Just did my first kiteboarding race here in PNG and Friking loved it! I was way overpowered. 10m VX when I should have taken a 7m. Airush sector 52. It was a huge course against Hobie cats and we smoked them! I wanna do it again with a 7m kite and a sector 60!
If I find someone who took photos, then I'll post some!
First kite race and loved it!
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Re: First kite race and loved it!
WildDuke wrote:Just did my first kiteboarding race here in PNG and Friking loved it! I was way overpowered. 10m VX when I should have taken a 7m. Airush sector 52. It was a huge course against Hobie cats and we smoked them! I wanna do it again with a 7m kite and a sector 60!
If I find someone who took photos, then I'll post some!
Nice. Great fun. 
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Re: First kite race and loved it!
WildDuke wrote:Just did my first kiteboarding race here in PNG and Friking loved it! I was way overpowered. 10m VX when I should have taken a 7m. Airush sector 52. It was a huge course against Hobie cats and we smoked them! I wanna do it again with a 7m kite and a sector 60!
If I find someone who took photos, then I'll post some!
hobies are slow.....nice job!-
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Re: First kite race and loved it!
Nice! How many racers?
I've been riding my raceboard alone for a year here in Virginia Beach, but this fall there will be at least 4 raceboards in the area! Still haven't raced anyone yet (one person just got back into town, one board is on order, and one person out of town
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If anyone in the DC/Annapolis area is looking to race come down to Virginia Beach this fall! We'll call it the mid-atlantic championship.
I've been riding my raceboard alone for a year here in Virginia Beach, but this fall there will be at least 4 raceboards in the area! Still haven't raced anyone yet (one person just got back into town, one board is on order, and one person out of town
)If anyone in the DC/Annapolis area is looking to race come down to Virginia Beach this fall! We'll call it the mid-atlantic championship.
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Re: First kite race and loved it!
Then you have something to look forward to. Racing with someone...even if it is not in a race just makes it 10 times more fun.davesails7 wrote:Nice! How many racers?
I've been riding my raceboard alone for a year here in Virginia Beach, but this fall there will be at least 4 raceboards in the area! Still haven't raced anyone yet (one person just got back into town, one board is on order, and one person out of town
If anyone in the DC/Annapolis area is looking to race come down to Virginia Beach this fall! We'll call it the mid-atlantic championship.
Btw we were discussing the Davesails roulette today after our race...got some possible takers. We gotta have a little less wind than today tho
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Re: First kite race and loved it!
In this case a lot of fun ahead of you.WildDuke wrote:Just did my first kiteboarding race here in PNG and Friking loved it!
I was delighted as you 3 years ago and still got a banana on my face even kiting alone.
In my mind there are some points at the racing when people crossing next levels of kiting heavens:
1. First well performed tack.
2. Riding miles with a friend being just inches from you.
3. First competition (even if you are on a bottom of result list)
4. Riding alone with GPS and crusing miles among a coast
5. Building own control system
6. Winning a competition at any level
7. Building a custom board according to your ideas (and winning on it
)So far my cream of the creams is to perform series of clear, fast jibes doing kiteloops on a 9m in overpowered wind at high sea. Speed of entry = speed of exit
It's racing nirvana...
I wonder to know why many riders doing freestyle or freeriding do not want to try the racing at all assuming that it must be boring.
In my country we've got a dozen of good racers, three dozens who tried and a couple of thousands riders watching the racing from a distance without a will to try.