Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Beauduc - Kitesurf Sessions 58 and 59
Another great weekend, with good wind all the time! Arriving at the beach at 6h on Saturday, directly to the water with no sleep. The last ride of the day was past 22h, with the sun already down... And Sunday was equally great!
Thursday, July 08, 2010
Beauduc (Wainman style) - Kitesurf Sessions 55 to 57
Great conditions for a Sunday to Tuesday escapade! 12 to 15 knots on Sunday, 15 to 20 knots on Monday (all day long) and 20 to 25 knots on Tuesday (also all day long, with some stronger moments going up to 30 knots). It has been long since Beauduc offered us such a dose!
Some other photos by Olive:
And, to top the great sessions with a big cherry, we had the Wainman Hawaii Rabbit Gang around to show off for a couple of days (they're currently touring Europe)!
The "legend", Lou Wainman:
Bertrand Fleury:
Niklas Huntgeburth:
And the rest of the gang:
With a crew like this setting the tone, a lot of local riders came to show their style...
Some other photos by Olive:
And, to top the great sessions with a big cherry, we had the Wainman Hawaii Rabbit Gang around to show off for a couple of days (they're currently touring Europe)!
The "legend", Lou Wainman:
Bertrand Fleury:
Niklas Huntgeburth:
And the rest of the gang:
With a crew like this setting the tone, a lot of local riders came to show their style...
Saturday, July 03, 2010
A portuguese kite trip - Part IV
We finally get to the last part of this wonderful trip... As I've said before, we decided to have a cool ending, since the group was now reduced to the last few and the forecasts told us that around Lisbon was the place to be. The choice was then Lagoa de Albufeira, where we spent the remaining two days.
Arriving at 9h30 at the beach on a Thursday, we weren't prepared to see so many sunshades! I quickly figured out why... I had forgotten it was a holiday!
No problem, we set camp on the ocean side and, soon enough, the wind starts to pick-up. We ended up spending all day on the waves with the thermal effect getting stronger and stronger. It was actually the session, in all the trip, where we got stronger measurements, with the wind peaking at more than 30 knots! The end of the day was superb, with the lagoon finally only to ourselves. The wind had gone down, but the sunset was superb...
The final day was, as it should always be, unforgettable! Good conditions all day long and almost nobody on the spot. My brother joined us again and, having tasted good waves on the previous day, we decided to start things off on the ocean side...
After a good dose of wave riding, it was time to go inside the lagoon. With only a couple of other kites on the spot, we had enough space to fully enjoy the last jumps and turns of the trip.
I definitely still have some training to do on my "beach to water" starts...
We packed the gear for the last time with a big smile and another beautiful end of the day.
(photos by Olive and Sigo)
Arriving at 9h30 at the beach on a Thursday, we weren't prepared to see so many sunshades! I quickly figured out why... I had forgotten it was a holiday!
No problem, we set camp on the ocean side and, soon enough, the wind starts to pick-up. We ended up spending all day on the waves with the thermal effect getting stronger and stronger. It was actually the session, in all the trip, where we got stronger measurements, with the wind peaking at more than 30 knots! The end of the day was superb, with the lagoon finally only to ourselves. The wind had gone down, but the sunset was superb...
The final day was, as it should always be, unforgettable! Good conditions all day long and almost nobody on the spot. My brother joined us again and, having tasted good waves on the previous day, we decided to start things off on the ocean side...
After a good dose of wave riding, it was time to go inside the lagoon. With only a couple of other kites on the spot, we had enough space to fully enjoy the last jumps and turns of the trip.
I definitely still have some training to do on my "beach to water" starts...
We packed the gear for the last time with a big smile and another beautiful end of the day.
(photos by Olive and Sigo)
