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uhhh, what? looks like a foil in the water and the kiter is tethered between that and the kite? Any depower in the rig, looks like it is flown like a two-line kite...
:o
the french came up with it, eh?

13-14knts thats a big unit, 150# rider would fly easily. definitely has a drag anchor/foil in the water, paraglide set up ? , seems clumsy, too many lines for my taste and the drag thing...not enough info for good detail look.

certainly favors a FS/SPLEENE/MATRIX

yeah, paraglide set-up, not that i know, haven't tried it yet.

I keep wondering what would happen if the foil popped out of the water?

Cool but it simply looks like a modifed FS to me.

dude would panic!

how do you control the surface of the device in the water? lotta sketch there

french are tough though. i give the group credit for setting it up on the water.

The thingy behind him creates the drag and the kite lifts the rider... mental, either way

I didn't notice the thing behind him until you commented. So its basically like a dynamic tether set up. That guy would be no fun in crowds beause everyone would be looking up and then *whack* never saw that tether line and object being pulled behind him. Cool idea though.

Wonder how much the anchor thng weighs :puzzled: and what happens if it breaks the surface :o

i know , definitively a way to push the sport:Ange09:

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Originally posted by B-Roc everyone would be looking up and then *whack* never saw that tether line and object being pulled behind him.

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"Stéphane RoussonHuman Hapa ( used modified Chien de Mer in Seaglider; Chien de Mer was created by Didier Costes). First flight Seaglider.What he does with a kite and a hydrofoil may be a first, but it can greatly be improved in many ways. "
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"The combined experience of Stephane as a pilot and a navigator enables him to have the machine fly. He uses the technology of the “Chien de Mer” conceived by Didier Costes, a polytechnicien engineer. The “Chien de Mer” is a curved carbon foil which will be under the water’s surface. It is linked to the balloon’s car by a long cable whose length can be adjusted from 65 ft 6 inches to 164 ft (20m to 50 m) and which acts as a centreboard. Stephane tested it and adjusted it. He also adjusted the piloting from the blimp"




"13 August 2011, Sylvain Claudel call me to talk about his new sail, the parakite that he buy at Flysurfer, the Speed 3, the sail looks perfect and more stable than a kite sail, and he did succeed the first completed flight on both side of the wind.."

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Don't you mean "reported for hasty cut n paste research?" :P

Tether = bad

Dont care if its land, water, kite, speedwing, or glider.... Watch the tether line snap and his well designed anchor sinks to the bottom, and slingshots him into his lines and wing.... Not a good idea from my dry perch in nebraska...

tether is no good in general, but in this setup its OK. because it all depends on the amount of force the tether line excerts on the rider.. (and that should be limited because its a fin in the water - or am i wrong? me not too experienced with fins and water and forces..) also, the guy flying there is a professional paraglider - he knows how to handle a situation where the line snaps or the force abruptly changes.. (same with paraglider winch towing - if the tow line snaps - and that happens once in a while - you need to stop the canopy from overflying you applying the right amount of brake )