Yo, Mother Nature – it is late December and NO snow, what’s the deal with that ? I’m giving you two weeks to get your a$$ in gear… I shouldn’t be sweating in a wetsuit at this time in the season. The skis will are waxed and ready, but until then the kite board is ready to rip. Marcus and I hit the water on 12/19 for our 3rd December session – it only looks cold, so quit your complaining
WINTER 2012-NEkiteboard goes to Utah for some pow-pow where there are NO lift line (cause we don’t need’um)
Despite an early Nor-Easter and a little snow the fall season has been decent- predominantly riding my 8m or 10m. Several of us have suffered a few bumps and bruises out on the water, but it has been well worth it. Here is some GoPro footage taken mostly form this fall – some later summer action was tossed in too – Enjoy and see you on the water.
This fall season has been all over the map – We all thought that Irene was the fierce start to the 2011 fall season, but the wind fizzled out. Initially, we scored solid days of NE in Rhode Island with side-on conditions and some decent waves. Ryan, John, Devon, and some RI natives showed up to score a few waves. October provided a half dozen powered SW days along the CT coast. Some guys even managed a downwinder from Clinton, CT to the Connecticut River with a few secret flat water stop over’s – needless to say after covering 8+ miles they were smoked when they hit shore – (I wouldn’t recommend anyone tries this unless they are with someone who has done it before!). The weekend of 11/11 – 11/13 looks solid – saddle up.
If you haven’t seen the new F-one short film I suggest you sit back and take a look as they head to Madagascar -
As a kiteboarder the lack of wind can tend to drive you insane – the mere sight of a flag moving, mention of breezy coastal conditions can trigger a series of irrational decisions. To begin to cope with the rather shitty conditions we’ve resorted to visiting our local cable park.
Riding the Sesitec 2.0 is fairly similar to the pull you’d experience behind a kite while unhooked – Bobby, Dimitri, and I stopped by to lay a few runs down and get a little practice –
It’s all about the Weekend
Saturday provided some intense easterly winds in the low to mid 30’s churning up some serious waves in Long Island sound. The typical group of riders convened and conjured up a plan to hunt down some serious flat water. We decided we had to visit place known by riders as “The Bad Lands” – A jetty stretching 85 yards north to south ½ mile off –shore, and behind it was a massive slick. The session consisted of small kites and a lot of boosting. We unfortunately had one rider taco his kite and required a coordinated rescue to get him back to shore…everything ended well.
Sunday brought winds from the SW as the storm from pushed off the coast of New England and we again had to pull out 6-8m kites to get through the day. The sun came out and everyone had a blast…Rough weekend
The Spring season seemed to be ramping up fast, but now the wind has stalled and pitched out of the North and continues to be cold… The forecast doesn’t look promising this week – someone needs to make a sacrifice to the wind gods, perhaps the burning of an old kite?
Add some dramatic music to a video clip and BAM – Motivation
The weekend was finally upon us, and conveniently the wind was too. The forecasts looked more reliable further east with the addition of a few waves – Ryan, Chuck, Devon and I took to Rhode Island for some kite-therapy on small kites –
