- 9 of 17 riders make it to St Luis Pass from East Beach
Support your local XLKITES Shop! Keep events like this happening, from kite repairs to small assessories, every bit helps to keep the stoke up in the local area. THANKS for coming out for the event those who did!! Racers met at East Beach just after 11am for a skipper’s meeting and then headed down wind to St Luis pass. The wind was 13mph to 17mph with 5-8ft surf most riders rigged larger kites because the forecast was . Total riders at east beach was around 20-30 of that 17 brave souls decided to make the 30mi journey downwind to St Luis Pass. 9 People made the run all the way to the end. This was the first time we’ve done a downwinder this long and will be sure to do another since we got such a positive response. Fastest finish was 2hrs 21min and slowest was around 5 hours. Send your personal ride stories to houston@xlkites.com or just post them as a comment on this page. What happend to those who didn’t make it? I’ve heard of a ripped kite panel, self-rescue at the sea wall, and extreme exhaustion.
Almost done
Happy to finish
November 10, 2009 at 9:31 am
Awesome. I’m glad I didn’t go, as I was still to out of shape. Had fun kiting for 4 hours though. Good to see this event.
November 10, 2009 at 11:21 am
thanks for sharing! Dope ride!
November 10, 2009 at 6:06 pm
Thanx phill and chris. Had a killer ride. Cant wait for the next one.
November 10, 2009 at 7:53 pm
Phil and the XL crew, Thanks for organizing such an epic ride! That was the most fun I’ve ever had kiting! Let’s do it again!
November 12, 2009 at 6:16 pm
awesome ride…
November 14, 2009 at 9:24 am
Glad yall got it done. enjoyed riding with the crew at east beach all day.
Need to do it again!!