I took the day off and spent it at Crandon. They made me wear a helmet so I drove down the block to The Kite Shop and picked one up - good to have anyway from now on.
I arrived at around 9:30am with my one kite quiver - Contra Bow 12m - but people were overpowered on their 7 meters. Somebodys wind meter was showing gusts of up to 33 mph. Finally another guy showed up with a 12 meter and after seeing him pull it off I gave it a shot.
I ended up having a great day with a bunch of sessions. I was definately reaching the wind range limit for my 12 meter Contra and I weigh 220 and was on by smallest board - but those bow kites can really depower nicely. Also, it was nice because Crandon was not very crowded.
Hope other people were able to get out and ride today!
-Justin
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