PKRA RANKINGS

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Ranking # Competitor Name Nationality Sponsor Points
1 Aaron Hadlow United Kingdom Flexifoil 3000
2 Youri Zoon Netherlands Slingshot 2325
3 Kevin Langeree Netherlands Naish 2205
4 Cesar Portas Spain North 1945
5 Alvaro Onieva Spain Best 1900
6 Rui Meira Portugal Naish 1845
7 Madison Van Heurck Virgin Islands (U.S.) Naish 1720
8 Mallory De La Villemarque France North 1710
9 Rocky Chatwell United States Crazyfly Kiteboards, Dakine, Prokitesurf.com, - no kite sponsor 1635
10 Ruben Lenten Netherlands Slingshot 1500
11 Reno Romeu Brazil North 1500
12 Philipp Brueckmann Germany Carved 1455
13 Michael Schitzhofer Austria Naish 1370
14 Paul Caswell United States Cabrinha 1240
15 Mario Rodwald Germany Carved 1070
16 Julian Hosp Austria Carved, O'Neill, Dakine 1060
17 Mikael Blomvall Sweden JN-Kites 1050
18 Lewis Crathern United Kingdom RRD 1015
19 Petr Tyushkevich Russian Federation Cabrinha 970
20 Etienne Lhote France F-One 925
21 Tom Court United Kingdom North, animal, wightlink, cskins, zeal 925
22 Silvester Ruckdaschel Germany F-One 885
23 Kleber Pinho Brazil Unhook, Greenish, Slingshot, OI, Brasilian Selection 840
24 Randy Hereman Netherlands F-One 840
25 Sebastien Garat France RRD, RRD Clothings, Mystic, Cool Shoes, Mormaii Eyewear. 610
26 johnno scholte Netherlands 530
27 Oliver Palmers Austria 530
28 Alberto Rondina Italy Cabrinha 530
29 Tom Hebert New Caledonia Airush 530
30 oliver panny Austria best 440
31 Aladin Tiago Braga Ferreira Brazil North 440
32 Guido Winkler Austria 440
33 Matthias Winkenstern Austria 440
34 Jeremie Tronet Martinique Ocean Rodeo 440
35 Heinar Brandstötter Austria JN Kites ( Jochum und Nessler) 440
36 Lorenzo Giovannelli Italy Slingshot 440
37 Pedro Bueno Brazil 0 440
38 Jesus Enrique Fernandes Venezuela 0 440
39 Bernd Leo Faschingleitner Austria SLINGSHOT 440
40 Christian Holley Spain Best 440
41 Tomas Teixeira Gomes Teixeira Gomes Brazil 440
42 Victor Adamo Brazil North 400
43 Stefano Maselli Italy 400
44 luigi la barbera Italy advance 400
45 Evgeny Novozheev Russian Federation North Kites 400
46 Felix Martins Venezuela 400
47 Kim Albrecht Germany North 400
48 Bas Koole Netherlands Best Kiteboarding 400
49 Leo 'The Ice Estredo Venezuela Slingshot 400
50 Giacono Barberi Italy 400
51 Gabriele Antonetti Italy 400
52 Stefano Martinelli Italy 365
53 Giuseppe Esposito Italy kiteloose 365
54 Felipe Freitas Felix Brazil 365
55 Daniele Maiorino Italy Naish kiteboarding 365

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I could go on but I figured the top 55 would be enough, not some random competition that didn't even have enough wind. I couldn't find one doona or flysurfer amongst it. Owned.

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I could go on but I figured the top 55 would be enough, not some random competition that didn't even have enough wind

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The MTB was a landboarding comp

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PWNED

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL WAVERIDE CHAMPION ARON JARMAN 06/07 DOONA OWNER AND PROUD. OWNED BY NO ONE!

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Originally posted by Spacemonkey!

PKRA RANKINGS

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Ranking # Competitor Name Nationality Sponsor Points
1 Aaron Hadlow United Kingdom Flexifoil 3000
2 Youri Zoon Netherlands Slingshot 2325
3 Kevin Langeree Netherlands Naish 2205
4 Cesar Portas Spain North 1945
5 Alvaro Onieva Spain Best 1900
6 Rui Meira Portugal Naish 1845
7 Madison Van Heurck Virgin Islands (U.S.) Naish 1720
8 Mallory De La Villemarque France North 1710
9 Rocky Chatwell United States Crazyfly Kiteboards, Dakine, Prokitesurf.com, - no kite sponsor 1635
10 Ruben Lenten Netherlands Slingshot 1500
11 Reno Romeu Brazil North 1500
12 Philipp Brueckmann Germany Carved 1455
13 Michael Schitzhofer Austria Naish 1370
14 Paul Caswell United States Cabrinha 1240
15 Mario Rodwald Germany Carved 1070
16 Julian Hosp Austria Carved, O'Neill, Dakine 1060
17 Mikael Blomvall Sweden JN-Kites 1050
18 Lewis Crathern United Kingdom RRD 1015
19 Petr Tyushkevich Russian Federation Cabrinha 970
20 Etienne Lhote France F-One 925
21 Tom Court United Kingdom North, animal, wightlink, cskins, zeal 925
22 Silvester Ruckdaschel Germany F-One 885
23 Kleber Pinho Brazil Unhook, Greenish, Slingshot, OI, Brasilian Selection 840
24 Randy Hereman Netherlands F-One 840
25 Sebastien Garat France RRD, RRD Clothings, Mystic, Cool Shoes, Mormaii Eyewear. 610
26 johnno scholte Netherlands 530
27 Oliver Palmers Austria 530
28 Alberto Rondina Italy Cabrinha 530
29 Tom Hebert New Caledonia Airush 530
30 oliver panny Austria best 440
31 Aladin Tiago Braga Ferreira Brazil North 440
32 Guido Winkler Austria 440
33 Matthias Winkenstern Austria 440
34 Jeremie Tronet Martinique Ocean Rodeo 440
35 Heinar Brandst?r Austria JN Kites ( Jochum und Nessler) 440
36 Lorenzo Giovannelli Italy Slingshot 440
37 Pedro Bueno Brazil 0 440
38 Jesus Enrique Fernandes Venezuela 0 440
39 Bernd Leo Faschingleitner Austria SLINGSHOT 440
40 Christian Holley Spain Best 440
41 Tomas Teixeira Gomes Teixeira Gomes Brazil 440
42 Victor Adamo Brazil North 400
43 Stefano Maselli Italy 400
44 luigi la barbera Italy advance 400
45 Evgeny Novozheev Russian Federation North Kites 400
46 Felix Martins Venezuela 400
47 Kim Albrecht Germany North 400
48 Bas Koole Netherlands Best Kiteboarding 400
49 Leo 'The Ice Estredo Venezuela Slingshot 400
50 Giacono Barberi Italy 400
51 Gabriele Antonetti Italy 400
52 Stefano Martinelli Italy 365
53 Giuseppe Esposito Italy kiteloose 365
54 Felipe Freitas Felix Brazil 365
55 Daniele Maiorino Italy Naish kiteboarding 365

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I could go on but I figured the top 55 would be enough, not some random competition that didn't even have enough wind. I couldn't find one doona or flysurfer amongst it. Owned.

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User - are you a top surfer - if not you need a disclaimer to your disclaimer.

Surfing and kiting in waves are two different sports, they have a different stoke and different things that make them enjoyable. Truly good kiters who do wave kiting are generally good surfers in the first place. The two sports require different conditions.

Doonas aren't too bad for freestyle either check out Sebastian Bubmann is a full-time student but still managed to become German Kitesurf freestyle champion last year. He was also Junior World Snow Kite champion and competed in PKRA last year (best placing was 7th I think). His study has prevented him competing in any PKRA events so far this year.

The versatility of FlySurfer foils for water, land or snow/ freestyle, waves, racing or just cruising is something that has always appealed to me - amongst many other benefits http://members.iinet.net.au/~ianyoung/Flysurfer.html

But as User has shown, many people like to put them down despite never having flown one. More than happy to let any competent rider that is broad-minded enough to come and test-fly one - just email or call me on 0414 716 812 :-)

I might take that offer up on a go on a flysurfer... preferably something aimed at wave riding. I have the 5 meter pulse but just haven’t had enough opportunities to really get to use it yet to get a decent 30 knots were it would be powered enough to get a feel of the kites performance.

my heart is kind of set on the 7 meter 08 rebel but if a 7 meter flysurfer that’s good for wave riding has the lower wind range that foils claim - well only can try, I might change my mind and you may get a sale.

The 5 meter pulse certainly fly's well the few times I have used it – I call it the wiper sniper because you can hear the lines as the kite zips back and forth in the wind window. You could almost take someone’s head off with those lines!

Launches easy although found it difficult to land by myself.

I am not a closed minded person and if something has merit I will give it a go. There is a difference between a bow/sle bridle and a flysurfer bridle - most bridles on inflatable only need one broken to cause the kite to screw up -death spiral or cause a swim in, the bridles on a flysurfer are many so if one breaks the rest can compensate – its still daunting to look at all those bridles but in theory they seem more superior and less prone to problems unlike bridled inflatable (hence I went to the rebels)

User you should contact Ian and give the kites a try if he is open to letting you use one – the offer is there as far as I can see – so why not take it up?

so why kite at all rowdy? just go wakeboarding and surfing. why do you bother?

Agree with everything said above.

I have this funny feeling that I will migrate to flying doonas as I want an all around thingy and have had fun on them before. Saw a Pulse today at PW and it certainly has appeal.

Jedes Tierchen sein Plezierchen (let each animal have its pleasure).

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Originally posted by waveslave

lol.
Foil-daddys seem to crave constant confirmation that they fly superior/ok kites.
They're dreaming.
It's called inferiority-complex.
That's a psychoanalysis thing.
Don't stress about it.
haha

Doonas will always be,
I repeat,
will always be....
fringe-dwelling, alternative, left-of-centre kitesurfing vehicles.
Live with it.

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It would be a shame particularly for noobs who would miss out on the ease of learning with them if narrow minded bullies like you scare people away from them from even trying them and deciding for themselves . I import and distribute them but make most of my business elsewhere so financially I don't really care .your de one doin the stressin .Chill !

I use LEI's and flysurfers. Everyone to their own opinion as long as you not trying to do a JW. To be critical of either on a public forum you have to have flown both otherwise your credibility is zero.

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Originally posted by ianyoung

Junior Mens Freestyle:
1. Lennart van Schuilenburg (Flysurfer)
2. Rick Derby (Flysurfer)
3. Julien (Best)

Boardercross Foreigners:
1. Lennart van Schuilenburg (Flysurfer)
2. Jelmer v.d. Kist (Ozone?)
3. Yusca Balogh (Flysurfer)

The mens open freestyle was cancelled because lack of wind

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And to think this guys sells the noobs kites...

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Originally posted by dave......

Some people just are too lazy to use a pump.

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Why using a pump when you do not have too

Fred

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Originally posted by Kitegrom

what do foils offer to offset their massive water relaunch disadvantages?

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Hey Kitegrom,

I can only speak about Flysurfer kites.

Relaunching is one of the advantages of these foils.

When they sit on their trailing edge, they will relaunch by themselves. When they sit on their leading edge, you fly them backwards and rotate them as shown here http://www.flysurfer.com/Gallery/v/videos/manual/PSYCHO3_relaunch.avi.html (note that the pumping action is required only in light wind). Or you can just pull one backline on some models as shown here www.flysurfer.com/Gallery/v/videos/manual/pulse_relaunch.avi.htmlhttp://.

Cheers,

Fred