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Old 01-06-2008, 03:39 PM
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Default Ugh.....

LEYYYYYYYYYY........


Tonight
East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a light chop.

Monday
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a light chop.

Tuesday
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a light chop.

Tuesday Night Through Wednesday Night
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots except becoming onshore Wednesday afternoon. Seas 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a light chop.

Thursday
South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Slight chance of showers.

Friday
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Chance of showers.
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Old 01-06-2008, 03:55 PM
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no wind but plenty of hang time with my new toy.
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Old 01-06-2008, 03:56 PM
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Cool. Any faceplant stories?
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Old 01-06-2008, 04:02 PM
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not yet for me but john got slapped real good on this one. this was our second day out and we havent got it wired yet but when we do we can get 30 foot air on this rig.
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Old 01-06-2008, 05:36 PM
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That's just funny looking. He looks like he is doesn't know what to do.
"Do I let go and eat it?... Do I hang on and lose the board?.... wtf!..., how do I stop this thing?!"
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Old 01-06-2008, 06:09 PM
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the cool thing with this kite is it makes everything seem like slowmotion. he actually had the time to think all of that to himself before he ate it.
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Old 01-06-2008, 06:50 PM
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Funny. Looks fun.
I bet you guys get weird looks from other boaters.
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Old 01-06-2008, 07:54 PM
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we did spend a lot of time laughing at each other today, but all in good fun. people everywhere, beach, boats, jetties, were all looking at us probably saying to themselves "what tha hell are those boys doin' out there?".
and with the wind forecast the way it is I'll probably get better at this faster than I'm doing at kitesurfing. go figure!
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Old 01-07-2008, 07:51 AM
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Is there some kind of safety leash on these things?
How about water relaunching the "kite"?
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Old 01-07-2008, 03:49 PM
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Is there some kind of safety leash on these things?
How about water relaunching the "kite"?
as long as the kite sits upright and behind you it will launch itself when the boat speed reaches 10 mph+/-. and there are 4 safeties that disconnect when either you or the kite crashes into the water. its a pretty simple setup and easy to rig even when floating in the water.
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