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Member#: 107 Location: Registered: 22-01-2003 Diary Entries: 14
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16th June 2007
Kite surfing: Normans Bay, Pevensey Wind Direction: SW Wind Stength: 10-20 Surf / Sea State: Lumpy Air Temperature: 20 Sea Temperature: mild Weather: cloudy Max Speed: Distance Covered:
Low tide at 7pm so sailable from 4. The BBC, bless 'em, said the wind would
drop. It measured 10-12kts at 4.30 so I pumped up the 16m Boxer after
yesterday's underpowered and miserable sesh. As I rigged up I was convinced
the wind had picked up so ran back to get the Protoy board. First time
self-launching, the lines were a mess so I had to sort that out. Second
time launching the kite, and I did a Superman over the SHINGLE beach,
leaving some nice scratches and bruises over my lower arms. The 16 was WAY
too big. Folding up the kite I got blood on it, but decided to leave it as
a reminder to check the wind if it feels like it's picked up!
So an hour or so after starting out I set up the 11m and that felt OK. The
wind was really up & down... sometimes it was impossible to walk upwind,
othertimes the kite would just fall out of the sky. Mind you, a few times I
really thought 'Game Over' but the Sonics relaunched like a good'un.
It was frustrating not to be able to stay upwind... I think it was 50%
wind, 50% (lack of) skill. So I ended up down at Normans Bay Village with a
long walk of shame, but some of the runs and jumps were pretty cool. Don't
feel I learned a lot today though.
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