15 m speed + head high waves + 16-20 knots = very silly
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 10:14 pm
Well coulding be bothered pumping yesterday so I fired up my 15m speed3 16-20 knots.
The sea was lumpy and have head high plus waves coming through.
The speed 3 is a flat water charger. it loves speed and cranking flat water. its certainly the worse kite i have ever used in the waves. Its too slow and that train like power doesn't stop evening if your smash straight through a massive wave lip.... you just smash straight through and carry on out the otherside.
Anyway. lift was emence, timing the ride out through the swell was some what mad because the kite was too slow to react to the fast changing surf. I did some mad high speed jumps over white wash when haaving to release and pop over the waves white the kite was still climbing to the zenith.
Any way. after 15-20 mins of getting smashing miss timing waves I manage to get my grove on and start timing the take off on the 1.5 head pitching wave and yeha.boost.. glide .... watch the wave crashing undernieth me.... buttery soft landing to shit theres another one coming boooost... glide glide... oh dear landing right in the next face ... smash....
what a crazy crazy session.
an unlikely but enjoyable session of madness amongst the waves. not your traditional wave riding session but big grins just the same.
The sea was lumpy and have head high plus waves coming through.
The speed 3 is a flat water charger. it loves speed and cranking flat water. its certainly the worse kite i have ever used in the waves. Its too slow and that train like power doesn't stop evening if your smash straight through a massive wave lip.... you just smash straight through and carry on out the otherside.
Anyway. lift was emence, timing the ride out through the swell was some what mad because the kite was too slow to react to the fast changing surf. I did some mad high speed jumps over white wash when haaving to release and pop over the waves white the kite was still climbing to the zenith.
Any way. after 15-20 mins of getting smashing miss timing waves I manage to get my grove on and start timing the take off on the 1.5 head pitching wave and yeha.boost.. glide .... watch the wave crashing undernieth me.... buttery soft landing to shit theres another one coming boooost... glide glide... oh dear landing right in the next face ... smash....
what a crazy crazy session.
an unlikely but enjoyable session of madness amongst the waves. not your traditional wave riding session but big grins just the same.