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And the answer is…..

I will let the pictures unveil

the name of the very fast

world champion.....

He showed up late as the wind line was further away.

Nevertheless Bravo Tonio for 49.09 Mph.... ...sorry Knots

Maui has it all,

even convenient branches to dry your gear before boarding the plane ride home.

I will miss ATA ....and Aloha

Here are some Maui skies to remember the feeling.

Coaching...

....giving advice  

Big competition, or should I say Strong!

Who's this famous sailor....

Like my current coach    he wears Quicksilver     The answer in a couple days.

Maui on shore wind

Maui on shore wind favors Kihei, and it was not for the weak of heart   The gear I was using: Quatro 76L and 4.7 Maui Sails (very stable and very well  built).

For Dimi

The bags series.....     That day the kite went up 3 times, I even got wet but no board touched the water.  It was so gusty that the kite was all over and just flip flopped and dropped.       

I did managed to relaunch but after the third zero wind drop, I called it a bag series session     

Kite and seek

 

Here is the young crop having fun between sessions.     

It's not 3rd Ave !!......

It's not 3^rd  Ave !!......

 

No large paved parking lot, no colorful port-a-potty, no carpet to rig up, no paved trail with bicycles to give you company, and a difficult launch with trees....

 But with all this adverse conditions I managed 

Aloha from Kailua