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Island styles!

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Getting back into it
Getting back into it

After 7 weeks of landlocked hell in Johannesburg with the sounds of Vuvuzela’s as a backdrop to the bitter cold winter… Fuerte Ventura sounded like Heaven. And it has been. Sure there are a few too many kites in the water, and the italians seem to have invaded the island… But the water is warm, the sun is shinning, the wind is blowing, and the woman are beautiful.

Been fun Catching up with Gunnar who is now riding for Flysurfer. I have been lucky with wind so far 4 days solid. between 15 and 20 knots side shore with relatively flat water.

During my 7 week forced break I tried to stay fit by going to gym. BORING. But besides being boring, it also seemed to have done just about nothing! my body has suffered through the minimum 4 hours of kiting everyday, and lactic acid is my friend.

I also found some moves to be a little rusty… So at first I stuck to old tricks

Old Tricks
Old Tricks

But after 4 days, I’m ready to start busting out some newer moves.

The water conditions have been great even if it does get a tad crowded. Today, I had to get out of the water for a while as it had become like an obstacle course and any trick atempt would have been suicidal.
But I’m not complaining.

Flag beach is a great beach to hang out at. Friendly people and it even has a kiosk on the beach which has the Italians lining up for espressos.

As usual plenty of interest in my “Different” kites.

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The Flag beach centre is a great place to hang out. Everyone is friendly and helps out.

So I can’t tell you about any other spots at the moment. Unfortunately my short stay needs to have a maximum time on the water, cause after this it’s Italia. And there the wind is scarce and the beaches are like a mall on a saturday…

So I’m really making the most of the time that I have got.

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The night life has been entertaining to say the least… somehow my guitar has come in handy! But for this blog, I’ll stick to kiting.

I hope to be able to come back and stay longer next time, perhaps not over August, but earlier in the season. To really improve my flat water riding, and enjoy the friendly atmosphere of the island. Thanks Gunnar for putting me up. One more day and it will be time to ramble on… Italia next but with a smile on my dial.

PS oh yes, I left the south of the Island to the PKRA boys…

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A case of endless summer

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A good east wind...
A good east wind…

What a season we’ve had!  We’ve had downwinds, upwinds, waves, freestyle, dolphins,  all this in warm water.

Cannon Rocks Kiting adventure school www.cannonrocks.com was kept busy over the Holiday period. But once the holidays ended we got the beach back to ourselves and plenty of time to bust some moves…IMG_4014 - Version 2

With Michelle training hard for her next comp, I keep everyone entertained trying to keep up with her… Have had some spectacular wipe outs.

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Crunch
Michelle showing off
Michelle showing off
About to eat it again
About to eat it again

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Have been riding the new Chargers flat out all summer. Have found it a really fun kite to loop. Even the 15! The loops are getting higher… Here is a little clip of some of the footage I have:

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Also have an onboard cam, but have been battling to get decent footage out of it.The evening temperature is showing signs of change, and the days are getting shorter. But at this rate a little break might be a good thing. Time to do some maintenance and for the body to recover.

However when the wind doesn’t blow….

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Hitting it
Hitting it

Till the next post.

Ride it hard

Ced

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We came we saw… and the wind didn’t blow

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Ced:
Is it a curse or what? Every single kite event I attend… no wind!
Myself and fellow team rider Michelle left Cannon Rocks 2 weeks ago to take part in the Down wind dash in Langebaan, South Africa.
As we got to Cape Town, Michelle had organized some accommodation with friends and literally stepped out of the car and onto the beach

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Michelle:

I’ve just arrived from my extended two-week holiday in Cape Town – where the wind blew everyday except the weekend of the downwind dash – the reason why I came. I started off with some kite surfing in Langebaan and Strand with Stefan and Oswald Smith and then stayed with Anthony Berzack in Kitebeach and kitesurfed there a bit.

Thanks Ant
Thanks Ant

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Ced:
At first, I stayed on the peninsula side of Cape Town enjoying amazing sessions with friends and then joined Michelle in tableview.
It’s always a bit of a shock dealing with the crowds… We kited practically everyday. And when we didn’t kite we hung out and got into the Cape town swing of things…

We did get to Langebaan on the Friday, But Saturday the wind disappeared. The comp was postponed to the 5th and 6th of Feb. Unfortunately we’ll miss that…

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Michelle:

When I wasn’t kitesurfing I enjoyed my first kauai experience, met a lot of new people and learnt to juggle…Cape Town also taught me a whole new meaning of ‘strong wind’. I entered the Wednesday night racing and the wind was about 35knots+ gusting more…

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Ced:

Unfortunately I couldn’t take part in the Wednesday night racing in Tableview. Seems like the guys are getting super competitive!
I did worry about Michelle when I saw the wind coming through in it’s unmistakable Cape Town Style. Well, she survived.

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Michelle:

Although I really enjoyed Cape Town and am now having extreme withdrawal symptoms, I did miss Cannon Rocks and I can’t wait to get back in my local waters…  I am now currently training for a competition next month in Port Elizabeth.

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Ced:

Glad to be back home. Have some friends coming to visit and a few things to film. Look out for the next Video!

Cheers

Ced & Michelle

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