Power Kite Forum - Hello from NH

Pierogi

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posted on 13-2-2012 at 08:04 PM

Hello from NH

Just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. My name is Mike and my wife and I started snowkiting a couple winters ago. I’ve been following this forum for even longer so I have to say thanks to all of you for the loads of useful info I’ve already found here.

I stopped to check conditions on a nearby lake today, which was pretty well scoured off of any snow. Saw some guy across the lake going crazy fast on skis on a white, red, and black kite that I couldn’t really make out (kinda looked like a Charger but a little different). Anyone local to me on this forum?

Thanks again and good to be here.

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posted on 13-2-2012 at 08:12 PM

Welcome and where abouts in NH are you? There are a number of riders in the ME, MA, NH, VT area.

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posted on 13-2-2012 at 08:23 PM

Thanks- we're in the Rochester area.

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posted on 13-2-2012 at 08:54 PM

Welcome to the forum, I'm pretty sure you saw Chris Krug - he's in North Conway NH and is on here under the name Feyd on his posts. I think I know which of his kites you saw.
His web blog is: http://www.hardwaterkiter.com/

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posted on 14-2-2012 at 05:33 AM

Bienvenue!

Not a lot of kiting couples...not a lot of women kiters...so welcome.

What lake are you talking about? There's no good ice due to warm temps down in Eastern MA...so all NH lake surface(glassy to rough -as well as thickness) info is helpful. :smilegrin:

Last year 25+ days on ice 6 blocks from my house...this season just 2. Lake is almost half open water. :no:

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posted on 14-2-2012 at 05:40 AM

Hey welcome! My wife and I both kite although she is laid up at the moment. I was up at long lake in Maine last weekend with skis. We live in York and ride the beaches from nahant to pine point. Hopefully water in the spring. Hit me up if you want to join us sometime.:wee:

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posted on 14-2-2012 at 07:42 AM

Those Chargers probably do look different at WARP speed! Welcome to the forum.

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posted on 14-2-2012 at 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by markite
Welcome to the forum, I'm pretty sure you saw Chris Krug - he's in North Conway NH and is on here under the name Feyd on his posts. I think I know which of his kites you saw.

lol...... we need pictures of that kite !!!!!!!

welcome to the forum .....
look at this ...... good chance to meet few people ,,,,,,

http://www.powerkiteforum.com/viewthread.php?tid=21001

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posted on 14-2-2012 at 06:43 PM

Thanks all!

skimtwashington- I definitely consider myself lucky to have a wife that was willing to get into this with me. :yes:

I happened to be at Silver Lake. Unfortunately I haven't been out much at all this year to be able to report on ice conditions, but will do if I'm able to get out to other places (in the short amount of time we have left!)

Mainekite- great to know, we often make it out to the York / Ogunquit area and I've always thought Ogunguit beach at low tide seems like it would be a great place to try a buggy or ATB. Any restrictions there?

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posted on 15-2-2012 at 05:45 AM

No restrictions that I know of in the off season, even long sands works for a board. Most beaches on an east, nahant west or east, pine point south, short sands north, ogunquit west over the dunes is do able. Nahant, long sands and ogunquit hard enough and good on a board.

Can't run over the tourists in season.

Hope to see you out there soon