Actually, its about a 16 hour road trip...just got
back, 30 km/h winds and 6 inches of fresh, dry powder,
need I say more. Winds from the east, so I'm not sure
if it's heading your way. Back out tomorrow for some
fresh tracks. Thunder Bay is the best place to be for
kiting in November...some were still on the water last
week, today we are on the ice (7inches).

Darren



--- 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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