OlorinZA
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VIDEO: Kite Beach, Blouberg, SA
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tsdr8
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Mood: Is wanting to go kite.....
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Good video man
\"First we get jobs, then we get the money then we get kakis.\"
PL Twister 2 4.1
Good sellers: Dakitez, LAD
Possibly looking for a ATB Board let me know what you got.
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kitejumper
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enjoyed the vid--i saw a longjump in there lol
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Jack1988
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Cool vid, i need a decent kite around that size. how much is that rage?
Radsails 3.2 (High wind pulling machine)
Pansh Ace 4.5 (My Old friend)
Exit 5m ( Lifty Argos kite)
Cirrus 6m Pro ( Medium/High wind boarding on FB)
Ozone Frenzy 9.5m 03 (depower is a dream)
FlexiFoil Blade 10.5 MIII (:o)
MBS Vixen :D
Pro Limit Harness (too big)
Scrub Seat harness (ouch my balls)
Ozone Bar (For the FB\' 
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furbowski
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nice one... you were well powered up in that wind!
I like the jumps over the kid near the end...
keep on flying, suspect you will with all the action on the water there!
fixed bridles, flying static, been two years now... ??? folks must be wondering....
sting 1.7, dp power 2.5, crossfire 3.2, ace 5, blade iv 6.5, ace 8, ace 12...
also a couple of arcs, 12 syn and 12 phanny, but i\'m not yet up to speed on them.
(13.11.09)
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Jack1988
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And they say the rage has little lift! :o
Radsails 3.2 (High wind pulling machine)
Pansh Ace 4.5 (My Old friend)
Exit 5m ( Lifty Argos kite)
Cirrus 6m Pro ( Medium/High wind boarding on FB)
Ozone Frenzy 9.5m 03 (depower is a dream)
FlexiFoil Blade 10.5 MIII (:o)
MBS Vixen :D
Pro Limit Harness (too big)
Scrub Seat harness (ouch my balls)
Ozone Bar (For the FB\'
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furbowski
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Mood: stuck on a small island with big trees and tiny beaches...
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it's a classic example, give any kite enough wind and it will lift ya!
fixed bridles, flying static, been two years now... ??? folks must be wondering....
sting 1.7, dp power 2.5, crossfire 3.2, ace 5, blade iv 6.5, ace 8, ace 12...
also a couple of arcs, 12 syn and 12 phanny, but i\'m not yet up to speed on them.
(13.11.09)
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OlorinZA
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In contrast, today's session was a much more tiring affair. Winds in the mid 30 km/h range, and loads of lift!
Bitter-sweet, unfortunately, because while it was the easiest thing in the world to jump (I had a couple of decent, conservative 2-3m almost-floaty
jumps), the constant pull was too much to endure for more than 20 minutes at a time. And putting the kite down in these winds is no fun when you're
alone.
I'm not sure what to do. In Summer (normally December-Feb here), these are the conditions I am faced with. Big wind. Thing is, I'm going high, but
my landings are still hard. I was picked up in a gust today and dropped on hard sand at least 15m away. How am I to achieve floaty landings? Do I
go larger (Rage 4.7), liftier (Blade 4.0) or both (Blade 4.9)? Surely I am going to be overpowered by any of these options, if I am already on the
limits of the Rage 3.5?
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Coolbreeze
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Mood: Not sure......
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Blouberg
Hey OlorinZA
Great vid, it's great to see those beaches again...... Nuf to make an old Plaas Jappie home sick. although Kites were'nt around when I lived there.
Cheers from Canada
Jeep.
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