Thursday, September 22, 2011

On the 7 at Brighton in the sunshine

Session 146, Thursday 22 September 2011

Kite: Crossbow 7
Wind: 30+ knots, N, NNW
Location: Brighton
Time: 3:15 to 4:00
Board: Naish Haize twin tip

A strong northerly blew all day in Melbourne.  I headed down mid afternoon and had a great session.  I spoke to Natalie Clarke who had just come off the water - she said she was a bit overpowered on her 8m kite, so I decided to use my Crossbow 7.

It turned out to be the right choice - I had plenty of power - and a bit of wind range up my sleeve if the wind picked up further.  The wind was gusting up to 35 knots at times, but was not too gusty.  I headed upwind towards the Brighton Baths, then did some nice downwind runs back to the beach.

I did a few small jumps, a bit wary of getting boosted too high.

I used my 1mm suit for the first time this season, it was OK once I was up and going, but a bit cool in the water.  Its best to be nice and warm in case you end up doing a long swim . . .

I got some nice photos of other kiters off the beach.













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