Helmet Cam unedited

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyLPpKtjpJg

Jan 14 Doug Sage kiting

Kited fun southerly conditions for the last 5 days. I will be putting up some video soon.

12/20/09

S 20 to 25 Seas 10ft it was a little gusty and light at times. I flew an 11 and Ben was on a 10 marginal conditions but it had its moments.

12/16/09 SSW 20 to 25 seas 12ft+

Had a session for 2 hours flew a 9 but could have flown an 11. Wind was really clean and there was allot of surge up the beach on the high tide but I got it right on the ebb so was able to stay up wind. The surf was big and chunky with some fun inside double ups.

12/6/09

ENE 20 to 30 Gusty flat water.We had never kited here before. Super cold and fun for awhile then the wind backed off so we went up north to HMSC for a session. It was pretty fun but We were overpowered on 11 and 12, Jim was on his 9 and it looked more manageable.

12/4/09 My friend Michelle took this pic of me last spring. I love the wave in the background.

Good surf this past week but not very kitable. I did get a session at HMSC it was a sketchy launch because of the 11ft high tide and I broke a line and crashed my kite. It was a bridle line and I saw some wear on it but did'nt have a replacement with me. Once that spectra line shows any sign of wear you need to replace it. Ultra strong line but when it starts to go it will break.

11/29/09

Victor the Inflictor stopped by and we had a kite lesson. Victor is a world class ski racer and the famous gorge windsurf junky. He was the 2005 and 2006 World Masters Ski Champion. He says yeah its for the old guys but so what. He has been a ski coach for 35 years and has been windsurfing for more than 20 years. He really is a legend and an all around cool guy. It was great doing a lesson with him because of his many years coaching experience. The wind was light and steady 7 to 9 kts so it was good for him to work on his flying skills. He flew the 4m for awhile and then we broke out the 10m. We had a great time and Victor learned something too. I have heaps of respect for Victor so it was really cool for me to give him some instruction and hang out with him for awhile.