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Don't buy a great big kite for light wind!

Postby Kamikuza » Sat Jul 20, 2013 12:35 am

You might already have all you need...

http://www.vimeo.com/70016731


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Re: Don't buy a great big kite for light wind!

Postby bigwave » Sat Jul 20, 2013 12:47 am

I just knew it, you need 2 Naish kites to do the Job of 1 Slingshot Turbine!..lol Really, thats impressive, I'd have them going anyway but the right way. Nice vid.

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Re: Don't buy a great big kite for light wind!

Postby L0KI » Sat Jul 20, 2013 1:15 am

Haven't seen stacked kites in a long, long time!

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Re: Don't buy a great big kite for light wind!

Postby BWD » Sat Jul 20, 2013 1:20 am

...not stacked...

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Re: Don't buy a great big kite for light wind!

Postby dyyylan » Sat Jul 20, 2013 1:51 am

Haha that was amazing, I love the guy on the dance floor that stopped mid slide to watch. Pretty incredible, I'm sure I would have tangled the kites

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Re: Don't buy a great big kite for light wind!

Postby L0KI » Sat Jul 20, 2013 1:59 am

BWD wrote:...not stacked...
Yup.
Reminded me of way back when traction kites got stacked.
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Re: Don't buy a great big kite for light wind!

Postby tautologies » Sat Jul 20, 2013 3:54 am

haha that is awesome...and probably not something most of us should try...

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Re: Don't buy a great big kite for light wind!

Postby NYKiter » Sat Jul 20, 2013 5:53 am

Seems rather dangerous....

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Re: Don't buy a great big kite for light wind!

Postby Erlend M B » Sat Jul 20, 2013 7:21 pm

Of course, Lou Wainman did that way back in the day. At 56 seconds.


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Re: Don't buy a great big kite for light wind!

Postby Hawaiis » Sat Jul 20, 2013 9:30 pm

9m kite in 6-9 knots


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