tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917314788148682800.post8261510085333893478..comments2023-10-21T07:16:22.232-04:00Comments on nc paddle surfer has moved to: A Letter from Grand BendNC Paddle Surferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06212098135959584538noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917314788148682800.post-80159114539298157062010-09-30T02:23:58.782-04:002010-09-30T02:23:58.782-04:00Joe, I started kiting in 2000 and quit in 2006. I ...Joe, I started kiting in 2000 and quit in 2006. I am alap from calgary, so actually kiting on snow is easier, safer and more accessible. You can start with the smaller kite and if the wind dies walk back to the "shore". If you manage to be out on the foot of fresh powder in descent wind you have a free heliskiing experience (even better, because it is non stop and you dont wait for others). Still as DW pointed out, it can kill you. Thats exactly the reason why I quit - I dont know when to stop, and when it is good I never stop (last weekend I had spent 8 hours in 60 to 85 km winds on 4.2 and 3.6 windsurfing). Plus DW is really good and he lives by the ocean thats why he can get away with one kite only. Every one I know owns here 3 to 4 kites. Yes it less than 7 sails, but you have to change them much more often (safety, bridles, lines), etc.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13012431246253336455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917314788148682800.post-32989589607695725972010-09-29T08:17:02.159-04:002010-09-29T08:17:02.159-04:00Thanks Dwight,
Awesome information.
I will talk to...Thanks Dwight,<br />Awesome information.<br />I will talk to some of the local kiters. I actually really like windsurfing; but in my now regular conditions I think kiting maybe the answer.<br />Joesdklfjasdlkfjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18184174935657390993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917314788148682800.post-51226705110923036662010-09-28T20:43:49.076-04:002010-09-28T20:43:49.076-04:00Joe, remember in side-on or onshore conditions for...Joe, remember in side-on or onshore conditions for windsurfing, you need to rig at a minimum a 1/2 size larger than you normally would. Also a floaty board is your friend in those conditions. At DW's home break, it is generally lighter winds on the inside, so the extra cloth and float help. With the kites being up higher, they don't usually feel the lighter winds like us windsurfers. Just my $0.02.CB1https://www.blogger.com/profile/09343124561862847997noreply@blogger.com