Miami is the greatest place on earth  I remember David J talking about kiting the flats with the Kitehouse and after talking to Bruno about it I knew I had to check it out. I got into Miami around 10am and was on the dock at around 12:30pm.
The greatest thing about kiting with the kitehouse is that they pump your kite, run your lines and basically hand you the bar and you are off.

The wind was great solid 18-25. I rigged my 11m TD2 and really had an ideal set up for the conditions.

The flats are incredible!!! It is only about a foot deep and super slick. The deep water around the flats was choppy and what you would expect with decent wind, but I can’t even describe how glassy the flats were.

Ty Luckett showed up and was boosting airs over his boat…

Miami Kiteboarding the flats

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I kited for about 4hours straight. When it was time to pack it up, I jokingly asked if I could ride a downwinder (actually an upwinder) back to Miami (7.5miles) thinking the answer would be no…My suprise, he said “go ahead.”

I think this may have been one of the best sessions I have ever had!!!

The kitehouse offers a water taxi service and kite valet service. They also do supported downwinders if there is enough interest.I think access is an issue in Miami as alot of the waterfront is ultradeveloped and private. Also you have to pay to kite in places like Crandon and a couple of the locals were indicating that other spots could become very regulated soon. Having a boat in Miami would be great so you could ride any wind direction.

I think the Keys have some very similiar flats. We better get down there fast

Mehdy Rad