Hands down unhooking and ripping down the line at Gnaraloo...kiting will never get better than that day for me..

Lanno 2 wedge. With 8 mates!

moons said...

Akwa said...

So this is my second season...

In the first season I was mainly just f'ing around trying to waterstart, trying to stay upwind, freaking out about getting in the way of other people and doing the walk of shame over and over again. I loved it, learned a lot but man it was frustrating at times.

Now in my second season in the last 2 weeks I have progressed immensely and last friday I must have had the best session so far. I was boosting (quite) high, riding toeside, landed my first few backrolls and even managed to do a tail grab!

I was absolutely stoked, it was an amazing feeling! I'm totally pumped and ready for the next sea breeze to come in and soar through the sky!

This was by far my most memorable and most amazing kiting moment.. Whats yours? Be interested to hear your stories!

Seeing how stoked newbies get when they achieve something new.
Makes you remember why you got into this sport

Cheers! that's an amazing way of looking at it. That will keep you interested in the sport for a long time!

finishing my first lighthouse to leighton race is pretty high up there . Still buzzing about the race even after coming last .

dusta said...
finishing my first lighthouse to leighton race is pretty high up there . Still buzzing about the race even after coming last .

That would be an amazing experience! How long have you been kiting for and what board/kite did you use?

Be interested to see if my skill level might be good enough to participate next year (if i get through the ballot)

mnbrally said...
Well I'm still a newbie and last weekend in Mandurah it wasnt one moment it was the day.
Got down about lunch time with about ten kites waiting everyone taking turns to see if there was enough wind most where on 12 I have an 8.
I stepped up gave it a go and the wind dropped and I ended up dn the estuary
with a big walk finally got back to most people giving up and leaving so I decided to sit and wait and wait.
And then low and behold the wind came and I got a 3 1/2hr kite longest yet
and I was stoked, closest feeling I can get to riding powder.Heaps of friendly people and to top it off a kiter I've never met gave us beer when I got in.
Im still smiling

Thats the spirit!
After my session on friday my body was so sore on saturday, however the most sore was my jaw/cheeks from the massive grin that I just could not wipe of my face!

powered up in head high surf. Boooooooooooooost off a wave lip on the way out, get sweet sweet height, then coming into land. Seeing that i'm going to land right on top of the next pitching wave. No worries, throw a back loop land on the face and ride it back to the beach! Ye...freaken....ha!

I've only pulled it off half a dozen times.... but when i do thats the wholy grail.

Storm kiting in 35+ knots in 5m+ swell. insane waves, rediculous wind... allways epic indeed.

Akwa said...

dusta said...
finishing my first lighthouse to leighton race is pretty high up there . Still buzzing about the race even after coming last .

That would be an amazing experience! How long have you been kiting for and what board/kite did you use?

Be interested to see if my skill level might be good enough to participate next year (if i get through the ballot)

kiting 3 1/2 years . Used a sector 60 and 10.5 rrd obsession . Suffered equipment failure on the beach and started about 10-15 minutes behind the field but still stuck with it and finished the race.

eppo said...
Finally getting on edges this summer and wondering why the farq I didn't do it earlier.

Muah hahahah....
Me too...

tgcp said...
Hands down unhooking and ripping down the line at Gnaraloo...kiting will never get better than that day for me..

+1 but without the unhooking. .. Gnaraloo: kitemare recipe for disaster all around you. If it goes wrong it goes very wrong. But getting it right.... nothing beats it. That wave just keeps on going.

The search man, the search!! Told myself 3 years ago I would not stop until I found the perfect wing for me. Now I have, search is over. Done.

But all those brands/kites I would still vouch for given the right rider. All good quality products. For instance I recently sold my lithium to a rider who this kite fits perfectly. My brother rides my 2012 rebel, it fits his style and evolution at the moment. He was thinking of also getting edges and selling his rebel ( he made the big mistake of demoing the edge kite I had from Westoz), but I convinced him he was just dialing in the rebel. He has however bought a 9m edge, ha ha ha

The edge is just a perfect fit. Can't begin to explain how much I dig this kite. Just blows me away every time I go out.

WA Road trip, featuring Augusta

Most memorable moment?

seeing a fellow kite chick slip in/out of her wettie...

bennie said...
ly came out because it got to dark.

What is with the majority of WA voting against daylight saving?!!!

1. It doesn't fade your curtains
2. or make a dry place even dryer haha

Was just down the shop! It was like i was on the set of cocoon, with a plethora or crazy dementia ridden smiles at the guy whose the young man in isle 4 and I'm 40! baby boomers polluted our oceans, deforested our planet, have had all the job and property opportunities.

Now they clog up the shops, the doctor, dentists and other specialised surgieries. forget taking your kids camping cause the armada of grey Wobblies just frankly scares them, they will ensure their is no pension as they clean the coffers dry and create an ever increasing exponential rise in health insurance...so while they spend their kids inheritance spreading themselves thick and thin through our public services, also make a point of not voting for daylight savings as WE FEAR CHANGE.

Don't get me started on these parasites.