Slappy hit Dog Beach on his 10m+Shinnster just as I arrived - after 10am. I waited for the tide to drop below 3m at 11am for less sketchy launch. My 10m kite only dropped out of the sky once before waterstarting my surfboard. Slappy was way upwind at Upper Acadia but I was too marginally powered (WSW 15-18) to catch up so I was stuck in Dog Beach purgatory. Had to work hard to stay upwind but fun gybing off the swell outside.
Later switched to my twin tip (+10m) to join Chris on his 11m+TT. Both of us lost ground and ended up half way to Spanish Bank. I was so underpowered I could not do a simple transition without sinking. Problem solved by downlooping my transitions - so much fun.
Overall, a good 2 hr session at Dog Beach.