Kitesurfing - Benone - Thursday 11th June

Bit of a rollercoaster of a day/evening today. This was the only forecast day for this week, and so I wanted to make the best, hitting the beach at 6am I spent an hour on the water before work. By the end I was completely juiced on the 9, it was actually a bit too strong.

I was expecting the wind to drop completely by the time I finished work, but it turned into a beautiful sunshine day, and the wind seemed to stay, so I headed back to the beach after work. However it did seem a lot lighter, I tried a couple of places on the 12m from Downhill to Benone, but it didn't work well at all.

A nice surprise, I was chatting to one of the guys I used to kite with, and he said he was going to try. I watched him struggling to get going in a light direct onshore wind, and it wasn't going too well.

Just as I was about to pack up, I thought since it was so nice with sunshine, warm sand, and gentle wind, and since I had the kite ready, I thought I'd have a quick fly on the beach before I went home. When I launched, it seemed to pick up, and I ended up out on the water for about 45 minutes. Direct onshore meant no deep water, and no real opportunity to jump, but it did mean you could cruise as far as you wanted, and it ended up being a lot of fun (and good exercise!)