Ant738
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Registered: 6-10-2009
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my 1st kite
hi can anyone help me? I was wondering whether anyone can give me tips on looking after my kite; what not to do, what to do when packing and unpacking
and also I was told that when flying if I crash I can burst pockets, what is that? and how do I check as I have crashed it once or twice  . Are there any useful websites ? i would appreciate the help thanks |
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macboy
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Mood: They're ALL good ideas. Right up until they become BAD ideas.
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What kind of kite are you referring to? There are some all-kite applicable guidelines like don't pack it wet, dirty or covered in beer and some
kite-specific ones like don't crash hard (well, that kinda applies to all of them too). If you're worried you've burst anything let me tell you that
chances are if it was a good crash you'd likely know because the kite looks or flies different if at all. You could have a minor tear but really I've
done some nasty things to kites in my day and haven't blown anything (yet).
Gotta love the thud when a fully filled foil hits the ground at full tilt......
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Bladerunner
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Check out the tutorials on this site http://www.coastalwindsports.com/servlet/StoreFront
This is also good. www.kitesurfingschool.org
What kind of kite do you have? What size ?
Kites: 2.5m Profoil , Quadrifoil XL kitesurfer, NPW 5 Danger.
Flexifoil: 1.7m Sting, 4.9m Blade 3, 9m Blade 2.
Flysurfer : 19m Speed 2 SA, 7m Pulse
Peter Lynn :18m Phantom, 15m Synergy, 10m Synergy, 1200 Farc, 460 Sarc, 130 Tarc, 5m Peel, 4.2m , 6.4, 8.5 C-Quads, 3.5 LS2 single skin.
Rides: Flexi / P.L. Frankin'Buggy , Shaped + straight skiis, sand skis, Coyote blades. Core 95 ATB. RKB R2 ATB .
Ken (K2)
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