Brent4336 wrote:Ha ha ha ha
I often wonder how those few first charging snowboarders felt when all of a sudden the whole hill was packed with novice/intermediates content to call the bunny slopes totally rad.
4 people respond and none identify with what the OP describes. Stoke is great, and riding a bigger kite powered might do it for you, but don't kid yourself, its no match for mother nature going off in the water. The sheer amount of energy involved goes far beyond stoke, and when you are at play in the midst of it, Stoke is simply the after glow you carry away from it. The experience itself is practically transcendental.
There are plenty of great days, but there are only a few sessions a season that fill you with awe. You are not landing new tricks, or even riding as aggressively as you would in lesser conditions. You are genuinely happy to have been able to master yourself out there and not let the magnitude of it all get the better of you. Mistakes in these conditions have consequences.
I'm totally with you Plummet. big winds, small kites, monstrous conditions all the way. Love love love it. Such a treat after a long hot summer of sharpening skills in lighter conditions.
Come the big days, the crowd thins considerably. There is a particular kind of stoke amongst the few that share those days. It's collective and enduring. At each spot we frequent, we know the others of the group, and there is an instant mutual aloha when our paths cross. More often than not, its to once again celebrate the best way we know how.
Must be nice to get decent windBrent4336 wrote:... but don't kid yourself, its no match for mother nature going off in the water...
My August was the worst since i started kiting ; this year anyway ! The monsoon justKamikuza wrote:Must be nice to get decent windBrent4336 wrote:... but don't kid yourself, its no match for mother nature going off in the water...
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Winter storms from the north are much cleaner here... and those ARE fun! But rare as hen's teeth...
I' m an addict too....but i am adding a few megaloops in the cakeplummet wrote:had a few of these sessions lately and i'm loving it.
I really enjoy the challenge of the conditions.The feel of fighting a wild beast. muscling your way through the gusts. manhandling the crazy seas. boosting to the moon over thurnderous white wash. ahhh. flying small fast kites
oh yes. i crave big stupid winds.
12-28 is less fun. ,,,. .. the lulls suck.Kamikuza wrote:Brent4336 wrote:... I measured 12 to 28 knots on the beach. Not much fun......
Are you talking m/s or knots ?pj sofine wrote:We've got storm warnings up for tomorrow -SSE 15-20 gusts to 35, increasing to 25 -30 gusts to 45.We'll see how much fun this will be! I'll report back if I'm still in one piece.