One of THOSE days....2m flow

 

off up to the caravan park, pretty rapid but nothing that clever, try to get back down the beach, err.. who put that damn seaweed there, in the lower wind bits the 1.4 wasn't playing upwind that well (gybe, kelp, gybe, kelp and gybe...) 1min up, 15 back down hmmm.... change kite methinks.

 

out comes the 2m flow, launch and  thats more like it. Up and down we go... that bits clear... down turn... S>>L>>I>>D>>E round back down to the vilage... think I saw a clear path thru the kelp.

 

Right this time with gusto... sine wave kite, I WANT  40mph....

Here we go, wow that gust was stronger 32,  35.... KELP forward is now side ways (YEE HA)......... slowing down (BUMMER)...ahha....

sand

 power back up to 34 lookup from speedo and SPLASH that was deeper than it should have been, wall of water goes up and most goes down my neck, NOT nice. not getting it this run (should i give up, my grip's starting to give...NAH!!!!)

I'll just bring it down for a rest.... why is it not stting nicely??? (flap, flutter) has the wind picked up?? well maybe a little i think.

 

here come a bit more downturn slideing, another attempt to power thru kelp, its just not happening. left arm burning... yeah give in

 

OK spike handles, park bug on spike... walk up to a flapping flow and then

 

RUN after a free flying flow, wtf,

right.. handles, brakes on, why is it pulling so hard?? where's my spike, better question.... where's my buggy, trundling up the beach on its own???

 

christ will you just sit and behave.....(flap flap flap) where is that spike....

will you stop disapearing up the beach (trundle....>>>)

OK ENOUGH

Puddle, drown kite wrap it up, chase buggy, Easy, Yeah?

 

NO,

 

forgot the thing had been done with seal'n'glide, more flapping, water running off it like a duck... right!!!

 up, down leading edge first.. drag backwards and YEY its still.....

quick wind up of lines, stuff strange dry/wet kite in bag....

 

where's that bug?? 200yrd up the damn beach and stuck in kelp(it does have its uses)

 

"I'm sure this #@$%*&£ thing was lighter when it came to the beach" type monolog as bug gets pulled back to the car

 

Just out of idle curiosity, wind meter.... 38-47.. now that explains a lot.

I'm soaked thru, should be cold (but that last 20mins has just warmed me up.)

Should be brassed off, but grinning like a loon.

Still didn't find the spike...

 

Guess this is more than part of the reason we all do it.

Cos even tho things got bothersome, it was FUN!!!!!

 

Seal 'n' Glide brilliant but it don't let you do the OH SH!T pack up very easy.

 

 

Take it Easy, Yeah!?

Iain