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tinyE
Since 21 Jan 2006
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 Fri Mar 24, 06 6:16 am Not kite related...yet |
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someone suggested I post this here. the only thing kite related about it is it's me...and that I plan on doing a tigger run through the gorge sometime this summer on a kite.
http://www.nwflyin.com/videos/tigger.wmv
ps.. by the end of the video, the suit weighed near 50 pounds  |
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importracer9 99
Since 27 Oct 2005
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| Fri Mar 24, 06 10:36 am |
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| how hard are hydrofoils, like to do those tricks, seems like it would torque your body a lot? |
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boredbrain
Since 16 Feb 2006
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Hood River
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| Fri Mar 24, 06 10:50 am What about the Surf foil |
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I saw Laird on a surfboard that had the hydrofoil, that would probably work too.
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Wyo Kiter
Since 09 Mar 2006
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In a VAN, down by the RIVER.
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| Fri Mar 24, 06 12:26 pm |
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you dude is that a tail grab at the end of the vid? Sic!
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tinyE
Since 21 Jan 2006
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| Fri Mar 24, 06 1:18 pm foiling |
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yah...foiling is a little tough at first, but then it gets a little easier. as with kiting, the higher you go, the more time you have to pull stuff out. The swing weight of the aluminum gets out of control if you're not careful with line tension.
I'm thinking of making a stand up board for my foil to kite with...if I do, i'm sure you'll see me out on the river in the deeper spots... pull me over, i'd be glad to let you give it a try.
as for the wreckage... it's not too bad... but i've been rocked plenty. It's not just about how high in the air you are, but also that your moving horizontally at 27mph.
yeah on the tailgrab! it was kind of a joke, as we have 'tailgrabs' in foiling when you grab the board.
there's a couple more vids on the site http://www.nwflyin.com/videos.html, if you're bored and feel like killing some time. |
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