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Talking about wind…
Just graduated and already again in the airplane. The next PKRA event stops in Spain. The first day I arrive, there are no kites in the air. And we are talking about the ‘Mekka’ for surfers and kiters! The wind is blowing 50-60 knots offshore, pfff talking about wind…
The event starts Tuesday with the trails for the men. I have the first day off, which is perfect to get used to the sun and the temperature.
Wednesday the main event starts. My first heat is against Angela Peral. In these strong winds I probably have a chance against her. I just go for it! I pulled out a lot of powered tricks and a huge unhooked kite loop. But her technical difficulty won over my power and variety. Although it was a 2 to 1 decision by the judges. Really bad luck this time.
The double elimination started at Thursday. Only some men heats were done. The wind was less than the last days, so I could train a little with my 8. Free riding is a perfect way to get rid of your nerves.
Friday I am in the first heat on the water against Carol Freitas. Again I am really nervous, which results in shitty tricks in the first few minutes. So stupid. But I recover and start to fight back with powered raileys and s-bends. In the end of the heat Carol crashes really hard and puts her kite down. I pull out an back surface pass in the same time, so I win this heat.
Next heat is against Emma York. Again I ride like I never kited before. I feel so weak; I hardly can hold the bar. But I was still able to do some unhooked tricks in his strong wind, while Emma had a really hard time and couldn’t do much. I advanced and had to go against Jo Wilson. I am determined to win this time. While my head is in the right mood, my body doesn’t seem to listen at all. Every time I land a trick, but than I can’t hold the bar anymore. I think I swam more than I kited. So that was an easy heat for Jo, who had I quite good heat herself.
Overall I end up at a nice 7th place. Not bad if you think about the fact that last week around this time I graduated. Probably I am so weak and tired because of the ‘de-stressing’…
Source Katjas weblog :: http://www.protestboardwear.com/blogs/katja/
Talking about wind…
Just graduated and already again in the airplane. The next PKRA event stops in Spain. The first day I arrive, there are no kites in the air. And we are talking about the ‘Mekka’ for surfers and kiters! The wind is blowing 50-60 knots offshore, pfff talking about wind…
The event starts Tuesday with the trails for the men. I have the first day off, which is perfect to get used to the sun and the temperature.
Wednesday the main event starts. My first heat is against Angela Peral. In these strong winds I probably have a chance against her. I just go for it! I pulled out a lot of powered tricks and a huge unhooked kite loop. But her technical difficulty won over my power and variety. Although it was a 2 to 1 decision by the judges. Really bad luck this time.
The double elimination started at Thursday. Only some men heats were done. The wind was less than the last days, so I could train a little with my 8. Free riding is a perfect way to get rid of your nerves.
Friday I am in the first heat on the water against Carol Freitas. Again I am really nervous, which results in shitty tricks in the first few minutes. So stupid. But I recover and start to fight back with powered raileys and s-bends. In the end of the heat Carol crashes really hard and puts her kite down. I pull out an back surface pass in the same time, so I win this heat.
Next heat is against Emma York. Again I ride like I never kited before. I feel so weak; I hardly can hold the bar. But I was still able to do some unhooked tricks in his strong wind, while Emma had a really hard time and couldn’t do much. I advanced and had to go against Jo Wilson. I am determined to win this time. While my head is in the right mood, my body doesn’t seem to listen at all. Every time I land a trick, but than I can’t hold the bar anymore. I think I swam more than I kited. So that was an easy heat for Jo, who had I quite good heat herself.
Overall I end up at a nice 7th place. Not bad if you think about the fact that last week around this time I graduated. Probably I am so weak and tired because of the ‘de-stressing’…
Source Katjas weblog :: http://www.protestboardwear.com/blogs/katja/
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