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Dan k
Since 31 Mar 2013
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 Tue Oct 22, 13 3:49 pm |
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| Nak wrote: | | drtaamc wrote: | | Myself 30-40 days a year here in OR and a group of my friends who live on the North Shore of Oahu |
Out of curiosity, do you know Mike Weber in Oahu? |
He lives inside Oahu?  |
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Dan k
Since 31 Mar 2013
87 Posts
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| Tue Oct 22, 13 3:57 pm |
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| jperry wrote: | so I like the rally and rpm a lot in the surf. The fuel is good to but it takes solid wind and a long time on a kite to really get it.
The best cabo is solid to and so is the ts. The cabo just looks sick in the waves. Rode the CABO and TS once.
Ocean rodeo prodigy is a sick surf kite to! I taught on those all summer.
But personally im use to the rally or rpm or fuel. And I find them a easy ride.
The rally drifts better then the rpm meaning when you start autchually surfing the wave your gonna get more response out of the kite, unlike the rpm where it likes to slack and fall. lol it will drift with proper back line tension though. buut the down side is you gotta lite the kite up or just be super lit so you don't have to over sheet it. |
HAHHAHA aint you the fool who just said you'd rather ride a twin tip in the surf? Or go paddle surfing??? Now you're giving advice on wave kites?  |
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Since 12 Jul 2005
1319 Posts
tsunami
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| Tue Oct 22, 13 6:56 pm |
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Dan
Tell me what you can do on a surf board that someone on a twin tip could not do.
There are also things twin tips can do in the surf that surfboard don't. |
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ShiverMeTimbers
Since 26 Feb 2013
381 Posts
Gig Harbor
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| Tue Oct 22, 13 11:24 pm |
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| registered wrote: | Dan
Tell me what you can do on a surf board that someone on a twin tip could not do.
There are also things twin tips can do in the surf that surfboard don't. |
The float, the rail thickness, rail contours, bigger fins, fin cluster, and foot positioning are all completely different than a twin tip. Its not going to be the same experience. |
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Since 12 Jul 2005
1319 Posts
tsunami
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| Wed Oct 23, 13 6:01 am |
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Doesnt ride the same obviously but I am talking versatility while riding with a kite.
Surfing obviously not doable with a twin without a kite.
off topic sorry florider. |
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bwd
Since 04 Aug 2007
385 Posts
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| Wed Oct 23, 13 6:31 pm |
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I've surfed my paipo, still can't paddle it though, got to find the peak.
Some guy will surf a wave with boots.
I'd try it if I had boots, but have been trending the opposite direction...
But yeah with a kite, um
you can still pump for speed with a surfboard, up/down or rail/rail, etc. |
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stringmonkey
Since 08 Sep 2010
41 Posts
WI
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| Thu Oct 24, 13 2:41 pm |
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| I've had a 9m Caution Zombie for a couple seasons now and can't get enough of it and ... The only other "dedicated wave" kite I've used to was the Ozone Reo 8m which was a bit weaker but even better in the waves for side/side-on. Looking to try a Drifter though once they don't cost a fortune... |
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Since 12 Jul 2005
1319 Posts
tsunami
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| Thu Oct 24, 13 5:28 pm |
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record kite comparison thread for the nwkite.  |
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sfbomber
Since 27 Jun 2012
114 Posts
Stoked
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| Sat Oct 26, 13 6:46 pm |
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I'm 200# & like you prefer c-kites as I ride onshore & sideshore waves, ~8M is my go to kite. There was a classic thread at kiteforum worth a read:
http://www.kiteforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2350471
Delta-C is what you are looking for offshore & sideshore waves. ~5M is my favorite size, works great when things go nuclear.
Looks like Side-Off winds in this video...
http://vimeo.com/39968138 
Definitely try before you buy, because no two kites feel the same (brand/year/etc) as Delta-C's are still being refined unlike our classic c-kites.
Kites I'd to demo: Airush Wave, Caution Spitfire, Ozone Reo, RRD Religion, SS Rally, Switch Method, and many more...
As a c-kite guy, I've been stoked with the kites I've tried from Eclipse & Wainman. |
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Lurk
Since 04 Apr 2009
355 Posts
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| Sun Oct 27, 13 2:03 pm |
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| If you have seen West Hansen from Brokite boards rip a wave with his wave specific TT you know there is more to riding waves than just with a surfboard. If you haven't, then you haven't. |
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Bettyboarder
Since 18 Mar 2005
1823 Posts
PDX/ White Salmon
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| Sun Oct 27, 13 8:34 pm |
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Geezz you guys must be bored on a Sunday....no kite vs kite threads
start another thread if you want to argue twin tip vs surf
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Weaz
Since 23 May 2012
360 Posts
Beaverton
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| Sun Oct 27, 13 9:56 pm |
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Bettyboarder you forgot skim and foul boards.
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