Committed to Kiteboarding

I woke up today and the wind was up. It was kind of rainy and nasty but I thought that this would be a good time to see what the practice kite was like in heavy wind. We live in Vancouver and it rains a lot in April and May so you can't be too picky as to when you go out. Ron was sailing today so I headed to Spanish Banks on my own at about 10:30 AM wearing flip flops, shorts and a hoody. I hadn't shaven in a few days and was a little groggy from Friday night's festivities. The wind was likely 8-10 knots when I got to the beach and there were some whitecaps on the water. There was nobody on the beach and I had no trouble getting the tiny practice kite in the air. I had a great time, the wind picked up and I was getting my ass dragged around the beach. I was looping the practice kite and making huge heel tracks down the sand. I had to take breaks every 10 minutes or so because my arms are tired. I'm not in great shape but I do work out get a good amount of exercise. Regardless, I was exhausted but very excited. I packed up the kite and went to AirTime Board Sports.

After chatting with Chris, and Philippe from AirTime, I decided to buy some gear. I picked up a used Naish X4 12m kite, a used Rob Mulder twin tipped board, a Da-Kine seated harness, and a Neilpryde life jacket. I'm out of money but I'm I've committed to the sport. I left the gear hidden in the stairwell for Ron to stumble on when he gets home after sailing. He's gonna crap his pants.