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I drove out to the beach at 10:45. It wasn't all that windy.
I think it is going to rain briefly out there in the next 20 to 30 minutes, then get windy. I will be out at Upham around 3:30 if anyone wants to show up. Yeah Danny, the newer 9m 'roos have a ton of low end and "lost" some top end. I personally feel that the older 'roos were just plain dangerous at (and past) their top ends and people shouldn't have been on the '06 9m in more than 30 (although I saw it all the time). In those speeds, the kite's shape was severely distorted, and I feel the kite was dangerous for many reasons, one being possible inversion. The other isn't as obvious to some, but accidentally powering it up when near shore, or having a bridle snap could kill when severely overpowered. So, I sort of feel like the newer 'roos don't let you get in trouble by riding a kite way over it's safe top end, unlike in the past when the option (although not a good one) was possible. Some kites still have this unsafe perceived safety feature of "100% depower", and I think it's lame. Yep, I still have the '06 7m Ozone and it's still the kite with the sickest top end and gust control I have ever ridden. |
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Well I think is safe to say that every forecast is wrong today. Been waiting around since 8:30 and nothing over 15. Superskunk!!!!!!!!
Will it happen before sundown is the big question.
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Dp???
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handle passes are easy... at least i think they were.. been so long i cant remember |
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I'm thinking Sand Key in the am
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Good to see you guys out there at Upham. I just wish I knew before I rigged that it was going to jump up to 20 -25 RIGHT when I rigged.
(LITT outta my mind on the 13) Still, really nice waves and a great time out there. |
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Better late than never I guess. What a long wait but so worth it.
Really nice waves out there in the gulf tonight and what a sunset to cap it all off. Ended the day towing a guy in that was down with his kite and getting sucked out with the tide. Had we not been there, he might have been history. One more reminder to kite with others.
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