I am gathering little odds and ends to make my kiting experience as good as it can be this year. Got better components for my QR D-spreader setup, new
strop line in the mail, ordering tubes for my tires, and getting materials for putting my comp XR+ back together as a tandem rig trailer. This is
going to be another one for the books!
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Kites:
Ozone R1 V3 7m
Flysurfer Sonic v3 15m
Flysurfer Speed 3 Deluxe 19m
Peter Lynn Charger 2 12m
Ozone Access Reride 6m
Peter Lynn 2013 Reactor 5.5m
Peter Lynn 2013 Reactor 8.6m
Prism Tensor 5.0m
My littlest one broke her leg a few days ago, (toddlers and trampolines keep pediatric orthopedics in business y'all)... but it's minor enough that
she'll be out of the cast in 4 weeks so no casts for the beach... Phew!
My littlest one broke her leg a few days ago, (toddlers and trampolines keep pediatric orthopedics in business y'all)... but it's minor enough that
she'll be out of the cast in 4 weeks so no casts for the beach... Phew!
See you guys soon!!!
Sorry to hear about the accident Spencer. Glad it wasn't more serious.
Nothing more than a pitiful sight,... she is totally fine. The docs assured wifey that this sort of thing is very common with little ones, and they
heal very quickly too. It is a very minor minuscule hairline fracture just below her left knee. She got bounced on the trampoline by her big sister
and came down wrong. They only casted her to keep the leg strait. Should heal in 3-4 weeks. She scoots around on her backside and looks pretty funny.
Spence sorry to hear about the little one having a spill. At least when they are still that size they still bounce. I just had my first taste of my
age beginning to catch up to me. Last week I was bending over to pick up an EMPTY cardboard box and had intense pain in my leg. I could walk and my
girlfriend had to pick me up from work in a wheelchair. Doc says I just tweaked it and I feel no pain now, but I'll be ginger on it up until JIBE. If
I get hurt it is going to be flying kites, not picking up air, dammit!
Speaking of which, can we please get more hyped for this? Barely more than a month away from that amazing beach and joinging all you stinky old men to
play with kites. I can't wait!
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Kites:
Ozone R1 V3 7m
Flysurfer Sonic v3 15m
Flysurfer Speed 3 Deluxe 19m
Peter Lynn Charger 2 12m
Ozone Access Reride 6m
Peter Lynn 2013 Reactor 5.5m
Peter Lynn 2013 Reactor 8.6m
Prism Tensor 5.0m
Speaking of which, can we please get more hyped for this? Barely more than a month away from that amazing beach and joinging all you stinky old men to
play with kites. I can't wait!
I KNOW!... I started this post thinking we'd all get jazzed and stuff like years past and it has been rather HUM DRUM.
GET EXCITED Y'ALL... JIBE'S A COMIN'
Thanks for the kind words for my little one gang... she has barely been phased,... I caught her after having climbed onto a chair to mess with paints
on the table, broken leg and all... she is just fine.
With Wildwood on last week I didn't want to dilute the stoke for that event - but now that's it's over and they all had a great time I can't wait
until JIBE!! WOOHOO!!
So many things to get done and it's going to be a busy month so hopefully time will fly by. Yes Errol that bending over to do something small and
throwing your back out is very common - as well as just a sneeze for some people. Get used to it :-)
Thumbs UP on the cookout as well as many other social events.
One of the things I was thinking of was can we start an annual JIBE Masters - a mini golf tourney one morning before the wind is up. Talk to the mini
golf place and say hey can we get a good group rate if we have 20 people come over for one round as a fun tournament - get a green jacket from the
Goodwill store and draw a logo on it with gold pen, I'm sure i could make up a trophy out of parts from trophies at the goodwill as well. Maybe hit up
a few local places to see if they would kick in a coupon or something to the prize pool (red bug pizza, the ice cream place? something to promote
local business etc) Just an idea for that bourgeois JIBE crowd.
And it'll really jack our enthusiasm when we see Jason's yet to be released video!
Mark Groshens NAPKA KC 13
WindSpeed kites & design - Canada
Peter Lynn Arcs: Charger2 22.5 +18 + 15 + 6.5, Charger I 6, Scorpion 16 + 10, Phantom II 12 + 9, Orig Phantom 9 + 6, Synergy 10 + 8, F 1200, S 840
Ocean Rodeo: Flite 17 + 12, Rise 13 + 10 + 7, Razor 9 + 6
Foils: PL Leopards and Lynx, Airea Raptors, some PL Reactor IIs + IIIs, Libre Spirits, Cross Kite Sonics, Ozone Flow
Peter Lynn Kite Cat for cruising the lakes
buggies: PL XR+, Cameleon Pagona, custom bigfoot, PL Bigfoot, custom ice buggy
Boards: 2 custom directionals, O.R Surf series 6-3 and 5-11, Mako Duke, Mako Skinny, Mako 140 Wide, Mako 150 Wide, Mako King, Brunotti
lots of old school skis, snowboard
I know man. People couldn't hardly eat from me jamming the gopro in their face lol. I should be ashamed for not getting the cook out footage compiled.
I should probably be put on beach restriction on day one? Lol.
I can't wait for that sweet Jekyll air. It fills the whole island. I can't think of those flowering trees, but its everywhere. Good times will
certainly be had. Hope I can keep my fingers intact for this event. It really sucked last year not being able to crank out descent power slides. Who
else is ready for cooling down with an ice cold beverage and splashing through those tide pools???
Cross Kites Sonic 3, 5m
Ozone Flow 2, 3, 4, 5m
Ace II 4, 5m
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4, 5, 6m ATB landsurfer. Custom longboard deck
Buggy: VTT Black Widow v2.0
I am hoping to break out more fixed bridle action this year. I am down to only two FB kites, the 5.5m and 8.6m Reactor, but those are right in the
perfect wind range for Jekyll I think. Last year the 3.5 wasn't quite enough fun for me in the buggy, but I never even bothered with the 5.5. I think
I need to show it some love soon before it starts to feel neglected. I can't wait to cruise the full 7+ miles from the South water tower to the
northern tip of the island(if wind direction allows).
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Kites:
Ozone R1 V3 7m
Flysurfer Sonic v3 15m
Flysurfer Speed 3 Deluxe 19m
Peter Lynn Charger 2 12m
Ozone Access Reride 6m
Peter Lynn 2013 Reactor 5.5m
Peter Lynn 2013 Reactor 8.6m
Prism Tensor 5.0m
Pokite, kitefort, and Frank? Yes, yes, and yes! And I'm sure Angus wouldn't miss a JIBE!
But the buggy security detail may be in danger. I think this year there is a question about whether or not the kitefort will be allowed to overnight
at Great Dunes Park. I think Chris and Angus are working on that.
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Flexifoil Sting 2.4, Beamer IV 3.0, Reactor I's 3.8 and 6.4
Apex II 5, Montana VI 7
PL Bigfoot
Official OOBE Field Dirt Diver
PB 36.8
Okay here's a teaser. It's the same footage I posted of a run from the north tip down to kite camp but now I've added a continuation down to the south
tower, changed a couple of things and put together a ride from North to South and Inbetween
Mark Groshens NAPKA KC 13
WindSpeed kites & design - Canada
Peter Lynn Arcs: Charger2 22.5 +18 + 15 + 6.5, Charger I 6, Scorpion 16 + 10, Phantom II 12 + 9, Orig Phantom 9 + 6, Synergy 10 + 8, F 1200, S 840
Ocean Rodeo: Flite 17 + 12, Rise 13 + 10 + 7, Razor 9 + 6
Foils: PL Leopards and Lynx, Airea Raptors, some PL Reactor IIs + IIIs, Libre Spirits, Cross Kite Sonics, Ozone Flow
Peter Lynn Kite Cat for cruising the lakes
buggies: PL XR+, Cameleon Pagona, custom bigfoot, PL Bigfoot, custom ice buggy
Boards: 2 custom directionals, O.R Surf series 6-3 and 5-11, Mako Duke, Mako Skinny, Mako 140 Wide, Mako 150 Wide, Mako King, Brunotti
lots of old school skis, snowboard
watching that video again I realized even with going slower around driftwood it's a much longer ride from the north down to kite camp. The wind was
nice on that monday and from kite camp down to the south tower only took 3 1/2 min on that faster run. That monday was a good east wind with a touch
or N. When Errol and I were rounding the tip and getting closer to the pier it was NE and even getting more NNE as sandmageddon hit.
Can't wait to get on the beach and see everyone - last one there buys a round!
Mark Groshens NAPKA KC 13
WindSpeed kites & design - Canada
Peter Lynn Arcs: Charger2 22.5 +18 + 15 + 6.5, Charger I 6, Scorpion 16 + 10, Phantom II 12 + 9, Orig Phantom 9 + 6, Synergy 10 + 8, F 1200, S 840
Ocean Rodeo: Flite 17 + 12, Rise 13 + 10 + 7, Razor 9 + 6
Foils: PL Leopards and Lynx, Airea Raptors, some PL Reactor IIs + IIIs, Libre Spirits, Cross Kite Sonics, Ozone Flow
Peter Lynn Kite Cat for cruising the lakes
buggies: PL XR+, Cameleon Pagona, custom bigfoot, PL Bigfoot, custom ice buggy
Boards: 2 custom directionals, O.R Surf series 6-3 and 5-11, Mako Duke, Mako Skinny, Mako 140 Wide, Mako 150 Wide, Mako King, Brunotti
lots of old school skis, snowboard
Golly! A guy goes away for a few days and the excitement begins. I know that the ladies have been working on some aspects of the
upcoming kitagansa. We are beginning the preparations even now.
We hope the leg heals and all is well!
I'm willing to call it one month if you are....
Reactors 2.8 3.5 6.9
Peaks 4m 6m 12m
HQ Neo2 11m Ozone Chrono V2 15m WASP 5m
Flexi wide axle w/mids and runners
Skis Nordic skates and winter stuff
Quatro Wing Foilboard Slingshot Foils
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