loftywinds - 22-7-2013 at 04:11 PM
Hi everyone,
I recently purchased an MBS Core95 with Ozone Octane 4m with bar and spike, etc.
I have been kite surfing in water for around 2 years now, and I am confident in having a go landboarding. In fact I only got the gear last night, so I
am keen for a go soon.
Any other local Aussies here?
If you come to these sunny shores, please let me know and we'll go for a kite!
Cheers
Lofty
abkayak - 22-7-2013 at 06:46 PM
Hi ya buddy! Welcome to PKF! I'm actually a Long Island boy. But I'm gonna speak to my parole officer and see if I can arrange a visit!
3shot - 22-7-2013 at 06:50 PM
Welcome loftywinds!!
Kamikuza - 22-7-2013 at 06:51 PM
Welcome!
soliver - 22-7-2013 at 07:31 PM
Welcome, lofty.... Great community of kite people here, so welcome to he fold!!!
Certainly your existing kitesurfing skills will benefit you on he Landboard... I know there are plenty if Aussie kiters around to lend you a hand. ...
Once you get the hang of your 4m, you can probably give it a go with some of your surf kites (LEI's I'm sure).
Welcome aboard.
loftywinds - 22-7-2013 at 08:13 PM
Thanks for the welcome guys!
Yeah, I have an 8mtr surf kite that I think will be useful. I have others too but they would be way too big.
Can I ask, why is it that a 4m Ozone powerkite has more power than a 12mtr water kite in around 10 - 15knots? I was shocked that the Ozone Octane 2012
4m2 is only suitable for beginners in sub 10knots. I would struggle to lift my 8mtr water kite in such light breezes.
lives2fly - 23-7-2013 at 02:30 AM
Welcome! The Queensland coast must be a great place to kite. What sort of winds do you get? I'm in the UK but have family in Goulburn (kinda between
Sydney & Canberra) I keep promising myself a trip to Oz.
For somebody with a couple of years kiteboarding a 4m Octane will be ok in more than 10 knots. I would ride a 5 - 5.5m in the same winds I would be on
a 12 in the water. You need less power in general for landboarding though. Your 8m will actually be a great kite to learn to landboard on - better
than the foil if you are confident you won't slam it into the ground much.
The foils generate more power for there size because they are a more efficient design. The fixed bridle holds them at an optimum angle of attack to
the air. The RAM air foils (the cells that fill with air and give the kite it's shape) create a super efficient wing shape and they are smal and light
wich means speed through the air and more grunt.
Inflatables have to worry about relaunch from the water etc and have heavier construction. The wing effect is gained by airflow over the leading edge
rather than the more sophisticated Foil design. It takes a much bigger kite to get the same pull
loftywinds - 24-7-2013 at 04:43 PM
Hey thanks for all that great info. Yeah, I figured powerkites due to design and air intake would be more powerful due to lightness and design. Water
kites are way heavier.
In terms of winds here? Well, this is the perfect time of year actually. We usually get a lot of cool to warm SE trade winds from the Pacific. At the
moment it's been constantly 10 to 18 knots from 11am thru to around 4pm. And being close to the coast, the winds are not as gusty as being inland.
However we do have a mountain south of where I kite (Mnt Stuart) and it does create some interesting winds especially from the South, which is what
it's doing today. By lunch time it usually swings SSE SE and then E and rarely NE.
Good winds and good grass dudes!
Windy Heap - 24-7-2013 at 05:38 PM
G'day Mate!
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yummy, burp, yummy.