Did anybody get any kite goodies in their stockings?
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District 17 Representative.
Beamer 1.8m, 2.5m A Chekka A few Zebras
4m Ozone Access de-power foil, prototype (for sale)
Wipika gear 5m DP (for sale) PL 8.6m Reactor
Big E NPW 21 6m custom NASA
A couple of monster tube kites I don't have the balls yet to fly.
Ivanpah Heavy with Big Kid mods. Other junk and stuff for fun.
OOBE Field Dirt Diver
"The function of life is to live it, not to exist" Jack London 1916
That's Halloween you blockhead... Christmas is a lump of coal...lol
I'm sure you got lots oof nice South winds this week... Merry Xmas !!
I'm even getting skunked on the winds...gotta work during the good stuff and the moment I'm off nothing or wrong direction:puzzled::puzzled: got 2
more days of hope
Sorry to hear about your Mother's hip Ken, hope she heals quickly and is not in pain.
My kiting gift from Santa was a pair of lobster claw ski gloves. Great for kiting FB with handles but the fingers on their own still get pretty darn
cold when it is -15C and blowing.
FB: Pro Foil 5.5m, PL Reactor II 3.5m, Radsail 3m
Depower: GIN Shaman 12m & 6m, Shaman2 9m (incoming), PL Venom II 13m, Venom I 10m
If you bridle it right you'll have a good high wind kite.
Merry Christmas to all the p.k.f. Family.
Hey Alasdair - I'm over in Scotland now for a few weeks holiday and yes calm today but lot's of wind and rain over the last week. You'll know what
this is; Fiona gave me a bottle of Abhainn Dearg that she picked up on Lewis earlier this year.
Mark
Mark Groshens NAPKA KC 13
WindSpeed kites & design - Canada
Peter Lynn Arcs: Charger2 22.5 +18 + 15 + 6.5, Charger I 6, Scorpion 16 + 10, Phantom II 12 + 9, Orig Phantom 9 + 6, Synergy 10 + 8, F 1200, S 840
Ocean Rodeo: Flite 17 + 12, Rise 13 + 10 + 7, Razor 9 + 6
Foils: PL Leopards and Lynx, Airea Raptors, some PL Reactor IIs + IIIs, Libre Spirits, Cross Kite Sonics, Ozone Flow
Peter Lynn Kite Cat for cruising the lakes
buggies: PL XR+, Cameleon Pagona, custom bigfoot, PL Bigfoot, custom ice buggy
Boards: 2 custom directionals, O.R Surf series 6-3 and 5-11, Mako Duke, Mako Skinny, Mako 140 Wide, Mako 150 Wide, Mako King, Brunotti
lots of old school skis, snowboard
Sorry to hear about your Moyher's hip Ken, hope she heals quickly and is not in pain.
My kiting gift from Santa was a pair of lobster claw ski gloves. Great for kiting FB with handles but the fingers on their own still get pretty darn
cold when it is -15C and blowing.
Good on ya with the lobstas! That's what I use too and agree that this is a good compromise for kiting. The key I've found is to have the lobstas
large enough so you can wear a thing dexterous pair of glove liners. Another fine trick if the lobstas have a liner and shell set up it to nestle a
hand warmer pack on the back of your hand nestled between the lobstas liner and shell. It won't completely stop your finger tips from getting chilled
but it backs that time out quite a bit. The main secret for me is the glove liners that I can leave on when manipulating the lines. Barehand it in
the cold and wind and you're basically done.
Man it was rough trying to stuff that 10m into a 5L bag, but I got it in there... persistence my friend.
The technique I use is to fold the kite until it is a square slightly longer than the bag is long, with free edges all tucked into the folds so no
bridle lines are sticking out, then roll the kite tightly as if it were a sleeping bag. Work the stuff sack over the tightly rolled log (which will
be too long for the stuff sack). Once it is in it will be easy to squish it down lengthwise so it fits in the sack.
If you bridle it right you'll have a good high wind kite.
Merry Christmas to all the p.k.f. Family.
Hey Alasdair - I'm over in Scotland now for a few weeks holiday and yes calm today but lot's of wind and rain over the last week. You'll know what
this is; Fiona gave me a bottle of Abhainn Dearg that she picked up on Lewis earlier this year.
Mark
Yes mark it from the Uig whisky Distillery on the Isle of Lewis.
We have another whisky Distillery in the Isle of Harris just started distilling malt whisky a month ago.
Where in Scotland are you at the moment?
imp 1m 2 line
hq alpha 1.5m
ozone flow2m
Cross Quattro 3.5m
HQ Hydra 3m
method3m
cult 4.5m
Nasa 2 STAR 4m
Flysurfer Pulse 5m
pl hornet 6m
Ozone instinct 9m
airush flow 15.5m
peter lynn xr+ wide wheels
Fiona lives in Broughty Ferry, overlooking the beach and Tay from her front window just east of Dundee. One of these next few visits I'll get Fiona to
take me to Harris and Lewis, Barra is the closest I've been so far on the Hebrides but all over on the mainland - hope to get a couple of days at St
Andrews if we get a break in the rain and a good wind direction
Mark Groshens NAPKA KC 13
WindSpeed kites & design - Canada
Peter Lynn Arcs: Charger2 22.5 +18 + 15 + 6.5, Charger I 6, Scorpion 16 + 10, Phantom II 12 + 9, Orig Phantom 9 + 6, Synergy 10 + 8, F 1200, S 840
Ocean Rodeo: Flite 17 + 12, Rise 13 + 10 + 7, Razor 9 + 6
Foils: PL Leopards and Lynx, Airea Raptors, some PL Reactor IIs + IIIs, Libre Spirits, Cross Kite Sonics, Ozone Flow
Peter Lynn Kite Cat for cruising the lakes
buggies: PL XR+, Cameleon Pagona, custom bigfoot, PL Bigfoot, custom ice buggy
Boards: 2 custom directionals, O.R Surf series 6-3 and 5-11, Mako Duke, Mako Skinny, Mako 140 Wide, Mako 150 Wide, Mako King, Brunotti
lots of old school skis, snowboard
I use the larger long ones for my Peaks (4 & 6 in the smaller long sack and my 9 & 12 in the larger long sack). If you are interested in what
sizes I put what NS3s in please let me know.
I'm getting new ski gear for soft snow with AT bindings and boots to match. I'm hoping not to posthole my way across the lake anymore
when the wind departs! Of course we would need snow and ice to appear for that to happen... 55deg. here on Christmas. Soon come I'm sure.
When you get the new bicycle in your stocking it snows to beat the band. A form of kite curse to be sure.
Mark, I had a wee dram in your honor last evening. Holly sends her best to the both of you!
Our lobstas don't wear no stinkin gloves around here, just AAA butta
Reactors 2.8 3.5 6.9
Peaks 4m 6m 12m
HQ Neo2 11m Ozone Chrono V2 15m WASP 5m
Flexi wide axle w/mids and runners
Skis Nordic skates and winter stuff
Quatro Wing Foilboard Slingshot Foils
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Fiona lives in Broughty Ferry, overlooking the beach and Tay from her front window just east of Dundee. One of these next few visits I'll get Fiona to
take me to Harris and Lewis, Barra is the closest I've been so far on the Hebrides but all over on the mainland - hope to get a couple of days at St
Andrews if we get a break in the rain and a good wind direction
Cool I'm on the westside of Isle of Lewis. There wee gale heading this way next possibly upto 70 to 80 mph gust so I think you'll have no problems
with lack of wind
imp 1m 2 line
hq alpha 1.5m
ozone flow2m
Cross Quattro 3.5m
HQ Hydra 3m
method3m
cult 4.5m
Nasa 2 STAR 4m
Flysurfer Pulse 5m
pl hornet 6m
Ozone instinct 9m
airush flow 15.5m
peter lynn xr+ wide wheels
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