Does anyone know about the Cabrinha Sonic for kitesnowboarding? Does anyone have one for sale that I could buy? Thanks, Cal Bode...
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caljbode
Oct 21, 2003 7:21 pm
Does anyone know about the Cabrinha Sonic for kitesnowboarding? Does anyone have one for sale that I could buy? Thanks, Cal Bode...
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santalia eldorado
ithastobegood
Oct 22, 2003 8:21 pm
Hi, Im from Québec, Canada and Im looking for a Peter Lynn-waterfoil 2.4. Unfortunately, over here I can't find a dealer of Peter Lynn. So, maybe someone here...
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svenreitav
Oct 22, 2003 9:05 pm
Have been flying my 3m trainer with its stock kite lines ( I think about 100 feet long). I find the wind window very narrow and it's hard to work one side...
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Kite Power (Sydney)
kitepower_au...
Oct 23, 2003 2:32 am
Hi What did you want to use it for? Do you have other kites? How long have you been flying kites? How much do you weigh? They are powerful for their size,...
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Kite Power (Sydney)
kitepower_au...
Oct 23, 2003 2:44 am
Good foil kites have excellent flight wind windows, the "trainer" you have is not one that I would put in the same class as a Flexifoil Bullet, or Ozone Little...
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fernmanus
Oct 23, 2003 3:36 am
Last winter, I used Ozone foils almost exclusively. The Ozone has a great depower system that is similar to an LEI. It is an open cell kite so inflation is...
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Kite Power (Sydney)
kitepower_au...
Oct 23, 2003 5:03 am
Ozone Frenzys are awesome kites for land water and snow use, provided that on water you are prepared for a kite that wil most likley not re-launch. Cya and ...
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Cal Bode
caljbode
Oct 23, 2003 2:46 pm
I know of two or three dealers of the PL kites... one is monkeyair.com-seems to be the cheapest, chicagokitesurfing.com, and myerskitesurfing.com. I don't...
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santalia eldorado
ithastobegood
Oct 24, 2003 5:23 am
Hi Steve, Im a real beginner. I took a 2 days course lately and since then Im looking to buy a kite. My first interest is to kitesurf but I'll have to wait for...
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Kite Power (Sydney)
kitepower_au...
Oct 25, 2003 3:51 am
Hi Santalia The size choice is right due to your weight. Luffing is when the kite collapses/falls forward/downward either at the edge of the wind window, at...
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Brian
kitehard
Oct 26, 2003 7:16 pm
Windzup is proud to announce the opening of a new Ozone demo/test center in Sun Valley, Idaho. The South Valley Kite club will have a full selection of the...
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Steve Warner
thejedi05
Oct 26, 2003 9:13 pm
Hi there, I'm a complete beginner at Kitesurfing, haven't actually got my feet wet yet but I have all the gear now, 12m kite, harness, wetsuit, boots [lol]...
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Hung Vu
hungvuatnetc...
Oct 27, 2003 9:55 am
The LEI patent will be expired on Nov 7, 2005. Does it mean that price will drop quite a bit and we'll see a kitesurfing boom in Spring 2006? Hung....
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Remtgnow@...
Oct 27, 2003 2:15 pm
no! phil b [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Cal Bode
caljbode
Oct 28, 2003 12:49 am
Does anyone have any suggestions for good, decently priced trainer kites? Anyone have experience using a trainer kite for other purposes, like ice on a lake,...
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Steve Warner
thejedi05
Oct 28, 2003 9:39 pm
Hi all, Anyone have one of these for Kitesurfing and if so whats it like? Steve.....
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Blair Brownyard
brown056
Oct 29, 2003 1:01 pm
I guess you saw it for $50 on iwindsurf? I think its old but worth $50. Steve Warner <thejedi05@...> wrote:Hi all, Anyone have one of these for...
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Rick Iossi
flkitesurfer
Oct 29, 2003 9:06 pm
Announcing a GREAT CALENDAR AND a chance to do something GOOD and ENDURING ... PETER NORDBY influenced many kiteboarders over the years with his quick wit, ...
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astro_mcd
Oct 29, 2003 10:13 pm
Why not make your own in a small size? Go to http://web.media.mit.edu/~saul/zeroprestige/nofuture8pt5/ for a first shot, or: http://www.zeroprestige.org for...
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Steve Warner
thejedi05
Oct 29, 2003 11:24 pm
Shit! I paid a lot more than $50 for it... Not going to mention how much though, but it does seem like a real nice board and I got the bindings free too! ...
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Brian
kitehard
Oct 30, 2003 4:03 pm
Most any size or brand trainer will get the job done for learning. If you want to get into snowkiting, you may want a higher quality kite. A 3 meter is a good...
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John Douglass
johnny_douglass
Oct 30, 2003 8:45 pm
Alright Steve You may be the first english kiter I've seen on here! There's certainly lots to read though!! I'm based in Bristol, so may see you down in...
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George Sarris
jakefarley2000
Oct 31, 2003 3:16 pm
I'd like to pose a question to the group: What criteria make a board with good upwind capabilities? a) sharp rails? b) rocker? More or less? c) tail shape?...
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hungvuatnetcomdotca
hungvuatnetc...
Oct 31, 2003 7:58 pm
... Bottom up rail: worst for upwind neutral rail: OK for upwind Top down rail: great for upwind ... More rocker less upwind ... wider is better for upwind ......
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John
coldboy98168
Oct 31, 2003 8:23 pm
Aloha, Steve I am not living in Cornwall yet, but will be transfering to St Magawan near Newquay in January. Currnetly I am living in Seattle, Waashington,...
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Hung Vu
hungvuatnetc...
Oct 31, 2003 10:24 pm
Here are my "satisfaction" wind ranges for kitesurfing: 4-6 knots Desperated 7-10 knots Fun 11-25 knots Great 25-30 knots Fun 30-40 knots...
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Steve Warner
thejedi05
Nov 1, 2003 12:06 am
Hi John, Well its not warm here John but the surfing and more importantly the kitesurfing goes on pretty much all year round come rain or snow. You will be...
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Steve Warner
thejedi05
Nov 2, 2003 10:15 pm
Hi Woody, [I think thats your name!] Can you tell me a little about your wooden board and its construction please? Thanks, Steve W......
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George Sarris
jakefarley2000
Nov 3, 2003 3:55 am
Thanks Hung! I just finished constructing a board that meets all the criteria for a good upwind board. I hope to soon try it out as soon as I get the right ...
