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It looks like in 15-18 kts might be a bow kite and a quad fin setup,
Just as I suspisusioned, and I have just the tools.... he..he..he..
http://www.kiteblogs.com/index.php?option=com_jd-wp&Itemid=26&p=1083
http://wowkite.com/web/surfboard.htm
http://www.kiteforum.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2332868
:lol: :D :o
inferno
10-12-2006, 12:58 PM
15-18... i think i might be a bit faster then you on my 20m then your 14m.....
tomstock
10-12-2006, 01:17 PM
Did u get the 20m Waroo yet?
inferno
10-12-2006, 01:20 PM
first impressions on the 20m....
conditions:
wind speed = 4-6knots gusting to 7 (measured)
board = size 11 Vans
water conditions = bottled
yeah... there wasnt any wind
but i did pump up the kite and it looks like its going to rock, and after looking at it for a good half an hour.... i figured what the heck, put on the harness and rigged the lines...
i decided to self launch since i was by my SELF, so i clipped the CL to a pole and set the kite up at the window expecting it to immediately fall over.... but it didnt, it just sat there.... so i ran as fast as i could to the bar and turned around just in time to see the kite....ummm... still just sitting there...weird....
so i hooked in and launched it.. it went to 12 o clock and sat there, i flew it for about 15min, looped it a few times, even had enough power to pull me across the ground, in 5 knots
so far, im well please with the beast, it even turned pretty quick for a 20m in 5knots
more to come....
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I don't think so Danny, why do you think the biggest kite I got this year was a 14M Contra?
Cause it has the same power as a 19M does ( but less Drag )
:lol:
Plus , I don't think you could'a beaten Kafka on your 20M either :lol: :lol: :lol:
inferno
10-12-2006, 04:31 PM
im pretty sure that my 20m bow will have more power then your 14m, plus my was able to fly in 5knots, can yours???
Yeah, it'll fly in 5 kts
the question REALLY is , which is FASTEST?!?
I'm sure my 14M is much faster and more controlable at 15kts than any 20M kite
Esp. going downwind when apparent wind actually works AGAINST YOU :shock:
inferno
10-12-2006, 07:29 PM
hopefully soon we can get to the beach on a light day and launch the 14m contra and the 14m,16m,20m waroo, maybe even a 15m ion, id love to get out there and start passing kites around,
i do like your contra for wake style riding, way more stable then my waroo, but i think the waroos are better for loops and the bar is simpler (not to mention the price)
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