Not So Breezy Point

We took a day trip out to Breezy Point just south of Rockaway beach.
The beginning of the day was nice, but with a crowded beach, we were quickly asked to drop the kites not long after we launched.

Vlod showed with his 16M kite so we decided to walk over to the unrestricted area. Popped a couple of beers and launched both my training kite and the 16M. After strapping on the harness and Vlod assisted the launch, and Alan walked it into the water. Well, it actually dragged him into the water.

In the meantime, I was able to launch and fly the trainer kite for a bit. That is, until it dropped into the water, picking up sand in all its chambers. Crissy Field all over again. Needless to say, that was the end of the practice session with the trainer kite.



Back to Alan and Vlod - the 16M flew for a while then came hurdling down on the shoreline. Vlod tried to resurrect it, but discovered a leek. The leading edge could not keep its shape. And down came the second kite. Two kites up - two kites down, all in a span of about 10 minutes, not including rigging time. Alan was thrilled with the experience. We definitely had the attention of the beach.