Someone sent me this photo of flying an 8m open cell, fixed bridle, foil on a water board. Anyone else fly fixed on the water?
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arkay - 9-7-2011 at 10:40 AM
no, i've only witnesses people flying out of jest. it does work, but if you drop your kite, then you are completely screwed.
i can't think of any good reason to choose to fly open cell on water except to say that you have.stetson05 - 9-7-2011 at 11:29 AM
Spelopower used to talk about it. I think I have seen a video of Ripsessions doing it with a vapor but not sure. I have seen a thread pop up
everynow and then. I actually considered it the other day when it was too windy for my 8m Neo but I didn't have the other kite with me that day.
:embarrased:bigkahuna - 9-7-2011 at 12:55 PM
There's a fellow here who only flies Flexifoil open cells on water, and he's been doing it for years. Gotta respect someone who's good enough (and
brave enough) to do it.geokite - 9-7-2011 at 01:55 PM
I did when I started kitesurfing 12 years ago. Flew a Quadrifoil XXXL and a Mosquito Pro 5.5, both on handles. Worked great, but no depower.
Crashing wasn't an issue.Drewculous - 9-7-2011 at 02:00 PM
tridude has done it on the montana iirc... its like wheelies on the interstate... yeah you can do it, yeah its fun, but if you crash, its gonna suck!cheezycheese - 9-7-2011 at 02:09 PM
there are videos of a guy doing this with a Blade on youtube. he even shows rescue techniques... Bladerunner - 9-7-2011 at 03:19 PM
If this is who I think it is . We are lucky his parents are slowing him from progressing to the water too fast. We will lose one heck of a great kiter
+ Great Kid when he moves to water full time.
I don't think we need to worry about this kid dropping that kite. I haven't seen it happen in over a year!tridude - 9-7-2011 at 04:48 PM
Ive flown three.....................XXXL Quadrifoil Comp, 6.5m Flexi Blade IV (never dumped her Furb), and a 12.5m Montana III..........I have a
perfect low tide spot so if I were to dump them just roll em up and wade/swim in...............................................
Same as Steve - used the XXXL a number of times, once even used a 3.5 m foil in ripping winds and last year threw up a 10.8 Reactor on a door in
shallow water just to show a few guys it could be done.ripsessionkites - 10-7-2011 at 02:11 AM
fixed bridles on the water isnt new ... its old school (my style sometimes) ... way back when when we started a decade ago we all had some form of
fixed before tubes.
yes i've used a Vapor on water before (got video too)csa_deadon - 10-7-2011 at 02:38 AM
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Originally posted by ripsessionkites
fixed bridles on the water isnt new ... its old school (my style sometimes) ... way back when when we started a decade ago we all had some form of
fixed before tubes.
yes i've used a Vapor on water before (got video too)
You just couldn't wait to use your new board that day.
So eager he even put the fins on backwards!
Was that the same day we tried to launch you?furbowski - 10-7-2011 at 08:31 PM
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Originally posted by tridude
6.5m Flexi Blade IV (never dumped her Furb),
I haven't even tried it on the water... did dump it once while body-dragging... now your old blade is my landboard engine... A few unintended
landings but no tomahawks!
8m reflex in the OP?Jaymz - 11-7-2011 at 09:52 AM
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Originally posted by Drewculous
tridude has done it on the montana iirc... its like wheelies on the interstate... yeah you can do it, yeah its fun, but if you crash, its gonna suck!
