Windsurfing kitesurfing at Isla Canela

Thought I'd dig out some more shots of  Isla Canela that I took a few years back (2004) on a Canon EF 70 200mm 2.8 and 2x TC and D30 body

 

 

 

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15/12/12 kitesurfing/windsurfing Isla Canela

Finally, after what seems like weeks without wind, we have had some today! a small front that I had been watching all week during a course finally arrived, giving SW 15-20kts.   Unfortunately I couldn't get near the water due to family commitments but I did get down to the beach for 15 minutes or so with my 500mm mirror lens and camera and managed to get a few shots of the action. I think I need a little more practice with this manually focused lens.  It is quite tricky to track moving objects but it  is fun!!

 

 

Point 7 ACX 8.0

My recently acquired point 7 ACX 8.0 no cam slalom sail. Bought it direct from point 7 in Italy at a great price, it arrived within a week nicely packed and boxed. It rigs really easy and looks great! On the water it feels light in the hands despite being actually quite heavy, plenty of power but I only dicovered that really after playing around with downhaul and outhaul settings... It really doesn't like too much outhaul! Quality of build seems good although the small loop at the mast tip did not last long. My main reason for buying this no cam sail was for ease of waterstarting, my 7.4m cammed sail just tires me out after a few goes but this sail by comparison is a lot easier. It has some nice features like the measurement diagram for the mast extension, mounts on a 460 mast, it also seems to have quite a lot of kevlar re-inforcing around the mast tip and along the leech. Now all I need is the ACX 6.5 to go with it:)