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5th November 2006
Kite surfing: Tarifa - Punta Paloma
Wind Direction: Levante (E)
Wind Stength: 10-30kts gusts
Surf / Sea State: Flattish
Air Temperature: 16
Sea Temperature: warm
Weather: cloud
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At first I was considering wimping out. The wind gusts were extremely vicious. Only about 10 kiters were out (and about 50 windsurfers) and many kiters who did go out did a couple of runs before packing up and going home.

Eventually went for it, but didn´t really achive much, other than learning to fly the kite in such conditions. Got into the usual mess second time around so packed up and took a break.

As I seemed to be mainly underpowered I undid the knot on my depower system, cleated it in, intending to adjust it on the water and knot it again.

Going out again, I was about to hit the water and a massive gust took the kite. If that´s not bad enough, it knocked out the depower system and the kite powered straight up, launching me a good 6-10ft in the air. Luckily I landed OK and didn´t hurt myself, but getting the kite under control was impossible without bailing out. I HATE this stupid GK system.

The next time I did as Matt at Airjam told me, let go of the kite and try to adjust it then. But whenever I let go, the kite just comes crashing back down into the sea, where it then gets rolled in the shorebreak, gets completely tangled up, and once again *bing!* game over.

Once I´d sorted that (just guessed and knotted it) I did have one decent run. On a day like today that´s quite an achievement at my level, so that cheered me up no end.

I was one of the first on the beach and one of the last off, and despite the near-miss had a really good (and exhausting) day.

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