less power it has than my 10 m
The wind was dropping in the afternoon and I was a bit underpowered and had to work the kite more.
Anyway, it's all good time on the water..
I usually go out from the beach where the jeep flags are. Anyone else use that car park?
Pat

I've never actually stopped at that part of the beach, too many newbies in one spot could get dangerous though couldn't it?

Might have to check it out though.

I have to get a smaller kite, my 11m is just useless when the arvo NE picks up, way too over powered. KP have the same 2013 model Crazyfly Sculp in the 8m on special at the moment (cause the 2014 have been released), so might have to invest in extending my quiver a bit sooner than I'd hoped.
So who's going out this week? Tuesday and wednesday look possible for fairly light NE'ers but Thursday and Friday look like they going to be ripping. Can't make Thurs but will def be up for friday as long as i can get hands on an 8m

Wednesday arvo looking perfect for my 11m, BOM forecasting 12knts at 1400hrs and 14knts at 1700hrs so I am def going to try to get down there.
Was going to try for tomorrow arvo but something has come up at work, should be good Wednesday arvo though.

Tootharoo said..

Pat - i'll say hi next time.

I'm aiming to head down this afternoon about 4.30ish if anyone else goes down.

Warehouse - I think 9m would be better than 8m for you. You're roughly my size (70kgs) if I remember and I find that the only time I can't use the 9m is when it gets above say 25kts and that wind is probably too strong for me anyway.

cheers
anthony

Not heading this arvo, too busy. Also just checked BOM and looks VERY gusty so be careful. Possibly going to head tomorrow but def friday.

Yeah I was thinking that, but the 2nd hand one my mate can get for me is prob only going to cost me $100 or so, so would deal with having to work it to get up. It is an old '06 slingshot TD1 which are quite powerful for their size. We are going to meet up so I can have a trial fly and see how I go but if it's going to save me ~$700 then I'll do what I can to make it work for the moment at least.

I'm hoping to. It'll be my first time with the board! Do you know where you'll be?

I'm aiming to get there around 3:30 - 4.

Yeah, I wanted to get out yesterday, but by the time I was ready the wind was a bit much for me!

Starting to think I am cursed or there is someone out there that doesn't want me to learn to kite haha.
Get down to BB today only to find I an hour late, yet again, this time not too much wind, not enough wind this time haha.

I'll get there one day, hopefully Friday pans out for me.

Hi. Like the idea of popping down late morning or lunch time, already picking up 15knts....

I had a 9m today and it was perfect. Actually im worse at lighter wind. The conditions today were perfect for my one and only 9m

Hi Everyone,

Anyone going to Botany this weekend? Winds looks ok for both Saturday and Sunday. I could use some buddying to help me getting up of that board!

Cheers,

Jeremy

Yep I'm cursed lol. Lesson postponed to possibly Tuesday at this stage cause there was f all wind this arvo lol

I'm up for that, might see you there. Watch out for the sea urchins!

Well I finally did it I actually got up and riding yesterday

I must say I do prefer kurnell over the beaches on the other side of the bay (hollywood, 1st etc), the wind seems a lot more consistent and the gusts not as sharp or sudden the flat water certainly helps as well, you just have to watch out for all the weeds getting stuck on your lines when you drop the kite in the water hahaha. I couldn't quite put my finger on it, but honestly it just felt a lot safer there, think it might have to do with the lack of dickskis and the fact that there isn't the currents like over the other side.

I had a tonne of help from Shannon, one of the local experienced guys I met. He saw me struggling and gave me the board his gf was using, basically a door with fins. That way I could worry about the kite and not the board as much, he spent probably 2hrs giving me tips every time I came in to walk back up the beach and ended up standing on the beach yelling instructions out to me on the water. Was even yelling instructions while he was out on his board at one stage haha. He was freaking huge amount of help and I probably wouldn't have gotten up without his help.

Best run of the day was when I got up and out past the groynes slowed to a stop, then water started the other way and made it basically all the way back to the beach, all with only the one stop when I turned around. I noticed I was a lot more relaxed on that run, I let the harness pull me rather than hang off the bar and everything kind of clicked, once I got it dialed it just felt so much smoother, I wasn't fighting the kite and board and everything just kind of flowed. Felt freaking amazing!!!

Was good to see SandyScott and JMS down there as well, how did you both end up going? I know JMS was getting pretty darn close to getting up on the board when I left.

You have to edge twin tip boards. I used to windsurf, so I'm used to having fins... just skimming sideways across the water was a bit of a surprise.

Yep I learnt this one the hard way, got a tonne of speed, stood up to much and flattened the board out, then faceplanted lol.

Don't let your kite cross the wind window while you're trying to get up and running.

This sounds painful.


Awesome to hear you are making progress mate, stoked for you