54--Rush 7M

The wind was 18-38mph
7M was the call, but
underpowered in all but the big gusts.
Jason and I took turns on it,
till the rain came.
We packed up and left.
I think if we had stayed
we could have got more.
As the squalls would come and go.
Kinda cold.

53--Rush 13M,11M,9M

Air Jibe, photo by Marc.
Rode em all today,
Starting to feel really confident
on these new kites.
Bigger jumps,
and first time going for board grab
while jumping...
easier to do air jibe than SSTD.
The 9M absorbed some major gusts,
and held it's own in 7m wind.
Jon's sold, I knew he would love them,
once he flew them with some wind.

52--Rush 11M

Another up & down, but great day.
11M instinct is my new favorite kite.
Two long windy days.
Everyone got thier fill.
Helped Jim on the 7M try to get some rides.
Instinct demoers
Doug, Ryan, Spencer, Mark J, Ralph, Jason, Arpi, Jim

51--Rush 13M, 11M

Instincts all over the place.
Great new kite.
Demo days for Instincts.
everyone loved them,
even Doug.
My favorite is the 11M

50--Rush 16.5,12M

Rush was PLUSH
True thermal directly from the north.
Not like the gusty NW we've had lately.
On the water by 1:30
plenty o wind, but not overpowered.
when I took a break,
I just rigged my 12M,
just to see if I could stay upwind as good as my big kite.
Amazing how the bow has as much get up and go,
as my 16.5M Contra.
I was alone all day.

49--Rush 11M Instinct

Quickie for lunch,
12-1:30
13mph avg. wind.
A little light for the 11m
but I didn't have to walk back.
16.5 would have been better,,
But I wanted to fly the Instinct,
13m should be the killer size for most days.
Still not enough wind for a review,
but,,,
It seems more a C kite feel,,
with the range of a bow/flat.

48--PV 12M

Our plans were to windsurf,
Doug went out and slogged, and got a few rides.
I hung around after he left.
Jim/Robin, stopped by in her boat, as the wind picked up (kinda)
I rigged my 12m Kite around 5,
and rode the puffs,
then floated in the lulls,
till it finally died.
Then Jim picked me up half way down the reservoir.
At Rush, I would have been walking back.

47--Rush 9M Instinct

I usually don't do storm chasing.
But with new Instinct kites to try,,,
Some one had to do it....
I rigged the 9M, just to check it out.
Light north winds allowed me to get the kite in the air,
just to check it out, for a little while,
but not enough to get on the water.
Then the storm wind from the south came in.
Lucky enough, there was enough for the 9M to get a few rides back & forth, and stay up wind.
Doug rigged his 17m, Kenny rigged his 16M, and Brian, 11M Instinct.
but by the time they got to the water,
it was pretty much,, done.