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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
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 Mon Aug 07, 06 1:29 pm "This is a launching and landing area!" |
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We were goofing on this video a bunch this weekend, seems like it deserved a repost:
http://www.nwkite.com/videos/USA-2005.mov
(Ruben Len10 Does America) |
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registered
Since 12 Jul 2005
1319 Posts
tsunami
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| Mon Aug 07, 06 1:50 pm |
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So what exactly was that lady trying to say.  Geez,  you can't jump around 70 year old men. |
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Wind Slither
Since 04 Mar 2005
2575 Posts
The 503
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| Mon Aug 07, 06 2:16 pm |
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There's 2 important rules for windsurfers I've observed:
1. don't smile 
2. don't look anywhere but straight ahead 
Having Ruben skying 40' overhead could cause a windsurfer to violate both these rules!
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J.P.
Since 10 Mar 2005
638 Posts
Addicted
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| Mon Aug 07, 06 2:44 pm |
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thxs for the repost!
what i find amazing is how fast he rides...
it was soooo apparant when he and hadlow were at shipswrecks. |
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Kataku2k3
Since 14 Aug 2005
3753 Posts
Los Angeles, CA
Videographer
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| Mon Aug 07, 06 4:06 pm |
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That's the "bombastical" style!!!  |
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Slidingby
Since 29 Mar 2006
125 Posts
Portland, OR
Stoked
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| Mon Aug 07, 06 11:28 pm |
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| That video is badass, good music too!! |
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Slipin Lizard
Since 23 Sep 2005
88 Posts
Hood River, Oregon
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| Tue Aug 08, 06 12:35 pm |
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Some cool stuff for sure... keeping it real though, remember that there is an aging population of windsurfers... the video shows the altercation, and then the next clip is buddy having happy time with his bong... That's just fufills the stereotype that many windsurfers have of kiters... and they probably wonder if you're "high on dope" when you're out on the water. You can't portray your sport as a total rebel brimming with attitude, and not expect that kind of reaction from someone.
All that being said though, that lady was way out of line, and the kiters and videographer handled it really well.
Hey, and DO smile and wave at windsurfers... the don'ts are flying your kite over windsurfers, or changing your course so you come within inches of someone as you pass by... that's the stuff that'll get people pissed.
I'm for one am getting used to kiters, and realize when its busy in spots sometimes its just unavoidable for a kiter to fly his kite over me. It goes over a lot better if I see the kiter watching me, his kite high, and a little nod or wave doesn't hurt either.
Also, a lesson to be learned from the video is maybe don't come into launch areas like the Event Site bay to do tricks when its busy. I saw kiter almost take someone out crashing on a jump maybe 20ft off the shore at the Event Site. I've got nothing against kiting at all, and plan to give it a try, but I can't tell you how quickly its going to get canned if someone KO's a windsufer right in the Event Site bay. There are ALOT of people that would like to see the sand bar made an "instructional area only", and a whole bunch more that would like to see kiting banned from the sand bar completely. |
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
6548 Posts
Couve / Hood
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| Tue Aug 08, 06 12:47 pm |
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| Slipin Lizard wrote: | | keeping it real though, remember that there is an aging population of windsurfers... |
"This man is over 70 years old!"
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Slipin Lizard
Since 23 Sep 2005
88 Posts
Hood River, Oregon
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| Tue Aug 08, 06 1:31 pm |
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| pkh.. uhh... I don't get it? What's your point? |
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
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Couve / Hood
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| Tue Aug 08, 06 1:36 pm |
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| Slipin Lizard wrote: | | pkh.. uhh... I don't get it? What's your point? |
Just another quote from the movie, don't really mean anything by it. I don't know why, but it makes me chuckle every time I watch it. |
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Wind Slither
Since 04 Mar 2005
2575 Posts
The 503
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| Tue Aug 08, 06 1:46 pm |
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Right on Slipin...your points are well taken here.
Now let's get you some kites and a bong!!!
just joking |
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
6548 Posts
Couve / Hood
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pjc
Since 06 Mar 2005
649 Posts
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| Tue Aug 08, 06 2:00 pm |
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| Slipin Lizard wrote: | | Hey, and DO smile and wave at windsurfers... the don'ts are flying your kite over windsurfers,... . |
I never buzz em close with my kite, but I don't give it a second thought if my lines pass 10 feet or so over the top of ther mast. Usually this happens when I have the right of way (right foot leading) and it is really the windsurfer (on the opposite tack) that is choosing to get close. Of course I am keeping an eye on things and not making them nervous by spazzing the kite all around. (and as the upwind kiter I'm keeping the kite high, 60 degrees up or more).
No windsurfer has made mention of it either and we've exchanged plenty of smiles. |
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Slipin Lizard
Since 23 Sep 2005
88 Posts
Hood River, Oregon
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| Tue Aug 08, 06 2:50 pm |
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Hey pkh, sorry, I wasn't trying convey I was offended, I just wasn't sure what you meant..reading my post now I realize it looks curt. But yeah, I guess that guy was 70 and still rockin. I still say the kiters handled it really well. I'm a videographer and if that lady had put her hand on my XL2 like that, I would have just lost it...
PJC has the right attitude, with flying the kite over head. I've had it happen a bunch of times, but pretty much always the kiter is watching me and I get the sense they are trying to make the pass as easy as possible. I've said this before on this forum and I'll say it again, by far the scariest near miss "wtf are you thinking!?" moments are with other windsurfers, not with kiters, but I guess that lady in the video had kiteaphobia or something.
I have to go kite/bong shopping now... are they seperate or can you buy them as a kit? |
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