Saturday, August 2, 2008

Please God just a bit of Wind tomorrow - Kitesurfing in Sri Lanka

  • As you may now be aware, without wind, there will be not kitesurfing. With almost suicidal amounts of wind last weekend in XXX, this Saturday (2nd of August) the wind is none existent. No kitesurfing at all today. We are all on our knees tonight, praying, that there would be a bit of wind tomorrow. The weather forecasts predict very moderate wind conditions but even that could change - so its up to the weather god...
  • I've seen a number of people get utterly dissapointed when they were not able to get a session due to low wind conditions. This is especially the case with newcomers to the sport. Soo bitter are they that they even take it on the people who instruct. One thing that you need to realize is that, kitesurfing solely depends on wind conditions and if you are doing it in the sea, the conditions in the sea. No one can predict nature 100 percent. If the conditions are'nt the best for kitesurfing, well, you've got to live with it...
  • Maybe thats the beauty of the sport, you tend to appreciate nature and its beauty. Its a scarce resource, even the wind, when its there, we need to use it to the maximum, enjoy it to the fullest.
  • So, if you do intend on learning kitesurfing in Sri Lanka or anywhere in the world, remember, you need to be patient. You cannot learn the sport in a hurry...
  • With that, I've got to go pray....please god let there be wind tomorrow.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

God is good. The winds picked up and we had a nice session! Dil