Hi Everyone, I started kitesurfing because I was tired of sitting on the beach waiting for wind for my windsurfer. I fugure I can ride my 8'8 90 litre wave...
Doug Kitchen
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Jan 1, 2002 11:28 pm
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Aloha Doug.... I'm 210 pounds and like you, I love the light winds... I have a naish 23.5m ARX and I have a Wipi 16monster... The naish will get you up in the...
Gary Sowell
garys@...
Jan 2, 2002 1:56 am
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Hey Doug, I am in the same boat as you in a way. I started kiting because of the lightwind possibilitys as well, i moved to lighter wind area and I am a big...
... Having responded to many enquiries world wide, I find that the most common problem for many kitesurfers trying to get into light wind kiting is using a...
... And based on that assumption, I built an interactive (plug in your own weight) wind range calculating spread sheet which can be freely accessed by ...
Getting bore with going on ice very fast (too fast 8-), I start jumping... Since you are normally having much less power kiteskiing on ice than kitesurfing,...
Jumping over ice is an art form, but a painful one if you blow the jump. Jumping over snow is much more fun. Kite skiing or snowboarding on a snow field is...
Doug, I also love light wind. I have a Wipika 16.4 AB and a Flysurfer 16M Mast Air. I used to have a 21.5 ARX, but I hated it because it was so slow. I...
... Yes. We sell inflatables too. ... models. When I look at ... The latest ones have a black webbing strip along the LE of the outermost cell on each side...
Kenny, It's common knowledge that it's easiest and safest to jump on water, slight harder to jump on deep snow and hardest on ice or almost ice (the softer the...
Hung, I agree with you. I have only one caveat, in gusty conditions, jumping over ice can be painful. I live in an area where the wind is rarely steady. We...
Anyone else notice that Pro-limit has a new item listed under the kite harness section, titled a spreader bar release system that they say has been the...
UH-OH- Disregard first posting, it turns out to be the mechanism of releasing the bar on the harness, not for the attachment of the kite, If you care to look,...
I could use a little help in sizing up my quiver. I am 200 pounds and kite on gusty inland lakes. I ride low volume twintips. For 2002 I am looking into the...
What brand & models are you looking at As a BIG (6'2 240#) kitesurfer. I'm SURE I can make some relevant recomendations Let me know Jim Karabasz <A...
KarabaszJP@...
Jan 4, 2002 2:30 am
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i currently possess a wakeboard and i am contemplating purchasing a b2 kit and learn how to kitesurf. i dont want to spend too much money to start with as i...
n_moad
n_moad@...
Jan 4, 2002 10:47 am
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Many people use standard production wakeboard for kitesurfing (I am one of those). However, a wakeboard is not an ideal board to learn on. So if you are on a...
It's common knowledge in kitesurfing that to jump, the wind must be strong enough (or the kite has to be big enough) for one to lock the kite in the forward...
thanks hungvu ive got some sandals and ill ask the dealer bout trading the b2 when i learn sufficiently on that. thanks again! ill make a log and post it soon....
n_moad
n_moad@...
Jan 4, 2002 12:44 pm
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i can use the b2 to surf cant i?? or is it too small, and only useable on land as an actual kite to learn the basic skills?. what is the cheapst kite u could...
n_moad
n_moad@...
Jan 4, 2002 12:54 pm
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Naish ARX kites. 15.5 for light stuff 7.5 for big days But which kite in the middle, 11.5 or 9.5????????? I am 200 pounds in very gusty conditions, riding low...
... My interactive spreadsheet might be of some assistance. Go to the "other" kitesurf yahoogroup files area, in a folder called "Mel's Stuff" & you'll see...
... We shouldn't have to wait very long. I think Pro Limit said their new "Kite Safety" spreader would be out around February (it's already on their parts ...
whent out 4 days at the end of Dec with my Concept Air New Wave 9.0 with 10 to 30 meter lines set-up on icy snow with 12 to 20 kms winds. First time kiteskiing...
Claude, Check http://www.kitesurfingschool.org/kiteskiing.htm for a table of wind range of the various kites I use for kiteskiing. I normally use the XXXL from...
... Sounds reasonable. Definitely it's the kite airspeed that counts and not the wind speed. I went out kiteskiing this afternoon towing my daughter. I could...
