Matthew

If you are there for a time (and are in London) - make sure you check out the Londoners. They have a social drinks - and then are always organising trips away etc. (and they are also a great bunch of people). I have linked below to their drinks thread. http://www.kiteboarder.co.uk/kitesurfin ... start=3375

Not sure whether that is the right co-ords. Looks like it is in the middle of the South Pacific.

Bit of a plug for her blog. http://natalieswim4all.blogspot.com/

@ .Joel We did a similar - kited until we had enough - then sat in the safe confines of a car (so the car got sandblasted instead of us) and watched the Naish (with a touch of Takoon) show. Ewan was attempting some board drag/kiteloop transitions - until it all went horribly wrong - he didnt get up for a while. @ saffer - I think that is KAOS Yeah was watching the massive kiteloops - even had enough time for the kite to lift him back up as it came to zenith - also 12 in those winds.

Friday and Saturday were two days that could not be more different down at Altona. Friday eve - nice cruisy - handful of people. perfect tide. Saturday - 30+knots all day. Busy as. Low tide - so lots of sand banks to trip over. In saying that - it was only REALLY busy for about 1-2 hours - rest of day Saturday was fine.

Not sure who to believe then. Saw a dude at Pickles St the other night - and he said he was doing tantrums (they looked like a variant on backrolls) - so "googled" it. Tantrum: A heelside backflip - Invented by Eric Perez. - http://www.howtokite.com/kite-tricks/ Maybe there is another trick which is the one-handed s-bend?

Great thread. Some of the goals outlined are great. I have tried to find a description/outline of tantrum - I actually thought it incorporated a backroll (rather than an extension of an s-bend). I really like Backloop kiteloops. Have started adding in a grab........