Mine was at exmouth 7 years ago. Kited three hours at bundegi, then hit graveyards for a wave then some blue glass at sandy bay. 9 hours in total. Couldn't walk the next day. Close second was last new years eve, freak swell, my bro and I out at a local break. Big huge sets coming in. Ended in kite mare as well brother inverted and tore my old warroo into pieces. No loss.

ah last new year defiantly...camped up at corro's for a week, new years day, massive swell, hit S.corro for most of the day, literally couldn't walk the next day.

I still close my eyes and see the massive sets coming in, awesome days kiting

NYD up at corro, bombie all to myself, hands bleeding from that much kiting. and people say it was a crap season last year, pah!

kited some epic spots but some of my favorite sesh's were a just quick run down the metro downwinder...sometimes everything just comes together - you land all those moves, always seem to be in the right spot on the wave, line up continuous little runners, and at the time you think...that was the best kite Ive ever had.

You know when you're hooting yourself you're having a sick sesh.

Orewa beach just north of auckland. It was pouring rain, middle of winter and absolutely freezing but hadn't had a decent session in ages so i braved the cold in a 5mm wetsuit and booties for 4hrs solid and had a ball! The session ended with a kiwi kiter coming up to me and saying "jeez bro you got some really bug ears out there"...

Bali,2008 double overhead, barreling, sideshore with a hint of off 20knots, 4hours with one other dude out. It was too big for all the euros who all went to Sanur for the day! Forget the kite it was like tow-in surfing.I forget where the location was. Another almost as epic was a downwinder from seminyak to Changu, made the leighton-scarb run look pathetic. December one year I kited Uluwatu as we had some monsoon wind, got a biggie and went for easily 800m on one wave, unfortunately this has made me a total wave snob.

Kitestock 09

First Big downwinder and we're all sitting on the beach with about 5 Knts.
After 30 min wait, we all saw whitecaps on the horizon, 10 mins later we had a 30Knt SW and everyone was launching like lunatics.
I was on a 7m torch (was 40Kg), 2.5 hours of straight downwind looping and carving.

Gosh................yea, kiting with whales and turtles in that sexy place up north........30knots, 30 degrees, and 3 meter waves.........got a hard on.

Every time I learn a new trick is the best kite ever!

Forever progressing.

Love the sport.


I can tell you my worst kite ending ever!

Port Gregory Lagoon, 30knot Northerly on a 9m 4 line Nash Boxer (2002/3), I was learning at this stage. After kite surfing I couldn't land the kite because the dunes where so close.
As a noob can be......

I sent the kite to 12 too quickly, tea bagged out of the water landing on the beach head first (My first kitemare!) - subsequently dragged down the beach.

I ended up with a nice bloody leg and a sore head.

March this year.....2 days after I got married to the girl of my dreams....Chilling in Augusta in a caravan park on the edge the river (towed a brand new luxury caravan down) ...asked for the honey moon site...winerys for lunch and later left the bride napping in the van and went down and rode my new 10m lithium on the flattest water possible in 25 knots. Skimming along the bank trailing a hand thru the grass and flowers ....The only sound the ssssss of my board thru the water.......

Purest joy


Still my "go to" memory when the clouds threaten

sweet picture man

Best session I have ever had was down South Coast way, I must be getting old I can't remember the spot .
I was suppose to be catching up with a mate that works on the mines but his flight was delayed for a day because of bad weather up North.
I ended up at this spot SUPing for an hour or so until the breeze picked up. I was on my own and had a brand new kite so was pretty cautious at first, but the conditions were perfect cross shore so after a while I started getting into it a bit more.
The swell was building and the wind picked up more and started going slightly crossoff, so I was just about to come in when another kiter came out.
I stayed out for another two hours kiting super clean, well overhead waves, just the two of us out.
I wouldn't have a clue who he was but we had a ball, its almost as much fun watching someone carve up a wave whilst you are heading out as it getting the wave yourself.
I think I was out kiting for about five hours straight, then off to the tavern for lamb shanks and a couple of pints.

wishy said...

tightlines said...

Best session I have ever.........then off to the tavern for lamb shanks and a couple of pints.

Kiting and lamb shanks are two of the most important things in life.

... and what about a quicky, after, just too dot the i, round it all off??

"some really bug ears out there"

they were bug as bro lol, orewa rules.

I'm pretty sure I haven't had my best kite yet, but I'm going to keep heading out just to be sure.

^^geez like...tough life eppo!