Taiwan
This trip has now already been my second one to Taiwan. The last time I was here was in Fall of 2009, and since then really alot has changed in the kitesurfing community. Amazing how fast the progress of the people is but still, how loyal the people are to the sport. They all still knew me, and welcomed me with open arms! F-ONE Importer Pete, who I cannot thank enough, took really good care of us, and showed us around the whole time...The camp was really cool. It was a nice mix in between all the Demos and Camps with the people, and everybody got to test the new Acid, Trax, TX, VOLT and Bandits. Also, through the pictures and coaching the kiters improved a lot and had lots of fun. We visited alot of spots and so I got to see almost all of Taiwan again. Only one day was a desaster for me: I went into the waves, and for a short moment I was not concentrated. I dropped the kite, and the waves pushed me into the lines, so I could not relaunch the kite. It got tangled in itself and I had to release as otherwise it was getting quite dangerous with the currents. On top, right downwind is a hug pier of super sharp rocks and shells. Great, the kite was drifting straight into it, got tangled and ripped completely. I swam towards the artificial reef, and got totally cut myself. At least I got the completely destroyed kite back, and I cut the lines of the bar, so I would still have at least that! All in all a pretty total loss, however I was quite lucky to not get even more injured myself. Jac and the locals helped me alot, so it was not too bad...
Check out the Gallery from here ! I will get you a video combined from Egypt and here from Taiwan during the next days. We are now on our way to the next F-ONE camp: Maledives. Having been there already in October, I am super excited to get to ride there again!
Cheers
Jule
13.05.2011. 07:04
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