by MikE mAy » Fri Jul 15, 2011 8:03 am
It did blow all day long! i showed up at 5:00 to an empty beach and rode for 2 and a half hours. started on my 13M and changed out during the last hour to my 9M. the wind was surprisingly good. the gusts just seemed to be ramps- it'd blow 25 for 10 minutes or so and then drop off for 10 minutes or so with none of the squirelyness that usually comes with a south in the evening.
a side note for self launching techniques: i hot launched the first time as i didn't want to play with the moss and drift launch. well, with the gusts it was a bit hotter than i wanted and went for a bit of a slide. the next time i launched, i used the car launch- place your kite at the edge of the window hooked up to a biner on your car. this worked well, and this is the 3rd time i've used this launch at rush with no problems. just thought i'd throw that experience out there. hot launches are sexy on the beach, butdepending on the power and gustyness of the wind at the time of the launch a car might be the better option.