i thought the best feature in kiting was the ability to go in shallow water?
Apart from looking completely stupid this is pretty cool.
Great music!
I think the disconnection with the water would reduce the sense of speed. E.G. a monohull yatch feels much faster than a cat, although the cat is travelling at twice the speed.
I tried in the slight wind, not obvious at all. As more water is a big key was gliding sensation. pretty great. I am only debutant in foil and windsurfer. I miss the mast and boom to equilibrate
Here's some more of these weird contraptions. They say when you stack it, it's like falling off a ladder at 30kph and then having the ladder run you over.
wrong forum but just to bring some nice pics....
Select to expand quoteKIT33R said..
Here's some more of these weird contraptions. They say when you stack it, it's like falling off a ladder at 30kph and then having the ladder run you over.
The rider there, Johhny Heineken, is more or less world No 1 racer. I think he disappeared for a month or so and swallowed a lot of seawater in secret, to reappear and pull tacks and jibes like that vid (of him training tacks/jibes). He was immediately +20-30% faster than the rest of the field & they are scrambling to catch up. Those foils are now the hottest thing in kite racing and have a 3k price tag and a long & growing wait time. (so I heard...)
