jantie
Posts: 637
Registered: 12-6-2006
Location: Rotterdam NL
Member Is Offline
Mood: wind please!!
|
|
took Crabbie II out again...
flying with a Libre Vampir Race Pro 15.5m2 in a mild wind 
|
|
|
kteguru
Posts: 777
Registered: 3-15-2009
Member Is Offline
|
|
Great video and lovely beach. At least this one doesn't have any wind turbines on it  .
I think you guys definitely have nicer beaches on the other side of the atlantic. All of ours are either a mess or have condo's all over them  .
Looking at your vampire race pro makes me wonder if Libre is still in business. I should have gotten some of the first gen Spirits back in the day.
I really liked the way they flew.
|
|
|
RedSky
Posts: 1722
Registered: 9-7-2009
Member Is Offline
|
|
Nice one Jantie. 
Just rewatched your Longest Day wind turbine video.
I noticed you're using a rope to tow the buggy back to the carpark. I was going to suggest a hitch but of course, this is a crab buggy talking about
here, not sure how it would work.
Hey kteguru, I owned a 4.7m Libre Spirit back in the day. Lovely kite, they just slice through the air like a sword
|
|
|
jantie
Posts: 637
Registered: 12-6-2006
Location: Rotterdam NL
Member Is Offline
Mood: wind please!!
|
|
Quote: Originally posted by kteguru  | Great video and lovely beach. At least this one doesn't have any wind turbines on it .
I think you guys definitely have nicer beaches on the other side of the atlantic. All of ours are either a mess or have condo's all over them .
Looking at your vampire race pro makes me wonder if Libre is still in business. I should have gotten some of the first gen Spirits back in the day.
I really liked the way they flew. |
thanks kteguru, we have around 300km of shoreline, but are only allowed to buggy on appprox 4% of it...
the webpage Libre is still up and running, but don't manufactor fixed bridle kite's anymore from what i've heard.
Spirit I came next after the Race Pro's, but fly and preform almost identical.
| Quote: Originally posted by RedSky | Nice one Jantie.
Just rewatched your Longest Day wind turbine video.
I noticed you're using a rope to tow the buggy back to the carpark. I was going to suggest a hitch but of course, this is a crab buggy talking about
here, not sure how it would work.
|
thanks Red, a rope i can put in my bag and take with me on the Crab. in case a line, kite or harnas breaks it's easier
to walk back with it than pushing it to basecamp. a hitch like most guys use is also used to tow another buggy
but can't be folded in to a bag
with my Crab in tandem-style is only fun if i can also fly a kite, but that it's only possible in 1 direction if it were pulled by another bug
it could work with 2 Crabbies, but nobody else has one here in NL..
|
|
|
![[*]](images/perspective/default_icon.gif){kind=icon}
