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Dakitez Demo Day

DAKITEZ - 16-1-2009 at 06:26 PM

Dakitez Power Kites Demo Day

When: Feb. 7, 2009
Where: Ocean Beach San Francisco, CA
Time: noon – 4pm
What will be there to fly:
Flexifoil: Blurr and possibly blade IV
Pansh: Sprint, Legend, Ace
Peter Lynn: Reactor
HQ: Neo, Apex 2, Montana 4
More kites might be added before the event.

This demo day is an “unofficial” event. There will be no kites for sale the day of the event. This is just a friendly get together to meet up with other local pilots and fly all the new kites. Everyone one is welcome no matter your skill level. If you’re a newbie this will be a great chance to try some kites and get some advice and pointers from other pilots. So bring your harness or borrow one and come out and fly some kites with us.

Everyone do your wind dance!! If you just recently bought a new kite please leave it at home ... We DO NOT need you bringing the new kite curse with you!! :smilegrin: I already have enough of that curse.

logantheninja - 16-1-2009 at 07:53 PM

now who's going to do this in colorado?;)

flexiblade - 16-1-2009 at 08:30 PM

I'll be there - I just hope the weather holds out for us - looks good so far - I think that low tide is at 3:50 - perfect.

burritobandit - 16-1-2009 at 09:28 PM

Can you set one of these up for Austin, TX? ;D I've really wanted to try a Blurr out lately =/

Dutch - 16-1-2009 at 11:36 PM

I'll be there for sure. Hopefully give the Blurr a go.
Cool idea, Dakitez.

kitedog - 17-1-2009 at 06:44 AM

I'm going to be at Ocean Beach sometime between the 19th and the 23rd of February. Any chance of another informal demo day?

Sthrasher38 - 17-1-2009 at 11:52 AM

Well I am in! I have not seen you guy's in awhile. Thats 4. Anyone else? My woman works that day so you may be staying til dark if the wind is blowing. She gets off at 1. I should be able to get there by 3:30. It should be from 1 to 6pm. At any rate I will see ya there.:singing:

SCREWYFITS - 17-1-2009 at 09:11 PM

Count me in, and a Blade IV 6.5m...
and maybe a BBQ...

DAKITEZ - 17-1-2009 at 09:29 PM

No worries sthrasher if the wind is blowing we will be there. Be sure to give a call before you head that way to make sure its worth the trip.

Screwy - I think you carry that blade around like a little kid carries their blanket :smilegrin:

SCREWYFITS - 18-1-2009 at 07:42 AM

Yep!!!:yes: It's my security banky...:kiss:
I'll bring the X-fire II also, well... probably all my kites:D minus the Naish ARX...

ripsessionkites - 19-1-2009 at 07:33 AM

sweet, wish i could join you guys. setup a demo after nabx, and ill be there or at least my kites will. =) :karate:

elkiter - 19-1-2009 at 07:06 PM

I will definitely not going to miss this one.

See you guys at OB!

Jr.

DAKITEZ - 19-1-2009 at 07:13 PM

This is shaping up to be a good time. I look forward to seeing everyone .. and if the wind blows that will be a very welcome bonus.

If all I have to do is declare a demo day to get everyone together ... then lets have a demo day every other day from feb 7 - feb 7, 2010 :smilegrin:

art_lessing - 20-1-2009 at 01:51 AM

I will be there...hopefully I can repair my buggy ..the right fork leg broke off...whoops

SCREWYFITS - 25-1-2009 at 04:45 PM

Dude!!!
I'm itch'n bad...
:bouncing:

Sthrasher38 - 4-2-2009 at 09:57 AM

Well it's just about time! Flexiblade, What does the weather look like? I belive it is going to rain thurs-fri. There should be a pretty good chance for sat to be good.

flexiblade - 4-2-2009 at 09:22 PM

Not really, from what I've been seeing Saturday may be a wash - maybe 6 to 8mph at most - Sunday looks much better - and Monday is fluctuating from good to epic. DAKITEZ - do you want to reschedule?


P.S. kitedog: if there's wind when you come through odds are I'll be there.

DAKITEZ - 4-2-2009 at 09:35 PM

I have other things going on in SF on saturday. This is why i picked this day from the beginning. Since I am already going to be there anyway the demo day is still on. everyone feel free to give me a call and see if there is any wind. This wouldn't be the first time I sat on OB with no wind. Lets just hope the scenery is good :thumbup:

The only thing that sucks is a montana IV is arriving on friday and needs to be shipped out on monday. So hopefully saturday or sunday I will be able to get it up and give it a go.

Also want to thank HQ kites for supplying me with the montana IV for the demo day! Great bunch of people i can't say enough good things about them :thumbup:

AD72 - 4-2-2009 at 11:45 PM

See you Saturday!
Cheers,
Adrian

DAKITEZ - 5-2-2009 at 12:21 AM

AD72 bring your buckets and shovels incase there is no wind we can build sand castles :lol:

flexiblade - 5-2-2009 at 08:45 AM

The wind gods have corrected me - Saturday has just upgraded - Morning slow but after 1:00 should be picking up steadily.

DAKITEZ - 5-2-2009 at 09:14 AM

everyone must be doing their wind dance :wee:

Sthrasher38 - 5-2-2009 at 02:08 PM

Thanks for the update Flexi. I hope to see ya there my woman gets off at 1. So, I will call before I head down.

flexiblade - 5-2-2009 at 07:52 PM

I'll be there - should be a great day - high tide 8 am low tide 3:20 - should be runnable from 10:30 on - all those that were even thinking of coming should come, it'll definitely be worth your time.

SCREWYFITS - 6-2-2009 at 09:21 AM

I'm all giddy like a school girl :bouncy::bouncing::bouncy::bouncing: YEEHAA!!!

Sthrasher38 - 6-2-2009 at 11:19 AM

Flexi, Thanks for the up date on the school girl.:puzzled: Errr. Something like that.:lol: See ya guy's there. Quick question about the sand. What kinda tire pressure do you run? I have yet to buggy on sand. I have the new slicks I got for nabx last year they should be fine but may need a little more air.

DAKITEZ - 7-2-2009 at 08:31 AM

I'm leaving now ... see you all there !

The montana almost didn't make it, but after a 2 hour round trip at 10pm last night to get it from the ups hub we are good to go :wee:

Dutch - 7-2-2009 at 08:45 AM

:cool:

Sthrasher38 - 7-2-2009 at 09:57 AM

:bigok:

DAKITEZ - 8-2-2009 at 09:28 AM

I just wanted to thank everyone that came out. It was good to see all of you again. It would of been a little better if we had more wind, but I still had a good time none the less.

Bladerunner - 8-2-2009 at 09:46 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DAKITEZ
I just wanted to thank everyone that came out. It was good to see all of you again. It would of been a little better if we had more wind, but I still had a good time none the less.


That's not much help !!!! We can ALWAYS have a bit more wind !

How much wind ? How many survived?

What was the kite of the day ?

WE had the same 5mph as last Saturday :megan:

lunchbox - 8-2-2009 at 09:55 AM

Whose got the pics...

oimust - 8-2-2009 at 11:06 AM

Super good time
It was great trying all the different Kites
:thumbup:

kitedog - 8-2-2009 at 05:45 PM

I'm going to be hitting OB for my annual pilgrimmage on February 20, 21, 22. I hope the wind blows and I get a chance to meet some of you guys! The tides look decent.

AD72 - 8-2-2009 at 07:18 PM

Thank you Dakitez. I had a good time meeting everyone and trying out Dakitez Neo 14m and Screweyfits Blade. I am sure they would both behave entirely different with more wind. The Neo has some stump pulling force behind it even in low wind. I have some photos I will figure out how to post.

I just got back from the Sod farm in Davis. I got out there at 3:45 and flew till dark. It was a blast! I registered average 15mph wind speed and gusts up to 19mph. The Beamer 3 was pulling me along at a good clip. I got my fix! :wee:

Dagon - 9-2-2009 at 10:45 AM

I missed you all, I was there on sunday. Nice wind but not the greatest of directions. It was blowing a bit too much from the south for my taste. There were a lot of kites in the air. We have had some very nice tide schedules at ocean beach this time of year. It should be a very nice season.

Sthrasher38 - 9-2-2009 at 06:23 PM

Thanks Dakitez for everything. The extra trip at the last min to get a glimpse of the Montana was cool. It was good to see everyone. I stayed for sun also like Dagon said it was pretty good There was alot of kites in the air quite a few people to. but for being my first time on sand I loved it. BR, Kite of the day had to be the 14m Neo. Wind was a weak 6mph. to 0. Right before I packed up. Everyone survived.

Bladerunner - 9-2-2009 at 07:01 PM

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Originally posted by Sthrasher38
. BR, Kite of the day had to be the 14m Neo. Wind was a weak 6mph. to 0. Right before I packed up. Everyone survived.


That's good to hear. I had an 11m Neo on loan and spent a LOT of time flying it in 5 or 6 mph winds. It was just falling short of giving a ride or even just sitting up top. Sad because it's a nice kite and a was hoping to see it in it's element ! The only other wind I had was way too much. Even then I could remain earthbound as long as I kept the bar out and never moved the kite too far too fast! :o