Nitinat 10 year anniversary
davey_k - Kitesurfing |
Thursday July 11, 2024 2:51 PM |
| Spot | Nitinat Lk |
| Conditions | SSW 24-30, Nitinat chop and swell |
| TOW | 2.0 hours |
| Toys | 52cm Ocean Rodeo Shift Bar (Gen 3) |
| 8 Ocean Rodeo Crave HL | |
| 5'4" Ocean Rodeo Duke 3 | |
| Details | Ten years ago today I took my first kitesurfing lesson with Marty at Nitinat. I just had to take a day off work to celebrate the occasion and get on the water. I met up with Dave C and his family and then hit the beach. It was properly windy and I opted for the 8m. Although I had my doubts about it, that turned out to be a good decision. The wind was very clean and consistent for my first hour. After a couple of laps I headed upwind for the Knob point. The wind was perfect for charging upwind with my surfboard planing beautifully on the reaches toward the point. After I reached the point I went hunting for wind swell. I found some above the Caycuse river and went back and forth having a blast. I made my was down past the main beach area and went down to the village continuing my search for wind swell. Found some pretty good ones there too. I then made my way back up to the main beach area. I had been practicing my tack turns throughout my session and was near the main beach area when I tried another one which went pair shaped. It was getting gusty and I think I got picked up a foot or so and then came down on the board but not with my feet. I lost kite awareness and when I did pay attention I saw it heading straight down into the water. The lines slacked and with the strong wind the kite inverted and twisted in a way I had never seen before. I knew I was going to have to punch out and self rescue. Happily Dave C was nearby and came to the rescue. He took my board to shore and then came back to haul my sorry self-rescued butt back to shore. I am so so grateful to have kitesurfing buddies like Dave. This is not the first time Dave has hauled me back to shore; the other time was at Gordons after a gear failure. Anyway after a long walk of shame, I called it a day and enjoyed a beer in the afternoon sun with Dave and Sarah. Grateful for a fantastic and memorable day on the water. 10 years and still loving kitesurfing!! [from Session Log on Thursday July 11, 2024] |
Speed (3s average)
| Speed | knots | km/h |
|---|---|---|
| Avg overall | 8.4 | 15.6 |
| Avg in motion | 11.6 | 21.4 |
| Max | 16.6 | 30.7 |
| Max 100m | 15.6 | 28.9 |
| Max 250m | 15.4 | 28.5 |
| Max 500m | 15.1 | 28.0 |
| Max 2s | 16.5 | 30.5 |
| Max 10s | 15.7 | 29.1 |
| Max Alpha (500/50m) | 12.4 | 23.0 |
| Avg Planing | 12.1 | 22.4 |
Times and Duration
| Start | Thu Jul 11, 2:51 PM |
| End | Thu Jul 11, 4:44 PM |
| Duration | 01:53:18 |
| In motion | 01:22:35 |
| Paused (< 3 km/h) | 00:30:40 |
| Planing | 01:15:00 |
| Not Planing (< 8 km/h) | 00:38:15 |
| Longest Planing Segment | 00:10:58 (4.1 km) |
| Last Calculated | Sun Jul 14, 5:24 PM |
Track Information
| Distance | 29.4 km |
| # Trackpoints | 4709 |
| Avg Trackpoint distance | 6.3 m |
| Number of Turns | 56 |
| Planing Turns (> 8 km/h) | 42 |
| Planing Turn Percentage | 75% |
Category: Kitesurfing
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Created 5 months ago
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