3/9 - 3/12 St Martin

[Kenny]

Rode powered up on a 13 on Monday. Waves were double high. Tuesday was a 17. Wednesday was light on the Silver Arrow, but I found a good break with double high waves. Today, I starte on the silver Arrow and then dropped down to a17. I have been riding Orient Bay and Gallion Bay. Gallion is more user-friendly for kiters with wide open beaches and flat water on the inside and waves over the reef with swell on the outside. Very fun place to ride.

The kiters here are mostly French. None of them appear to travel with a kite larger than a 12. On Monday there were over 20 kiters on the water. The last few days, I have kited alone.

[mike loeser]

Kenny,
I tried to ride in the bay there last year, but ended up getting skunked. Did somewhat of a downwinder to at least justify bringing gear. Looked like a fun place with wind and waves. Did you get a chance to head over to Anguilla? I heard there were some really nice spots there.
I saw you posted some stuff about Aruba on kiteforum. I'll be going there end of April. Any advice? Hope to stay near the Fisherman's hut's somewhere. From what I read sounds like the wind is super gusty and offshore.
Mike L.