An old idea, but finally they took it seriously... big cargo ships with a giant traction kite. It's an on-line translation from spanish newspaper, so sorry if it has mistakes: http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.elmundo.es%2Felmundo%2F2008%2F01%2F03%2Fciencia%2F1199390824.html&l...

And can any of you explain what would be the advantages of Geotech...?

It looks awful anyway...

muito, muito obrigado Pedro, it's absolutely clear!

Great, thanx!!!

Guys I need a little help here. Since I don't have a windsurf background I can't find a proper/easy way to jibe on a surf board with straps... I've been trying for some days but all I do is fall off the board, so I just kept going toeside but I get tired soon by doing this... What's your method...? ...

Sure! I don't blame Best, in fact I don't blame anyone... I'm pretty happy with the deal; If I had some serious accident (crossed fingers) and need some heavy medical treatment It will be for free, no matter how expensive it would be, so I really think it's worth every extra euro I pay for the kite....

If you buy directly on the web you will discover later that you have to pay more than a 20% in taxes at customs so there's no such a 30% save...

See this kid; he's a friends son and he is 8 years old and 26 kilos, he's using a Waroo 7 and an ex-Alvaro Onieva custom 110 KC board. His father and I have been teaching him since early spring, always with winds under 13-14 knots. The advantage is that he can be out on the water when nobody can... ...

vietkiter wrote: not everyone needs to define the world like old world European cartographers... it's okay whether someone believes there are 5, 6 or 7 continents... as long as one is not so ignorant as to believe that there is only one definition of 'America' and spew your militant hate...

I agree 100%

GreenPat wrote:If you don't believe me, type 'define:continent' into google and see what it says.

TRUE!! he, he... it's ok...