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BeerKite
Since 29 Mar 2011
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D-Krep It Kiter
Since 18 Jul 2011
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 Mon Apr 08, 13 9:33 pm |
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Way to get the goods!  |
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| Tue Apr 09, 13 6:52 am |
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Lawnmower extraordinaire!
High water made for some great flat water.
Thanks for the pic's |
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stringy
Since 23 Jun 2006
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vancouver
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| Tue Apr 09, 13 8:09 am |
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wow that looks good
nothing like an early session at event site with no crowds.
joe is killing it with that setup. did his beanie stay dry the whole session?
if so he can be classified as a senior level lawn mower.
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OG
Since 07 Jun 2011
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| Tue Apr 09, 13 8:25 am |
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Man, that is some icky looking wind on the sensor report. Cool for getting it
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BeerKite
Since 29 Mar 2011
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| Tue Apr 09, 13 1:04 pm |
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| Yes, the graph represents the wind quality well. The spike at about 5:00 suckered me out into the water and the subsequent drop at around 5:40 is where my kite fell out of the sky and gave a nice set of frozen digits. Got a lucky gust and made it back okay, but I wouldn't want to hang out in the water too long. |
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dangler
Since 26 Feb 2006
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WINDY SPOTS
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| Tue Apr 09, 13 2:16 pm ha ha yeah it got me too.. |
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Around 2:30 it died, kite fell outta the sky, barely able to get 3/4 ways wrapped and my hands were useless. slo slo self rescu from not too far out, started kicking to speed things up, and wrapped one leg tight nearly all the way to the kite. Kinda sucked knowing I could no longer swim, nor abandon the kite, as I am now ONE with it.
Got to the sandbar and unwound 25 wraps around my ankle. Note to self; get another kite knife and start carryin it.
BTW I woulda been freezing in a wettie, still wearing the drysuit. My hands were beyond useless, which could've been a real problem in a lot of scenarios.
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mitchl3000
Since 19 Jul 2010
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| Tue Apr 09, 13 3:00 pm |
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| you cats are funny! monday rocked! me and my boys rocked skimboards and 9s and 8s in the event site ponds! the wind was sick! 2 and a half hour seshwan! |
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D-Krep It Kiter
Since 18 Jul 2011
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| Tue Apr 09, 13 8:55 pm Re: ha ha yeah it got me too.. |
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| dangler wrote: | | Around 2:30 it died, kite fell outta the sky... |
Sounds like the self-rescue I had my two seasons back, except I was further out in the channel with a barge blowing his horn for moral support! |
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