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rexsfour
Since 19 Aug 2011
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Tacoma
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 Fri Aug 19, 11 11:39 am I want to get into kiteboarding and I have a jetski |
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| Look to meet up with some people to learn the ways of kiteboarding. I have a 3 seater waverunner. I live up in Tacoma but don't mind driving down to hood river from time to time. I have a trainer kite in the mail. So if you need some one with a ski let me know. I'm not looking to try kitboardkng or anything I need to learn to kite first. |
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ldhr
Since 21 Jul 2009
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Hood River
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| Fri Aug 19, 11 2:04 pm |
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wakeboarding behind a jetski is a great way to learn board skills.
get a beginner kiteboard - 145ish and try wakeboarding behind your 'ski.
even more fun is a small surfboard - with or without straps.
good luck! |
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rexsfour
Since 19 Aug 2011
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Tacoma
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| Fri Aug 19, 11 2:51 pm |
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Is there a diffrence between a kiteboard and a wakeboard? As far as what I found there is not much of a diffrence and it would be best for me to use the wakeboard I'm use too. I can got to swtich and back on my wakeboard and other simple stuff.
I decided to jump into a foil and got a prism tensor 4.2 so I can get use to a mid size kite. Found a deal for 50% off so had to take it.
Thanks for the help
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Youkai
Since 08 Feb 2010
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Beaverton
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| Fri Aug 19, 11 6:28 pm |
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Kiteboards have less rocker in general so you can get a good edge to go upwind. Also they have the footstraps instead of boots. When you are learning you are going to want to be able to get rid of the board at a moments notice so even if you use your board you will need to replace the boots.
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kitezilla
Since 22 Jun 2006
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| Sat Aug 20, 11 7:21 am |
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| rexsfour wrote: |
I decided to jump into a foil and got a prism tensor 4.2 so I can get use to a mid size kite. Found a deal for 50% off so had to take it.
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First, let me apologize for sounding like your mom or a "Debbie downer", trying to "harsh your buzz".
Never confuse any kite that is larger than TWO METERS with a "trainer" kite. The difference is that with a "trainer kite". you can stand in one place and fly it... even when the "trainer kite" hits the 'power zone', it will only make you go: WOW! ... but it probably won't lift you up and jerk you off your feet, with the potential of breaking your wrist, shoulder, and worst of all... your neck.
I hope the kite you ordered is a true trainer kite, and not one of the ones that the prism tensor vendors sell and call a "trainer kite". Some of them are up to 5 meters... so keep in mind the a 5 meter ram air kite is WAY more powerful than the type of kite (inflatable) that you will use for kiteboarding... maybe equivalent in power to a 7 or even 9 meter water relaunchable inflatable kite.
So, getting back to the difference in "trainer" vs "Traction" kites... any kite over 2 meters should be considered a "traction kite", and traction kites are meant to be used to pull something around. whether it be a buggy, a skier, a skateboarder or a kiteboarder. A "traction kite" is only safe to fly if the thing that it is hooked to can respond, by moving...and fast!
Having a jet ski will immediately make you a very popular guy in the Gorge... problem is... it is not the ticket to learning to kiteboard...you gotta get some lessons from a competent person, who can school you on the basics... and that instruction might take 10 hours of ground school, launching, landing, self-rescue, kite line control, etc.
After you have had these lessons, then, the jet ski will be a wonderful thing to have for you and a couple of other buddies, who are somewhat more advanced in the art of kiting. You can take it up past Wells Island or Arlington or Stevenson or Rooster (for East wind). You can learn to kite, and not get bummed out by the crazy scene at kitebeach.
My parting advice is "Don't take any ram air kite, larger that 2 meters down to the park or playground"... a "traction kite" is a different animal form a "trainer" kite. Have fun, but be safe, while you do it. |
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OG
Since 07 Jun 2011
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| Sat Aug 20, 11 10:30 am |
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| seriously bro, sounds like you'll be one of those that pick it up in a couple days after you take one or two lessons. lessons are more about safety and getting yourself out of a bad spot while also learning how to fly the kite. Just go take one and you'll be way better off and probably have a really good idea of where you stand in terms of whether you need more. the ski'll get you access to some spots you may not otherwise be able to access, will also have you becoming 'acquainted' with people you may not have had a chance to meet. |
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rexsfour
Since 19 Aug 2011
14 Posts
Tacoma
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| Sat Aug 20, 11 11:32 am |
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Thank you all for the information.
kitezilla
it is a "traction kite" http://www.prismkites.com/products-pk-tensor42.php
It was on sale for $97 brand new so it was to good to pass up with all the reviews said it was easy to use. I figured I could get a mountain board or something to use it with once I figure out how to use it.
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BigR
Since 05 Jul 2005
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White Salmon
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| Sat Aug 20, 11 11:53 am |
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I would think you should have gotten the 3.1 tensor, it'll still kick your ass.
the 4.2 , which I used the equivalent of in HR back in 2000 (the 5.0 F-one shadow) , effectively handed me the biggest ass kicking of my life ever on a kite in the past 14 years . Basically head over feet from the upwind end of the then sandbar to the other downwind end. |
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