some days are better than others

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dafish
dafish
NSW
1654 posts
NSW, 1654 posts
14 Dec 2011 5:55pm
Today was not one of those...
Went out in a light southerly, no one else for miles. Plenty of size in the surf, all looking good if the wind held out.
Made few tacks and coming back on my healside I swung into a right hander. Did a nice carving toe side snap and raced off down the right. Kicked out and ran out of toeside steam.
Made the mistake of patting myself on the back, forgot about the number one rule:keep the kite flying.
Swim back to shore and untangle and reset. Lines are covered in bluebottles. Lost count of how many stings I got pulling them off as I unlooped lines.
Relaunched wet sandy kite, head out again, wind really drops, so I head back. Tried to milk the last 25 meters and went in too close. Snapped a fin.
Pack up wet sandy kite and gear, went home and washed and dried everything, and despite it all, it's still not a bad day. One wave can make all the difference in the world.
Paul1
Paul1
QLD
1011 posts
QLD, 1011 posts
14 Dec 2011 5:27pm
What's a nice carving toeside snap?
Poida
Poida
WA
1922 posts
WA, 1922 posts
14 Dec 2011 3:30pm


dafish
dafish
NSW
1654 posts
NSW, 1654 posts
14 Dec 2011 7:35pm
maybe the term isn't correct.
Charging out on a tack and as the right hander coming toward you sets up you do a snap under the lip or at the peak of the wave. Meanwhile I have sent the kite the other way and it pulls me back carving around and off we go on the right.
Don't really know what else to call it except SWEET!
I always imagined doing that as a kid with some kind of powered surfboard where my arms didn't have to do so much work. The tow in guys sorted all that out though...
Paul1
Paul1
QLD
1011 posts
QLD, 1011 posts
14 Dec 2011 6:39pm
Ahhhh, got it.....
Joe Cron
Joe Cron
NSW
450 posts
NSW, 450 posts
14 Dec 2011 8:05pm
Unhurt, gear intact, a good result.

Things can end a lot worse than that.

Yep, totally agree, the opportunistic wave smashing as you head out is one of the best things about wave kiting. Then lining up for the next reo on that wave, and the next one.....

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