I Heart Kitesurfing… but Mother Nature, we HAVE to talk!
Another perfect 75 degree SoCal day today. And another busy day at work. I was daydreaming about being outside for the 8.5 hours I was kept inside the office. Grrrr…. Finally, I got my freedom at 4:20pm. I zipped home, checked the wind which said 17 mph at Leo Carrillo (ACK!), scrambled to grab my kite, bar, lines, board, wetsuit, trash bag for wet stuff and rushed out to my p-mobile to plow through the canyons to get to Malibu for a sesh as quickly as possible. (I would have gone for a quick bike ride up to Rock Store and down Decker if it wasn’t blowing - being cooped up all day… ugh). By the time I arrived at Malibu though, um… it WAS NOT 17. Not even… It was more like 12? WTF….! But I waited for a few minutes, watching the guys go back and forth, not quite being able to stay upwind. After about 30 minutes, I couldn’t stand it anymore! I just rigged my 10m (I knew I couldn’t stay upwind with this wind), pulled on my wetsuit and out I went. As expected, I didn’t have quite enough power to stay upwind. I needed just maybe 2-3mph more? I was able to cut upwind going out, but lost ground coming back in. Yes, yes, I need a floatier board. Hm! :( Mother Nature, please o PLEASE, just a little more wind! Anyways, I decided to throw in the towel after 30 minutes. It was nice to get wet though.
Why is it that by the time I get to the beach, it’s always backing off? I guess that’s the price that I have to pay for having a 9-5 M-F job…. I think I want to quit my job so that I can bike, fly, and kitesurf everyday. :-\
I will come up with a plan…soon… very soon…
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