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

Postby eloico » Sat Jul 20, 2013 11:29 pm

That's sick !

But I wonder whether it is a much better improvement for lightwind!

"Two core processor" kiting.

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

Postby eloico » Sat Jul 20, 2013 11:29 pm

That's sick !

But I wonder whether it is a much better improvement for lightwind!

"Two core processor" kiting.

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

Postby Farmerr » Sun Jul 21, 2013 2:07 am

Awesome! Where was this shot? Sweet location.

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

Postby polarstorm » Sun Jul 21, 2013 4:41 am

Erlend M B wrote:Of course, Lou Wainman did that way back in the day. At 56 seconds.

divide and conquer, seems legit. not cool tho. a lot better things to do with light wind conditions. such as playing with the girlfiend.

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

Postby magic%20Ed » Sun Jul 21, 2013 8:57 am

Of course Lou did it!

He did everything 10 years before anybody else :P

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

Postby zerogee_ca » Sun Jul 21, 2013 3:08 pm

Farmerr wrote:Awesome! Where was this shot? Sweet location.
"The Gorge" on the Columbia River. It's the Sandbar at the Event Site in Hood River, Oregon.

http://www.slingshotsports.com/kite/experience/kite-cam


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