Power Kite Forum - "Threading the needle" at Southwick Beach

bobalooie57

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posted on 7-6-2014 at 11:07 AM

"Threading the needle" at Southwick Beach

I finally got some useable wind at Southwick Beach. I took some video, and made this short, raw video. It shows how hight the water and how narrow the beach is.

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posted on 8-6-2014 at 06:37 AM

That was narrow. What size nasa wing was that?

bobalooie57

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posted on 8-6-2014 at 09:03 AM

That was the 7M NPW9 built by kitemaker4. Flying on about 30 foot lines. Max wind speed for the afternoon was 13mph(NOAA). I covered 35 miles with a max speed of 17mph.

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posted on 8-6-2014 at 06:28 PM

Thanks for sharing the vid. Looks like the beaches we have here in WI. All them folks with tides are darn lucky:P

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posted on 10-6-2014 at 04:58 PM

Mean Green Crazy Machine! :thumbup:

, Got to get back up there at least once this summer with the gang. I let you know when it looks like its going to happen. Contacted Hillareen but havent flown with her yet.

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