I finally broke the dry spell on Sunday with a very quick kite in the windiest conditions I've ever been out in. I didn't check the charts till the next day, and it was showing about 25-35kts the time I was out. I don't think I've been out in more than 30kts before. I took out my 8m sonic and had it on full depower. When the gusts came through I could barely hold it down. Some other guys, who would weigh a few more kgs than me, were out on their 7m kites.
Before I headed out I was sitting in the car waiting for a front to pass. I noticed a kite out of control and thought someone had let it go onto one line. But it kept getting higher and coming closer. I realised it was loose and jumped out of the car to try and catch it. Fortunately the bar and lines got caught on some wood bolards and the kite stopped in the middle of the road in front of a car! When I was talking to the other kiters later, they said it happend real quick. Two kites were on the beach and the lines from one were bumped. A good reminder to be extra careful when the wind is that strong.
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