Hello, I am giving a speech on kites and would like to reference kiteboarding and surfing.
Can anyone give me a loose average on how high and how far across kiteboarders are going?
Also.. perhaps a size range on the power kites now a days.
Any assistance would be appreciated.
Buggy on !:karate:
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Pennyzloty - 3-1-2007 at 04:50 PM
There is few good movies that You should see.That should help.Bladerunner - 3-1-2007 at 06:00 PM
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Can anyone give me a loose average on how high and how far across kiteboarders are going?
Also.. perhaps a size range on the power kites now a days.
Any assistance would be appreciated.
Buggy on !:karate:
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Penny
Seems a simple questions but I think it may be hard to answer.
From my observations airtime differs depending on the discipline. On water about 7 seconds will still be considered HUGE. On snow, in the mountians 1
full minute is not unheard of. With a buggy 3 seconds is big so it differs a lot. Hights are equally as wide in range. Buggy maybe 5 ft. Water maybe
40ft. Snow 140ft :-) HIGH !!!
Same with kite. Kites are changing rapidly at the moment.
Originally there was mostly foil kites. They have developed and now you can get 2, 3, and 4 line. Depowerable foils are also now available in
traditional bridle models and twin skin arcs.
Lei ( leading edge inflated ) kites are also changing. Originally they came in a 2 line C shape. 4 line added depower and control. Next came a 5th
line for safety and relaunch. In the last few years C kites and bridled foils have started to morph. Now you can buy Bow style , Sle ( supported
leading edge ) and Hybred variations of Lie. These morphs offer geater depower ( good for gusty winds ) . The hope being that with a wider wind range
per kite a person can reduce the number of kites in his quiver ( bag ) .
I think the changes in kite design have improved safety and range more than they have hang time.revkitedancer - 4-1-2007 at 09:10 AM
Thanks for the info you guys. It's nice to know they have worked on improving safety and range.
I've a 10 min. speech that is about 12 min. now and I've got to shorten it. Obviously I'll have to give a speech on just power kites one day in order
to do it justice.
Avg. height and length across is shorter then I would have thought.
I'll see if I can see the videos. I'm still on dial up and to cheap to change at this time. Got to save my money for kite adventures. :karate:
BB Pennysaskalex - 19-1-2007 at 03:10 PM
What's the speech for? It's good to hear of people educating others about kiting.
