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#12
08-03-2006, 07:00 PM
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in 35-40 i only depowerd it about an inch on the secondary, and was throwing kiteloops with no problem. I was the only one on the water.. a squall came through, i'm just guessing it was around 35-40. 
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#13
08-03-2006, 07:25 PM
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Have that on a meter or just guessing?
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#15
08-03-2006, 07:48 PM
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I was the only kiter there that went out in it, i had to depower my switchblade a little, that means it's over 30 i can hold that kite down without any depower untill around 30+ thats also not the only time i've been in nuking winds with it.. texas it was 30+ peak everyday. not to mention TS alberto Danny, I plan on it  yet, it's just making me get even more crazy :lol:
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#16
08-03-2006, 08:28 PM
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LOL... good stuff. 50 knots!! 50 knots is DAMN windy!!
Raul, can I use this line to promote bow kites?: Quote:
Sorry, I am just in a funny/good mood cuz we just had solid 18 for 2. 5 hours. That makes 4 days in a row with more to come and Donna is visiting this weekend She is really ripping up the waves here (while I just kind of crash off of them :x )
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08-04-2006, 06:21 AM
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do you guys find it difficult to go upwind in -20???
josh, that switch blade 7 must be amazing cause ive seen you ride it in 17-18, and you say it works to 50 aswell :shock: thats a huge range...
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handle passes are easy... at least i think they were.. been so long i cant remember 
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08-04-2006, 07:25 AM
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Yeah, Lori is definitely getting her 7m XBow starting at 18knts> Me , I get started with it at 22kts / although I would say its sweet spot for me is more like 25-42kts
Danny , I go BACKWIND at -20 , LOL!!!! :shock: :lol:  :roll:
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#20
08-04-2006, 08:42 AM
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I have found at -20 that I can do inverted tricks
 I have been riding the 12m Contra in as litte as solid 10 knots up to 20 knots. Last night was a perfect example. It started at 9 to 11 and I used a Glide (going upwind in current) then it picked up to about 17 to 20 and I just hopped on a smaller board (Skywalker 130). The Contra is not the only bow that can do this. We have a local rider who uses his 12m Waroo just about every time he rides. There is no way I could have rigged a C last night (me personally) for 10 and then held on to 20. I am not efficient enough to make a 14 work in 10 (Daryl is). I would need an 18. Then I'd get blown out in about 16 on it. The bow/hybrids definitely are cool for windranges. The other thing I realized while riding last night : you can have more people on the water safely in tight quarters with bows. In the old days, having several people truly close in windy/gusty was asking for it, cuz someone was going to HAVE TO put their kite low to avoid getting tea-bagged at some point. If this was the upwind rider, it posed a quandry for that rider. Now, even in 20 last night, someone is downwind of me 30 feet? I am litt? Big deal -- kite high, sheet out, no problem. Kind of cool and good for the sport, IMO
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