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flybykite
Since 07 Dec 2011
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 Wed Dec 12, 12 5:32 pm Upwind - Launch of a Sport. The history of kitesurfing |
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For those of you who have not seen this, I think its one of the best documentaries on the history of kiteboarding ever. I could not find it on the web anywhere so I've put it up as a torrent. Grab a beer or some popcorn and enjoy!
http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/7915650 |
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ldhr
Since 21 Jul 2009
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Hood River
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| Wed Dec 12, 12 6:13 pm |
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not gonna be the first to download a file from an unknown site....
if anyone else checks it out and it's virus free - let us know.
no offense to flybykite - eh. |
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D-Krep It Kiter
Since 18 Jul 2011
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| Wed Dec 12, 12 6:53 pm |
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| Where the hell do you kite on Saltspring Island?? |
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flybykite
Since 07 Dec 2011
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Saltspring Island, BC
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| Wed Dec 12, 12 6:59 pm |
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| D-Krep It Kiter wrote: | | Where the hell do you kite on Saltspring Island?? |
We get onshore winds in Ganges sometimes but always light. I'm at Nitinat lake for about 70 days of the spring and Summer then Mui Ne, Vietnam for 6 months of the year.
For the d00d worried about the site and file.
This is posted on The Pirate Bay, not unknown site, in fact its #13 most popular site worldwide hits. Anyway its an .avi file and impossible to contain any malware or threat. Worth watching, I posted because its new to me and wanted to share the stoke. Cheers |
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D-Krep It Kiter
Since 18 Jul 2011
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| Wed Dec 12, 12 7:45 pm |
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| flybykite wrote: |
We get onshore winds in Ganges sometimes but always light. I'm at Nitinat lake for about 70 days of the spring and Summer then Mui Ne, Vietnam for 6 months of the year. |
Are you teaching up at Nitinat or something? Not exactly a short trip from Saltspring. That's awesome that you get to spend 6 months in Vietnam! |
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chrissmack
Since 08 Jun 2005
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| Thu Dec 13, 12 8:29 am |
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[quote="
This is posted on The Pirate Bay, not unknown site, in fact its #13 most popular site worldwide hits. [/quote]
like a "known unknown"?  |
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flybykite
Since 07 Dec 2011
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Saltspring Island, BC
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| Thu Dec 13, 12 9:04 am |
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| D-Krep It Kiter wrote: | | flybykite wrote: |
We get onshore winds in Ganges sometimes but always light. I'm at Nitinat lake for about 70 days of the spring and Summer then Mui Ne, Vietnam for 6 months of the year. |
Are you teaching up at Nitinat or something? Not exactly a short trip from Saltspring. That's awesome that you get to spend 6 months in Vietnam! |
I'd say its reasonably close, it takes me 1 hour 45 minutes from the time I get off the Crofton ferry. Its always a good drive. I'm there ususally Sunday-Friday and I've gotta work Saturdays on SSI. I just got IKO'ed last week so I probably will be teaching (officially) this coming season but my kiting is still primary. |
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D-Krep It Kiter
Since 18 Jul 2011
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| Thu Dec 13, 12 10:29 am |
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| chrissmack wrote: |
like a "known unknown"? |
No, he's right... it's a well known site for movie downloads. He's totally legit... definitely from Saltspring... Its cool to have someone on the forum from that area. Welcome to the forum Flybykite. By the way, do you ever kite at spots like Island View beach? I have family on the island, near Goldstream, so have been wondering where some good kite spots might be around there. Is the road to Nitinat still a washboard hell? I've only been there once, back in the 80's to windsurf, and it was pretty rough. |
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flybykite
Since 07 Dec 2011
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Saltspring Island, BC
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| Thu Dec 13, 12 4:48 pm |
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I normally wont go to island view but cook street in Vic is where the bigger winds run. Or check out gordons beach near sooke. Nitinat can crank consistantly in the summer so I mostly stay there. The road is not so bad these days, they grade it regularly, can get a bit silly on the long weekends though. Check out our local forum, wind model, webcams for local spots. www.bigwavedave.com perhaps you know it.
Still a semi remote spot with 70 kites max on the water the peak weekends of the summer and in the spring I stayed an entire week without seeing anyone else.
Cheers mate, I'll check out oregon again sometime soon. Are there many kiters on the coast, say florence. |
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Marcp
Since 24 May 2010
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| Wed Dec 19, 12 12:54 pm Don't download the avi file on Torrent. |
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You will end up with all the browser B.S. plug-ins that you don't want. Some you can't remove.
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FlyDunes
Since 09 Oct 2007
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| Thu Dec 20, 12 9:42 pm |
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Great video! Thanks.
(and no unwanted plugins came with it)
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D-Krep It Kiter
Since 18 Jul 2011
417 Posts
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| Tue Dec 25, 12 6:08 pm |
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| Just watched the vid today. Amazing to see how far the sport has come. Those huge bars and two-line kites looked scary! |
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quenyaistar
Since 21 Oct 2011
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| Tue Dec 25, 12 11:34 pm |
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like a "known unknown"?
Boondocks 
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