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1st attempt.. 35-40knots 6m kite.. FAILED we ended up hiding behind our boards because the rain and sand hurt so much..

2nd attempt.. wind died off to 25-36 knots.. 8m kite's AWSOME sweet as boostin sesh.. only proplem was the squalls coming thru with the rain.. ment we coulnd'nt see more then 5m ahead and you couln't look anywhere but downwind cause of the rain.

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Originally posted by crem

You know it is windy when a bloke with a high tech windmeter and data logger on shore is reading 63 plus knots last Thursday at Sandy Point, just before the unit **s itself in a huge squall that literally pulled the water off the surface of the inlet and created an almost total white out. Every speedsailor just hunkered down to sit it out. Above all the sand and water vapour sat a 7mt bow held by David T. I was sure he would pull the pin but he just rode the squall out then kept kiting. Not for the faint hearted and certainly not to be attempted by the kids at home but damn impressive.

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• When the reasonably solid bronze ashtray on the table outside has blown off it (in a small courtyard surrounded by 8 foot walls)


• When every bit of dry sand has been removed from the beach


• When you can't walk upwind home from the pub without linking arms and forming a human chain