Kitesoul Magazine #18 English Edition

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KITESPOT
Pohnpei - Micronesia: a different perspective of a familiar place
that one of the biggest sets of the day decided to roll
through, and both Dan and I quickly got excited. Being
on a kite, I could easily see the second wave of the
set was bigger and lining up on the reef making it “the
one” in the set to catch. I wasn’t sure if Dan could see
what was behind the first wave so I decided to try and
sell him on the first wave to selfishly claim the second
one for myself. I yelled “Go Dan, Go! Looks like a sick
one!” trying to act like a friend when in actuality the
devil on my shoulder was smirking with greed. Dan was
no fool, his years of surfing knowledge and years of
contest surfing instantly knew what I was selling was
bulls#!t. He simply smiled and paddled over the first
wave and directly into position for what turned out to
be the wave of the trip. He was in perfect position for a
perfect wave and rode it with ease. I looked back and
watched the wave rifle down the reef and explode out
the back confirming it was indeed a good ride. I have
just as much fun with watching friends score good
waves as I do when I score a one for myself. However,
I’m always out looking for the best waves and having
the advantage of being on a kite over just a surfboard
is the advantage of being able to pick and choose any
wave you want. I simply turned around and caught the
very next wave getting a good ride myself.