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Postby Kitemanmuc » Sun Apr 29, 2018 8:59 pm
I heard a large sporting conglomerate tried to buy both Cabrinha and North, consolidating both of the brands. The deal fell through because of the issue with the license for the North name as discussed. Current status is unknown, but I heard that there are still negotiations goin on to maintain the North brand name.
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Postby Toby » Sun Apr 29, 2018 9:00 pm
So happy to have skipped windsurfing!
How frustrating to learn the power jibe every year again!
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PullStrings
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Postby PullStrings » Sun Apr 29, 2018 9:12 pm
andylc wrote: ↑Sun Apr 29, 2018 5:28 pm
Who actually cares which sport is more difficult? Kitesurfing is better!
Yep..they both were about the same to get real good at it
Windsurfer from 76 to 98...owned a North sail at one point
Got my ass kicked at the Gorge Killer Loop in 93
Pritchard brothers were doing double forwards and stuff
Said once I would never stop windsurfing
New wind & water sport appeared..tried it once...got hooked...next day i put all my pole gear for sale and ordered my 5.0 Wipika
Never looked back
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Postby PullStrings » Sun Apr 29, 2018 9:23 pm
Toby wrote: ↑Sun Apr 29, 2018 9:00 pm
So happy to have skipped windsurfing!
How frustrating to learn the power jibe every year again!
You missed out on all the freestyle jibe variations of those days like lay down carve jibes..lay down duck jibes..monkey jibes..pirouette jibes..pirouette duck jibes..ghost jibes...jump jibes..double duck jibes..etc
Those were the days..on sinker 8ft board and a 5.2 sail
You would have been all over those jibes
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Postby jumptheshark » Sun Apr 29, 2018 10:56 pm
I remember an awful
Lot of windsurfers that couldn’t gybe to save their lives. Twint tip is the only reason you think the same level is any better at kiteboarding....... but it’s not. Kiting just has a way to turn around without falling that’s accessible to beginners. Once past that, progression is similar. You can go higher with a kite earlier, but it’s lamer.
A decent full carve gybe is about as prevalent here now with kites as it was in the days of windsurfing. A decent tack on small surfboard rarer with a kite.
Windsurfers plateaued for lack of time on the water, not difficulty.
You can equate the better kiters around here with the better windsurfers of yesteryear. About the same percentage are truly advanced and to about the same level.
I put this on par with a big mega loop.
https://youtu.be/q7K1EGQjliI
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Postby foilholio » Sun Apr 29, 2018 11:17 pm
Well all the pole worshipers have shown their hands, am I surprised, not really. Surprising or not I do find myself agreeing with jumpthestark opps sorry shark.
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Postby Liquidleisure » Sun Apr 29, 2018 11:25 pm
Kitemanmuc wrote: ↑Sun Apr 29, 2018 8:59 pm
I heard a large sporting conglomerate tried to buy both Cabrinha and North, consolidating both of the brands. The deal fell through because of the issue with the license for the North name as discussed. Current status is unknown, but I heard that there are still negotiations goin on to maintain the North brand name.
I think anyone who acquires nkb after board and more will never get close to the quality we are used to with board and more. rebel, dice, neo, evo and all other projects are exclusive.
Now we have to look forward to new name DUOTONE and se whats gonna happen
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Postby Matteo V » Mon Apr 30, 2018 3:26 am
jespin4845 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 29, 2018 5:45 pm
i start singing the sarah mclachlan song angel when i see those guys struggling...
"for pennies a day you can teach a windsurfer how to kite..."
Yup, and all those windsurfers know they can learn to kite anytime when they get too old to windsurf. No worries about how many years to get to a level where you look good and feel good with your skill kiteboarding. 'Bout a month should do at a good location before you can jump higher on a kiteboard than the pro windsurfers took 15 years to do.
So if you would consider a review of your own "emotional intelligence" with specific focus on "empathy" in regards to you statement, what would the windsurfers be singing be singing in their head when they are thinking of you as a kiter.
I would guess something along the line of Beaky Buzzard -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGoNb86FdV0
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Postby Matteo V » Mon Apr 30, 2018 3:34 am
foilholio wrote: ↑Sun Apr 29, 2018 11:17 pm
Well all the pole worshipers have shown their hands, am I surprised, not really. Surprising or not I do find myself agreeing with jumpthestark opps sorry shark.
Not a worshiper, but I do give credit where credit is due. I steer potential windsurfers away from windsurfing and towards kiteboarding if they have the ability to get to a good wind venue. If they are stuck on my home lake, then I am 50/50 on just saying both are about equal for having fun.
Honestly, I think I am more of a kiteboarding "worshiper".
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Postby kite_hh » Mon Apr 30, 2018 11:34 am
While I don't mind a little off topic every now and then I don't think the kiteboarding vs windsurfing discussion is necessary in this thread.
Nor does it have anything to do with the threads topic. Just my two cents. Thanks.
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