Too much of a good thing...

I haven't posted in a while as I haven't had the opportunity to buggy much due to the weather and life.

Today was the day, the forecast looked good with 12-15 knots.

Everything was loaded ready to go. This morning I woke to gently swaying trees, got up and got out. 

On the lake checked the wind and it was 15 knots + blowing an easterly so thought I could buggy all the way down the lake. I was motoring down the lake approaching a narrower bit which was blocked by a man and his dogs!

Power slide to stop and de-powered the kite, which went behind me, bow-tied and ended dropping into the bush! Thankfully missed all the trees and sat still on the grass!

Disconnected the flying lines and after half an hour of careful extraction and then bridle de-tangling I was able to pack the kite away, could have attempted to reattach the lines and given it another go but the wind had kicked off.

20-25 knots is too much for me, wouldn't have flown the 6m Access no way I was going to try my R1!

Reality...

The forecast is for 12-15 knots, the reality is it's 2-10 knots (when it try's hard)!

New Banner...

I created and uploaded a new banner for my blog...

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Pictures - Ozone R1 7m in the kite buggy

Some more pictures from Lake Lefroy and the Ozone R1 7m in the kite buggy, taken by Jhn.Holgate.

The last three are all taken from the same spot and show the water encroaching over the lake once the wind changed direction!

walk of shame

Video - Kite buggying, Lake Lefroy...

Flying the Ozone R1 7m during the Lake Lefroy Land Sailing Club Regatta 2015.

Kite Buggy, Lake Lefroy WA from Mark Crook on Vimeo.

Pictures - Ozone R1 7m...

Some pictures of the Ozone R1 7m...

Buggy action

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Lake Lefroy Land Sailing Club regatta...

Arrived and Friday and was able to fly the new Ozone R1 7m, it was about 6-7 knots. 

Yesterday was a lot of sitting around waiting for the wind but did get a play at about 3. The frustrating thing is that areas of the lake are still quite wet and we are using the ponds which are surrounded by causeways - so you quite rapidly run out of room.

They also have some water on them in places, so the salt spray is bad. Ended up not being able to see, through a combination of salt and sun-screen in my eyes - just couldn't keep them open! 

The kite, buggy and other gear is going to need a really good clean when I get home.

Lots of wind overnight and it's still blowing this morning, though we have had a few spots of rain. It's then a case of seeing which areas are driest. I'm hoping that if the wind is more consistent I can get some video.

The Ozone R1 7m is an awesome kite, i did fly it in 6-7 knots on the first day, then had a bit of trouble trying to get it to launch in next to nothing yesterday morning. But in the afternoon it really came into its own, with fantastic acceleration, super quick, tight turns, and  huge potential for speed - just need a bit more space and consistent wind!

Lean, green, buggy machine...

In my pursuit of increasing speed in the buggy I thought I would try some streamlining...

Or could it be a 7m Ozone R1 is on its way to WA.

Just need to sell the Manta and Access to fund it! I hope it arrives in time for the Lake Lefroy land-sailing regatta.