UK Ainsdale 2010

[redmark]

tommorow is all systems go for me cant wait looks ideal

[yorkierob]

gonna see what all the fuss is about tommorrow see ya there

[garc]

God that was rubbish today !! 25mph all day and sunny.

[Bobby]

9m perfect, just plain frikken perfect.

 

Lots of people, loads of sun and a bucketful of wind

 

Loads I didn't know so hoping all you people who made the effort to travel had a ball today.

 

Frankenstein big hand at the mo - trick went wrong, head under water, legs round lines and a whack (from what and how who knows) on my hand - ended up nice and swelled. Cheers to Frankie for helping me wrap up. Thinking of employing you full time dude as my kiting butler

 

Pics to follow.

[jtshort42]

Cheers everyone for the advice.

 

I will be down the beach very soon, only live in Formby so see you there.

 

Only problem now is lack of confidence as not been on the ATB for a number of years. I wasn't all that good before as I kept stopping and could not seem to catch the wind enough, maybe some expert advice from someone who knows.

 

See you soon.

 

Jeff

[Berrykiter]

been to Ainsdale today in 40mph winds! great day and loads there. cheers

to yorkierob for the chats and advice! great day.

little vid of me jumping

[yorkierob]

awesome day - started to wish i'd brought my seal suit but had a blast on the 12m in the afternoon - nailing those big foout-outs now woop! woop!

met some ace new people and those i never got chance to talk to i will do next time lol will defo be back again cool spot love been able to drive on the beach

@berrykiter no probs dude hope i helped ya and gettin some decent height on those jumps keep it up - cool oh and just one word ........depower

[redmark]

lovin it loads at the dale today got mi backloops 360s and front 360s down no injuries good day nice 1 yorkie for the chin wag and stuff c u soon

[yorkierob]

cool mate nice to meet you and pooky and have a chill keep up the good work dude ya doin well

[SandMonster]

Nice to see some new faces (to me anyway) down the beach as well as a few of the old ones on Sunday. Only managed to get down for about half-3 but still had a good little session. *-)

[Bobby]

In plaster!!!

 

Frikken hand is broke!!!!!

 

Ended up with an elephant man hand with all the blood pumping out the bone and going the hospital. Theres a crackin' break in the left hand/ring finger/palm bone - sheared the fukker diagonally!!! Pain from all my knuckles and a severe wrist sprain. Plastered me all the way to the elbow.

Feed me grapes blonde and mind you mow that grass straight

 

Consultant in a weeks time but at least 6 weeks of non-kiting time!!! Never fear dudes - I heal fast and am aiming to be amaze these hospital folks with my healing powers.

 

Piccies of last Sunday (sorry waterbaby for the delay)

 

http://www.bobmcgee.com/images/kites/ains/1.jpg

 

http://www.bobmcgee.com/images/kites/ains/2.jpg

 

http://www.bobmcgee.com/images/kites/ains/3.jpg

 

http://www.bobmcgee.com/images/kites/ains/4.jpg

 

http://www.bobmcgee.com/images/kites/ains/5.jpg

 

http://www.bobmcgee.com/images/kites/ains/6.jpg

 

http://www.bobmcgee.com/images/kites/ains/7.jpg

 

Quailty is pretty crap from this camera - and you dudes showd no respect for this £30 ebay special

[Bobby]

http://www.bobmcgee.com/images/kites/ains/8.jpg

 

http://www.bobmcgee.com/images/kites/ains/9.jpg

 

http://www.bobmcgee.com/images/kites/ains/10.jpg

 

http://www.bobmcgee.com/images/kites/ains/11.jpg

 

http://www.bobmcgee.com/images/kites/ains/15.jpg

 

http://www.bobmcgee.com/images/kites/ains/13.jpg

 

http://www.bobmcgee.com/images/kites/ains/14.jpg

 

http://www.bobmcgee.com/images/kites/ains/12.jpg

 

http://www.bobmcgee.com/images/kites/ains/16.jpg

 

So I'm just gonna enjoy the sunshine and try to forget the wind and waves for a while.

Silver lining is I'm on light duties all round - no housework, no diy and found out that Stella beats Nurofen every time - and it's medicinal and it's cheaper at ASDA your local pharmacy

 

Have fun fellas.

Edited June 5, 2010 by Bobby

[big-jon]

Feel for you Bobby mate - my ankle is busted and no playing out for me either, with an all night buggy race tonight! - I can't even go out without help!

 

Crap pictures!!!??? Man they aint crap they is gooood!!!!

[williamjames555]

harsh look and after you were telling my mum it was so safe lol

[yorkierob]

nice pics bobby heal soon dude

[JohnDave]

Gutted for you Bobby, heal fast dude. Judging by the current wind trends you'll not be missing out on much.

[Evertone]

Unlucky mate, know how you feel similar thing happened to me last year.

[jtshort42]

Hi,

 

I will be down the beach this week with the old landboard and dated kites to get into the swing of things again however, I would love to get on the sea. The only problem being is, I have been doing some research on the internet and it looks a minefield and also expensive.

 

Can anyone offer any advice please as to were I should start.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Jeff

[yorkierob]

your startin in the right place Jeff dude

[Bobby]

Cheers for the get well wishes, hoping the Summer doesn't escape before I get back in.

 

@bigjon - owch dude, yep I keep telling myself it could have been a leg bone. Trying to get the beemers wheels through that sand pit of an entrance is hard enough, but in an Ironside trolley it'd be frikken impossible.

 

@william - tell your mum it was a freakin' gust in a million that pulled me over, nowt ever seen before at Ainsdale and probably never will again. Better still just don't tell her.

 

@jeff - Kite and harness, a board and a rubber suit. What kites do you fly? Arcs with that landboard? Go secondhand on a decent board - (depends on your size) but go biggish on the size 132cm+ and wide 42cm+. Suppose folks will say get lessons and it's a wise move I don't disagree, but lots self teach themselves. Money was way too tight with me when I learnt with our kids at uni and I stuck to the lagoons and bashed away with seasoned surfers pointing out my mistakes.

Go for it Jeff, you'll love it, that first run is a complete rush, like sex cept you're doing it at 100mph. A complete wet dream

 

Sunday afternoon looks perfecto, you lucky lucky people .

[jtshort42]

Hi,

 

Thanks Bobby, hope you get well soon.

 

I currently have a beamer 7m, flexi 4m blade II, 3 m firebee and little ol 2.m beamer II, nothing depower or ARC like hence my concerns over budget. What kite is a good starter size, I have been looking at the best range, what do you think?

 

Cheers

[Bobby]

If you've never flown a depower Jeff it's going to be a bit of a learning curve dude. To be real honest I think you're going to find flying a depower a breeze after a 4m blade - my first kite was a 4.9 mk2 blade and that was an awesome foil - spent many a happy hour afterwork just twirling that beautiful blue kite round the beach.

 

As for Best LEIs, well I've tried them but didn't like them - but there's lots down there who fly them and love them. People say get to try different brands before you lay the money down but thats easier said than done. If you've never flown an LEI then how the heck do you know what feels right!? Lots of hype and loads of bollacks talked but you probably won't know what suits your style till you're in the game 12 months or so.

 

As soon as I'm back in the seat Jeff you're more than welcome to meet up and try my Ozone Instincts. Don't know how much you know about pump up kites but you could look over them and maybe get to learn a bit about them. They're very safe (> and simple pimple to operate - lots of schools use them to teach on.

If you do jump in and bag a Best bargain drop us a PM if you want to meet up - can't promise to one handedly jump on your bar if you get into trouble but I can giggle .

[PaulLaurie]

Jeff, Depower is a breeze compared to the non-depower stuff in your bag. I moved over (land only so far) to depower and loved it. Maybe have a go at a couple of land depower jobs just to get used to the bar first. You're certainly welcome to try mine but I'm not down as often as I'd like nowadays.

 

I used to have a 3m firebee too, my first power kite and loved it at first as had no comparison but nasty evil devils once you got into blades etc Once you move into depower it's another step change for the better in my opinion. Have fun

Edited June 7, 2010 by Paul&Laurie

[Bobby]

Stuff to tempt you landcrabs into the water.

 

Some Super Sunday snaps from Dan - link; http://forum.kitecrowd.com/kitesurfing/new-2010-anisdale-thread-176617-22.html#post2178352

[williamjames555]

i just got my first depower/lei had one go so far and found it pritty easy to grasp the onlt thing i had trouble with was that u have to power the kite to stear it and trying to find a comfortable possion to sit on and quite hard and rather scary as a first but after i finaly let tom let go of my harnes felt quite comfortable with it and was doing little jumps supper easy the he had to put me down by taking the kite (unhucked) and doing bigger jump ;'(