One of the things I love about living on a small island is the sense of community and luckily this one has a fairly strong conscience. April is Earth Month and this weekend there’s a big reef and shore clean-up taking place at Divetech. Miller Lite are still supporting turtle conservation with their special edition cans so they’ll be supplying the equipment and giving everyone who takes part a free beer. Hope to see a lot of people there!

The best kiter at the beach is the one that’s having the most fun.

How true that statement is and how important it is to remember it! As previously mentioned, I haven’t had the best season but during some recent sessions I’ve been enjoying the late season winds by trying some old school tricks. The other week I mastered the board off and I also got some dark slides – SO fun!

Apart from one morning this week (another stunning sunrise session) there’s been very little wind recently and it’s starting to feel like the season is over. Frustrating really because my season has been riddled with injuries – I had some big aims going into the season and when my foot recovered from having stitches I thought I could get back on my board and start where I left off but I was soon made to realize that your body doesn’t work like that. There have been a few triumphs and new tricks (down loop s-bends, new grabs, dark slide) and I’ve continued to work on other things but in between I’ve had to remind myself that kiting is for fun and I shouldn’t feel disappointed if I don’t learn something new each session. Hopefully we’ll have a few more windy days here before it goes away for the summer and I’ve got a week in Cabarete to look forward to in July! yay!