I hear ya buddy just let it out. let it all out. DAMMIT its always hard seeing a grown man cry.:( On a lighter note the wind will be good for me tmorrow so...
Wave riding guidelines discussion I would like to get some kite wave riding guidelines together for kiters who want to start playing in the waves. These are my...
Good list. I'd add, if your going out in bigger stuff (head high or more), make sure you are nicely powered up. Best to be slightly overpowered than under....
You feel (are) more powered when going down the face due to your increasing boardspeed. This results in a massive increase in appearent wind across the kite. ...
ah, apparent wind. Obvious really, but just never thought about it... Thanks. Nick ... you ... power ... when ... for ... of ... waves) ... are ... water ... ...
Everyone is comming out with spinning safety leashes, some are using a stopper ball and a ring on the front lines and going through the Holt,would the knot...
Nick, How's that Toro 18 working? Does it have power close to a 22.5 Rhino, like Ken said? Is the construction the same as the other Toros? Since it came out ...
Dwight, It's a great 18m2 kite. I fly it of the same 23" cabrinha bar that I use for my Toro 8, 12 & 16. Turns about the same as the 16m2. I've used the 22.5 a...
... make ... than ... There is also another reason for the increase in power when riding a wave. When you drop in and increase board speed, you will notice...
Another important advice when surfing on the waves is to automatically try to put the kite in the opposite direction of the waves if things go wrong (caught by...
Also, when using the wave face as a sort of ramp for jumping, remember that you really don't need to do anything with the kite, just keep it where it is and...
Hi all, I am arranging a kitesurf event in cooperation with Advance, Boom, and Flysurfer in northren denmark, the 21st and 22nd of september. It should be a...
Thanks for the input Phil, You mean when you've fallen and are in the water and waiting to restart it's better to keep the kite flying at the seaward edge of ...
Thanks Randy, Are you sure about that though, can you get higher than your kite if it's high towards zenith and going up, pulling you with it? What sort of...
That's a bit silly. Do nothing with the kite, and you'll eat it big time. Kite low, powered, approaching a wave at high speed will send you horizontal when you...
I've only doen a small amout of ktitng in real waves..we mostly get onshore slop up here..but in my few experiences it seemed to me that in strong winds and...
What are people's favorite footpads for support, comfort and cushioning? I am using some dakine witht the little toe gripper ridge and that works pretty well...
right. i should have been more clear. with the kite up at 45 degrees or higher, preferably around 60 or 70 degrees, where it's pulling more vertical than...
I find the longest jumps of waves come when I keep the kite fairly high and ralley of the wave as I would on flat water. When you do a ralley the kite...
Most good riders here use a longer board/smaller kite in waves than what they would in the same wind on flat water - this allows them to ride the shoulder...
The flying lines have a loop/knot in one end and a loop in the other...So I can make a larks head in one end... In the loop/knot end if i make a larks head...
well, that's the most extreme scenario - you higher than the kite, but it is possible (i've seen it). when jumping on flat water by steering the kite up and...
NSI Doyle pads are really great. I've put them on my homemade board, and they rock. Even with my straps too wide, I could ride well, 'cause the pads fit so...
i'm not sure about your flying lines. the ones that came with my airblasts (and other kites) have always had sewn loops on both ends. however i've seen people...
Right I added this guys, let me know if it's ok: 9. You can jump the waves as you go out and surf them as you come in. As you ride down the face of a wave you...
... I try not to call ARCs "foils", since they're so different. ... range of ... which ... skill ... The latest reports (on the arcusers Yahoogroup) say the...
... happier with ... category. ... (Aero) kites. ... Thanks Dwight....one more question.... since I have a ARX 13.5, the next size for me should be 18 But I...
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Nick, you mentioned a "long" board at 7'6". What is it like? What brand or did you make it. Do any of you guys have a picture of a stacked pair of kites? How...
