Getting To Know The Kite

I met a friend, Alan, at a cigar lounge (Barclays Rex) I frequent on Broad street that mentioned his interest in learning Kiteboarding. One of the best ways to learn a sport is it take it up with a friend, and its even better when you both are learning at the same stage.


So Alan made the initial investment and ordered a Rush Training 2 meter kite.



We took it out for a flight at a local park in Jersey and I quickly learned how powerful even a 2 meter kite can be given the right wind conditions. And it also turned out to be quite a workout.

This was also my introduction into controlling a kite with a bar. It's similar to the handlebars of a bike. At this point, I was focused only on keeping it in flight. Knowledge of the wind window and parking it at 12 o'clock were all a mystery to me.



A couple of weeks later we took another trip to Sandy Hook to check out the beach and to try to fly the trainer kite. "Try" being the operative word. The weather was gorgeous, but the wind was non-existent. After a few failed launches, we decided to just enjoy the beach. Did you know parts of Sandy Hook have nude beaches? Hmmmmm, but it's not the kind of nude you really want to be bragging about.

No kite time that day, but we did get an eye full.