Eclipse. Today the moon eclipsed the sun and my son eclipsed me on the water (planing 90% of the time to my 10% of the time). Ethan was keen to take out his 9 m, but eclipse, late start and cloud in the valley all told me 12 m would be better choice for him and 6.1 for me. Ethan’s return to Squamish was victorious – launch (off the bank), kiteboard, landing! He even had time to look around on the water to enjoy the spectacular scenery commenting on Shannon Falls, Mount Garibaldi, Squamish Chief, Malamute, cliffs, estuary, contrasting water colours (sandy brown of river and clear blue of the sound), and the wildlife including the seals eating salmon. Ethan was able to keep moving even in the lull (just him and the foils) while I just bobbed around in the sound but was able to milk a few rides in the river. Ethan seemed to enjoy using me as a pylon. Then the wind bumped enough to bring me alive and Ethan and I got both play for a while. He was able to drive upwind and into the mouth of the river. Fun (proud parent) day for sure!
Of note this was session 63 (reverse of C36).
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