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surfingboyo

QLD

318 posts

surfingboyo

QLD, 318 posts

11 Nov 2008 11:57pm

~~http://cgi.ebay.com.au/North-Rebel-2007-7m-Bar-lines_W0QQitemZ120331009201QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item120331009201&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318~~

read this dudes ad, he reckons his kited with this 7m rebel in 55knots and it was "ok to handle".

that more impressive than "100% depower" and "bombproof".

Jacques

NSW

159 posts

Jacques

NSW, 159 posts

12 Nov 2008 8:48am

well, maybe he is 120 kg?

Waveholic

14 posts

Waveholic

14 posts

12 Nov 2008 10:25am

Yep they are awesome kites. I would like to know where he found that much wind as I am skunked for it at the moment.

dism

NSW

660 posts

dism

NSW, 660 posts

12 Nov 2008 2:39pm

Jacques said...

well, maybe he is 120 kg?

An elephant could probably kite on a 7m in 45-55kn (considering gusts would be like 40% higher, whats that about 70kn or so?)

You could probably plane just flying your bar

(please note these figures are made-up and from a non-kiter, but how many times a year does it blow 45+? Once?)

cabstar

VIC

328 posts

cabstar

VIC, 328 posts

12 Nov 2008 2:53pm

you could use your board as your kite and still get monster hangtime.

stamp

QLD

2800 posts

stamp

QLD, 2800 posts

12 Nov 2008 3:03pm

i have been caught in a 55 knot squall sailing a catamaran once, and it was one of the scariest times of my life.
there is no way you could hold a 7 down in that sort of wind

Waveholic

14 posts

Waveholic

14 posts

12 Nov 2008 2:12pm

It is a definite stretch of the truth and imagination. 45 knots and the top blows of the water (white out) and I would be ejecting right at that moment.

dism

NSW

660 posts

dism

NSW, 660 posts

12 Nov 2008 4:16pm

Look at the 'news section articles' the Vendee boats got hit by a 50knot squall and 11 of them outta like 20 are in need of repairs
(and these guys and girls are the pros at the top of their game)

Surfer62

1357 posts

Surfer62

1357 posts

12 Nov 2008 5:18pm

Knowing the crazy kiwi who's selling it, I'm sure he has. Ay bro

Skid

QLD

1499 posts

Skid

QLD, 1499 posts

12 Nov 2008 6:54pm

Have look at the question & answer on the ebay listing....

Q: 55Knots, sure you didnt mean km/h. Sounds incredibly unrealistic / complete load of bs 12-Nov-08
A: lol thanks for the relpy where u kite? and yep ive been out a couple of times in supper strong winds on this kite and now ive got myself a new 5m for high winds

Does that mean the new 5m is for when it is over 55knots

qwerto

NSW

52 posts

qwerto

NSW, 52 posts

12 Nov 2008 8:25pm

Unless this guy kites behind a 747, i doubt very much that hes been out "a couple of times" in 55knts.

cwamit

1194 posts

cwamit

WA, 1194 posts

12 Nov 2008 6:40pm

what a load of crap, the 7 meter rebel i usually use in 8 to 12 knots . i weigh just on 200 kg's

lostinlondon

VIC

1159 posts

lostinlondon

VIC, 1159 posts

12 Nov 2008 8:48pm

Surfer62 said...

Knowing the crazy kiwi who's selling it, I'm sure he has. Ay bro

If you live in Wellington stupid crazy wind is a fact of life. Way back when I was a little guy I sailed on Evans bay in a Seat Scout cutter (Think 6 oar lifeboat with a sail) and we sailed it THROUGH the water, not on it... That said, you have trouble walking in a straight line, let alone flying a kite in 55 knots!

Anyone else who has lived in Wellington will know exactly what I mean ow.

sink cut

NSW

105 posts

sink cut

NSW, 105 posts

12 Nov 2008 9:33pm

Kiteboarders always overstate wind.

If another kiter tells me how windy it is in knots, as a rule I always guess its about 1/2 of what they say. The only exception is when the kiter is an X windsurfer (or still windsurfs).

waxman

1390 posts

waxman

SA, 1390 posts

12 Nov 2008 9:39pm

I have been at the beach when it was 45+knts in whyalla windsurfers were getting smashed up on the rocks a kiter ended up ejecting the kite over the marina and two of the local boys were out in it on 9m bandits droped 2 knots it took 2 guys to hold down the kite and two on the guy was insane, almost no blue water sand was blowing that hard down the beach when it hit the wall it was going 2-3m straight up i had my drivers side window in my car only one inch down and after 1hr my car was full of sand so i think that 50kts on a 7m could be posible.

dism

NSW

660 posts

dism

NSW, 660 posts

12 Nov 2008 10:12pm

waxman said...

i think that 50kts on a 7m could be posible.

Haha.
Just like the economy, seems the beaufort scale is subject to inflationary pressures!

And on the sale on ebay note. Who would want to buy a kite that has been flogged in excess winds (even if they weren't quite 55kn), let alone the figures he quotes

tino

443 posts

tino

443 posts

12 Nov 2008 8:42pm

I was in Hurghada a few years ago (2005) and got hit by a 65 knot gust whilst out on a 8m Naish Torch...... the quickest release of safety for sure.

echostorm

QLD

1245 posts

echostorm

QLD, 1245 posts

13 Nov 2008 8:21am

65 konts.... Yea right!!!! In a gust like that, by the time you hit your safety you would be soaring well above eric.

skiddz

237 posts

skiddz

NT, 237 posts

13 Nov 2008 9:59am

tino said...

I was in Hurghada a few years ago (2005) and got hit by a 65 knot gust whilst out on a 8m Naish Torch...... the quickest release of safety for sure.

soft option

Should have jumped out the gust

Dawn Patrol

1991 posts

Dawn Patrol

WA, 1991 posts

13 Nov 2008 9:36am

echostorm said...

65 konts.... Yea right!!!! In a gust like that, by the time you hit your safety you would be soaring well above eric.

Thats pretty high to beat.

Just to remind

harry potter

VIC

2777 posts

harry potter

VIC, 2777 posts

13 Nov 2008 11:48am

Dawn Patrol said...

echostorm said...

65 konts.... Yea right!!!! In a gust like that, by the time you hit your safety you would be soaring well above eric.

Thats pretty high to beat.

Just to remind

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