Congratulations on this effort. It was done in the true spirit that these trips should be completed, self supported.
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The following advice is based on kiting 2000km up the coast of Brazil. You won't be disappointed with wind up in Paui. Yes its a little bit less than say jeri, but it makes it more manageble to learn new things. The wind statistics offered by windguru are just an estimation only. People often claim ...

I have also been waiting to put as many km on the V7 harness before giving feedback on the forums. I do a lot of downwinders (http://yakers.co.nz) and have been riding a surfboard 90% of the time. So far, at a conservative estimate, I have done 1500km on the harness over the last 2 months and every ...

Windguru get's it all wrong at the moment. It's showing lots of wind and all we have are pussy farts... I went twice to Paracuru last weekend and guess what- yes...nothing. Cheers Caesar :o :o :cry: :cry: Have you tried using predictwind forecasts? http://www.predictwind.com/ They use 2 different m...

For a Takoon Chrono 12m2 kite and a freeride raceboard North LTD 2010, typical speeds in relatively light wind - Upwind VMG: 12,5km/h Halfwind: 40km/h Downwind VMG: 25km/h Sometimes I get up at 15 upwind, and 30 downwind (it seems to be the double downwind usually) And sometimes I can blast 45-50km...

Hi I have been using the weather site Predictwind for some time and really like it. I have just started playing around with the weather routing features of the site but can't really take full advantage of this if I don't know the following (see attachment). Maximum speed in 15 knot wind and moderate...

Toby wrote:check from Amsterdam with Arke Fly and from Italy with Livingston. Otherwise TAP or Iberia...which are more expensive.

Toby who would you recomend to use to help book South American flight passes, in particular the TAM one.

Hi, I would really appreciate any tips on flying cheap to Fortaleza from Europe with kite eqipment around this time of the year... Thanks! Just booking myself for the end of July and Air Italy charter came out cheapest. Air Italy (Charter - only 23kg/passenger) - Milano - Fortaleza - Milano (EUR$ 9...

most overhyped bunch of nothing. easy if you're a rich spoiled brat with a bunch of money to waste. calling it difficult and extreme is a joke. Congratulations on being the first accross Bearing Strait. As with most of these crossings just getting to the start line is the biggest hurdle. This parti...

Hi I am investigating doing 3 weeks of snow sking in Chile and Argentina and looking to find other snow kiters that will be in the area in September. I'm also looking for good information on the areas conditions and people locally that know whats up. Yes I have seen the videos online from some recen...