Nice pics, Gary. We went out last Tuesday in about 18 knots (fun but scarey for me). We only stayed out for about 15 minutes because my son was wet and shivering (yes, I'm in Florida). He said he didn't want to go in but it was getting crazy. Just as we "hit" the beach on a barely controllable broad run, a carfull of kite sailors pulls up. They told us that they don't even think about coming out until the wind hits about 20 mph. He was wearing a BMX looking helmet. I thought it was silly until I saw him launch off the face of the heavy chop. He got about 5 feet of air off of a 1 foot face by doing a pull-up looking maneuver. Very impressive... I see why they wear helmets now.

-Rob V.
Panama City
Nacra 5.2