jadog
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Registered: 8-5-2013
Location: Bluffton, Indiana
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Planning to learn Kitesufing
With the holidays nearly behind us, I'm preparing to begin looking for some gear that will take me out on the water. I got a taste of Kitesurfing this
past summer from a friend who lent me his gear and provided a few hours of training. Now I'm on a quest to find a 9m and 12m LEI to start learning on.
I'll be in Florida for a month in the spring and on lake Michigan for a couple of weeks during the summer. I've noticed this site doesn't cater much
towards Kite Surfers, so I'm just wondering if there are other forums that any of you may recommend?
HQ Beamer 1.5M
PL Hornet II 3.5M
Flexifoil Blades 3M, 4M, 5M, and 8.5M
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Peak2 4M, 6M, 9M, 12M
Slingshot Rally 6M, 9M, 12M
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Best Spark Plug 132
Cabrinha Stylus 144
MBS Comp 95 ATB
MBS Pro 90 ATB
Flexifoil Buggy
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sadsack
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Registered: 9-26-2014
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here is a few
http://www.kiteforum.com/
http://www.fksa.org/
http://www.kiteboarder.co.uk/kitesurfing/index.php
http://www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Kitesurfing/General/
http://www.chicagokitesurfing.com/kiteboarding_messageboard/
http://forum.bestkiteboarding.com/viewforum.php?f=9
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Bladerunner
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Registered: 10-17-2006
Location: Vancouver
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This is a good site ( but not a forum ) : http://www.kitesurfingschool.org/
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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Kober
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Registered: 12-10-2010
Location: New Jersey
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Mood: More kiting !!!
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When PKF is definitely more landkite oriented I am sure we have plenty of advance kiteboarders that will provide quality info and advice when needed
. Would be nice to have few more kiteboarding topics , specially from people who try to transition to water . Since most of us have good kiting
skills questions would be different then posted on kiteforum.com from absolute beginners . Questions about specific gear and kite model will get more
answers on big kiteboarding forums , but will not harm anyone to ask those here too ... Keeping PKF family in one place and bringing new members to
this forum is important so we can build bigger knowledge database for our forum buddies .....
New Jersey Kite Addicts
NAPKA US-212
2021 Eleveight FS .........10......12
2021 Eleveight XS .........14
Gin Zulu II / III .........5...7
Gin Sherpa .......10
Gin Yeti ..........4.5
Gin Tonkawa ..........3.1...4.1...5.4...6.8...8.7...11.5...15.4
Liquid Force ELITE .... 6m
Flysurfer Speed4 Lotus 18m
Flysurfer Sonic-FR .... 9 ....11....18m
Flysurfer Sonic2 .....11....15m
2016 Nobile Zen Hydrofoil with Infinity 5.1' splitboard
2019 Nobile 2HD with Ronix One boots
2020 Nobile NHP split foil with Ronix Parks boots
MG Supra ......... pulling KiteTrike
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jadog
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Registered: 8-5-2013
Location: Bluffton, Indiana
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Great information guys, so thanks to all. So I guess when it comes to water related questions, I may end up posting across a few different forums -
that way the info can stay here too!
HQ Beamer 1.5M
PL Hornet II 3.5M
Flexifoil Blades 3M, 4M, 5M, and 8.5M
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Peak2 4M, 6M, 9M, 12M
Slingshot Rally 6M, 9M, 12M
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Best Spark Plug 132
Cabrinha Stylus 144
MBS Comp 95 ATB
MBS Pro 90 ATB
Flexifoil Buggy
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PHREERIDER
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Registered: 2-13-2008
Location: SC
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Mood: chilled....but ready to SAIL!
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heres a recent post about same thing. http://www.powerkiteforum.com/viewthread.php?tid=29652
finding locals at your spot is the way to go, float plans, hazards, tides , etc.. for the area is essential. usually a retailer is first contact,
for lesson, area restrictions. a good example is like in Miami, FLA.---> crandon park....good place to start there as well.
i know some folks there if u need details
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yeti
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Registered: 3-26-2013
Location: Halifax, NS
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There are definitely water people on here. I find this forum to be a lot more "civilized" than some of the other ones out there. It does tend to be
centered around posting useful information rather than polluting every thread with random comments so much that you get 10 pages of crap and the
occasional helpful info.
That being said, there are plenty of reasons to see what the other sites are up to.
Anyway good luck with the water. 2014 was the year I spent more time on water than on land and it's totally worth it. Although there are some other
dangers in the water, it's much safer to learn some things in that world. In the end it will only help you with overall kite skills. Always
recommend giving the water a try if you have the opportunity. As long as you have lots of confidence with the water-related safety stuff. Practicing
that stuff also helps you keep from losing your gear in the ocean, so it's win-win.
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