Kite/Windsurf Videos for Doldrums

~~~~~4j~~ · Post by **~~~~~4j~~** » Fri Dec 12, 2014 8:45 am

Short but neato. Multi gopro footage sewn together.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GzFbFjpV0E[/youtube]

downwind dave · Post by **downwind dave** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 9:45 am

not wind-powered, but ocean related and very entertaining! (some graphic images, cannot be unseen)

Surfline presents: Greatest Wipeouts: The Best of 2014
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIlDiz2MA8o[/youtube]

downwind dave · Post by **downwind dave** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 9:02 am

This video has some really great sequences of 360s and goiters performed in small waves and onshore winds, much like we see at columbia beach.

[Vimeo]http://vimeo.com/147383227[/Vimeo]

rvanderbyl · Post by **rvanderbyl** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 10:21 am

Excellent Video! Really good sailor!

TheLaw · Post by **TheLaw** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 10:40 am

Might want to point out that this sailor is 15 years old. No pressure! : )

more force 4 · Post by **more force 4** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 6:36 pm

The way I see it, I'm way luckier than that kid, because whereas he'll achieve all his windsurfing goals by the age of 18 and quit bored, I have my entire life of striving to just stand up on the board, and will never get bored ;-)

I was sent a pic of the the two groms that may be moving to Victoria - they are 9 and 13 and clearly on their way to being this caliber.... They could really inspire Luke and some of the other kids here.

Although the waves may be waist high like CB, I bet they have several times the energy and power.

HiyoSilver · Post by **HiyoSilver** » Thu Dec 03, 2015 9:28 pm

Did you see this one? Aloha Classic 2015 action filmed with a drone:
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/144215109[/vimeo]

JL · Post by JL » Mon Dec 07, 2015 8:21 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUTjemrP ... e=youtu.be[/youtube]

downwind dave · Post by **downwind dave** » Mon Jan 11, 2016 10:51 am

thought with a kite you can easily boost yourself out of trouble! i guess not always.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgPMtFgfB4g[/youtube]

nanmoo · Post by **nanmoo** » Tue Jan 12, 2016 11:30 am

The longer clip shows what happens to the kite... sooo scary, how do you keep from getting mummied up in your lines?!?

juandesooka · Post by **juandesooka** » Tue Jan 12, 2016 2:08 pm

nanmoo wrote:The longer clip shows what happens to the kite... sooo scary, how do you keep from getting mummied up in your lines?!?

Here's the guy's explanation....as soon as the chaos started, he punched out, releasing himself from the kite.

http://www.iksurfmag.com/kitesurfing-ne ... -porcella/

I'd say from that point onward, he got lucky. With 23m x 4 lines, that's roughly 300 feet of line swirling around with him in a washing machine. If he got hog-tied, would he be able to get out his knife in that chaos and free himself? YIKES.

But it seems like just staying calm, not panicking, and letting things unfold, these things usually work themselves out. Until they don't of course.

nanmoo · Post by **nanmoo** » Tue Jan 12, 2016 3:03 pm

Gnar Gnar.

Sandy Beach · Post by **Sandy Beach** » Mon May 02, 2016 9:18 am

<a href="/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkMKzoMboZ0" target="_blank">sandstorm wind music</a>

JL · Post by JL » Mon Jul 11, 2016 10:38 pm

I haven't had a great session since yesterday. Here is Reece M. at Nitwit lake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4CnY2Iox5g

Sandy Beach · Post by **Sandy Beach** » Thu Oct 12, 2017 9:05 pm

Children of the Wind

https://youtu.be/v1il0_-xRsY

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