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Postby perroloco » Sat Jul 19, 2008 6:49 pm
What is the minimum wind speed to kiteboard with upwind ability? I own T2 17m, 14m, 11m, 9m. Nobile 666 143, Nobile 666 135, UG Flx 132, UG Flx 128, Mako Wide 150. I weigh 170 lbs.
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Postby tungsten222 » Sat Jul 19, 2008 9:09 pm
bis repetita non placent.
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Postby Klaus (c:E » Sat Jul 19, 2008 9:27 pm
Hai,
we are talking about the T2 17 and the Maco wide 150 then. Would You please be so kind to tell what exactly the T2 is? "T2" was a light Tank (M1) in WW 2!
Brand, model of the kite?
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Postby panchito » Sat Jul 19, 2008 9:29 pm
Holly tomatoes
how do you decide witch board are you going to use each time ? throwing a coin ? or what .... I can understand to have a full quiver of kites but 5 boards ?
By the way ... to your question ....on flat water I think you can go up wind barely moving so 1-2 knots speed ?
Saludos
PS . Klaus ...I think he wanted to say TD2
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Postby Klaus (c:E » Sat Jul 19, 2008 9:36 pm
Hai,
i guess so but You never know.
perroloco, Your kites are Slingshot Turbo Diesel II ? Something else?
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Postby abel » Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:11 pm
11-12 knots for 2-3 foot waves.
Sustained 10 knots for flat water (cruising only)
Use the flatest, widest board possible (>43 cm wide >145 long), it's the most importnt factor for light winds.
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Postby voodoospirit » Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:05 am
upwind 7/8knots
jumping 1m: 10knots
jumping 2m: 12knots
just get the right gear for your weight.
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Postby Dwight » Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:42 am
6 knots with a race board.
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Postby perroloco » Sun Jul 20, 2008 4:10 am
Klaus (c:E wrote:Hai,
we are talking about the T2 17 and the Maco wide 150 then. Would You please be so kind to tell what exactly the T2 is? "T2" was a light Tank (M1) in WW 2!
Brand, model of the kite?
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Klaus
T2 would be Slingshot Turbo Diesel 2
thanks
Ricardo
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Postby perroloco » Sun Jul 20, 2008 4:14 am
voodoospirit wrote:upwind 7/8knots
jumping 1m: 10knots
jumping 2m: 12knots
just get the right gear for your weight.
I can barely lift the TD 2 with 7/8 knots. I have never heard of anyone doing upwind with this speed. As a matter of fact even doing downwind with this speed is hard.
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