This is the Labor Day meet for the Extreme Kites crew. A pretty good turnout considering we did this a week before the actual holiday due to the low
tide times. A really good few days kiting. And how good is this beach?
Thanks Spencer. Looking forward to kiting with you again, Iain. btw, Joel turned up and kited with a broken leg, so that's no excuse!
bigE, the guys I'm flying with are usually 15kph faster - sometimes a little more - probably not surprising considering they're using LEI's, Speed
3's, Montanas etc. If I'm well powered, I'm usually sitting between 40 - 45kph in a straight crosswind. Have got up to 57kph on a good downwind run
which is my best with the NS2's. Up against the same size low aspect fixed bridle foil - Octane/Beamer etc there's usually not more than a couple of
kph difference with the NS2's having the advantage in the lower wind range and the foils gaining the advantage in the top end.
Cheers John, always good to hear an honest answer. I usually fly on my own so it's not an issue if I'm not going as quick as I would with a different
kite, just being out is good enough :D
Blade V 4.9m & 8.5m VIP,Ozone Frenzy 11m, SS Flexifoil buggy, PL hybrid suspension buggy (PTW), MBS core 95.
homemade:
NPW 9b: 7m (Union Jack). NPW 9b HA 3m (Damien) and 10m (Jolly R). NPW21 3m, 5m (aka Zombie), 8m (Batman), 11.5m (NASA), NPW 21 HA 6.8m
The Hammers 5m, 7.2m & 12m
At a loss for words John. Your vids just sooth the soul. That one part with the 7m NS2 park and ride against the clouds was amazing. So well behaved
you could hardly tell the kite was moving across the sky!
Thanks.
Cross Kites Sonic 3, 5m
Ozone Flow 2, 3, 4, 5m
Ace II 4, 5m
NAPKA-US24
4, 5, 6m ATB landsurfer. Custom longboard deck
Buggy: VTT Black Widow v2.0
I don't think I do have any footage of the 9m Riot. Only had a couple of small sessions with it - I'm much more comfy with the 10m NS2. The Riot's
been in the XK for sale section for over 12 months.
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