Follow the wind
For the past 8 days I have been trekking around Scotland with 27 other kitesurfers in search of wind and new spots!
On the first night there was a CRAZY party, which kicked off the whole tour with a rather large head, ache the next day! But still had a great night and got to know some of the people I was be spending the next week with. The next morning we all gathered together and decided where we were going to do to the next day. We all then decided we would dash to Dundee and then head right across Scotland to a nice little spot near Campbeltown.
Dundee was possible the flattest water I have ever seen in my life! So out came the wake boots. This was my first session in boot and it was amazing! Because of the extra weight and support you can hold down load more power that means you can ride amazingly powered and land a lot smoother. I think in riding boots it gave my riding a whole new different style. I feel a lot more realized and thing it making my riding more stylish. The thing I love about boots is the explosive pop you get out of them so you have a lot more time in the air to pull yourself to wrapped or blind and as well as passing the bar.
After the epic session in Dundee we all made our own way to this car park about half an hour away from Campbeltown and with a few complications we got there (Dad got the wrong town). When we got there the wind hadn’t kicked in yet but when it came…. It came! I was absolutely howling and was the perfect session for BIG boosts! There was a fairly big swell that meant you could launch yourself off the wave as a kicker and boost big! This was really fun because usually my mind is set on freestyle and training for competitions I forgot how fun it is just to do an insane jump or one footer. After having a couple of days there we all heading on a ferry to Tiree….
Tiree was beautiful! The water was crystal clear and you could kit in any direction, as the longest point to point of the Island was only 10 miles! The wind wasn’t so amazing but it was just awesome to be in a place like that to finish the tour. On the day that we were leaving Me, Sam Moore and Rosanna Jury all went for a session and the plan was to simply go as big as possible. But yet again Miss Jury needed saving! Both sisters of which needed some sort of assistance every session! But all was well and we all had an awesome time with lots and lots of memories!
Follow the wind has been an amazing experience for me and it opened my eyes to new ways for riding and still having fun! Bring on FTW 2011!
Thanks to all the people that made it such a great experience and organizing everything!
Pictures to come up soon!
Joe.
For the past 8 days I have been trekking around Scotland with 27 other kitesurfers in search of wind and new spots!
On the first night there was a CRAZY party, which kicked off the whole tour with a rather large head, ache the next day! But still had a great night and got to know some of the people I was be spending the next week with. The next morning we all gathered together and decided where we were going to do to the next day. We all then decided we would dash to Dundee and then head right across Scotland to a nice little spot near Campbeltown.
Dundee was possible the flattest water I have ever seen in my life! So out came the wake boots. This was my first session in boot and it was amazing! Because of the extra weight and support you can hold down load more power that means you can ride amazingly powered and land a lot smoother. I think in riding boots it gave my riding a whole new different style. I feel a lot more realized and thing it making my riding more stylish. The thing I love about boots is the explosive pop you get out of them so you have a lot more time in the air to pull yourself to wrapped or blind and as well as passing the bar.
After the epic session in Dundee we all made our own way to this car park about half an hour away from Campbeltown and with a few complications we got there (Dad got the wrong town). When we got there the wind hadn’t kicked in yet but when it came…. It came! I was absolutely howling and was the perfect session for BIG boosts! There was a fairly big swell that meant you could launch yourself off the wave as a kicker and boost big! This was really fun because usually my mind is set on freestyle and training for competitions I forgot how fun it is just to do an insane jump or one footer. After having a couple of days there we all heading on a ferry to Tiree….
Tiree was beautiful! The water was crystal clear and you could kit in any direction, as the longest point to point of the Island was only 10 miles! The wind wasn’t so amazing but it was just awesome to be in a place like that to finish the tour. On the day that we were leaving Me, Sam Moore and Rosanna Jury all went for a session and the plan was to simply go as big as possible. But yet again Miss Jury needed saving! Both sisters of which needed some sort of assistance every session! But all was well and we all had an awesome time with lots and lots of memories!
Follow the wind has been an amazing experience for me and it opened my eyes to new ways for riding and still having fun! Bring on FTW 2011!
Thanks to all the people that made it such a great experience and organizing everything!
Pictures to come up soon!
Joe.
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