Hey group, I recently started kitesurfing (Many thanks to Hung for teaching me!) and I am interested in purchasing a new kite. I have negotiated a discount...
an492@...
Mar 2, 2001 2:57 pm
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You should arrange a demo day where people can try it out first! How does the performance compare to a 9.0 foil from Concept Air, Quadrifoil or F-One? How does...
Colin Gowland
colin-gowland@...
Mar 2, 2001 3:03 pm
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Cant be compared, It's something else, different. To me It's a modified-changed C-Quad. I did had a try with it, long lines set-up. I must say that it work...
traction@...
Mar 2, 2001 4:01 pm
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Colin, ... I don't own one yet but hope to if I can get enough people together for a group purchase (regular price is $550 complete). The company has demo days...
an492@...
Mar 2, 2001 4:42 pm
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Hi! I was there at the kitesurfing winter tour last week and I talked to a guy that know the conceptor very well. I'm not sure but I think that he said that...
xtremcata@...
Mar 3, 2001 3:40 pm
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Michel, ... Yes I can believe that; using short lines is a way of making a too big kite become more managable (less power along with the ability to "sheet out"...
an492@...
Mar 3, 2001 7:31 pm
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Luc, ... I talked with Raymond on the phone and he said the same thing (nobody has used it in the water yet). He was doing some testing and had some success...
an492@...
Mar 3, 2001 7:35 pm
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Sure Annie did a great job. But I can insure you that there is nothing to see with the performance of the Flex compare to a ram air kite. Again I am not saying...
traction@...
Mar 4, 2001 4:07 pm
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Bonjour Michel. Congratulations with another win of yours- is there another option for the best kiter on the best kite? ;-) Looks as if I've understood why you...
Dima
yar@...
Mar 4, 2001 10:53 pm
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Winter is almost over guys lets get together all the guys in the toronto area for a kite day on puslinch or simcoe or where ever i had a good time when the...
Dan
skynut@...
Mar 6, 2001 1:48 am
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... If you cannot stay up wind kiteskiing it would be much worse in kitesurfing!!! Hung....
Hung Vu
hungvu@...
Mar 6, 2001 1:55 am
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bare ice ( i mean like glass ) and 60 mile per hour winds with a 8.5 wippi you try and stay up wind i think i did pretty good stayin alive later Dan ... From:...
Dan
skynut@...
Mar 6, 2001 4:36 am
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Dan (and everyone) Every year in March there is always a big kite skiing get-together up in Barrie. One of the guys in the Toronto kite club started it, Lam...
Mark
mark@...
Mar 6, 2001 3:18 pm
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... of virgin ... St. ... I was talking with Barney Kenney and he was saying that the 2002 WISSA will be in either Russia or Italy. I guess we will see who ...
cjgilmore@...
Mar 6, 2001 5:04 pm
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Hi Chris, Trying to be objective I'm still sure St. Petersburg is the best place for big comps - a beautiful large (5 million) city where you can race right in...
Dima
yar@...
Mar 6, 2001 7:44 pm
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I flew and tried to tune the new Concept Air opened-cell EX's 6.0 m2 today in light wind and amazed with its handling, power and smooth form while flying. when...
Hung Vu
hungvu@...
Mar 6, 2001 11:40 pm
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I saw some good dialog on landing downwind vs more speed cross wind. I like Dans point about being downwind being a small price to pay for staying alive. (in...
vanhoutven@...
Mar 7, 2001 12:31 am
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sounds like fun but it also sounds like it was a little too busy people should go to Lake Simcoe ( lots of room ) watch the presser cracks ( watched a...
Dan
skynut@...
Mar 7, 2001 4:10 am
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Hung have you ever tryed the open cell Quadrafoils ( xl, xxl e.t.c ) they look really ridged, fast and powerful i saw a few concepts and quadras flyin...
Dan
skynut@...
Mar 7, 2001 4:15 am
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Yes, I have been loving my XXXL in the last 2-3 years. I think the EX's form is smoother, just think about this: 1- XXXL: 9.66 m2, 30 cells, bridle...
Hung Vu
hungvu@...
Mar 7, 2001 12:17 pm
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Here is the comments I received from Raymond Potvin (designer?) concerning water relaunchability (note paraski mode is with short lines; kite mode is...
an492@...
Mar 7, 2001 2:48 pm
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Hi there I.m looking at picking up a couple of windtech trainer kites [3.4 and 5.5], to use for kiteskiing in the winter and kitesurfing in the summer. Does ...
Norm Beddows
nbeddows@...
Mar 7, 2001 3:54 pm
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Not sure EX's 6.0 is actually a conventional 6.0 sq.m. As far as I know the Conceptair people measure only the "intrados" but not the plain area as most of the...
Dima
yar@...
Mar 7, 2001 4:28 pm
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i am not tryin to shoot your idea down but you maybe wasting your money why would you pay $450 for a kite that you can only use kiteskiin he says that it can...
Dan
skynut@...
Mar 7, 2001 8:09 pm
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i don't have foils but they both look like good kites but with the way you say ther made the concept is probably better the only thing i hate with kiteskkin...
Dan
skynut@...
Mar 7, 2001 8:16 pm
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HI, Has any one had any experience kite skiing under a full moon? I think I heard something or I saw something somewhere on it. Is it any good ? Is there...
everding5792@...
Mar 8, 2001 12:10 am
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A friend and I are goin to simcoe friday night if the wind is up and the sky is fairly clear everyone welcome probably keswick both puslinch and simcoe will be...
Dan
skynut@...
Mar 8, 2001 1:36 am
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Pressure cracks keep coming up in discussion. When I'm out on the lake, I hear pressure cracks shooting across the ice, Any that I've seen have been at most...
Troy Bezanson
troy_bezanson@...
Mar 8, 2001 3:10 am
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Monday morning I wake up. It's 4:00 and still dark. I look out the window and the wind is screaming through the trees in the backyard. 60km gusting to 90km. ...
Troy Bezanson
troy_bezanson@...
Mar 8, 2001 3:25 am
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Hi Jim! It's Grant Fitz that likes to howl at the full moon. I am not sure if he is on this group but I do have his email if you want it. He claims it is the...
