Slalom race - Windsurf vs Kite

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nebbian
nebbian
WA
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WA, 6277 posts
24 Apr 2010 10:22am
Check this out:

"The 12 best windsurfers of the world tour will meet the 12 best kitesurfers..."
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(you need to copy and paste this link, it gets broken here in Seabreeze)
www.mondial-du-vent.com/zoombox/flvplayer.swf?file=broke://www.mondial-du-vent.com/video/montageOSC.flv&autoStart=true


The results are here:
www.mondial-du-vent.com/docs/results_osc.pdf


I won't spoil the ending, but one class seemed to dominate the rankings
sausage
sausage
QLD
4874 posts
QLD, 4874 posts
24 Apr 2010 1:37pm
Thanks Nebs - that should put to bed any arguments about windsurfing versus kiting (and it was in fairly light wind too). They'll probably think up some excuses about the water being too deep or the wind direction wasn't favourable.

PS - geez french spoken by those female newsreaders is damn sexy too
NotWal
NotWal
QLD
7436 posts
QLD, 7436 posts
24 Apr 2010 2:06pm
That's interesting. Beam reaching in bumps is not the kite's long suit. They always do well down wind though.
elmo
elmo
WA
8894 posts
WA, 8894 posts
24 Apr 2010 1:37pm
In kiting's defense

Slalom racing is still fairly new to the sport, so development of kit is still in it's infancy.

To my knowledge there is no professional slalom competition to seriously hone the skills needed.

In windsurfing defense there was some big kit being used which goes against the argument of kites being quicker in lighter winds
remo81
remo81
QLD
678 posts
QLD, 678 posts
24 Apr 2010 6:14pm
I think that the results are what every one knows.

In most sports they dont let the women compete with the men
sausage
sausage
QLD
4874 posts
QLD, 4874 posts
24 Apr 2010 7:03pm
remo81 said...

I think that the results are what every one knows.

In most sports they dont let the women compete with the men


Do you actually think if they had men riding the kites that they'd do any better?
remo81
remo81
QLD
678 posts
QLD, 678 posts
24 Apr 2010 7:17pm
Nice
Gorgo
Gorgo
VIC
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VIC, 5124 posts
24 Apr 2010 7:55pm
So we've proved that sailboards are faster over a slalom course.

So why are all you recreational windsurfers so slow?
OceanBlue64
OceanBlue64
VIC
980 posts
VIC, 980 posts
24 Apr 2010 9:48pm
Gorgo said...

So we've proved that sailboards are faster over a slalom course.

So why are all you recreational windsurfers so slow?


You obviously havent been out with guys sailing in the GPSTC then
remo81
remo81
QLD
678 posts
QLD, 678 posts
24 Apr 2010 10:44pm
Slow compared to what?

A jet ski?

A speeding bullet?

A plane?

Superman?
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