Secret Kite Spot With Ocean Rodeo’s Windy Devils
Chris Brown, Ocean Rodeo rider and Windy Devil owner ripping the secret kite spot.
I had the pleasure of kiting with the Ocean Rodeo team riders in the Bay Area. I didn’t kite since the spot is advanced with 6 feet waves, rocks and a possibility of getting blown downwind to the shark feeding area. I happily watched and took photos as they played. It was impressive to see the riders (not all Ocean Rodeo) so fluid and graceful ripping in the waves. The benefits of living by a windy Coast and urban shoreline is that you get kiting time almost every day or a few days a week during the windy season. Proof to the adage: practice makes perfect. It holds true for everything you do.
Secret Kite Spot
Unfortunately, I can’t share much detail as to the exact geo-location of the spot. I naturally did not check-in on Gowalla or Foursquare even when it was tempting to be the Mayor of a secret spot. Doing so would have caused my getting voted off the island. Hiking and going down cliffs were involved. The riders enjoyed nice clean waves of at least six feet high. I was told it usually gets bigger. The wind so good, it could have been blowing in the upper teens and mid-twenties!
Wall of Ego
More a series of photos showcasing a perfect kiter’s wave riding day. A few photos courtesy of Erin Loscocco. Thanks to Ocean Rodeo’s Windy Devils for sharing the secret spot! I’d love to be able to kite there someday soon!
Seasoned kiters Paul Underhill and Stefaans Viljoens team tagging
Seasoned Bay Area kiter and Ocean Rodeo rider Chris Brown
Unknown rider at the secret kite spot
Boriana Angelova, Bay Area kiter who loves to ride Crissy!
Erin Loscocco, pro-photographer and Ocean Rodeo team rider
The tunes!
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