{"id":259,"date":"2010-01-28T14:54:17","date_gmt":"2010-01-28T21:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/?p=259"},"modified":"2010-01-28T15:00:23","modified_gmt":"2010-01-28T22:00:23","slug":"we-came-we-saw-and-the-wind-didnt-blow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/we-came-we-saw-and-the-wind-didnt-blow\/","title":{"rendered":"We came we saw&#8230; and the wind didn&#8217;t blow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-268\" src=\"https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4445-Version-21-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4445 - Version 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4445-Version-21-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4445-Version-21.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Chalkboard\">Ced:<br \/>\nIs it a curse or what? Every single kite event I attend&#8230; no wind!<br \/>\nMyself and fellow team rider Michelle left Cannon Rocks 2 weeks ago to take part in the Down wind dash in Langebaan, South Africa.<br \/>\nAs we got to Cape Town, Michelle had organized some accommodation with friends and literally stepped out of the car and onto the beach<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-269\" src=\"https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4399-Version-21-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4399 - Version 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4399-Version-21-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4399-Version-21.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Chalkboard\">Michelle:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Chalkboard\">I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve just arrived from my extended two-week holiday in Cape Town \u00e2\u20ac\u201c where the wind blew everyday except the weekend of the downwind dash \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_270\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-270\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-270\" src=\"https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4570-Version-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Thanks Ant\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4570-Version-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4570-Version-2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thanks Ant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-271\" src=\"https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4465-Version-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4465 - Version 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4465-Version-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4465-Version-2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Chalkboard\">Ced:<br \/>\nAt first, I stayed on the peninsula side of Cape Town enjoying amazing sessions with friends and then joined Michelle in tableview.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s always a bit of a shock dealing with the crowds&#8230; We kited practically everyday. And when we didn&#8217;t kite we hung out and got into the Cape town swing of things&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Chalkboard\">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&#8217;ll miss that&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-272\" src=\"https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4571-Version-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4571 - Version 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4571-Version-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4571-Version-2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Chalkboard\">Michelle:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Chalkboard\"><span style=\"font-family: Chalkboard\">When I wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t kitesurfing I enjoyed my first kauai experience, met a lot of new people and learnt to juggle\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6Cape Town also taught me a whole new meaning of \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcstrong wind\u00e2\u20ac\u2122. I entered the Wednesday night racing and the wind was about 35knots+ gusting more\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-273\" src=\"https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4630-Version-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4630 - Version 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4630-Version-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4630-Version-2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Chalkboard\">Ced:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Chalkboard\">Unfortunately I couldn&#8217;t take part in the Wednesday night racing in Tableview. Seems like the guys are getting super competitive!<br \/>\nI did worry about Michelle when I saw the wind coming through in it&#8217;s unmistakable Cape Town Style. Well, she survived.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-274\" src=\"https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4646-Version-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4646 - Version 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4646-Version-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4646-Version-2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"><span style=\"font-family: Chalkboard\">Michelle<\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Chalkboard\">:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Chalkboard\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">Although I really enjoyed Cape Town and am now having extreme withdrawal symptoms, I did miss Cannon Rocks and I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t wait to get back in my local waters\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 \u00c2\u00a0I am now currently training for a competition next month in Port Elizabeth<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-276\" src=\"https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4524-Version-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4524 - Version 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4524-Version-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4524-Version-2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-275\" src=\"https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4542-Version-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4542 - Version 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4542-Version-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4542-Version-2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Chalkboard\">Ced:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Chalkboard\">Glad to be back home. Have some friends coming to visit and a few things to film. Look out for the next Video!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Chalkboard\">Cheers<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Chalkboard\">Ced &amp; Michelle<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;font-size: x-small\"><span style=\"font-family: Chalkboard\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-277\" src=\"https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4648-Version-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4648 - Version 2 (1)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4648-Version-2-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_4648-Version-2-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ced: Is it a curse or what? Every single kite event I attend&#8230; 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 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/we-came-we-saw-and-the-wind-didnt-blow\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">We came we saw&#8230; and the wind didn&#8217;t blow<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[15],"class_list":["post-259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kiteboarding","tag-peter-lynn-charger-kitesurfing-kiteboarding-down-wind-dash-langebaan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>We came we saw... and the wind didn&#039;t blow - Ced&#039;s Kiting Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cannonrocks.com\/blog\/we-came-we-saw-and-the-wind-didnt-blow\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"We came we saw... and the wind didn&#039;t blow - Ced&#039;s Kiting Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ced: Is it a curse or what? 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