One of the many advantages of these kites is that you don't outgrow them - the same kites Seb uses, I teach with.
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Originally posted by tobes
Hahaha, the poor inflatable riders feel persecuted by the nasty foil kiters trying to ram their doona loving ways down their throats.
Better start paying attention then Spacey.
Sebastian Bubmann rides Flysurfer in the PKRA. German Freestyle Champion 2006. Junior Snowkite Champion 2004 and 2005.
My experience has been that not everyone is curious.
Some people seem afraid to try something different.
Some people seem stuck in a kind of Ford v Holden mentality.
shheeeessss!!!
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Originally posted by waveslave
Maybe doonas are more suited to wavekiting than freestyle.
The reason I say this is based on the different approaches of each kiting discipline.
From my experience, the wave-guys tend to kite for longer sessions at a time compared to freestylers.
Wavekiters might go out for 1-2hrs, get their quota of waves, and then call it quits.
The flatwater bandits seem to go out for shorter durations, nail a number of tricks,
and then come to shore to swap gear or socalize or whatever.
This goes on all afternoon and it looks like fun, but it's different to how wavekiters approach a session.
Now if you freestyled with a doona....and you were coming to shore a lot and downing your kite all the time....
Well, you can appreciate the problem, hey ?
The doonas would lose all the air in their air-sacks.
Bummer.
That's the main hassle I reckon.
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Originally posted by Spacemonkey!quote:
Originally posted by waveslave
Maybe doonas are more suited to wavekiting than freestyle.
The reason I say this is based on the different approaches of each kiting discipline.
From my experience, the wave-guys tend to kite for longer sessions at a time compared to freestylers.
Wavekiters might go out for 1-2hrs, get their quota of waves, and then call it quits.
The flatwater bandits seem to go out for shorter durations, nail a number of tricks,
and then come to shore to swap gear or socalize or whatever.
This goes on all afternoon and it looks like fun, but it's different to how wavekiters approach a session.
Now if you freestyled with a doona....and you were coming to shore a lot and downing your kite all the time....
Well, you can appreciate the problem, hey ?
The doonas would lose all the air in their air-sacks.
Bummer.
That's the main hassle I reckon.
What ever slave! How long did you ride yesterday? I rode for 5 hours.
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Originally posted by MarkFranklin99
Apart from the foil / LEI debate, does anyone else value the ability to get back to the point where you took off from? I.e. go upwind.
Does anyone else think having the ability to go upwind is important?
Yes, I am always striving to go up wind as much as possible, in fact I prefer to do upwinders however this is off the topic of why not more twin skins on the water. If Flysurfers came down in price....
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Originally posted by user
I did this--I did that.
I went upwind.I went out in really light wind.
Get outa here!
You foil users have such a problem with what you are flying !
Always trying to justify it !
It just isn't cool to fly a baggy doona,and you know it !
But,if that is your preference,its OK with me !You don't need to prove anything.
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Originally posted by lotofwind
I was just responding to your comment of if you fly a doona your not cool so after that comment asumed you where a fashion victom(wears boardies over wet suit,which can only be to hide small penis lol)
Sorry mate,not bagging you,hell i dont even know you,just hate when people do things to try and follow the sheep to be cool and worry too much what other people think instead of just enjoying what makes them happy
which does include boarding sometimes....quote:
Originally posted by lotofwind
when you let go of the bar,kite automaticly flies to zenith(12 oclock)instead of crashing
).. No wonder auto zenith is so well spoken about by the users of these kites.
towards the kite and it would just float back with you with no pull of the kite, can see the positive in that for the pure wave riding feeling.