Hiya all...
I've been lurking on this forum for ages, and finally registered so I could put in a bid for tridude's BIV 6.5...
Thanks for all you guys I have been learning from... I'm on the lookout for pulleys so I can make myself some Jellis handles.
I have been flying nearly a year now, started with a snapshot 1.4.
My regular flies are now a Ace 5m and an HQ symphony 2.7.
I fly static on beaches, and plan to move to kitesurfing when I have the money and/or skills.
No buggying / MTB here -- the beach sand is too soft for MTB and most of my flying sites are 50m by 50m when the tide is out...
A few vids up, all light wind stuff, no wild stunts or tricks. Check my channel at
http://www.youtube.com/user/furbowski.
I was born in Chicago, moved to Canada when I was 13, and moved to HK when I was 30, now 40 yrs old and got into kiting while in the end-game of a
long-term relationship gone nasty -- not an uncommon tale, from what I've read on the forums.
Vancouver (well, Galiano island) is home base for me in Canada. I'll be there for a couple months this summer, and hope to drop on Garry point
sometime. I'd love to check out the big beach at parksville
I work as an outdoor educator and corporate trainer, and freelance for a few different outfits in Asia. Wind power is not too new to me: I've got
about 50K miles of offshore sailing under my belt, and probably twice that within sight of land.
I know a few kitesurfers and 2-line stunt kite guys, but I've never met another guy who likes static flying on the beach.
I've spent a bit of time on racekites, my handle there is erikw.
I have a soft spot for pansh, they were the kites that really got me going (2 and 3 m legends were the next step up from the snapshot). But I do find
them frustrating to fly at times.
It will be good to finally post on this forum, shoulda registered a long time ago...
furbowski
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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