How did that new CA smart 6.5 work?

Stan

--- In cankitesurf@yahoogroups.com, Darren McChristie
<mcchristie@...> wrote:
>
> 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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> > > >
> >
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