bad dad,
As informative as ever I will be at Pendine in the not too distant future, work commitments are screwing up my social life big style at the moment.
Nytrox,
I was attempting what you suggested and tried to get the kite high, at max speed it was about 4 feet off the beach and when I tried to get some height I just seemed to get faster, and with the rocks fast approaching it was emergency action time. If I had more beach I could have persevered longer with getting the kite up high.
Thanks to all who replied