Kite Surfing

When you guys are talking about "90-110 degrees off-wind", where is 0 degrees? Downwind? So anything greater than 90degrees is upwind?

0 degrees is directly upwind. 90 degrees is directly across wind.
Less than 90 degrees is upwind, more than 90 degrees is downwind.
What we're saying is that you'll go your fastest whilst bearing off slightly downwind.

Oh right, that's really obvious now. Don't know why i couldn't figure that out last night, must have been really tired.

That's OK we believe you were just 'Tired'.

I think for this week end it will degenerate to a light wind challenge, forecast for 12 knots . Time to get out my super flat finless board.

That's OK we believe you were just 'Tired'.

Very good, I'd expect no less than complete understanding and unconditional acceptance from the XK community .

I think for this week end it will degenerate to a light wind challenge, forecast for 12 knots . Time to get out my super flat finless board.

I'm REALLY hoping that's not the case. REALLY hoping.

I think for this week end it will degenerate to a light wind challenge, forecast for 12 knots . Time to get out my super flat finless board.

You seen the forecast for tomorrow? 25-30kn, or at least definitely 20-25kn!
I'll be at Altona from about 12 onwards probably.

Ahh the wind Gods are shining again. Will be time to bring out the little Wipet as Plummet calls it, I call it the Terrier, my 8m^2 Synergy.

See you then guys.

Norman.

Yep, i'll be there as early as possible, although I'll prob go to the familiar east end Still not game enough for the west end

i went so fast once that i headed back down to watch myself kiting

well? was there any speed kiting over the weekend?

yes and Koma couldn't keep up.

yes and Koma couldn't keep up.

Zee Torch! She ist TOOOO powerfulz.
Oh i was going alright until Harry pulled a kiteloop AT me. He saw you (Tony) go past and assumed all was clear.
On those few runs i did do i was holding too much ground to get up to speed. Not sure what angle we were tacking at.

Perhaps next time when where isn't a traffic jam on the water.

best run starts up river mouth.
jump sand spit.
crank up to speed
ignore other kiters
aim for rock groin.
slow down when weeds start dragging fins.

I forgot step 1. Stop making excuses.


I also forgot the secret passing maneuver. Get a kite line length up wind and then use a special bit of aerodynamics in the form of a boundary layer 6 inches in front of the nose of the kiter you are overtaking.

Did you have your GPS on at the time Tony and if so what speed ?

I only managed 39.9 km/hr (21.5 knots), reckon I could have done better if I didn't have to stop for the wall of kiters at the Easter end, but that's just an excuse isn't it.

Tony, were you the fella with the head band on?

Regards,
Norman.

it's a bandana thing that because i have my hair real short, keeps the sun off my scalp.

Also wear a red MotoX top which is brilliant for wind chill.

And my GPS was a victim of the fires, so No for any readings but I would have only be thinking 21 kts.

In fact I at the end of one fun blast I was about to stop and turn around to tell Koma that we were probably just creeping past 20kts.
But he was toooooooo far behind.

it's a bandana thing that because i have my hair real short, keeps the sun off my scalp.

Also wear a red MotoX top which is brilliant for wind chill.

And my GPS was a victim of the fires, so No for any readings but I would have only be thinking 21 kts.

In fact I at the end of one fun blast I was about to stop and turn around to tell Koma that we were probably just creeping past 20kts.
But he was toooooooo far behind.

That was the run that Harry tried to rip my kite out of the sky with a kiteloop.
Yeah, definitely wasn't going very fast. I reckon i was going marginally faster after i had downsized to the 8m. I'll have to go for a bit of an explore when i've got a GPS on and do the same stretch i reckon i hit top speed on last time.

come on guys my grandma jogs to the toilet in rthe rest home faster that 20 knots and she has a dodgy hip.


i did do a 224 meter jump with about 15 kitloops tho.....www.brunotti.com/kitegame/

come on guys my grandma jogs to the toilet in rthe rest home faster that 20 knots and she has a dodgy hip.

using a walking frame with the left brake sticking on.

now your just being unrealistic. if one brake stuck on the zimmer frame would pull to the left causing her to smash into the rest home wall!

I thought it was balancing the opposite pull from her dicky hip.

ok back to the topic.

Any stunning techniques for slowing down at warp speed?

Here's my current techniques.

Carve hard up wind.
or
lift the front up and skim along on the rear edge
or
send the kite back and aim to land on the moon.
or
get over powered skip downwind while arsechecking
or
rag doll.

or a combination of some or all of these techniques proabably in that order.

Just edge harder and you'll stop in a hurry. It's just like your loading up to pop, but you never release your edge.
The other way to stop in a hurry is to just butt check, but i can assure you that after a few butt checks you'll be walking oddly the next day.