Cool thats hammering

Got any more pics?

Looks a ripping spot for speeding

It's nice when the planets align, doesn't happen often but when it does....ssswwweeeeettt

Hope you get a few more of those over winter

Thanks Tim,
Yep, more wind, a smaller kite (for me) and more BALLS (for me again), should mean more speed

Hi Steve, Sorry no video
Kite 9m Genetrix Hydra
Home made speed board
Garmin 201 gps

More details here:- www.gps-kitesurfing.com/default.aspx?mnu=user&val=37541&uid=211

Nice spot for speed kiting!!

Nice and flat for 25-30+ knots

Must be a glassy at 15 knots

AND

Foss- you are the last person who should be behind the camera. You should be flying that kite and practising your skills until you are exhausted. Sounds like you are getting there from what I have heard.

Spot does look awesome- photos don't really do the speed justice tho, video would be good. Will have to make the trip sometime soon.

Saffer said......
The fact that you only managed 46 at a peak in pretty good conditions and the top riders in the world are running that consistently for 500m shows how difficult speed kiting actually is. I think a lot of people underestimate how hard for the top riders to achieve what they are doing now




Yep, spot on about speed kiting being difficult, I've got heaps of respect for the top guys.
I wasn't trying to say I am super fast, (the other speed kiter who I kite with, is unsually 2 to 3 knots faster) but for my 65kg I do OK.
Rider weight, skill and fitness, wind and water quallity, board and fin etc, all make a difference.
I'm still in the experimental stage, trying new things to see what works for me. eg this was the first time using the 9m. Also got a range of fins to try, board rocker lines and shapes etc.
Main problem with speed kiting is it's very hard to get the right conditions often enough to practice technique and try new stuff.

elmo said...

Windhogger said...

Saffer said......
The fact that you only managed 46 at a peak in pretty good conditions and the top riders in the world are running that consistently for 500m shows how difficult speed kiting actually is. I think a lot of people underestimate how hard for the top riders to achieve what they are doing now




Yep, spot on about speed kiting being difficult, I've got heaps of respect for the top guys.
I wasn't trying to say I am super fast, (the other speed kiter who I kite with, is unsually 2 to 3 knots faster) but for my 65kg I do OK.
Rider weight, skill and fitness, wind and water quallity, board and fin etc, all make a difference.
I'm still in the experimental stage, trying new things to see what works for me. eg this was the first time using the 9m. Also got a range of fins to try, board rocker lines and shapes etc.
Main problem with speed kiting is it's very hard to get the right conditions often enough to practice technique and try new stuff.

I'd still be doing back flips if I got 46 on my windsurfer having only just cracked a 40.

Speed is definitely underestimated with how much work and commitment goes into it.
The shed is your development area, littered with sacrifices to the gods of speed I know I'm forever tinkering with weed fins trying to milk more from them

Kites have such a huge potential for some massive numbers, must be a real buzz locking in and letting it fly on the edge of sanity

Keep up the good work look forward to reading more

Your next challenge is 47 on the dial

elmo,
I like your attitude, and thanks for the encouragement!
You are so right about how much work and commitment goes into trying to gain that extra knot or so. Back in my windsurfing days I built my own speed boards and fins, now I'm doing the same with speed kiting (sucker for punishment)lol
The faster one gets, the harder it is to squeeze that extra knot out!
All the best with your windsurfing.

Windhogger said...



More details here:- www.gps-kitesurfing.com/default.aspx?mnu=user&val=37541&uid=211

33rd on a world list, ....from a guy living in the "landlocked" Barossa and kiting at Pt Parham.....what most people call an SA "backwater".

Guess the next challenge on the list is to work your way past 32nd on the list

Nice one Rob!!

Fossil

Hey Windhogger,

Good work on the speedkiting. 46 knots is super swift. Is the kite you use one of the best options for speed kiting? And what makes a kite good for high speed?

Spookyluke12 said...

Hey Windhogger,

Good work on the speedkiting. 46 knots is super swift. Is the kite you use one of the best options for speed kiting? And what makes a kite good for high speed?

The Genetrix Hydra is a popular kite for speed because it has a very wide wind range, ie heaps of depower, very high top end, which makes it easy to control at high speeds and in radical winds.
Sebastian Cattelan, one of the fastest speed kiters, (over 60 knts max speed) uses the 9m in near unbelievable winds. (45knts)
Check this link out:-www.gps-kitesurfing.com/default.aspx?mnu=user&val=818&uid=47
Having said that, the delta type kites like bandit dos etc and any late model kite with good depower all work very well. A thin leading edge helps also.

PS. Thanks for the compliments guys