Yes it is going to be EPIC here on the Outer Banks.Poster: plummet
sounds epic. i crave 30+ knots and big seas. send some my way!...
Now in no way am I endorsing ludicrous activity but your point here is a little skewed. I could hold Te aforementioned plank of wood in 60 knot winds if I held the end of it and let it flap in the wind - like a kite sheeted out.Here's a question, how many have held up a twin tip kiteboard about 0.5 m in area in such conditions, or even less? What are the highest winds you have held a kiteboard perpendicular to the flow and what did it feel like? A 5 m kite could potentially have at least ten times the force, with moment arm of the lines a good deal more than that.
70 mph over water
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Last point, a sheet of plywood is about 3 m in area. Who is up for holding just one sheet much less two in winds approaching 60 kts. then increase the force by the moment arm offered by the lines with movement of the lot? The best part is that in tropical systems you really have no idea how much, or little, wind might be tossed out at you. Squalls and microbursts can hammer you out of the dark sky and sent winds to even higher levels from the sustained wind. You find out real time.
Like I said,
Kite responsibly within your abilities, experience and gear limits as always. Don't have a small enough kite, solid past experience in similar conditions or if squalls move in, don't kite.
If you haven't comfortably done it before, a hurricane or strong tropical system is an incredibly bad time to try learn on the job with something new. There is a reason most have not been out in near hurricane conditions, good sense and the desire to stay in one piece.
bikesandboards wrote:
Now in no way am I endorsing ludicrous activity but your point here is a little skewed. I could hold Te aforementioned plank of wood in 60 knot winds if I held the end of it and let it flap in the wind - like a kite sheeted out.
I don't turn my kite perpendicular to the wind and hang on for dear life.
Having said that. Be safe. If there is any doubt then the rule is - there is no doubt. Don't go out
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