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15 Mile Downwinder

Flyfish - 28-2-2012 at 12:47 PM

My Buddy and I did a 15 Mile downwinder yesterday. Thought I'd share a bit!


[youtube]http://youtu.be/K6vZNIrFy1c[/youtube]

Flyfish - 28-2-2012 at 12:48 PM

Sorry, Not sure how to embed the video

http://youtu.be/K6vZNIrFy1c

indigo_wolf - 28-2-2012 at 12:55 PM

[youtube]K6vZNIrFy1c[/youtube]



Are you using a shoulder (backpack-type) rig to get the "wingman at 6" perspective?

ATB,
Sam

BeamerBob - 28-2-2012 at 12:58 PM

DOH! Went to watch it and get the video code and Wolfie was already on it.



tridude - 28-2-2012 at 01:15 PM

nice.........nothing like a strapless downy chasin waves.......where is this at? keep these vids comin!

AZKevin - 28-2-2012 at 01:54 PM

Jealous! Looks like a lot fun and love the camera setup!

Flyfish - 28-2-2012 at 02:06 PM

I made the backpack with an old camel back. I jig sawed a piece of Redwood to form fit inside, then mounted PVC pipe to it. Initially I glued the joints, but found the bounceing would break them. I bolted these and ran a peice of string to both sides of the joint incase it breaks.
I like the view because you get more perspective than just with a helmet cam.

Back Pack.jpg - 10kB

indigo_wolf - 28-2-2012 at 02:19 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Flyfish
I made the backpack with an old camel back.


Top-notch DIY/homebrew-ing. Mad props.

ATB,
Sam

Flyfish - 28-2-2012 at 02:19 PM

Inside

Back Pack 2.jpg - 22kB

PHREERIDER - 28-2-2012 at 04:42 PM

nice pack

mougl - 28-2-2012 at 04:53 PM

great video! :thumbup::thumbup:

bigkahuna - 28-2-2012 at 06:14 PM

Where was this? Looks cold but those soft shoulder waves look like fun. :)

Flyfish - 28-2-2012 at 08:46 PM

Thanks Sam! Yea, the backpack is probably better than the camera. I need to upgrade to a high def, but I'm too cheap!
Kahuna, I'm up in very Northern California. Eureka CA - next to the border of Oregon. 50 degree water year round! The waves were actually kinda big, and we didn't want any major brake down, so we stayed on the inside.
Here's some more videos I've done, but they aren't kiteing!So hopefullly not out of place!
Surf Here:

More surf:

This is Myself and the downwind kite buddy Paragliding locally:

bigkahuna - 29-2-2012 at 01:30 AM

Looks like a fun break. Water temps here just rose to 53 degrees, but haven't had any decent surf in over a month. Sure miss the Pacific...

MikeDobbs - 29-2-2012 at 07:30 AM

Fun vid- LOVE the camera mount :thumbup:

Houston AirHead - 29-2-2012 at 09:24 AM

Awesome ... thanks for sharing:thumbup: