12 meter synergy and 15 m synergy fun and bozo on jet ski.

Wow, has Mother Nature been handing us the good stuff. Yesterday was all time hucking barrels at South Heavens and a perfect 15 m synergy with Xanadu seshion starting at around 11 mph average and going up to 20's. On arrival there were eight guys out surfing,and dropping into solid overhead tubes, one after another. I was about to just grab my surfboard but the spray off the top of the wave was all the incentive needed to grab a kite. Just an unbelievable seshion after two weeks of at least five days a week of kiting between here and the C Street point wave. Today was solid twelve meter synergy weather with the smaller board for the end of the session.

An early paragliding launch was blown out for Steve and I as huge white caps in the channel just briefly preceded stong gusts hitting our high altitude launch from two directions. Steve launched anyway and regreted it. Luckily he landed safely after a tip collapse and several moments of getting blown back and hucked up in the quickly escalating winds. You can always try to give friends what you think is good safety advice to wait until another day, but the final decision is always the one you make personaly as it is your neck. Steve came down to the beach to check out the kitesurfing again afterwards,and thinks this year is his year to learn down at San Quintin as he can paraglide the dunes in the mornings as well.

A kiter decided to zip up to North Beach Leo on a tow board behind a jet ski after downwinding to the new Clout owners rented house furhter south. He then did twenty minutes of tow in surfing a few feet from shore while speeding up and down North Beach Leo in the State Park. The three surfers at heavens were not impressed and it would have been a big ticket had he and his tower been caught. The ski was in a foot of water repeatedly and all the way in a few times as he ran up to his van and the gang to say "check me out" Having to tell him it was illegal and could jepordize our kiting, etc. at this location with hard shell powered vesel harbor and navs and state and county laws, should not have been necessary. Of course he and the others would not hear it and just figured it is all ok as long as they are having fun. It is very hard to ask buds to behave,and we all hate to do it, but when it comes down to closing down our favorite sport, there is no choice but to be the party pooper sometimes. We already lost Malibu Surfrider to kiteing do to a couple of knucklehead kiters. Luckily the head lifeguards who live right next to the beach were not home on their balcony to see George's tow show. Anyplace else but there and after the other kite surf screw ups this last year, you would think...Man..Bad enough to be blasting the darn skis nonstop at our old favorite wave and surf spot just south that used to be so nice and mellow but at least south of the county patroled Nicholas Canyon Beach. Sandy,the most senior County recurent guard there, already had a run in with illegal kitesurfing with the same fellow at Nicholas and even shoved by him in the confrontaion, so it won't take much to set him off understandably.

Come on gang, get it together, the season is on us. Big grins otherwise though...Been great conditions and Allan Sarlow showed up today and is showing huge improvement in his wave sailing. Zev was staying upwind no problem and riding a few waves, while looking forward to the next step with lessons on a directional. G was heavily pimping Naish Cults on the beach today and the water looked like a real mix of all sorts of cool kite brands in a kaliedescope of colors and designs. Hope some of the gang can appreciate the lifeguard's position in the future and behave or loose more beaches. The new area head guard gave me that information in a pretty straight forward way. Obey rules and respect other beach and water users or loose access.. If team riders behave in a way that can jepordize a local spot, the sponsoring shop/brand gets a bad rap...Maybe a bit of a talking to???