Sunny day at Hampton

Session 308. Snuck out for a 1h session in the before Christmas eve. James made it down there too.  There was not quite as much wind as last night but I was going well on my 9 and the Nugget strapless.

Tried a few duck tacks without any more success, and a few Strapless Tacks - which are not as weird as the Duck tack but its challenging to get the board around.

Nice to get some exercise today rather than sitting around eating too much!

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Kitesurfing Mentone in light wind trying duck tacks

Session 270. Stu and I got down to Mentone after work. The strong winds had dropped off by the time we get there. I headed out for on my Lithium 12 and Flexwire Firewire (strapless).

I like riding strapless, it feels more natural and it feels you are in closer contact with the board and water with freedom to move around.

There was just enough wind to stay upwind so I was cruised out and back into the small surf.  I got some nice rides on the big rollers further out too.

Tried some more duck tacks.  I can rotate around the lines but still lose contact with the board and end up downwind.  The wind dropped further so I walked out into the waves and tried the rotation a few times to practice.

GPS log

Fast cruising on the Sector 60 in light winds

Session 269. The wind was building a bit late in the afternoon so I headed down to Hampton. SSE at Hampton is light on the beach so I took out my Sector 60 and Lithium 12 and was immediately cruising fast. The wind was 10-12 knots close to shore and 15 knots out past the breakwater.

I was doing some small jumps off the swell on the way out, and surfing down the big rolling swells on the way back in.  The Sector 60 board makes lighter wind conditions like this lots of fun.

I attempted a couple of Duck Tacks and succeeded in rotating around under the kite, but I came right off the board and ended up downwind on both occasions.  The kite lines were crossed afterwards too.  

There was nobody else on the water.  Solitude in Melbourne!

Its been a couple of weeks since my last session so it was great to get out.