Well it seems like forever since we've had wind, but the forcast has a base wind of 13 knots this afternoon which I crossing my fingers for. Hoping
for that + a bit more.
If someone can do a wind dance :singing:. Or summon the wind gods I would appreciate it.
Any takers?furbowski - 15-8-2009 at 11:53 AM
hot tip: the more public the dance, the better!
:Pfurbowski - 15-8-2009 at 11:56 AM
oh just remembered: go to your spot and take a really really fragile low-wind dragonfly r/c thingy to fly out there and leave every single one of
your kites behind.
that should work...
vaguely remember that from a story scudley told on here once...
not sure that's quite how he told itFloRider - 15-8-2009 at 12:42 PM
Thanks furbowski, I'll try that one. So far we've got about 10 kts, and its just not enough for what I want to do with my 15m PL synergy.
Lets kick it up a notch baby! :Ange09:furbowski - 15-8-2009 at 12:46 PM
yeah those arcs sound great but it seems they do need a good bit of wind to perform!!
guess you're doing something on the water, good luck!lad - 15-8-2009 at 01:23 PM
The fickle Wind godz hide beneath the billowing skirts of the Storm gods during this season. You must be on your toes to ferret them out betwix the
darkened skies and thunder.
As furbowski notes, on calm, clear days They must be invoked. Or rather, provoked. Always carry frisbees, boomerangs, gliders, mini-R/C planes and
like vehicles of the calm air with your kite gear.
After failed attempts at low wind kite launches, fully pack your kite gear and then withdraw one of the abovespoken toy sacraments - defiantly held
to the sky.
Wind will then surely come. If you and a co-invoker can get your timing down, one can appease while the other can quickly unpack the kite bag again.
The resulting silent comedy chaos may catch the Fickle Ones off guard long enough for you to sail for a moment or two.FloRider - 15-8-2009 at 01:48 PM
Hahahahaha! I have definitely found that packing the kite up on light wind days will bring wind. Even thinking about packing it up works sometimes.
It's a scientific factFloRider - 15-8-2009 at 05:07 PM
Awww man. Sputtering sparrow farts.furbowski - 15-8-2009 at 09:36 PM
bummer.
nice one, lad, about the co-invoker. only one need appease the gods, everybody else can get ready to fly!Bladerunner - 16-8-2009 at 08:59 AM
I just checked the wind sensors at my 2 spots.
ZERO kph of wind at both
If we had any less wind it would truly suck!!!!!!!lad - 16-8-2009 at 09:12 AM
then you gotta resort to this
(Still looking for the other vid where windless guys were doing relay races using their buggies like wheelchairs and hobble-walking on their
landboards potato-sack race style!) :singing:furbowski - 16-8-2009 at 09:40 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by Bladerunner
I just checked the wind sensors at my 2 spots.
ZERO kph of wind at both
If we had any less wind it would truly suck!!!!!!!
yeah i've got a webpage that gives me all the wind sensors in HK every ten minutes.
sometimes i'm jonesing for wind so badly i'm checking every ten minutes!:olad - 16-8-2009 at 10:00 AM
I'm going to start a world-wide webcam service that only shows the top leaves on the local trees in each location! :tumble:furbowski - 16-8-2009 at 10:03 AM
increase the fidelity on google earth and make it real-time, and there you go!
