Tack and gybe with a bumberchute....acampbell - 28-6-2009 at 06:49 PM
Brilliant. I could have used an umbrella at NABX this year. Cool thing is that the shape of the umbrella offers something of an airfoil, and with an
A/R of 1.0, I bet it eats gusts pretty well. Now put a beer cooler in the bug and we're all set. Gotta love it.lad - 28-6-2009 at 09:58 PM
I'm frustrated because I can't re-locate the Youtube video of a UK beach that was so windy that the guys just stood on their ATBs and held open their
parkas to sail along! :wow:beachrights - 29-6-2009 at 05:16 AM
Notice how the top of the umbrella is "vented" I think a regular umbrella would be too much to handle. Where are her killers?!acampbell - 29-6-2009 at 05:41 AM
Yeah, blowout valves!!!sunset-Jim - 29-6-2009 at 06:47 AM
Another benefit I see with this sport is that when the wind dies down, instant shade. Not to mention, a much prettier rider than most of the people I
buggy with... lolgeokite - 29-6-2009 at 11:53 AM
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Originally posted by lad
I'm frustrated because I can't re-locate the Youtube video of a UK beach that was so windy that the guys just stood on their ATBs and held open their
parkas to sail along! :wow:
A bunch of us did this at NABX this past year. Winds were about 40 and we reached speeds, if I remember correctly, of about 25 using just our
jackets. We went all the way down the lakebed; then had to get back. Used a towline, but we learned something; don't use spectra as the towline. A
tad slippery. And if you have a full face helmet, use it. We got sandblasted. Ears *full* of playa dust...lad - 1-7-2009 at 05:27 AM
