Gnnn oooh aaah oh yeah hugh hugh hugh grrr oh come on baby that's it yes yes YES!
If only taking off a winter wetsuit was actually that much fun :-/ what an effort... I'm getting better at it though. Certainly, the damned thing keeps me warm enough... and if it ever actually gets cold, my struggles will keep me warm!
So the forecast was for HOLY SHIT but what we got was BLOODY CRAP. I could have been happy with 30 knots of gusty death but we got barely 10... waited for the wind to pick up and tuned my Cabrinha bar lines - miles out! And the big bar is out of adjustment :-/
Junkie Sensei was riding, even though the wind was light and it was either ride and walk or go to a Christmas party I didn't want to so... I went and got changed, pumped up the 16m Xbow and had a few tacks. A single back-roll, a 3-foot jump, a moment of panic when the kite hit the water... that was it. Oh well, at least I answered a few questions...
Weather was reported as 11 knots, 8˚C 55%. If you say so, guv.
What I learned today...
• STILL too warm in the whale scrotum suit. The water works liitle chilly fingers inside the suit, but over-all, I think this suit is meant for < 5˚C!!!
• The XCEL Dryloc boots... you still need the straps, if you put them OVER the boots. Water dribbles down the inside. The split-toe is ok but I still don't like things between my toes.
• Boots are so bulky I had to completely open the straps.
• Same goes for the gloves. But over the top is better.
• Impressed with the kite flying in such light wind, but I see the difference between the XB and the Fly or Infinity. Upwind is still miles better than both though.
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