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pdxmonkeyboy
Since 16 May 2006
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forever labled as the
retired kiter & motorhead Unicorn Master
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 Mon Mar 17, 08 1:13 pm Skate kite tonight> |
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| If the rain holds off and the winds stay steady..anyone interested in drinking green beer and rolling around at the airport?
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stringer
Since 31 Jul 2007
694 Posts
Chucktown
Flying Tomato
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| Mon Mar 17, 08 4:25 pm |
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What time are you thinking MB?
I've been needing to get out and play with my lines a bit.
If the 5:53 wind update is good and the rain holds off I might be there by 7:30ish.
I have a class and can't get there any earlier.
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chanson
Since 31 Jan 2006
1873 Posts
WISCONSIN
Chimey
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| Mon Mar 17, 08 5:42 pm |
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I'm in if it holds off!
when are you guys headed out..?
gimme a ring..I live super close.
503-679-0353
-jake
-gonna cruise out now (7ish) to check it out.
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pdxmonkeyboy
Since 16 May 2006
6081 Posts
forever labled as the
retired kiter & motorhead Unicorn Master
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| Mon Mar 17, 08 6:54 pm |
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Packed my stuff...got excited, started to rain  
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chanson
Since 31 Jan 2006
1873 Posts
WISCONSIN
Chimey
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| Mon Mar 17, 08 7:34 pm |
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| Quote: | | Packed my stuff...got excited, started to rain |
yep...
got there with stringer and said f-it he threw his up...just started to sprinkle..got to ride, but got rained out. -wrist seems to be working 
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stringer
Since 31 Jul 2007
694 Posts
Chucktown
Flying Tomato
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| Mon Mar 17, 08 7:49 pm |
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It felt really good to ride something.
The water pouring from the sky made it feel more like actual kiting
Yeah, you just got demoted from PDXMB to Pussy-Ass MB
You should have come, Jake was out there in the rain with a cast on.
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Gman
Since 11 Feb 2006
4911 Posts
Portland
Unstrapped
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| Mon Mar 17, 08 8:10 pm |
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Diggin those shots
And the eighth and final rule, if this is your first night at Skate Club, you have to Skate
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kitesurf3
Since 24 Aug 2007
9 Posts
New Member
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| Mon Mar 17, 08 10:06 pm |
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| where do you do this at the airport
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Spike
Since 13 May 2007
1414 Posts
Alameda
Spelling Expert
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| Mon Mar 17, 08 10:27 pm |
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| theres a marina parking lot on marine drive between the airport and Columbia river
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pdxmonkeyboy
Since 16 May 2006
6081 Posts
forever labled as the
retired kiter & motorhead Unicorn Master
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| Tue Mar 18, 08 8:08 am |
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| Spike wrote: | | theres a marina parking lot on marine drive between the airport and Columbia river |
Yeah, but Spike jumps the 10 foot fence across the street and just does his thing right on the runway. LOL.
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kitesurf3
Since 24 Aug 2007
9 Posts
New Member
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| Tue Mar 18, 08 9:03 am |
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| you think a b3 would work
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Kataku2k3
Since 14 Aug 2005
3753 Posts
Los Angeles, CA
Videographer
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| Tue Mar 18, 08 9:15 am |
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| Just about everyone is using a B2 or B3. Some days the B3s are too much!
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forrest
Since 21 Jun 2005
4330 Posts
Hood River
Hick
CGKA Member
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| Tue Mar 18, 08 9:22 am |
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| The only problem I've found with the trainer kites is they sit to far forward. I want a small kite that sits back in the window so you don't charge upwind so damn much. I can't seem to keep the kite in the air without riding 45 degrees upwind.
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stringer
Since 31 Jul 2007
694 Posts
Chucktown
Flying Tomato
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| Tue Mar 18, 08 9:23 am |
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The B3 is my favorite skate kite so far.
If you're not careful, you can lose control pretty fast when the wind is too much.
You start racing downwind and you cant just bail into the water because the water is asphalt.
A B3 with short lines will usually do the trick.
You will want the reverse relaunch kit.
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chanson
Since 31 Jan 2006
1873 Posts
WISCONSIN
Chimey
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| Tue Mar 18, 08 10:20 am |
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forrest...I was gonna say try to shorten the lines....
But, I have an older windwing 3.3m, shaped more like a giant oval...Where the B-2s and B-3's have the tips swept, looking almost like a diamond.
Mine is super slow and flys so far back in the window sometimes too much it stalls out....So maybe a happy medium would be nice. but yeah, always having significant tension on the foils in kinda needed.
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pdxmonkeyboy
Since 16 May 2006
6081 Posts
forever labled as the
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| Tue Mar 18, 08 11:41 am |
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I like my b2, it flies so fast it does really well in light winds. The b3 can really generate some pull once you get moving so that is fun as well.
I'm starting to crave more and more speed.
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Kataku2k3
Since 14 Aug 2005
3753 Posts
Los Angeles, CA
Videographer
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| Tue Mar 18, 08 11:44 am |
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The B2 in 15kts on 16m lines with a 10" bar is fun! 
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