HOPE YOU ALL CAN MAKE IT TO THE EVENT! For Immediate Release January 12, 2002 Come to South Texas Kiteboarding Festival and find out What Kiteboarding is All...
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supercalafrajelizticx...
chickenoriental
Jan 18, 2003 12:59 am
cheers David, super helpful - thanks p ... ===== Apparently, 1 in 5 people in the world are Chinese. And there are 5 people in my family, so it must be one of...
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Alger, David
chappakite
Jan 21, 2003 8:21 pm
First time under kite power. Generally did OK, but when the wind was strong, could not get the kite to move away from the powerzone to the edge of the window....
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Alger, David
chappakite
Jan 21, 2003 8:25 pm
My foil loves to flip onto its leading edge when the wind is not quite strong enough to launch. Having slid around about a mile of ice used by quads and...
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TIM FRIEDEL <timfr...
timfriedel
Jan 21, 2003 8:42 pm
I use one lineset and two bars for my quiver of kites. Couldn't afford another lineset, so I used a stainless steel clip to clip the front lines with depower...
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Kite Geek
kitegeek2002
Jan 21, 2003 11:10 pm
Just a little word from someone who is very lucky to be alive today to tell people about this. I was flying two Hawaiian Team Kites Stacked. I was on my skates...
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Hung Vu
hungvuatnetc...
Jan 22, 2003 2:56 am
We have been blessing with excellent winter wind and snow this winter so far (more wind to come tomorrow). I went out kitesnowboarding today with my foil/sled...
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quixand_123 <quixa...
quixand_123
Jan 22, 2003 2:29 pm
Greetings all... After a rather nasty incident involving very sharp grass, I find myself with multiple (11+) small punctures in my Leading edge. I have the...
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illbeback1999 <ill...
illbeback1999@...
Jan 22, 2003 6:09 pm
Hello Hung, tell us more on how to convert a foil to a "sled"! Chris ... winter so ... EX's ... I ... 11 to ... and ... wind...
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Rick Iossi
flkitesurfer
Jan 22, 2003 9:02 pm
There has been another serious accident. Reportedly the failure of an improperly rigged snap shackle to release was a key factor in the accident. If a snap...
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Hung Vu
hungvuatnetc...
Jan 23, 2003 4:46 am
I have made the January 2003 update to the Kitesurfing School web site at http://www.kitesurfingschool.org - We now have served more than 140,000 visitors...
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Christopher Gaskins
meridian_ass...
Jan 23, 2003 7:41 am
Rick, I really, really appreciate the accident reports. However, I am frustrated by the fact that the report is distributed in Acrobat PDF format with ...
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flkitesurfer <flki...
flkitesurfer
Jan 23, 2003 11:27 am
Hello Chris, All the legal text, flash pages, disclaimers, pdf files, copy/print restrictions and copyright are a pain, aren't they? Things aren't much easier...
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George Sarris
jakefarley2000
Jan 23, 2003 11:03 pm
Where can one purchase the proper quick release? I currently use a snap shackle with a ring but after what I read, I want to switch to something more ...
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hungvuatnetcomdotca &...
hungvuatnetc...
Jan 23, 2003 11:21 pm
Check http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ksurfschool/message/1930 P.S. I went out kitesnowboarding again today with the Concept Air 6.0 with another...
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hungvuatnetcomdotca &...
hungvuatnetc...
Jan 23, 2003 11:23 pm
For a small hole, just put a drop of glue on top of the hole. Hung....
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flkitesurfer <flki...
flkitesurfer
Jan 24, 2003 1:38 pm
Hello George, Please check with your local kiteboarding gear retailer to see if he has one. NSI, Kitehigh.com, Murrays.com and many other sources have these...
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Hung Vu
hungvuatnetc...
Jan 24, 2003 2:42 pm
There is a simpler solution to all these: Don't use the chicken loop nor shackle in. The danger of the chicken loop (or shackle in the front lines) far ...
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Remtgnow@...
Jan 24, 2003 3:11 pm
should that drop of glue be applied with the bladder somewhat inflated? Phil B [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Hung Vu
hungvuatnetc...
Jan 24, 2003 3:31 pm
I normally drop the glue on non-inflated bladder. You may want to try the partially inflated method and let us know. Hung....
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justalalan <justal...
justaluk
Jan 24, 2003 3:51 pm
I've just released a new feature on my website that allows kitesurfers to record their kitesurfing sessions.... date, location, wind direction, sea state etc.,...
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Rick Iossi
flkitesurfer
Jan 24, 2003 4:35 pm
Good point Hung. The added wind range that the chicken loop allows you to handle does up the anty for misfortune as compared to going with a kite with no...
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Hung Vu
hungvuatnetc...
Jan 24, 2003 9:29 pm
... One can always use a longer trim strap to use all the wind range available to a kite (should I add this to the Kitesurfing Myths?) The only thing a...
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Hung Vu
hungvuatnetc...
Jan 25, 2003 3:42 am
Click http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kitesurf/messages/4305 and follow the "4 line Wipika/Naish" or "4 line control bar for Wipika/Naish" thread for a complete...
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Kite Power (Sydney)
kitepower_au...
Jan 26, 2003 11:05 pm
Hi Hung One would hope that intelligent people who like to challenge themselves against the forces of nature, are capable of recognising whose choice it was to...
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Rick Howe
wndsrfr1
Jan 27, 2003 5:54 am
I love my shackle system I've been using for about six months. So far 100% operational. If in trouble, I just let go of the bar, or push the bar away and...
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flkitesurfer <flki...
flkitesurfer
Jan 27, 2003 2:52 pm
Hello Hung, Looking forward to hearing about your new concept once it is online. The sport needs more good innovation in this critical area. With regard to not...
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Hung Vu
hungvuatnetc...
Jan 27, 2003 7:17 pm
Rick, ... I got all the ideas in place (from theory, the whole thing should work - instantaneous AOA control without the chicken loop or shackle in - and have...
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Alger, David
chappakite
Jan 27, 2003 8:24 pm
I hung my Wichard from the bar, and hung the plastic loop from it, so when I bailed I'd loose the loop. Only problem was the ball hung off the trigger to open...
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quixand_123 <quixa...
quixand_123
Jan 28, 2003 3:48 am
For the record, I did my repairs with the bladder deflated, because i was worried about the air popping through the holes. An interesting side note though - I...
