Foils - especially large foils like the PL Reactor 8.6m - can collect a LOT of sand inside them! Coming from single skin (CQ) I did not anticipate
this and am rather sloppy with my kite set up...tending to heap piles of sand on the trailing edge to keep them down while I set up lines etc.
I only realised my error when I later tried to fly a sack of sand around in the sky haha!
Foils - especially large foils like the PL Reactor 8.6m - can collect a LOT of sand inside them! Coming from single skin (CQ) I did not anticipate
this and am rather sloppy with my kite set up...tending to heap piles of sand on the trailing edge to keep them down while I set up lines etc.
I only realised my error when I later tried to fly a sack of sand around in the sky haha!
Any tips to avoid this in future?
Sure, go back to SS! Flysurfer Peaks, Born-Kite NASAStars, LongStars,
and RaceStars suffer from no such malady. Pile as much sand as you want on their trailing edges and watch it magically shake off upon takeoff.
Problem solved. You're welcome.
I made the mistake of leaving a open foil on the beach on a windy day (with sand holding it) when I changed kites. A hour later it was covered in
sand, and a lot got in the cell. So packing them up right away is the better thing to do. You can turn them upside down and shake out most of the
sand.
Omg.
Best SOBB ever.
Wind, weather, fun, food, friends new and old.
On Windy Wednesday, I parked my LS2 3.5
while I took a burger and. Blokart break.
When I came back, It was a sand scuplture.
Not an issue for a sinhgle skin. La dee da.
If you haven't been to a SOBB, don't miss out.
Always on the steep part of the learning curve.
Gin Shaman2 6m, 12m
Flysurfer Peak1 6m, Peak2 9m,Peak4, 3m
Misc. other kites, never getting out of their bags.
Riding a Libre Fullrace with an AQR on the beach
Riding a Blokart inland when gust factor > 4
And a couple Manta Singles for friends to ride.
Omg.
Best SOBB ever.
Wind, weather, fun, food, friends new and old.
On Windy Wednesday, I parked my LS2 3.5
while I took a burger and. Blokart break.
When I came back, It was a sand scuplture.
Not an issue for a sinhgle skin. La dee da.
If you haven't been to a SOBB, don't miss out.
Does this link to a pic work? https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KLy0eD-HBZ5-9e1Fqtz4R2qM-wx...
Link doesn't seem to work
Sounds as if you had a wonderful time at SOBB. Wish I could have shared the stoke with you in person! I'm sure the little green SS shook off its sand
sculpture without a wimper.
Always on the steep part of the learning curve.
Gin Shaman2 6m, 12m
Flysurfer Peak1 6m, Peak2 9m,Peak4, 3m
Misc. other kites, never getting out of their bags.
Riding a Libre Fullrace with an AQR on the beach
Riding a Blokart inland when gust factor > 4
And a couple Manta Singles for friends to ride.
speaking of video required as "proof of life" ... first flight of this Peak 3 ... anybody sharing upstate New York riding locations, I'll wash your
car
i had a solid 30+ onshore w/ a dead low tide last night...
1.5 hrs w/ a 2.6 Viper...was over 40, way too often
i find that less fun and more exciting now that I'm old and all banged up
but if thats whats being served you take it, make the best of it
and do everything you can to make it back to your beer intact
Finally got my latest project off the ground. It is a 6 foot Speedfoil. (Plans based on the Flexifoil Stacker I believe.) A bit different from my
usual NPW's and single skins. Still have some tweaking to do. I made the spars out of cheap Walmart fishing poles, but wasn't sure how much bend was
needed. I decided to start with the full length (about 8 foot) then if there wasn't enough flex cut out some from the middle. I assume (w/o any
proof) that for higher winds you want less bend and for lower winds you want more. Anyway, I ended up making as short as possible (6 foot) with as
much bend as possible and today it flew. I had a hard launching it till figured the way to do it lay it on the ground, let fill with air and then
with a little coaxing it will eventually just pop up on its own - if there is enough wind. Also figured how to flip the kite over when it landed
upside down. Here are a few pictures. Not enough wind to really get it going fast but I was getting the hang of it.
I was always interested in making one of these, but was never sure where to get something to make spar out of. The plans talk about fishing pole
rods, and finally found some that looked like they might work for $5 at Walmart. (Needless to say - I am not a fisherman.)
21 mile of beach on a Sunday morning
The way the wind was gusting over the dunes I was getting wind readings of 10mph to 32mph, I worked my way through 4 different kite sizes before
saying stuff it and throwing the 3 mtr buster up and caning the hell out of it, the reasoning behind it being I can work it through the lulls and hang
on for grim death in the gusts
1.5mtr HQ Beamer IV, 3mtr PKD Buster II, 4.9mtr Flexifoil Blade III, 5.5mtr PKD Buster I, 5.5mtr PKD Brooza II, 7mtr PKD Buster I
16mtr PL Venom I
Org Flexifoil Buggy cut & shut with side rails
Now with the tandem option
wind forecast 7-9 knot onshore wind and nice weather , look good for today but arrived at the local beach , wind is really low which wind meter show
about 3-5 knot , have a mix feeling either to return back or have a go.
so i have a go , end up have a good run .
don't bother about the date and timing , i am 12 hour advance .
I had just ripped off the outer layer of my Liquid force elite 15m 2 week ago . feel devastated then keep it for 2 week . Today take a look and try
to repair it .
Kites : NPW21 2m , NPW21 8.2m , NPW9 12m
Ozone Manta I 12m
Peter Lynn Pepper 4.5m , Venom II 16m
RRD Vision 13.5m
Ride : Radsail RKB R1
Cabrinha custom 133 x 40
A short video of an early Friday morning session. This is my first buggy session of 2019! I left home at 5am in the dark and arrive at the beach just
after sunrise. I'm sleepy and don't feel like getting out of the car to brave the elements but I want to practice some acceleration runs from
standstill ( my new thing ) with a view to creating a proper video.
The forecast promised 47mph gusts rising to 54mph, perfect! Unfortunately the wind did not deliver, it was more like 34-38mph, therefore underpowered
on the 7m.
The whole winter has been disappointing TBH. The wind has been light and when it does blow its always in the wrong direction.
Still, worth the trip as it was much needed practice after a long absence. Both Garmin GPS recorded 58.9 mph & 59.0 mph, not bad but nothing to
get excited about either.
In the video i fail to see a stream of water 4" deep. I knew it was there but I thought I had more space. I normally go through these at 2mph. I brake
hard from nearly 60mph but it was too late. Had to straighten out the bug before so or risk losing it altogether.
I must have hit the water at about 45mph. Just for a split second the rear wheels leave the ground, you don't see it but you can hear the axle slam.
Pretty scary and I get a shock of cold water down my back.
Fully awake! xD
Tom - you're doing some great stuff with that cam! Can't wait to see the next one.
That water hit was pretty scary. Glad you straightened right before, that would have been painful. I hope your GoPro mount doesn't become a spear.
Thanks jeffnyc and I hope so too, but what a way to go! A full HD impaling video. This is only my second video with the Fusion, so I hope to get more
soon.
Great to hear about your epic session and the Kite Laydown 360 Jibe.
Thanks. Sounds like a really cool setup.
You are a tough act to follow, but I had another good one today at my pavement paradise. Rode with my 4m Round Flex kite and a 2.5 M NPW 21. Aside
from the usual fun stuff I worked on tacks with my Flex kite. Actually nailed a few of them, and the rest were no worse than my bad jibes.
Yeah riding on pavement is certainly different from grass. It is even easier than hard pack, but close. Apparent wind is a big deal. I might start
out slow, but gain speed quickly. The bigger lot I'm riding has various slopes as well. A lot of times it is very slow going until I go downslope a
bit to gain speed and apparent wind. Then I'm off and running in any direction. The smaller lot has a downslope that goes upwind - it is much slowed
than the upslope end which is more downwind. It is pretty narrow and has trees and other obsticles that produce turbulance, so it is sort of a backup
place when the big lot is not available. It is only available a limited number of days a year because of the wind direction and it gets crowded
during warmer weather.
I used to only ride my ATB with somewhat longer lines at this place, but riding buggy is much easier and more fun so I will probably stick with that.
Buggy needs more room to turn and short lines seem to work pretty well.
an up and down winter for conditions - often good conditions during the week days and then a storm or rain and melt or no wind on weekends. Finally
got a weekend with beautiful ice and a little wind for a few hours in the afternoon. Got to play around on the two different blade set up I have to se
what the differences are - put together a short clip to show some friends the surface would be good for skating - not much but happy to finally got
some kite time in
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
Yeah riding on pavement is certainly different from grass. It is even easier than hard pack, but close. Apparent wind is a big deal. I might start
out slow, but gain speed quickly. The bigger lot I'm riding has various slopes as well. A lot of times it is very slow going until I go downslope a
bit to gain speed and apparent wind. Then I'm off and running in any direction. The smaller lot has a downslope that goes upwind - it is much slowed
than the upslope end which is more downwind. It is pretty narrow and has trees and other obsticles that produce turbulance, so it is sort of a backup
place when the big lot is not available. It is only available a limited number of days a year because of the wind direction and it gets crowded
during warmer weather.
I used to only ride my ATB with somewhat longer lines at this place, but riding buggy is much easier and more fun so I will probably stick with that.
Buggy needs more room to turn and short lines seem to work pretty well.
Keep at it. I enjoy watching this type of riding. Its interesting how people innovate to take advantage their local conditions and topography.
an up and down winter for conditions - often good conditions during the week days and then a storm or rain and melt or no wind on weekends. Finally
got a weekend with beautiful ice and a little wind for a few hours in the afternoon. Got to play around on the two different blade set up I have to se
what the differences are - put together a short clip to show some friends the surface would be good for skating - not much but happy to finally got
some kite time in
I swear I remember your headstock bolt coming loose or was that my imagination? Nice Deadman btw.
I swear I remember your headstock bolt coming loose or was that my imagination? Nice Deadman btw.
You're right, it was this same buggy with little rake angle on the front fork. Riding hard one day sheared the headstock bolt. All fixed up and just
need some good wind to try and break another one. Bid dump of wet snow today so that will have messed up the ice for blades. fingers crossed for a
good weekend to get out on skis or snowboard.
On a side note - Justin Bieber bought the property in the far corner of the lake last fall. He was spotted around town a few times a couple of months
back but I've seen the same lights on every day for the last month so i think he's been busy traveling with his wife lately. Was hoping he would be
there this winter and would come out for a kite lesson.
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
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Flysurfer Peaks, Born-Kite NASAStars, LongStars,
and RaceStars suffer from no such malady. Pile as much sand as you want on their trailing edges and watch it magically shake off upon takeoff.
Problem solved. You're welcome. 
