52-- 11M Yuba

Kitequila,, a new term for recreation.
I left work early and headed through a major rain storm
to meet up with Brian and Heather
at Yuba in time for 11M greatness.
I love that kite more every time I ride it.
rode Recoil, Jimmy and surfboard.
Corellejo around the camp fire

51-- ULLB 17M

Late evening till dark,
hairdryer smooth, yet light wind.
These days are what the 17M Zephyr was made for.
Staycation ended with 7 of 9 days on the water.

50--ULLB 17M

Doug and I were heading to Deer Creek,
got a wind text that Lincoln was blowing.
We headed south..
Pretty light when we started,
then got stronger around 6.
I spent the last session on the surfboard,
working on getting better at the jibes.
Surfboard adds new dimension to kiting.

49--DC 13M,17M

Started out looking strong enough to ride 13M
rode till it died,
then rode the Zephyr till it died again.
Kinda disappointing day.

48--DC 17M

Wind looked good enough that I rigged 13M first.
But backed off to Zephyr wind.
Ended up on the surfboard,
later in the afternoon,
glad I did, it's fun to change things up.

47--DC 11M e

Normally I would have rigged 13M in the wind we had at Deer Creek.
I really wanted to try the new 11M in that kind of wind.
I was up and going very powered,
but needed that little bit more for jumping and tricks.
I should have rode my directional some today, next time.

46--SC 11M

Very gusty winds today, made yesterday seem costal smooth.
Doug was taping, but the winds offshore of the parking lot were VERY turbulent.
Still good to see how little my jumps are, and how rough everything is.
I could blame it on the turbulence, but I know better.
Windsurfers rippn and schloggn, all came up after,
I could see the "want to kite" look in their eye.

45--Sulphur Creek 11M '10 Edge

First off, I gotta say, that I think the new 11M Edge,
may be the best kite ever made,
POWER, boost!!! Fast, and great range.

One of the top days ever at Sulphur.
Maybe it was the new kite, maybe it was just good wind,
and fairly flat water conditions, that made for long day of fun.
I just hope everyone keeps thinking that Sulphur is dangerous.
Every other Utah spot is getting crowded.
Doug, Vern, Bob and Kyle..
Jim was there with his new wave runner, for support,
but never touched the water.

44--Willard 11M 13M

After a quick trip north working today, got to Willard in time to get some very good afternoon rides. Just as I was to self launch, Kenny pulled up. We had the place to our selves. Thunder storm on the west mountains, kinda killed the wind for a little while, then I went back out for a short sesh, while Kenny was de riggn. Tail grabs, pull up on the board and toe point, was the trick for the day.

Utah Lake Lincoln Beach 6/11/10 (Doug)

43--ULLB 10M

After the rain cloud passed,
Doug, Vern, Patrick, and I
had the place to ourselves for the next few hours,
until the next rain came in.
Doug and Vern Demoing C4 9M.
I got virgin rides on my C4 ,10M.
Totally opposite kite than the Edge.
Great for what it is intended for,
but I like the jumps on the Edges much better,
I like the range and the swell riding on the C4 better.
I checked out Surf Sal Padre in the high winds,
frickn awesome, big long smoothies between the swell.

42--17M DC

Wow, 3 days in a row, summer is here.
The big Zephyr 17 is a great Utah kite.
Once again I could have been on 13M,
but the lift makes for good jumping
and trick making, and handles overpowered great.
I'm able to get on smaller boards earlier.
New trick, grab the board tail on a jump,
then extend the front leg to a point.

41--17M ULLB

Defiantly Zephyr weather today.
13M's were cruising, but Z added the fun.
No big jumps, but spins a plenty,
and low jumps with kite loop out.
I think the water is sometimes funner to be on at ULLB,
with less wind, good distance between the swells.

40--17M ULLB

My first Utah Lake session this year.
I was down south working and stayed over with Brian and Heather.
South winds all day on my travels,
but the forecast was for north wind at Utah Lake.
Pretty sure there was wind at Yuba, but ULLB was the plan.
Huge crowd at the parking lot.
I rigged up my new C4 10M, just to get the lines attached.
It was pretty late when it finally started to blow.
As I hit the water, I could have already been on a smaller kite.
The Zephyr handled it fine, giving up some big airs for me.
If I hadn't de rigged the C4,
I could have flown it for the last half hour before dark.
The drive home sucked, if I had not stopped for food, then for gas,
I would have missed the freeway closure, to install a new bridge.
Then stopping at the store to unload.
Finally home at 11:30