Today I scored my best session yet down in Hatteras. Myself, Tommy, Mattt, Colin and Andy had a little demo session going on from 2-4. We tested out some of the new LF and Naish stuff. I rode the Naish 16m Torch with a 20” bar. I really think that the 22” bar would have been better with the kite since it seemed to turn a hair slow. It packs a lot of power. It had a but more bar pressure than I like in a kite. The torch boosted well and high. After I got blown off the Torch I grabbed matt’s 11m waroo and was lit. The kite is very fast with enormous depower when riding under normal conditions for that kite size. Once it picked up and I had to depower the Waroo to hold it down, the kite had a small sweet spot where there was either too much power or too little power. It seemed to jerk you around, but I should have probably sized smaller again. I learned a front roll today. I landed my first attempt and ate it pretty good on the nest 5 I tried. My foot kept falling out. I think its time to tighten the straps or ride some bindings. It was a great day of riding, around 65, sunny and some 2-4 foot waves made for an amazing session.
