mthboards
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Kite skis
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erratic winds
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Love it, looks like great fun! I assume you made the skis as well?
Tide? What's a tide? Man, it's 1000 miles to any ocean.
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Flyfish
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herc
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@mthboards: very interesting !
what kite is that ? what ski are that ? just normal waterski ? or something self-build ?
how would you compare kite-ski to kiteboards ? advantages? drawbacks ?
thanks in advance !
Kites:
Tubes: Ozone Zephyr 17 * Naish Helix 2009 10.5 qm * Cabrinha Access 2003 9qm * Wipika Hydro 2001 9qm *
Arcs: PL Scorpion 13, 16 qm; PL Synergy 10 qm
open cell: PL Twister I 7.7 * PKD Buster II 3qm
Paragliders: Gradient Bright Classic (with check) * Swing Mistral 1 (groundhandling) *Advance Alpha 3 (groundhandling)
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canuck
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Thanks for posting this! Kite water skiing is on my bucket list and you inspire me to make it happen.
It looks like water starts are easier if you have enough wind to pull you up out of the water with the kite at the zenith, then sine the kite to start
planeing or do you start the same way you would on a kiteboard?
FB: Pro Foil 5.5m, PL Reactor II 3.5m, Radsail 3m
Depower: GIN Shaman 12m & 6m, Shaman2 9m (incoming), PL Venom II 13m, Venom I 10m
HQ Powerkites seat harness
Salomon snowblade 90, straight & shaped skis
PL Comp ST buggy, MBS Comp 16 Pro, Coyote All Terrain Rollerblades
BodyGlove wakeskis
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Kamikuza
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Go Cory!!! :bigok: glad he's still doing his thing!!!
Yeah... I got a kite. Or two...
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spartan1
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Bladerunner
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YUP!
Watching Corey in Discovery channel way back when was the seed that set the addiction.
Flash was one of " us " that took the sport to water and helped open a few eyes to the potential in Hawaii.
Add Wianman and you have my list of original heros!
I wonder how well standard water skis would work ?
Kites: 2.5m Profoil , Quadrifoil XL kitesurfer, NPW 5 Danger.
Flexifoil: 1.7m Sting, 4.9m Blade 3, 9m Blade 2.
Flysurfer : 19m Speed 2 SA, 7m Pulse
Peter Lynn :18m Phantom, 15m Synergy, 10m Synergy, 1200 Farc, 460 Sarc, 130 Tarc, 5m Peel, 4.2m , 6.4, 8.5 C-Quads, 3.5 LS2 single skin.
Rides: Flexi / P.L. Frankin'Buggy , Shaped + straight skiis, sand skis, Coyote blades. Core 95 ATB. RKB R2 ATB .
Ken (K2)
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Jaymz
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I hope Krug sees this, could be his SUMMER sport 
Spleene X-19
PL Syn 15, P18,
Gin Eskimo 14m, 11m, 8.5m, 6m
PL Viper 3.9m
HQ Beamer IV 2m
NPW5 2.5m, 4.8m, 6.9m
HQ Rush3 250 pro (Sons)
Naish Cult 12m, 9m, 7m
Slingshot Rally 14m
Litewave Storm 132, Wing 153
Libre Fullrace, PL Bigfoot
Coyote skates
Dirtsurfer GP20
Kitewing 5.5
KITE IceBoat
Scud boots 
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