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Boat Kiting video will blow you away

matthewlavin - 28-3-2007 at 01:14 PM

Has anyone ever heard of "Boat Kiting"? check this movie out. i was amazed, however, it seems like a logical progression. http://travelistic.com/video/show/2861

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Kiteboarder2B - 28-3-2007 at 02:39 PM

AMAZING!!!

Any pics of the rigging/setup? I do convention rigging for a living and am always fascinated by complicated looking rigging setups.

I need details,details,details!!!

krumly - 28-3-2007 at 08:17 PM

You could sail that Farrier tri single handed with a regular rig. They have a long way to go to simplify the setup - one guy at the tiller, and one on that turret - no way I'd be sitting up there in a blow.

Don't get me wrong - I think kitesailing has huge potential. But that's a lot of hardware that needs to be trimmed down and made operable from the protection of the #@%$#!pit.

krumly

Gronniger - 29-3-2007 at 07:46 PM

Coming from someone where there's the wind for that, very cool! I have pondered the same (but much more simple) setup on my 20ft Catamaran. Has anyone else flown off a cat?

acampbell - 30-3-2007 at 06:24 AM

Peter Lynn makes the Kite Cat..

http://www.peltonwindsports.com/products/peterlynnkitesailin...

They run about $3,750 delivered to your door in the States direct ffrom PL

tridude - 30-3-2007 at 07:13 AM

AC,

Is there anything you dont know?

Pablo - 30-3-2007 at 09:01 AM

Here's another way of doing it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPVMJwju5wg

Kiteboarder2B - 30-3-2007 at 02:34 PM

That's pretty rocking too. My buddy Capt. Ron does the kayak with a NPW on handles out at the lake.

domdino - 30-3-2007 at 02:49 PM

JEEEEESUS!

What size naish is that??!???!


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Originally posted by Pablo
Here's another way of doing it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPVMJwju5wg

Pablo - 30-3-2007 at 02:57 PM

I wanna say 50m, but I suspect it may be a 25m.

Either way, looks like it's making some decent power.

DenisLaMenace - 31-3-2007 at 05:34 PM

Im gonna hookup a kite to my car like this 25m naish and save gaz.