water was first ignited. Dano and I
immediately learned how to
windsurf and sail and then, of
course, kiteboard. The best part of
this being that we could do this right
outside our cottage, a small house
from the 50’s just south of Main
Sauble in French Bay. Inside you’ll
find a small kitchen, a couple of
bedrooms, an office, two lofts, and
a living room with large windows
facing the beach.
One corner of the living room you’ll
find crammed with kites and boards,
perched on top of the ceiling beams
you’ll find SUP boards and a few old
school kiteboards, and on the walls
are dozens of framed photographs
from kite magazines over the
years. It hadn’t taken long for us to
become pretty obsessed with the
sport. My parents were both high
school teachers at the time so my
mom, dad, sister, and I were able to
spend every weekend at the cottage
in the fall and spring as well as our
whole summer break. Now there is
a small and tight knit community of
kiters here with new faces blending
into this niche every season. The
amount of kiters on a good day
is relatively sparse compared to
more popular areas in the country;
normally only fifteen kiters or so.
The main beach in Sauble faces
west so you can ride in pretty much
Photography: Josh Pietras