Latest

All Trips

 Register and login to see your own trip page. Total 30
Date Nut River Section
10/11 sok Ejsing
Good steady session. I'm getting on good terms with the 16m2 (...)
10/01 sok Ejsing 1
16m2. Wind was a bit funny, but I got it going in the end an (...)
09/27 sok Ejsing
20 kts wind. Got carried away and lanched the 12m2. Spent an (...)
09/20 sok Ejsing
Went out to Ejsing to show mum and dad the kite. Turned out (...)
09/17 fred Payette NF Smiths Ferry to Banks 2
First time on the lower 5 for almost ten years. Went fine in (...)
09/13 sok Oddesund
OH BABY! Ooooh baby: Got up at 6.30am. All family asleep whi (...)
09/10 Rich Payette NF Smiths Ferry to Banks 1
This was the first time on the NF for Travis, and the first (...)
09/10 fred Payette NF Smiths Ferry to Banks
Warm-up stretch from Hound's tooth to the railroad bridge. G (...)
09/03 sok Ejsing
Some are good days out, some are bad. This was a bad one. Fi (...)
08/30 fred Payette SF Swirly Canyon
Went rafting with the family. The river was pretty low, but (...)
08/29 sok Ejsing
I LOVE IT! Had a great couple of runs, really getting the ha (...)
08/26 sok Ejsing 1
Superb trip. The wind was a bit lame as I arrived, I launche (...)
08/20 fred Payette SF Staircase Run
Hooked up with four guys in a great after-work run. The rive (...)
08/16 fred Boise
We rented two twin IKs and everyone had a great time- the bo (...)
08/14 sok Ejsing
Full power! Was in doubt of whether to go out, but threw mys (...)
08/10 fred Payette SF Canyon
As always a fantastic trip down the canyon stretch (my first (...)
07/16 sok Oddesund
Lots of people at what I thought was my secret spot. Quite n (...)
07/12 fred Salmon SF Canyon
Fantastic trip down one of the greatest class IV sections of (...)
07/12 Barney Salmon SF Canyon 1
  (...)
07/09 sok Ejsing
Forgot my wet shoes which is a guarnteed foot ripper. Wasn't (...)
07/09 Slider Payette SF Swirly Canyon 1
Garden Valley Ranger Station to Confluence take-out. (...)
07/06 fred Payette SF Swirly Canyon
Three generations rafting. Excellent flow for a family trip (...)
07/03 Slider Payette SF Staircase Run
Paddled Garden Valley Ranger Station to the confluence take- (...)
07/02 sok Oddesund
Yes! Finally it all came together! I was in control, surfing (...)
06/29 fred Payette SF Staircase Run
Great fun. Slalom was quite big. The surf wave was kindof in (...)
06/26 sok Ejsing
Just managed to squeeze a bit of "fresh air" into the evenin (...)
06/25 fred Payette SF Staircase Run
I was a bit more relaxed going down this time, and so we wer (...)
06/24 sok Ejsing
Went out with Celines German colleague who had brought his g (...)
06/19 fred Payette The Main
My company was nice to sponsor a team outing rafting down th (...)
06/15 fred Payette SF Staircase Run
Big water at this flow. I was a bit nervous going in my play (...)

09/13/08 Oddesund

Nut:sok
River:Oddesund,
Flow:
Distance:0
Time:1h
People:
Rating:
Notes:
 

OH BABY! Ooooh baby: Got up at 6.30am. All family asleep while I drive the 10mins to the favorite kite spot. Racking up in the sunrise and on the water by 7.30. A beefy little wind was blowing and I was in doubt if I could handle the 12m2 and thought: f. it, we only live once and launched the mother. Oh boy was there a pull in her. Definitely the most power I have tried so far, and once I was on the water it was f... brilliant. I was really enjoying it. Superb conditions and excellent to be on the water in the morning. And then suddenly: whooosh! I get lifted like a ballon! My first jump!! It was not my initiative, but I was in fine control in the duration of the flight and landing with board and both feet on it. Boy is this fun! Watch this space.

Session ended as I am now used to: crash, bang, bum, lost board, half an hour salvaging the reckage and packing up. I love it though - definitely a sense of adventure when all is lost in the middle of the water. Note to self: I need to start wearing a lifesaver.


Comments

Post comment

You need to be logged in to add a comment.


There are no comments yet.