Yesterday Lars and I had a great session at Wijk aan Zee. Unfortunately the wind was a little too light to go upwind with my 8sqm, so I had to take the 12sqm. The power in this kite is big and the bar pressure is a bit on the heavy side. So when I got out my 8sqm later in the afternoon, it was a breeze going in and out against the waves.
It was blowing about 18 to 20 knots in the afternoon from west-south-westerly direction. The swell came from the same direction and that’s always when things start to get a bit messy… But all and all it was a good, intense and long session. Started at 1.30pm and quit at about 6pm.
This afternoon it is supposed to blow a little more, so that’ll definitely be enough for the 8sqm! I’m heading out in half an hour. I think I’ll use my new bar. I have two Gaastra kites that use the same bar. The bar that I used up until now starts to get a bit quirky, so I’ll switch to the new bar.
Tomorrow also should be great. I think I’ll get up to an early start tomorrow to be able to do some serious kiting in the afternoon, with winds approaching 30 knots…
