General discussions about kiting: equipment, setup tips, safety, where to go, where you should have been, lost and found
JL
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by JL » Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:53 am
Check out the waves @ the five minute mark of Philippe's latest: [youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaZ4MP8KK5E [/youtube]
Thermals are good.
BK
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by BK » Tue Oct 20, 2009 1:03 pm
Good flic JL... Kinda wish there was some wind!
Fluffy
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by Fluffy » Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:01 pm
Jimmy those are sweeeeeet looking waves .......... maybe when I grow up I can play in those ......... Baja bound in 4 sleeps yippy skippy
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by oldseadog » Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:16 am
Get kiting/surfing skills. Who is the kiter and what country is he traveling/kiting? Thanks Craig
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by more force 4 » Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:18 am
Some of those long rides on top of a tubing part look very crazy (7:40) - I expect you'd have to be very light on your feet and have extra push to keep you there - only something that can be done on a kite?