Life jacket as a mandatory requirement for kiters? Hung. ... Subject: [ottawaws] $355 no lifejacket fine Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:28:41 -0400 From: Andrew...
More info regarding PFD use in Canada. Hung. ... Subject: [OttawaKiting] FW: PFD requirements Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 15:06:49 -0400 From: Steve Slaby...
Am very curious about the sport and would like to get together with some local surfers to check it out. I'm in Hermosa Beach anyone close? I've never tried...
In a message dated 8/16/2006 4:25:49 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, mohr41@... writes: Am very curious about the sport and would like to get together...
I have just discovered the best new combination today: ligh wind, directional and flat kite. I rigged up my Waroo 16m with a 5'9" directional today and they...
For this summer, I started to rediscover my 5'9" Clam directional board as a light wind board (I used to use it as a moderate to strong wind board). I rigged...
Yesterday, I was testing with a student using his 2005 Yarga and the Waroo bar just to verify that the Waroo bar can also be used with the student Yarga (a...
There is some advice on the kitesurfingschool.org web site that may prove beneficial. It shows how to in light winds and strong wind. Below are some things ...
I the past, with C kites, the chicken loop were dangerous as it is often very difficult to get out of the chicken loop when under extreme load. So the...
Hung, I believe that even for flat/SLE/hybrid kites, there is a need to have a way to get out of the C-loop, and release to a kite leash. I can see a scenario...
Hey, i am fairly new at the sport and am able to self launch with ease in 7+ knot winds. my problem is self landing the kite, i am using a cabrinha contra with...
Hey, i am fairly new at the sport and am able to self launch with ease in 7+ knot winds. my problem is self landing the kite, i am using a cabrinha contra with...
We are finishing off our first season teaching with flat kite (Waroo mainly) and here is our report: 1- Don't teach a student with a C kite (too much trouble)...
The calm days of summer are past and the fall winds are starting to come through and riders are stoked! There are a ton of great events on the way to Florida...
I get cold very easily as I don't have as much "protection" as heavier guys. Normally by this time of the year, my feet feel "numb" after half hour of kiting....
Hi Hung An old whitewater trick is to wear a super thin polyester sock and a smart wool sock combo inside your wetsuit booties. Both are available at Mec or...
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I was at Playa Del Carmen a couple weeks ago and I had to walk 10 to 15 minutes from my hotel to get to a spot where there was enough beach space to launch my...
I have been using and playing with a number of bow (or almost bow) and SLE kites in the past year. What I have found is that SLE is better in term of stability...
I believe that kite designers can improve on their designs in one other way. That being the drag produced by turbulence around the leading edge bladder. They...
Don, Bruno and some others have made some experiment about "double skin" inflatable in the past. It's never gotten to the market stage successfully.. Hung. ...
Faction kites produced a kite with a second skin on the underside near the leading edge. I never flew one but I understand that it was not a tremendous...
We had this battle about sled .vs. flat long time ago. Sled more or less won due to its inherent stability and the "mysterious" sled boosting effect. Read ...
20m line length should be the standard in the future Flat LEI allows us to fully depower such that we can use slightly larger kite We can drastically change...
I am in the process of updating http://kitesurfingschool.org during the holiday season (probably take me a whole month to complete) During the process, I found...
Kiteboarders Wanted - Kiteboard Belize with Cabrinha Pro - Chris "Hollywood" Butzen Kiteboarders Wanted - Are you ready for winter? Or are you ready for a trip...
Kiteboarders Wanted - Are you ready for winter? Or are you ready for a trip of a lifetime to Belize with Cabrinha pro - Chris "Hollywood" Butzen? There are...
Happy New Year to one and all from the FKA. We're enjoying a particularly good wind season so far in Southern Florida and hope your getting plenty of quality...
Hope this is as good as the Pyro Dry Suit. Hung. ... Subject: World's First Surfing Drysuit! Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:00:03 -0800 From: Ocean Rodeo...
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