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ajdesq Member  F-O-N Champion 2003  Member#: 6 Location: Registered: 24-07-2002 Diary Entries: 209 Mood: Living to kitesurf :-) |
12th January 2007 Kite surfing: Camber Sands Wind Direction: SW Wind Stength: 25-30kts Surf / Sea State: Wavey Air Temperature: 10 Sea Temperature: Not too bad Weather: Grey/drizzle Max Speed: Distance Covered: It was my own stupid fault. The ONLY other guy on the beach had come in (line trouble) and I asked him for a launch. He said he'd see how I was doing in the gusty wind and I replied, 'Oh don't look at me, I'm rubbish as I've not long been doing this'. WRONG! The guy then refused to launch me. I protested that I'd been out in much worse and I wasn't really that bad, but it all fell on deaf ears. I got REALLY annoyed as I really had been out in a lot worse, but this guy would not let me take responsibility for my own decision. 'I've been doing this over two years, you know' he added. Note to self: Never joke about your ability, big it up instead. Eventually another guy showed up who agreed to launch me, and asked if he could borrow my pump. No problem! Once on the water it was GREAT! No problems at all. I still find the heavy waves a bit hard going but the lagoon filled up, so I had a good hour or more on flat water at the end. I was out for over 2.5 hours... Mr 'expert' gave up after 15 minutes. I ended up back where I started. The Expert ended up walking upwind. Did a few jumps off waves and landed ok (WOO-HOO!) and managed a few turns, albeit on flatwater. Finished off exhausted but stoked, to find my pump had been abandoned on the next beach and was now broken. Camber: superb beach, but I don't think I'll bother with the social side. |
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