Michael wrote:Fun sunny morning session with Mike!
Nice being out early with Michael. Handful of others showed up later.
Started on 9M kite and SB for about 1/2 hour. Switched to 12M on wind drop and good for the full morning.
Best 1/2 hour was in decent and endless waves on the outside in front of Centennial Beach. Had the right combine of wave and wind strength. Key was enough wind for full kite drifting and faster turning.
I wonder if a dedicated wave kite (Neo) would have significantly better drift and fast turning vs my well built rangy but somewhat heavy freeride kites. There were times with nice waves but lighter wind so the best I could do was little backside turns. Otherwise my kite stalls or doesn't turn fast enough if I go too deep downwind. Hopefully one day catch a Doutone Neo demo at Squamish.
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