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Raj
Since 13 Oct 2009
113 Posts
Stoked
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 Sun Aug 08, 10 9:59 pm Back in the F@!king saddle bro! |
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Oh shit I'm stoked!
It's been since April since I've kiteboarded because I lost my board and couldn't get the $$ together. ...Today I decided I've got to at least body drag a bit at Sauvies since I just starting learning this winter.....didn't know if I'd forget....but it's like riding a fucking bike man!
I took an old surfboard out with my 7m rev and thought I'd give it a try.....
Strapless is rad! ....granted I couldn't go upwind...I still rocked it!.....super light wind.
Just thought I'd toot my own horn and share the stoke....(now I've got to get me a bigger kite and a kiteboard).  |
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mikeinhoodriver
Since 23 Apr 2009
439 Posts
down wind somewhere
Obsessed
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bulae99
Since 12 Jul 2006
1691 Posts
I give out bad advice.
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| Mon Aug 09, 10 7:05 am Nice!! Strapless is fun |
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Good for you dude!!
It's great that you remembered how to do it. Make sure you remember how to self rescue too.
Blow that horn,
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Moto
Since 03 Sep 2006
2698 Posts
Still a gojo pimp!
Moto Mouth
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| Mon Aug 09, 10 7:25 am |
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Posts like these remember why I got into kiting. That original hit keeps you coming back for more and more . . . and five years later still more.
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Still rockin gojos, *ssless chaps, and ankle weights! |
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K4L
Since 19 Jan 2009
483 Posts
Obsessed
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| Mon Aug 09, 10 3:48 pm |
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Raj,
Sucks you are missing the best of the season, Dont know if I can pull it off but going to try and make it over to the Hood this weekend. If I do I can let you borrow a board I have laying around untill you can get a new one. |
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Windian
Since 28 Apr 2008
901 Posts
Newport, OR
NEWPORT OG
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| Wed Aug 11, 10 8:05 am Re: Back in the F@!king saddle bro! |
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| Raj wrote: | Oh shit I'm stoked!
(now I've got to get me a bigger kite and a kiteboard). |
You can't go kiting strapless with a significantly smaller kite compared to twins or small directionals. You still need to rig according to the given wind speed. But, riding a strapless surfboard will allow you to coast through the lulls in gusty conditions better than the low volume boards. Thus, it can be easier to go upwind in gusty to light conditions with the strapless boards around 6 ft. |
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Raj
Since 13 Oct 2009
113 Posts
Stoked
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| Wed Aug 11, 10 11:36 pm |
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| Got me an 11m rev yesterday! New bridles and I'm set for strapless at Sauvies! |
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Raj
Since 13 Oct 2009
113 Posts
Stoked
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| Thu Aug 12, 10 12:13 am |
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| K4L, thanks for the offer! Just got a recoil today and had a sesh at Stevenson. Legs got tired after 1 friggin hour! Just got get back into the groove I suppose. Thanks! |
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Raj
Since 13 Oct 2009
113 Posts
Stoked
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| Thu Aug 12, 10 12:14 am |
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| Oh. And boy is it nice to be in warm water! |
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Gman
Since 11 Feb 2006
4911 Posts
Portland
Unstrapped
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akgrownmark
Since 10 Jul 2008
24 Posts
Vegas
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| Thu Aug 12, 10 7:17 am |
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| you should have a bikini car wash so you can get yourself a new board! |
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Moto
Since 03 Sep 2006
2698 Posts
Still a gojo pimp!
Moto Mouth
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| Thu Aug 12, 10 7:47 am |
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| akgrownmark wrote: | | you should have a bikini car wash so you can get yourself a new board! |
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