Hey everyone,
We are now two days down out of five of the First Kitegirls Riding Clinic. We have covered a bunch of theory and practical tips and have setup and changed all of the girls bars to make their riding more comfortable and improve stance and posture. So far so good, everyone riding with great posture and style.
The video of the first day revealed lots of small tips and improvements for the girls and they all seemed to improve on the second day of riding.
Two days of riding in opposites ends of the scale. First day at Woodies where four girls rode in 25 to 30 knot winds and made it look good!
Meanwhile I rescued two lost kites from others at the location
and saved a windurfer girl from being blown all the way to Coogee. Our girls all made it back to the beach safely in the strengthening winds unassisted. Doesn't sound like much to you? Well two of the girls had never really sailed in more than 20 knots before! A great triumph!
Second day at Peli Point in light to moderate conditions (8-13 knots) where the girls all had fun riding in the smooth water back and forth past the video camera, lots of good footage to analyse this morning.
A great friendly casual atmosphere to the course and we are all enjoying the learning and commeraderie of being a small group of likeminded people having fun.
More updates in a couple of days,
Darren Marshall
Australian Kiteboarding School
