sorry...it's Thunder Bay, we have four inches of ice
and few inches of snow.


--- Ken McGlade <tickittyboo2@...> wrote:

> Where is "here" cuz i'm dying to get out and do some
> snow kiting. If
> it's not too far away, I"m in for a road trip this
> weekend.
>
>
> --- In cankitesurf@yahoogroups.com, Darren
> McChristie
> <mcchristie@...> wrote:
> >
> > I bought a 6.5, I also fly a venom II...The lakes
> are
> > finally frozen around here, so I am hoping to get
> out
> > this weekend. I'll get back to you on that...
> >
> > Darren
> > --- woodman_k <woodman_k@...> wrote:
> >
> > > Darren
> > > What size did you get?
> > >
> > > It would be interesting if you can compare its
> power
> > > to another
> > > known kite. I fly mostly pl venoms in the winter
> and
> > > a comparison to
> > > them would be a good benchmark.
> > >
> > > Stan
> > >
> > > --- In cankitesurf@yahoogroups.com, Darren
> > > McChristie
> > > <mcchristie@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I own a smart kite...just purchased it.
> Haven't
> > > had it
> > > > out yet but I can tell you it has a huge wind
> > > range.
> > > >
> > > > Darren
> > > > --- woodman_k <woodman_k@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hung
> > > > > I remember you were playing with a concept
> air
> > > kite
> > > > > as a shape
> > > > > shifting flat to sled kite.
> > > > > Conceptair now makes it. Its called the
> "smart".
> > > > > Have you tried it?
> > > > >
> > > > > Stan
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In cankitesurf@yahoogroups.com,
> hungvu2000@
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > We had this battle about sled .vs. flat
> long
> > > time
> > > > > ago.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Sled more or less won due to its inherent
> > > > > stability and
> > > > > the "mysterious"
> > > > > > sled boosting effect. Read
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://www.kitesurfingschool.org/kite.htm#Sled_Boosting
> > > > > for the
> > > > > sled
> > > > > > boosting effect.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Even with flat LEI, the kiters' preference
> is
> > > SLE,
> > > > > not flat bow.
> > > > > SLE
> > > > > > has more stability and "sled boosting"
> effect
> > > > > while offering full
> > > > > > depower (actually, it's the full depower
> that
> > > is
> > > > > important and not
> > > > > the
> > > > > > flatness of the kite).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Do we want a flatter flat LEI? flatter
> than
> > > bow?
> > > > > We have foils
> > > > > which
> > > > > > are probably better and more efficient.
> Back
> > > to
> > > > > the future with
> > > > > foil?
> > > > > > I had this wonderfully sled/foil kite that
> can
> > > > > behave as a foil or
> > > > > sled
> > > > > > up to the desire of the kiter a while
> ago...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What is next for kites?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > P.S., I was posting a message about bridle
> on
> > > the
> > > > > trailing edge of
> > > > > flat
> > > > > > LEI a while ago on these groups and it
> looks
> > > like
> > > > > someone is
> > > > > seriously
> > > > > > working on it. Sounds like our
> discussions at
> > > the
> > > > > various Yahoo
> > > > > > kitesurf groups are always first in trend
> and
> > > > > direction (the same
> > > > > thing
> > > > > > happened with Flat LEI via the original
> > > discussion
> > > > > at
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/kitesurf/message/67005
> > > > > )
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hung
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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