39--Sherman Island 9M,11M

We stayed at Matt's parents house,
only 40 min from Sherman,
what a special treat.
Sunday seemed even less crowded.
I demoed a Litewave 5'8" surfboad, with no straps,
It was way to hard for me to get up wind,
so I didn't get any feel for how good the board may be.
We did a long early session,
basicaly until we were cold.

Then we had a long rest watching the crazies launch,
and waiting for the wind to get even better.
around 5 we started our second, and best session.
I was lit on my 11M, but wanted to get some big jumps.
The swell up bu the 3rd island turned into ramp heaven.
We were launching, and spinning until the sun started to go down.
Then we surfed it back to the launch to end our killer kite trip.
Monday we took BART to the airport for the quick flight home.

38--Sherman Island 13M

Pretty crazy trip with Matt.
6:00 friday and we decide to get a flight out.
7:30 Saturday and we're on the plane.
Stopped at Matt's parents in Lafayete to get the car,
and then on the water by 1:00.
2 fun sessions, not crowded out past the zoo.
I demoed a Slingshot SST but at 6'2, it felt huge.
It was cold, only geting into the low 60'S

37--DC 13M

Good day on the water
Launched in a grassy field
had to hop a fence with kite in hand,
and walk through the wierd stuff to the water.
fair to moderate power,
enough to hitail it up to where the windsurfers were,
then downwinder back, fun day.

36--Skyline 13M

Wind was light, but got up to Bosco
Nice corn snow on the hill.
Fun time at Windzup base camp.
Great fun, great friends, and tequila.

35--Maui 11M 13M

Last day on Maui.
Best trip ever.
Started light on 13M, and started getting overpowered
Jumps were fun and big,
but the 11M was blown up on the beach waiting for me
for may last rides in the warm, clear blue water.
Sad to leave again.
Sux to leave on a bad note,
the ass holes at United charged me $250 to get my gear home.

Maui Surfing

Fun family trip, less kiteboarding, more family fun. Taking a lesson with Terry was priceless. Crete got to ride on the surfboards with us later.

34-Maui 9M

Trade winds finally made an apperance.
Little late start, quite gusty, holey.
rigged my 9M Edge and rode for a little while,
not a killer gust buster kite.
When my foot strap came un screwed,
I stopped to fix it and thought I'd rig my old 9M.
got it ready, but it had aleak in it.
Rerigged my Edee, with 11 lbs and it flew better than before.
Not as much wave action as previous days, but a fun day,
with Jon and Jeff out also.
Hope to get another day before the trip is over.
What a great place to kite.....

33-Maui 13M

Got a later start, but still got the goods.
3:00-5:00
Smaller waves, but got the best ones,
not having to stay out of the way of "big guys"
Jon and Jeff finally got it today.

32--Maui 11M

Got up a sunrise and took out the rental SUP board.
very easy, on glassy water,
Followed Manta Rays around for a while, cool.
Took the board back before 10, wind was NNW on north shore,
figured no wind.
AS soon as I got back to the condo, I got a page.
turned around and kited the afternoon away on my 11M.
Side by side with Pete Cabrinha, in the waves.
The waves were smaller than yesterday.
First rotation on bad knee side, all went well.
Picking up Terry, Megan and Crete at a airport tonight
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31--Maui 13M 11M

Not a lick of wind in the forecast.
We rented SUP boards and headed to Kanaha.
The wind was blowing enough so we headed to Naish beach.
I felt like I could kite, but needed a bigger board.
I took the SUP back and traded for a Airush 144 fat board.
The Surf report calling for 4-6 swell had surfers out all around.
Rigged the 13M and was the second out, just behind dude on big kite and surf board.
The board was very nice, but quickly went to my Jimmy Lewis 133.
The best true swell I've had on Maui. WOW
Rode 2 hours then rigged down to 11M fo another hour/half.




Later we met Jon, Julie and jeff at Paia Fish Market,
for Mahi fish burgers (second tme already)
Then Gelato for desert.
One of the top maui days....