Hello everyone: I've been out of the kiting scene for a long time. I have a quiver of Naish x-4's and I just bought my first bow kite, a 11M Best Waroo 2. ...
Of course it depends mostly from your weight and also from your board but, imagine that I fly with the Best Waroo2 11 mq and I do the same jumps than I used to...
Go for the 17. You can deal with a little over powered. Underpowered is a nice swim. George ************************************** See what's free at...
Hi all, Kiting in waves is nothing new. But recently more and more people has been using specific boards for kiting in waves. I decided to take the plunge and...
I have been a wakeboarder for 10+ years and would like to try kiteboarding. I am interest is in jumping and have been looking around ebay for a kite to buy so...
All I can say from my own experience is buy a new kite at close-out. I bought my first one used from a guy at the beach for $200 - He asked: " why buy a new...
Hey Dude: In order to jump, under control, you have to know how to kiteboard. Wakeboarding for 10 years won't hurt any but it won't help that much either....
SLE more or less dominate the flat kite market Why would someone want a hybrid (mainly a C kite with the front bridle, as Steve tried it here a few years ago)?...
Im a beginner also, heres what Im doing; So far Iv bought 2 kites, both Peter Lynn Bombas. Both bought new at close -out. 1 is a 10m I got last year, I forget...
hi and hello, what do you think of airush kites? in terms of durability, windrange and ease? i have been asking around for a 12sq.mtr. kite and what brand...
thanks for the insights. i hope to have a kite in the next 3 weeks. i have a practice kite on the way. with the wind here i will probably be looking at 14m...
I think there is nothing wrong with Airush kites. I use Best Waroo now, but I definitively like to try the Airush Reactor and especially the Flow is a ...
Wow! Heavy dude wants to kite in very light wind. (Or my conversions are wrong: You are 92 kg and want to sail in 7-13 knots?) I have a few advices for you: ...
I'll pipe in because I'm your size (and a few years ahead) ...and jumping is probably the most fun - including jumping waves - thing you can do out there. 1....
Hi Jim, I like your writing style. And I feel compelled to react. "You're simply too heavy to jump much beyond bunny hops in those conditions." - I clearly...
More helpful advice, thanks Just some additional notes on my end: 1. The wind speed is average but it is not going to be uncommon to hit the 20+ range here it...
Hey guys, I'm getting a shore house in newport Rhode Island this summer. I'm a huge snowboarder and want to learn kitesurfing this summer. Whats the best way...
having fairly recently moved out of learner-category & seen a lot of friends go thru it - here's my simple advice: 1) buy a 9m best waroo kite - or a NEW, this...
Lex: Thanks. Good point on the wake-style moves: I didn't think about them. I don't do low, high-speed moves because almost everytime I've tried, I either...
... here it is just not an everday event. Most are of the 10-15 days and fewer the 7-10. On light days I can revert back to skydiving and wakeboarding since...
i would like to lex, however in the the beach where there used to be airush kites just suddenly disappeared and the more upscale brands dominate like north,...
For years I have been participating and helping moderate this group. In the early days of kiteboarding this group was a very valuable resource where...
Chris, Thanks for all the input over the years. I assume like many of us you'll keep on posting over at www.kiteforum.com ? ... From: cglazier_moderator To:...
i've been lake launching by having my wife drive me mid lake with the waverunner, i unwrap the lines from the bar, and jump in. i've gotten the lines messed...
.......See ya Chris. There's a new crew who invent new tricks rather than re-invent their kites to simply make them functional. I miss some of the more...
