By popular request, a thread for all of those kitesurfing videos and pictures we have all seen, or should have seen...
Seabreeze takes no responsibility for whatever happens to you if you get caught watching these on high rotation at work / school / home etc... oh and of course what happens if you decide to try any of these...
Obviously some of these clips show kiters doing some very dangerous things - please don't try to replicate these as you might not get away with things so lightly.
Feel free to reply to this topic with any kite surfing videos / pictures from around the place (especially of you / your crew - share the stoke!) but please try to keep non video / picture posts to a minimum.
So what do we do? Maybe Grodanbol is on to something...
This gem from our own Skwinty pretty much sums things up
Good stuff
This is why we ride...
Red Bull Lighthouse to Leighton 2010 Helicopter Video
Flysurfer light wind kitesurfing
Kite surfing cool / big / special moves compilation
Safety bay crew going off Filmed and edited by our own dachopper Riders - Andy Yates, Mario R, Dan Anderson, Nick finch, Dale Stanton and others
Ruben Lenten - S loop kite loop
Ruben Lenten huge kite loop
Bad stuff
Sometimes things just don't go to plan...
Eric Eck - caught in an updraft
High speed crash in slow motion
Eric Rienstra - kite loop gone wrong
Quad kite loop: Weird wind jump but great flying
Look before you leap
Taco deathloops (you are the taco) - why attaching your "safety" on to a line that runs behind your back is a bad idea...
Ben Wilson - getting worked in the surf
Self launch fail Next time get your friend to hold the kite, not the camera...
Assisted launch dramas Next time get someone who knows what they are doing, and make sure they have a good set of hands...
Self landing goes wrong (actions starts at 5:25) Kiting in a banned spot (Bondi) and should have known better, kiting between the swimmers, self landing gone wrong, safety didn't depower the kite, didn't pull the quick release...
Always wear appropriate protective equipment With friends like these...
Ugly stuff
Pushing the limits, and suffering the consequences of failure...
Dimitri trying to jump a building
Trying to jump rocks - Maui style
Trying to jump rocks - Currumbin style
What can happen when you don't look before you leap
Kite loops can hurt - really hurt
Out of control kite surfing in big winds
Beach jumping even in light winds is a BAD idea (action starts at 0:42 seconds)
Don't try this at home stuff
As cool as these look, be assured they are all very dangerous.
Huge thanks to our own kytesrfn for putting these up on youtube
kytesrfn said...
Featuring Steve Mc with that late 90s swish haircut and no grey hairs and a very young Peace.
Kite surfing Stockton beach NSW in 1999
Huge thanks to our own kytesrfn for putting these up on youtube
kytesrfn said...
The first and only Love-in held 1999 Anna Bay / Stockton Beach was one of the best and most memorable weekends I've had in 7 years of kitesurfing. Ohh the memories!! Day 1 NE wind not much to hit the water but perfect for the sand,anything was the go. Kitebuggys, sandboards, dirtsurfers pretty much anything that would suit a kite,what fun!! Day 2 Stockton Beach SE 25knts plus and a real hoot to body drag and watch the more experienced guys showing us newbies how its done.Some famous names and some not so hanging around that weekend Ian Young,Steve Mc Cormack,Kane Hartill,Tim Lewis,Lachlan Deed,Ben Murkinhoff,Gregg Jowett,Alew Sanz,A very young Dave and Peace from KitePower and many more.If you had an inflatable you were king,but the real king was Kane the mad Kiwi showing us Aussies how its done with a C-Quad.Wouldn't it be great to have a Retro weekend and catch-up with all these guys?
Kite surfing Dolls Point NSW in 2001
Huge thanks to our own kytesrfn for putting these up on youtube
Kite surfing in 1987
Pop culture stuff
You know you have made it when...
Simpsons
Rescue Special Ops
A German tv advertisment for Ovaltine
Featuring one serious noob.
Wildlife special - crab stylee
Why should kiters have all the limelight? Crabs want to be on tv in all their hidef glory too...
Carnage
Not a video, but a picture tells a thousand words so...
the footage is pretty **** guys but the event was crazy. we kited on core xr4m with short lines. I was buzzing for days after feeling this crazy wind and weather force for 3 days. we also got some good publicity on national news, why not.
ACHTUNG NOT RECOMMENDED FOR KOOKS! There is no room for error or fark ups. Josh busted his arm up poor dude, he had to go first ;)
I think that this video is a excellent video on the correct fitting of your harness. Often something overly overlooked, so please study accordingly! Please note at 50 seconds.
