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Looping the “Session” 9m

Looping the 9m Session in 30 knots

The “Session” from Airush is aimed at the waveride / Freeride application. However it has to be mentioned that it comes with two different bridles.

One with 3 pulleys and one with no pulleys.

The 3 pulleys option gives you a very forgiving kite that absorbs gusts and gives you a very comfortable ride. However the fixed bridle, even if it doesn’t absorb the gusts as well, gives you a way more direct kite, a little heavier on the bar but more connected.

And suddenly it starts performing as a looper too!

Check out this video where I decided to push the Looping side of the “session”.

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SUMMER Kiteboarding IN THE SOUTHERN SKIES 2020-2021

Ced Vandenschrik Kiteboarding

The summer of 2020 – 2021 will be remembered for all the wrong reasons.

But the wind blew and the waves pumped and we Kiteboarded, even if we had to dodge some overzealous citizens intent on putting kiteboarding on the dangerous Covid spreading occupation list.

Half way through the summer I received my new Airush “Sessions” which I obviously put to the test. Happy to report that the “Session” is a kite that has all the wave riding attributes needed but with a strong free ride application too.

There were a few epic downwind (force majeure) into unchartered territory. Discovered some more hardcore spots for summer kiteboarding options.

Downwind crew1

The other development this summer is a tighter co-operation with Vibram Five Fingers shoes. I will expand on this subject in a different post.

Ced Vandenschrik with Vibram Five Fingers
Ced Vandenschrik skateboarding with Vibram Five Fingers

Once again I would like to thank the tireless efforts of my favourite photographer Manu Borsato, taking amazing photographs as usual and withstanding the sandblasting conditions on the beach.

A mention as well to Jacques Conradie for getting some great shots and Dewald Dejager for getting in the water with my go pro!

This summer kiteboarding is addictive… hence why I have been jumping from summer to summer for the last 15 years. Well except for last year when a little Virus decided that I should spend a winter in South Africa. It was fun, but I look forward to joining the migratory birds this year and have a few adventures in the Northern skies. There will be a few adventures in between, and I am enjoying them as I write this entry.

The future may be a little less predictable, but dreaming shall prevail.

Ced Vandenschrik Kiteboarding in the Eastern Cape South Africa
Ced Vandenschrik Kiteboarding in the Eastern Cape South Africa
Ced Vandenschrik Kiteboarding in the Eastern Cape South Africa
Ced Vandenschrik Kiteboarding in the Eastern Cape South Africa
Ced Vandenschrik Kiteboarding in the Eastern Cape South Africa
Ced Vandenschrik Kiteboarding in the Eastern Cape South Africa
Ced Vandenschrik with Airush boxes
Ced Vandenschrik setting up new surfboard
Ced Vandenschrik Kiteboarding in the Eastern Cape South Africa
Ced Vandenschrik Kiteboarding in the Eastern Cape South Africa
Ced Vandenschrik Kiteboarding in the Eastern Cape South Africa
Ced Vandenschrik Kiteboarding in the Eastern Cape South Africa
Ced Vandenschrik Kiteboarding in the Eastern Cape South Africa
Ced Vandenschrik Kiteboarding in the Eastern Cape South Africa
Ced Vandenschrik Kiteboarding in the Eastern Cape South Africa
Ced Vandenschrik Kiteboarding in the Eastern Cape South Africa
Ced Vandenschrik Kiteboarding in the Eastern Cape South Africa
Ced Vandenschrik Kiteboarding in the Eastern Cape South Africa
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Ced Vandenschrik Kiteboarding in the Eastern Cape South Africa
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Ced Vandenschrik Kiteboarding in the Eastern Cape South Africa
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Ced Vandenschrik Kiteboarding in the Eastern Cape South Africa
Ced Vandenschrik Kiteboarding in the Eastern Cape South Africa
Ced Vandenschrik Kiteboarding in the Eastern Cape South Africa
Ced Vandenschrik Kiteboarding in the Eastern Cape South Africa
Ced Vandenschrik Kiteboarding in the Eastern Cape South Africa
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Winter 2020 sessions part1

Thanks to a little Virus, I got stuck at home for the winter 2020 in the southern Hemisphere.

I have been a migratory specie for many years, and winter is almost a novelty for me. (One that I would rather avoid)

Thick wetsuits and stormy sessions have been the norm although temperatures haven’t been too bad. There have been some wild sessions but so far we have survived this winter 2020. The winter of our discontent wasn’t so bad, as soon we got to kiteboard without breaking the law…

Visitors

I got a surprise visit from some Airush riders Oswald Smith and Kyle Cabano and it was a lot of fun showing them around. Having them around gave me the possibility of trying out some of the more gnarly wave spots with the perceived safety of having experienced riders in the water.

Cannon Rocks holds a lot of memories with Ozzy. He was a regular competitor in his formative years at the Cannon Rocks kiteboarding classic so it was great to catch up. Cannon Rocks also showed off by giving us wind from both prevailing directions. That is pretty unusual this time of the year.

Kyle did a splendid job with media. (You can follow his Instagram account here )

Here is a little Go pro clip from myself and photographs from Kyle, but there is more to come.

I look forward to the next visit!

  • Ced Ozzie
  • Cedric Vandenschrik
  • Cedric Vandenschrik Kitesurfing winter 2020
  • Cedric Vandenschrik
  • Cedric Vandenschrik Cannon Rocks
  • Airush team Cannon Rocks
  • Cannon Rocks Kiteboarding
  • Cannon Rocks Kiteboarding
  • Cannon Rocks Kiteboarding
  • Cannon Rocks Kiteboarding
  • Cannon Rocks Kiteboarding
  • Ced Cannon Rocks
All pics by Kyle Cabano media