Yes . I did it 14 days of vacation with wind every day -2 days for driving ..
.. All begin on April 11 when my car loaded with 17 kites , 3 kiteboards , buggy and many more kite related items was waiting for me outside my
home for 1600 mile journey ..
. I also manage to fit 4 cases of polish beer and cooler full of cold cuts and kielbasa to minimize need to go anywhere except kite beach .
I arrive in Wildwood a bit too late for a session . so after few beers with ECKS crew I decide to get some rest to be ready for next day ..
WBB was a blast . with few light wind days and perfect on shore 20mph wind on Saturday I got plenty time on buggy . sadly my KiteTrike broke .
but my Canadian friends Claude and Stephan have theirs spares that I was welcome to use .. Thanks guys !!!!!!
I finally did kite loops when riding buggy down loops when turning around . ride dunes that appear from nowhere right next to the hard pack
.. get to ride tandem set up as a pilot .. teach my brother basics of kitebuggy .. and most important .. meet all my kite friends once
again .
I get chance to ride my Gin Yeti kites every size in same day starting with 13m in morning and end up with 4.5m riding dunes . I
love my 4.5 ,,,,,,, Its so much fun when you can zip around like that .
BBQ night make everyone closer again meeting new people and chat with regulars . lol ..
.. Sunday morning time to pack and drive South . to OBX .
I let my brother and Jaymz take most of my landkiting gear back to North NJ and kept only Gin Zulus, X19 and kiteboards that make my car so much
roomier ..
By end of day I arrive at kite house in Avon NC unpack and introduce my self to kiters that rent other rooms 2 canadians, girl from DC, guy
from Delaware and Kite Club Hatteras crew
Monday .. kiteboarding adventure started with my first ever downwinder
Everyday . I repeat .. everyday was a kiteable day I never have chance to kite with my X19 most of time I use 9 and 13m Gin Zulu
III and few times 11m Zulu II ..
.. we get up 7 am for morning session then break for beer and food . and another session afternoon .
. downwinders ,,,,, one after another some mellow some scary .. all in awesome companion Thanks to Christo and ChrisHQ for
guidance
Shallow flat water everywhere you look on sound side and waves on ocean side I did 3 sessions on waves and every one of those was a bit much for
me I will stick to flats for now
I got chance to learn how to ride my race board, did hundreds of jumps, toe side, power transitions all its way easier when you know that after
crash you can stand up and walk back to get you board .
After one week of fun with Kite Club Hatteras .. I get to stay another 3 days with Masskiting crew .. those guys are crazy .. Imagine group of
100 kiters coming to the beach and seeing up their kites at same time . That did look like invasion Party every night .. high end kite
houses loaded with goodies . and everyone so friendly ..
Thanks for letting me be part of you crew for few days ..
I did not want to go home It was so hard to pack and drive 10h back to NJ I know now what that big noise about OBX is all about I
think . I will go back there this year hopefully ..
2016 Nobile Zen Hydrofoil with Infinity 5.1' splitboard
2019 Nobile 2HD with Ronix One boots
2020 Nobile NHP split foil with Ronix Parks boots
MG Supra ......... pulling KiteTrike
2.6 , 3.9 , 5.3 , 6.8 PL Vipers
5 , 7.5 HQ Apex II
14m HQ Montana VII
5m naish element
7m ss turbo diesel
10m pansh blaze
5m beamer dearly departed into a tree
3 "snowspider" homebuilt kite sleds
3 homebuilt buggies
1 skate board with seat on wheels or blades (the c0ckroach)
Can't wait to see the movie Konrad. Thanks for sharing your Polish beer.
A week kiteboarding on the Outer Banks is like a week of buggying on Ivanpah: You'll learn more skills in a week than you will all year anywhere else.
Your skills in the surf will grow. It can be a lot more intimidating than flat water. Currents, waves, <gulp> sharks. You must remain in the
moment at all times. It took me a couple seasons before I felt any confidence.
konrad,
Sounds like you had a blast- maybe i can join you on yur nextadventure south been meaning to ge down there for 2 yrs now and stillhave not done it.
Cant wait to see some of the footage
Scott
I will try to make a bit longer movie this time .... 10 min ?? .... I am sure there is minimum of that in 16h of recorded footage ......
I am planning to do same thing in October after fall WBB ..... If anyone is interested let me know ..... We will rent house with access to flat
shallow water..... looking for around 16 people ......
elnica...... Its always fun to meet another PKF member when away .... good luck with kiteboarding ........
Todd..... iMovie trailer template ...... easy way to get that short clip done right ... lol ... hope I can get final project right .....
2016 Nobile Zen Hydrofoil with Infinity 5.1' splitboard
2019 Nobile 2HD with Ronix One boots
2020 Nobile NHP split foil with Ronix Parks boots
MG Supra ......... pulling KiteTrike
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good for you Kober
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