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hamlindp
Since 09 Feb 2007
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 Mon Sep 22, 08 2:30 pm Fall/Winter coastal low tide landboard spots |
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He everyone 
Was saving up for an MBS Pro 90 kite-landboard(don't tell my better half), and wanted to be educated on good North Coast spots to ride.
Also would like to know what conditions, besides low-tide, are ideal for any given location.
Thanks in advance, from your friend and mine,
David 
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kitekid
Since 15 Apr 2007
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| Mon Sep 22, 08 2:32 pm |
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Sasquatch
Since 09 Mar 2005
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| Mon Sep 22, 08 2:44 pm |
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Washington Square parking lot the Friday after Thanksgiving on South/SW winds 
Anywhere on the coast with low tide and the proper wind direction will work. I would just say to avoid the more popular/crowded beaches like Seaside and Cannon Beach. |
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hamlindp
Since 09 Feb 2007
358 Posts
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| Mon Sep 22, 08 2:48 pm |
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What direction wind is best? West? Southwest?
I'll be riding a Speed2 15M!
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Windian
Since 28 Apr 2008
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Newport, OR
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| Mon Sep 22, 08 4:46 pm |
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Westerlies are the best since you can reach up and down the beach for miles and run parallel to the waters edge. But, any direction will work if it is clear and clean wind. Be careful with anything that has easterly in it as the wind can swirl and do weird things as it comes off of land masses. I biffed it really good once on SE winds at Jump Off Joes in Newport. My whole arm was black and blue for about 2 weeks from getting yarded by a 3m foil kite. Land hurts way more than water when you crash into it.
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pdxmonkeyboy
Since 16 May 2006
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| Tue Sep 23, 08 9:43 am |
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| hamlindp wrote: |
I'll be riding a Speed2 15M! |
dude, your going to kill yourself land boarding with a 15m kite. I'm not saying don't give it a whirl or anything, but just make sure you get your maiden voyage on tape.
As someone said above, the sand is HARD like REALLY hard when you fall on it. Landboarding is fun and all but it seems more of a sport for teenagers. |
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Chooch
Since 18 Nov 2007
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| Tue Sep 23, 08 9:53 am |
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| Yeah a 15m foil is way to big for landboarding unless your going in 4-10kts. You might want to get a smaller foil for the landboarding, they dont need much wind to get going. |
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tinyE
Since 21 Jan 2006
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| Tue Sep 23, 08 10:05 am |
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| I once had my landboard going so fast at Sunset (with my 7m on a very light day) that it started vibrating. I thought it was going to explode. |
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FlyDunes
Since 09 Oct 2007
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Aloha
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| Tue Sep 23, 08 10:11 am Re: Fall/Winter coastal low tide landboard spots |
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| hamlindp wrote: | He everyone
Was saving up for an MBS Pro 90 kite-landboard(don't tell my better half), and wanted to be educated on good North Coast spots to ride.
Also would like to know what conditions, besides low-tide, are ideal for any given location.
Thanks in advance, from your friend and mine,
David |
I like Ground Industries stuff way better. I'll let you borrow one of my old boards if you want to try one out.
Eli Anderson (who also posts on this forum) could probably hook you up too. He works at Above it All kites in Seaside and he's a team rider for Ground.
Low tide with a fat strip of hard pack sand and on-shore winds are all you need.
Fall and winter kick ass for coastal ground boarding because the hard pack, especially in front of the turnaround in Seaside is enormous.
You might try a buggy out too. Tons o fun.
Check out this posting in the Industry section for some amazing deals:
http://www.nwkite.com/forums/t-10575.html
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pdxmonkeyboy
Since 16 May 2006
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| Tue Sep 23, 08 10:17 am |
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| You can borrow my MBS landboard if you promise to go out on your 15m with it. CL is a treasure trove for used landboards. I got a pretty damn sweet MBS pro in great shape for $75. |
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blowhard
Since 26 Dec 2005
2027 Posts
Windward
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| Tue Sep 23, 08 10:19 am |
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| tinyE wrote: | | I once had my landboard going so fast at Sunset (with my 7m on a very light day) that it started vibrating. I thought it was going to explode. |
my experience with hard stuff and kites is control
going slow and making everything count
toeside rippin dtl
Someone needs to make a board for blo sand,,
It would be awesome with 50 miles of dunes here
as opposed to hard ass sand,
Ground Industries sounds like a ?? |
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FlyDunes
Since 09 Oct 2007
1034 Posts
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| Tue Sep 23, 08 10:29 am |
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| blowhard wrote: | ...
Someone needs to make a board for blo sand,,
It would be awesome with 50 miles of dunes here
as opposed to hard ass sand,
Ground Industries sounds like a ?? |
I haven't seen a ground board that you can use in soft sand yet, but buggies are another story! Any bigfoot buggy will let you ride in soft sand, but on the downside they don't get slideways nearly as well as a freestyle buggy.
Again Eli Anderson would be the go to guy for questions about buggies. I think he still owns the US speed record for buggies, 70+mph if I remember right. Picture going that speed with your ass about 4" off a dry 30-grit lake bed and no brakes 
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tinyE
Since 21 Jan 2006
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| Tue Sep 23, 08 11:59 am |
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in PC, they rent these boards that look kind of like snowboards with foot straps on them to ride down the sand of the cape... the might work, though I suspect you wouldn't be able to edge very good... though in soft sand, you just might be able to.
re: going slow... yah, I totally agree...slow and in control on land is way WAY better... this was a while back when I didn't know any better. |
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blowhard
Since 26 Dec 2005
2027 Posts
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| Tue Sep 23, 08 12:13 pm |
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the buggies look a little too hard to rip around while sitting
sandboards are too wide and edge way too hard
Alex Peterson was riding his skis and was able to edge upwind
but I'm not him
and he said it was really hard to do
I'm still thinking of a belt sander type contraption
were I stand were the motor goes
couple of bigger wheels in the front and back so I could ride over small children
and other beachgoers
about 18'" long 4' wide less than 15 lbs.
but that's as far as I got |
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hamlindp
Since 09 Feb 2007
358 Posts
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| Tue Sep 23, 08 1:08 pm |
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4 feet wide! WOW 
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hamlindp
Since 09 Feb 2007
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| Tue Sep 23, 08 1:10 pm |
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Belt sander idea sounds good with sand fenders.
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FlyDunes
Since 09 Oct 2007
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| Tue Sep 23, 08 2:14 pm |
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| blowhard wrote: | the buggies look a little too hard to rip around while sitting
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Ya, bigfoot buggies are kinda clunky, but they can handle soft sand. Freestyle buggies can shred , but you need hardpack. If you ever get your belt sander device put together, I wanna check it out
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