No wind? Crummy waves? Bitchy Kite Forums? No Problem!

FlyDunes · Since 09 Oct 2007 1034 Posts Aloha XTreme Poster

I met this pack of groms when I was in Florida a couple of months ago. Talk about stoke, these guys are consumed with it.

So what do they do when there's no wind, and crummy little waves and they've got the bad jones to ride? Watch this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEmXfjammQs

pdxmonkeyboy · Thu May 29, 08 4:02 pm

I think I would rather stay home and pound my unicorn. Very Happy

stringer · Since 31 Jul 2007 694 Posts Chucktown Flying Tomato

FlyDunes · Since 09 Oct 2007 1034 Posts Aloha XTreme Poster

Ya mostly I was impressed that these kids had figured out a creative way to satisfy their board lust and they weren't just vegging on GTA-IV or Halo.

Later in the day I had them doing big kite jumps with a 5M racing foil in about 10mph winds. They learned quick and they were really into jumping. One of them ended up getting a kite and sent me a msg that he's doing flips now too.

pdxmonkeyboy · Thu May 29, 08 4:48 pm

Anything to kill the time. Desperate times call for desperate measures I guess. Stoke is stoke so I guess it is all relative.

arehn · Since 24 Mar 2008 166 Posts Hood River, OR Stoked

$ociopath · Since 28 Nov 2007 523 Posts Twilight Zone Addicted

if you check out riverboarding on u tube i have done this about a mile upriver of high rocks with just a tow rope its a good place to practice strapless riding of course you will need a leash on your board, about 150 feet of rope and a flotation devise for the rope

holly · Since 09 Jul 2006 440 Posts Hood River Obsessed

dude we are gonna set one of those up on the hood river, a bungie is like 170$$ so if peeps want to pitch in some money it will happen!

FlyDunes · Since 09 Oct 2007 1034 Posts Aloha XTreme Poster

So why did you choose to get a tattoo of a giant blurry strawberry? Were they all out of unicorns?

hamlindp · Fri May 30, 08 5:45 am

perryj,

I remember when I was but a lad and had a girl friend out by the Clacky. The locals would hook up a piece of plywood from the nose of the board to a tree, via a rope, then have a handle rope connected at the fulcrum point.

It was really fun. Just stand on the board at the side of the river, lean on out as far as you could go, then see what tricks were possible before getting pulled of the board.

holly · Since 09 Jul 2006 440 Posts Hood River Obsessed

i think it looks more like a pretty sunset!

BigR · Since 05 Jul 2005 372 Posts White Salmon Obsessed

that looks like it hurts to sit , but you'll still get no brownie points from this crowd Laughing