Hmmm let's see, It's 6:41, Saturday night. If i leave (from
Kingston) right now do you think i can get a session in and make it
back for work tomorrow at noon? Could be worth a try!

--- In cankitesurf@yahoogroups.com, "Canadian Kite Rider"
<canadiankiterider@...> wrote:
>
> thats only a 24 hour road trip from S.O. Ken, well worth it if
your jonesing that bad,
>
> Darren tell us later how much fun you had today so we can have
some kiteporn to read tonight. I just purchased a snowblower so I'm
opimistic we'll have some white stuff soon.
>
> cheers
> Jim
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Darren McChristie
> To: cankitesurf@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 10:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [cankitesurf] Re: What is next for kites?
>
>
> 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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