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[*] posted on 21-6-2012 at 07:02 PM
How can you tell a British Columbian is on the way?


There will be an utter absence of wind.

The forecast still looks good but holy moly! It's gotta be because BigBear is enroute.....it's a vacuum out there today!



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[*] posted on 21-6-2012 at 07:08 PM


ah yes....mind filling me in on the dates so I know I won't get any kiting in? :lol:

jk, hopefully some wind shows up for you guys.
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[*] posted on 22-6-2012 at 04:38 AM


This even effected us in New England yesterday. No wind at all here!!



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[*] posted on 22-6-2012 at 06:23 AM


You make it sound like this has happened before ! :smug:

Sad fact is that low wind day we got at Sylvan was my best of the winter. :no:



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[*] posted on 22-6-2012 at 09:32 AM


Those days are actually my favorites....I'm quite a fair weather kiter. Well not completely....I just love flying the bigguns.



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[*] posted on 22-6-2012 at 10:11 AM


"You make it sound like this has happened before ! "

I'm prepared now. I know to bring a fan to help me kite next time. :D

That p3 13 actually got going decently at the end there, it has some grunt!
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[*] posted on 22-6-2012 at 11:12 AM


P3?



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[*] posted on 22-6-2012 at 04:48 PM


Mac's Psycho III 13m

Dang, I miss that kite ! Not the ultimate low wind engine but lots of range and float !



Kites: 2.5m Profoil , Quadrifoil XL kitesurfer, NPW 5 Danger.
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