Kayak Kiting

This is a wonderful way to start a new blog. This past week-end in Frenchman's Bay I tried Kayak kiting for the first time. For years I had dreamed of kayak kiting but never managed to bring it to reality. Fortunatly a fellow Kayaker: Kayleena Frost lent me her Kayak Kite. I have never seen such a thing. A kite made specifically for use with a Kayak. It's small, light, simple and easy to deploy. I set off from the Westshore boat-launch with a 20 knot south-wester. I paddled out past the luffing effects of the spit and threw the kite up. It instantly formed a wing and rapidly climbed to the end of its' tether. I skimmed across the Bay to the North using the Caspians' keel and my paddle to cheat off the wind. Then once clear of the Dragon Boats I tacked East crossed the gap at speed and fetched up at the Marina.
It was so much fun I went back to the spit and took my wife kiting in our canoe. The wind took us rapidly to the north end of the Bay. We could not steer the canoe like the kayak. W paddled back.
Kayak kiting is really a thrill and I intend to get in a few different kites to try.
JimP