macboy
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Tagish Lake, Yukon Territory
Lat: 60°15'35.79"N
Long: 134°17'36.41"W
Permanently windy (or so it seemed). Steady 25-30km/h winds, clean as can be, directly onshore.
Even better? Centered around the summer solstice you have about 20+ hours of kite-able daylight every day. Heavenly.
KC07 - Certified Chronic
Rev Shockwave | Brooza II 3 | BusterII's 3/4/5 | Hornet 1.5
Reactor II 5.5/6.9 | AccessXC 10 | Frenzy 12 | PsychoIII 13 | Speed2 12 | Speed3 15 | SA2.5 19
Bomba 15 | Phantom 15/18 | Venom 13 | Slingshot T3 9/11/14m
Skis, Ski Skates, Nobile RM Pro, MBS Pro 90, Kailolo 5' 11" Custom Phish, Kailolo 5'9" Custom Phish, Plyboard, Proof 151,
FlydoorM, F-One 198, Coyotes, Comp XR+, and the BEST WIFE IN THE WORLD!
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
~ Thomas Edison
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kiteNH
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Registered: 28-10-2007
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Is that you on the water macboy? What a beautiful place to kite with the mountains off in the distance. 
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macboy
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Sure is, and yes, an amazing place to be. Cold water but nothing a 4/3 wetsuit didn't keep at bay. Coulda stayed out for hours! The long warm days
sure make me fond of the Yukon. I guess the same would be true for Alaska for you US kiters.....
First time with the PL on the water. Set it down a few times to try the relaunch and learned that patience is the key. Grab a line and wait for the
kite to drift, lay out and spring back to life. We had tons of kites, all kinds of kayaks, hobie cats, windsurfers - you name it. But no kiteboards.
Go figure.
Just as well. Got to work on some body dragging and managed to get plucked out of the water resulting in a smile from ear to ear that lasted for days.
Even still thinking back on it ; )
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Rev Shockwave | Brooza II 3 | BusterII's 3/4/5 | Hornet 1.5
Reactor II 5.5/6.9 | AccessXC 10 | Frenzy 12 | PsychoIII 13 | Speed2 12 | Speed3 15 | SA2.5 19
Bomba 15 | Phantom 15/18 | Venom 13 | Slingshot T3 9/11/14m
Skis, Ski Skates, Nobile RM Pro, MBS Pro 90, Kailolo 5' 11" Custom Phish, Kailolo 5'9" Custom Phish, Plyboard, Proof 151,
FlydoorM, F-One 198, Coyotes, Comp XR+, and the BEST WIFE IN THE WORLD!
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
~ Thomas Edison
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Bladerunner
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Good on Ya, Macboy !
Hopefully we can get a session in at Squamish this weekend ! Glacier fed water should be familiar now ! Bring your wet suit. I have a board ! With any
luck we will get you riding on it !
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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bake
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Location: Revelstoke BC
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Looks like Bennet Lake in Carcross? My bro and I spent a little time getting dragged around this summer.... on the sand only.
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macboy
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Mood: They're ALL good ideas. Right up until they become BAD ideas.
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Oh yeah! The sand at Bennet would be heaven! I love it up there. Absolutely love it. I don't think it'd take a whole lot to convince the wife that we
should get a summer place up there.
KC07 - Certified Chronic
Rev Shockwave | Brooza II 3 | BusterII's 3/4/5 | Hornet 1.5
Reactor II 5.5/6.9 | AccessXC 10 | Frenzy 12 | PsychoIII 13 | Speed2 12 | Speed3 15 | SA2.5 19
Bomba 15 | Phantom 15/18 | Venom 13 | Slingshot T3 9/11/14m
Skis, Ski Skates, Nobile RM Pro, MBS Pro 90, Kailolo 5' 11" Custom Phish, Kailolo 5'9" Custom Phish, Plyboard, Proof 151,
FlydoorM, F-One 198, Coyotes, Comp XR+, and the BEST WIFE IN THE WORLD!
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
~ Thomas Edison
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