2nd Annual 30mi Galveston Downwinder is a success!
We only had roughly 8 people attempt the run this year and almost everyone made it down. The wind was very very light in the morning and was literally blowing 7mph until 12:45 or so at St Luis pass. Many people decided not to go because the wind looked bad. Luckily once we got to St Luis and rigged our gear the wind came up to 20mph or so and we were all set. The waves were pretty huge and abnormally clean so it was an EPIC downwinder. The section through the seawall was filled with spectators as always and I’m sure we gave kitesurfing a good name in Galveston with some massive airs and impressive kickturns.
It took the first group about 1.5 hours longer than last year going the other direction. This year the wind was pretty much straight sideshore so there was a lot more cutting and jibing to make the down-wind progress.
If you missed this run, stay tuned we’ll proabably do another one in February or March next year. Before then if you’re rusty in the surf think about practicing some downwind runs from Stuwart beach to East beach or just going out and riding in the surf a couple times a month.