Thank you Dave !!!

Is there a way to select and delete a group of old PMs ? Only way I can see is to open a single message and delete it, which is pretty slow if a mail folder is full of old message.

Perfect board for lighter-weight beginner or 2nd board for a heavier rider, comes with perfectly-fitting Lift board bag, & still available.

Anyone here know what happened to the site info that was part of the Wiki before the most recent BWD site update ?

Still available.

Send me a PM here on BWD however it may take a day or two for my reply. If you want a response faster, please email me, gregknow at Shaw dot CA -

Cheers !

Mint condition Lift 95 liter wing foil board, 5'2" length 29.5" width, includes an excellent Lift board bag sized to fit this board - $1,800
Located in Comox

Joost at Comox Kite Repair ( www.comoxkiterepair.ca ) has replacement valves and can do it if your friend doesn't want to DIY.

Need to sharpen the front wing tips to Razor blades !
After decades of shortboard windsurfing where it wasn't too hard with board and sail connected, I want to learn to wing waterstart that way too.

Kyle - done any FEA's on carbon and aluminium struts, or masts as most North Americans like to call them ? Would love to know how close the stress from typical hydorfoil use is to the fatigue strength of the aluminium alloys used in "masts". Can't be too close as fatigue failures have yet ...

Tofino Bus Co have decided to close the Courtenay bus station, so sending kites on the bus up-island is no longer viable ( have to be at the bus stop in Courtenay to meet the bus to ask the driver to unload your package, or not ). For about the same cost as a trip on the bus, provided you have a pic...

I want mine made from Aluula

IMO ( and experience albeit a long time ago ) having your kiting days close together is way better for your progression than a day or two a month apart. Go on a holiday somewhere warm and get 5 days in over a week or so and you will almost certainly see a HUGE and permanent improvement. May be rusty...

Well, Markus, kiters are not "you" and windsurfers are not "us" - many of us, myself included, did or do both. So why should we be more diligent in helping new kiters steer clear of the hazards ? Watch a few kitemares ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU0mEWKf-_Q ) and it's obvio...

Thanks Kus for updating the Pipers wiki Kiteboarding Hazards sections, and being there to help after it happened. Gotta admit kiting accidents affect me deeply, it's a residual guilt thing from walking past one of the worst kite accidents in the Gorge just seconds before it happened. I thought "...