HI HIghlints thank you Mark and John!

It’s Saturday and HI time to hit the water

11AM Saturday Forecast looked good but cold but is was super light 9m for first 30 Minutes. W10-20 to start then total drop and I slog over to far end of side road and I get the long walk back to the launch. The 1 hour later is game on and 2 solid hours on the 9 and the Duke. Fun and Cold day actually worthy of the drive. 

Gotta Ride to Ride

Sunny 60 - 4:30 to 7pm to River Bends and back via Auburn Rd.

Metro Sunny and Dead South

11am and MB beckons for first try on the foil. 10 Boxer winds 10-15 SSE to start. Went to beach to try flying on the water... not so good. Much harder than I thought to roll up and even just ride flat! The pull of the kite just so great on coming out of water that I put too much pressure on back leg and BOOM the foil pops up and bucks you off. Couldn't even ride on port - my week side. Anyway 2 hours in water in drysuit a was cold and wet. Luckily I want to get some rides and it picks up to South 15-22. I grab the Duke and get some more on the 10 still while everyone at launch is in on min. 14m. Really impressed with the kite pull and not missing the 14m (now sold) at all. Last session on the Mako solid as well but the launch tough on dead south. 40+ kiters out and park packed. Great Saturday to be out and riding.

Good Lex goodness-Greidy is God

This was solid day but gusty!

2020 20-30 North starts the Lex season.

Sunny and 55 big social distancing group out at Lex for 20-30 NNW winds. 10m Boxer tryout was impressive with tons of power and pull - almost too much with being overpowered most of the time. Drift was incredible while there’s not as much depower as I’d like. Lighter winds test are needed but impressive first time out and power. Fun day we needed here bad. Could have done downwinder if only we could drive together but not in current Corona environment. 
 

Saturday Bloooming close to home

Let’s ride to Bloomer to Ride!

Sunday 55 degrees and partly cloudy but beautiful dry trails - mostly clear of people walking. Long almost 22 miles.

HI goes off Storm style 7m

Keith, Trent, Mark J and I has a sold gusty cold fun afternoon. 9m to start then 7! West 20-40 gale gusts. Water was high crashing over road. 

Early AM Holly to avoid people!

JB and I get out in the sun and 40’s for what was mostly dry Grubers until the final 2 miles - then it was mud pie time.