davey_k
Log Started:
Sunday June 7, 2015
Total Records: 312
This Year: 50
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Saturday April 29, 2023
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Clover Pt, Kitesurfing
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Saturday April 29, 2023
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Conditions
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TOW
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Toys Used:
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Clover Pt, Kitesurfing
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SW 14 - 22
wind swell
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1.80 hours
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Ocean Rodeo Duke
Takoon Tiki 230
Ocean Rodeo Crave HL 12
Ocean Rodeo Shift Bar (Gen 3) 52cm
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First to arrive with CB arriving shortly after. What a perfectly lovely day for a Tiki session. I launched Clive and then self-launched and started off the reef rocks on the windward side. Had a good long session on the Tiki which let my get more settled with it. It is quite different than a surfboard. It is loose and slide-y. It goes upwind well for me when I am heel-side but toeside is a little trickier. Foot changes are easier than the surfboard but gybing is a harder, it is like steering a ocean liner :-). Got strafed by Tweezer a couple times :-)
I thought the wind was coming up and went to get the Duke but in fact the wind lulled and I had to come in shortly after as I was under powered. It was a perfect session except that I embarrassed myself coming in. Near the boat ramp I tried to de-power the kite with just one hand on the bar. It didn't work out and I crashed the kite on the pavement on the point. (Crash is too dramatic, the kite landed fairly gently with no damage). Brett was right on it and grabbed the kite for me (Thanks Brett!). I apologized to a lady that I startled when the kite landed in front of her. Lesson learned: don't do dumb things!
| GPS Track: 20230429-Clover-Tiki | 2:16 PM to 4:03 PM |
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| Moving Time | 01:24:35 | | Planing Time | 01:05:32 | | Distance (km) | 21.2 | | Speed (Max/2s/100m knots) | 13.7 / 13.7 / 12.9 | | Number of Turns | 46 (43% Planing) | | MAX 2023 - 16.7 kt, 59 turns, 44% | TOTAL 2023 - 160 km, 9.9 hours |
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