Slipped in a quick DP sesh at M this morning just before the rain. Sun rises at 6:25 which means you can start rigging around 6:00. Hope to do a DP from the...
Hey Tim, good to hear from you. I will be voting early before work... so no DP for me this time. I will keep my eye out for thursday though. Ryan. ... ...
Hey Tim, I wish it could make it tomorrow, I have to vote in the morning before work. Wed, Thrs. Fri, count me in. Was in Ft Lauderdale this weekend, pulled...
M was excellent. Absolutely perfectly powered on 10m/ 200lbs. very east so nice and smooth inside by wall with rideable swell farther out. 2-3 bottom turns...
Here is a link to a video showing the new "5th Line" in use. More to come of this new innovation I suspect. From Joe who is our Naish Midwest Rep.... ...
Overpowered on G18 had to switch to G13 for a nice wave jumping sesh at M this morning from the Dog Beach end. Nice 2-4 foot ramps going out with enough power...
Hey Mike, Nice vid. IMO, never liked 5th line....I think it is good for land or snow use since the kite normally slides through the ground when attempting...
well, i made it back from key west in one piece! lessons with paul were awesome! yes gerard, my lessons with you definitely came in handy because we didnt...
Hey Nicole, Glad you got your lessons in. If your up to it you can continue to learn your water starts but this time using a snowboard doing snowkiteboarding,...
Going to south/western florida and wanted to get some lessons for my girlfriend. We are planning to travel around. Can you recommend someone to send her out...
erik, I took lessons with Paul Menta in key west, his website is http://www.kste.net/lessons.htm and i HIGHLY recommend him. He's a pro kitesurfer and has...
There are some great beaches in the Ft. Lauderdale area. The main beach in Lauderdale has a designated kiting area, which is run by Kite USA. Chris and Neil ...
I visited the yahoo kitsurf group....If i'm not mistaken this was the first ever message board then for what is today our sport of kiteboarding/kitesurfing. ...
Hey, is anyone making plans for tomorow's 15-20 NW? Miller? Whihala-lala? What degrees of west is the max. to kite at M? With the huge buildings near by gets...
Gus, Agree NW at M can get ugly because of the buildings. Unfortunately I think the entire Chicago lakefront has about the same NNW angle. This means NW is...
Tim, I'll meet you at M, 6 am if its not raining hard. Mike Rush ... entire Chicago lakefront has about the same NNW angle. This means NW is coming over land...
Tim, although I never kited at 63rd with a NW, we stopped there to take a look and it was side-shore, I'l try it one day may be in a weekend since now ...
Gus, Didn't go this morning due to rain. Am stuck at work. Hope you guys catch some good wind. Hope to get out somewhere this weekend. Mornings working...
Nicole, In extreme cold well below freezing inflatable kites deflate as with playing basketball with a ball that gets hard and loses pressure in the Winter....
thanks tim. you are very helpful. i had been looking around at 3 and 5m foils, actually i think a 3m will be good enough for me, but was confused about the...