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Postby brunolgx » Sat Dec 12, 2009 2:16 am
Send me a message if you are interested.
Thanks
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Postby knyfe » Sat Dec 12, 2009 3:37 am
Sad to see the name just traded. I just have the memories of the really early days when there was just Wipika. Hope they make the best out of it.
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Postby marlboroughman » Sat Dec 12, 2009 3:48 am
Wow!!! and big thanks. This is a unique opportunity for sure. The brand is a piece of the sport's history. Interesting....
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Postby danglerdog » Sat Dec 12, 2009 3:54 am
What's it worth now, coupla hundred?
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Postby lukeskiteboarding » Sat Dec 12, 2009 5:27 am
This is going to be a long thread.
I hope Wipika flies again.
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Postby SurfboY » Sat Dec 12, 2009 12:42 pm
Not going to be easy, you will need some really good ideas to bring this brand back up. Sure not impossible
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Postby Toby » Sat Dec 12, 2009 1:01 pm
for sure the name is history! It is the first pure kiteboarding brand!
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Postby Kamikuza » Sat Dec 12, 2009 2:27 pm
First kitesurfing kite I saw close up was a Wipika ... it was flying backwards at the time in messed up gusty conditions - the guy eventually got out on it but had to be rescued by the boat
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Postby kjelleren » Sat Dec 12, 2009 3:07 pm
The Wipika Airblast 8.4 2001 is certainly a hall of fame kite. I have a relatively crispy one stashed away. Haven't ridden it in 7 or 8 years. It would be interesting to pull it out again to see if my recollection of titanic leaps is based in reality.
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Postby blowhard » Sat Dec 12, 2009 10:05 pm
kjelleren wrote:The Wipika Airblast 8.4 2001 is certainly a hall of fame kite. I have a relatively crispy one stashed away. Haven't ridden it in 7 or 8 years. It would be interesting to pull it out again to see if my recollection of titanic leaps is based in reality.
Airblast,
what others copied
if they were smart
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