if you are interested in a good read with a lot of technical observations from the pilot that sailed the Sailrocket to the new record (65+ knots), he
has a good blog/journal post on the record attempt and everything that happened - it's really well written and gives a really good feel for how it all
went down and almost makes you feel like you were in the #@%$#!pit. There are far more things happening than i ever considered. The adrenaline is
pumping when I buggy up into the high 50s and push it into the 60s watching the kite dance and feeling the buggy but i think this might beat it or at
the very least I can relate to it in some ways.
Freakin wild. That thing looks like it would be a mess if something went wrong. That guy driving it has some serious grapes.
Someone shared an article with be about how Rob Douglas (Team Blackdog) is out to get the record back. I guess there's soem discussion about the
difference between where the kiteboard speeds are set and where Sailrocket operates.
Kiteboards are in a ditch/controlled course while the Sailrocket is in open sea. Kind of an Apple/Oranges thing IMO.
Chris Krug-Owner @ Hardwater Kiting. Authorized Dealer of Ozone, Flysurfer, HQ kites. www.hardwaterkiter.com 603-986-2784
AMAZING both the event and the telling of the tale. Absolute chills through me! Having limited sailing experience but copious experimental kite flying
experience I was pleased that I was able to follow the events and sequences of coming at the beach , correcting ,and bring her up to speed. So well
done gents! Incredible.
2.6 , 3.9 , 5.3 , 6.8 PL Vipers
5 , 7.5 HQ Apex II
14m HQ Montana VII
5m naish element
7m ss turbo diesel
10m pansh blaze
5m beamer dearly departed into a tree
3 "snowspider" homebuilt kite sleds
3 homebuilt buggies
1 skate board with seat on wheels or blades (the c0ckroach)
peter Lynn himself does a newsletter that you can subscribe to, and the latest has his take on the speed records and how it relates to kite speed
sailing and at the end a little teaser on what the Peter Lynn team is working on: http://www.peterlynnhimself.com/newsletter/Dec_Nl_12.html
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
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