Start was a bit iffy, but it picked up for a while and I had a lot of fun boosting n' stuff. Then it dropped off a bit so I played the waves, before taking a break to sort my harness, have a drink. It's 12:40 so I go back out.
Wind is up n' down again... the first half was better but I manage to ride a wave into the beach for about 150m, making a half dozen turns :D it was good.
Off the water finally when the wind really turns to custard... home by 3:30, on time for work. Worked out well.
Moment of the day was the long surf in... just like I meant to :)
Song stuck in my head was "Yes, I can boogie" by Bacarra. Thanks, wife.
Weather was reported as 18 to 20 knots, gusts to 36; 17˚C at 75%. I measured 16 to 24 knots at the start.
Wind felt like 30 minutes of look out! 60 minutes of verah nace, 30 minutes of ho-hum.
What I learned today...
- Wearing something like a rash guard under a wetsuit isn't the best idea. Yeah, it's toasty-warm but I do believe it causes the harness to move.
- When the harness rides up into armpits, and won't stay down, it's a good bet that the PowerBelt has come undone.
- Doing a backroll up a wave, then landing back on it and surfing it out is fuckin' cool... until you face-plant a second later.
- Distance is your friend... nose-diving your board just after you've dived the kite hard and it's head right into the wharf - I probably should have left even more space cos as I went under the waves, I was thinking "uh oh" but all's well that ends well...
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