Paul Menta has been busy doing some advanced testing on Cabrinha's new bow kite, the Contra "Crossbow" in secret down in Key West, FL. Some of the traditional...
You can also hear what Paul has to say about the new bow kites on ASNEWS.net's podcast from Friday April 28. Go to asnews.net or thekiteboarder.com to hear the...
You can also hear what Paul has to say about the new bow kites on ASNEWS.net's podcast from Friday April 28. Go to asnews.net or thekiteboarder.com to hear the...
I did a lot of research on different types of helmets, and wound up with a $20 bike/skate helmet. I know some people say you should use a $20 helmet only if...
It's Styrofoam, so it's waterproof, and it floats. ... From: Tristan and Sandy Fiedler To: NYCKitesurfers@yahoogroups.com Sent: 5/2/2006 10:56:10 PM Subject:...
Can someone please explain to me why I'd need a helmet for kitesurfing? I am learning to kite and see no need for a helmet. I do wear a gath helmet when I...
Lots of kiters have been injured by being hit in the head with their board -especially when attached to a leash. Also kiters have been injured by being pulled...
How often does a kiter get blown off shore so far that he has to be rescued? On 3 May 2006 03:30:03 -0000, neks@yahoogroups.com <neks@yahoogroups.com> ... ...
It only has to happen once. It happened this past winter in CT, and the kilter did not make it through the night. ... From: Yuri Perez To: neks@yahoogroups.com...
Not very often. Most kiters don't ride in off-shore winds. I've been kiting for four years and I only know of one such incident. It was in the winter and...
Thank you everyone for making the 2005-2006 Stormboarding Snowkite Speed Ranking the biggest yet with hundreds of entries from 65 snowkiters from all over the...
2 other incidents i know of in the northeast were documented on this forum and kiteforum. mike alpert's account of getting stuck after dark and swimming in ...
Wear a helmet if you're gonna wear a board leash. Getting dragged downwind superman style by the kite can result in the board being slingshotted at you when it...
One of the guys here split his head open twice with his board and he doesn't even wear a leash. The first time the board came off and wacked him, the second...
Exactly. You can kite in side-on or on-shore wind, but if the current is strong you can still get pulled away from land if you drop your kite or something...
Des, I think you're getting a false sense of security with that new bow kite and all that great personalized instruction you're getting. I know when we were...
I know of two times.. Once in summer and all lived hapily ever after but it was hours before she got back!! This past winters event had a very tragic outcome.....
One other thing to think about is that the helmet is not just to protect your head, it also protects your back. How? A very experienced and expert kite surfer...
If I get knocked out on the snow, I have a long time to come to before I die from hypothermia. If I get knocked out on the water, I have a couple of minutes to...
I'm not advocating NOT wearing a helmut and it MAY help you from minor cuts and bruises and bangs but anybody who thinks a plastic WATER SPORTS helmut is going...
I also use a bike/skate helmet, and it passed the run over by a car test. So that impressed me. It has a hard foam liner like a motorcycle or snowboard helmet....
I've been using a skateboard helmut for years. it's helped reduce the impact on things that just appen! fast! A helmut w/ear protecion too is probably smart...
I really don't think you have to wear a helmet kiting. When the s%$# really hits the fan it is not gonna matter that you had something on your head and in day...
I agree with Jochem except that when you are learning, a reel type board leash can be good and a helmet is good protection against the board giving you a...
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