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- Mon Oct 11, 2010 11:44 pm
- Forum: Kitesurfing
- Topic: Central or Northern South America for November
- Replies: 5
- Views: 907
Re: Central or Northern South America for November
Ya Brazil was my first choice but with ticket price + visa price and three week wait, I decided it wasn't going to work this time. Keep the info comin. Thanks
- Sun Oct 10, 2010 10:24 pm
- Forum: Kitesurfing
- Topic: Central or Northern South America for November
- Replies: 5
- Views: 907
Central or Northern South America for November
Want to take off for three weeks the 1st of Nov. anyone have an opinion on best wind and overall experience. Been looking at Venezuela, Columbia, Panama, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua but up for more ideas. Looking to travel on the inexpensive side and have spent a lot of time in Belize, Peru, and Ecuad...
- Sun Dec 13, 2009 1:34 am
- Forum: Kitesurfing
- Topic: anyone tried vibram or other "barefoot" shoes?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3068
Re: anyone tried vibram or other "barefoot" shoes?
Anybody tried these? 3mm from Mystic
- Wed Sep 09, 2009 11:19 am
- Forum: Kitesurfing
- Topic: Exchange 2009 Waroos for 2010?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1468
Re: Exchange 2009 Waroos for 2010?
I have ridden the 2010 Waroo and I would suggest the new kite for you for many reasons but the biggest being it's more delta shaped and relaunches vary easily. This is very important for learning, you wont regret it.
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- Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:05 am
- Forum: Kitesurfing
- Topic: Best Redline Bar Question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1251
Re: Best Redline Bar Question
Very easy to explain, leash connects to red line at chicken loop, when QR is activated bar can travel all the way up red line to ring that both front lines are attached from above and red line is attach from bellow. Approximately 5 feet of travel so lots of depower. Have been using it for quite a fe...
- Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:18 am
- Forum: Kitesurfing
- Topic: What do you call this thing?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 7715
Re: What do you call this thing?
Sailing term for the connection between the mast and the spinnaker pole.yomotha wrote:
Donk"yomotha wrote:
Donkey dick is a marine term.
curious...what's the etymology?
- Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:24 am
- Forum: Kitesurfing
- Topic: Why does Best have all those knots!!??
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3249
Re: Why does Best have all those knots!!??
Your bar is out of tune. If your bar is tuned correctly you should be at the top (closest to kite) knot in light wind and bottom knot when your lit. If your talking unhooked, go to AC setting for stall issues. Been riding Waroos and now HP's since day one and never had stall problems on a well tuned...
- Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:02 am
- Forum: Kitesurfing
- Topic: Best introduces the 2009 Nemesis HP
- Replies: 37
- Views: 9713
Re: Best introduces the 2009 Nemesis HP
I don't know, but it would be easy to mitigate this. Think of the flap that protects the zipper from your leading edge bladder.
- Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:57 am
- Forum: Kitesurfing
- Topic: OT: Slightly Stoopid
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1461
Re: OT: Slightly Stoopid
just picked up tickets today, there opening for 311 in Seattle on the 31st, 311 should be opening for SS I think. Gota love Stoopid.
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- Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:11 am
- Forum: Kitesurfing
- Topic: Fatality in Seattle, Washington
- Replies: 81
- Views: 20060
Billy B. I don't think I know you but I am so glad you jumped on and wrote what you did. I was riding that day not far from this accident and know all who were involved, everything you expressed has been turning in my mind for days but I couldn't come close to putting it to words like you did. Well ...