Redshift
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Registered: 1-14-2008
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Hello to everyone
I am new to the forum and very happy to see members in the PNW....I thought I was all alone!
I just recently discovered power kites after buying a Prism Snapshot 1.9 on a whim. Now I have become addicted to the power and challenge of the
sport. We have already added a Rad buggy, Rage 3.5 and a Blade 4.9 to our collection.
I live in the Seattle area with my Wife and 3year old daughter. I am looking forward to trying some snowkiting and lots more time in the buggy. We
like to travel and will be game for family trips to the beach, desert and mountians.
We are making a trip to Sunset in March. I have been recruiting friends and co-workers to try the sport. Maybe we'll meet some of you there?
Also heavily interested into designing custom buggies (I'm an Engineer) and would welcome your comments and ideas to help improve the design.
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gross213
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Registered: 10-13-2007
Location: Federal Way,WA
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Welcome I am fairly new to power kiting and live in Federal Way hope to see you aout there sometime 
Radsail Pro II 3.0
PKD Brooza II 5.5
Pansh Ace 7.0
Peter Lynn Comp. XR+
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archkiter
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Registered: 7-3-2005
Location: portland, OR
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Welcome Redshift.
I live in Portland and fly at Sunset most often. Hope to see you out there sometime
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popeyethewelder
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Registered: 3-19-2005
Location: Lincoln, England
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Redshift
Also heavily interested into designing custom buggies (I'm an Engineer) and would welcome your comments and ideas to help improve the design.
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Hi and welcome to PKF
I enjoy making my own buggies
My Buggies
Click around the site, you will find plenty of useful information
Carl
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Redshift
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Thank you all for the warm welcomes.
I will post details about when and where I will be when the times gets closer. I would really like to meet some of you locals.
I could also really use a mentor, I feel pretty confidant I have the concepts down. But seeing and talking to a Pro would make my learning curve that
much steeper. Right now I have the getting jerked backwards halfway through a Jibe thing down pat!!!
Carl, it's an honnor. Your craftsmanship and your website inspired me to take the plunge into building my own. I am on your site DAILY. Its
fantastic source of reference materials and ideas!! I am leaning twards a full suspension rig so I can ride some feilds nearer to home.
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barnes
Posts: 501
Registered: 7-24-2006
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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Your in the area to find a mentor no problem. I'm not the only one who likes to help people get started, everyone in kiting are willing to help out.
Kites: 16m PL Scorpion, 9m & 14m 06 Best Waroo
Vehicles: Thrift store snowboard, fraken-ATB, Old Litewave water board.
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Bladerunner
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Registered: 10-17-2006
Location: Vancouver
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Jake from www.windflowsports.com is in Seattle. Give him a try. There is a group of us up in Vancouver if you ever get up this way.
Kites: 2.5m Profoil , Quadrifoil XL kitesurfer, NPW 5 Danger.
Flexifoil: 1.7m Sting, 4.9m Blade 3, 9m Blade 2.
Flysurfer : 19m Speed 2 SA, 7m Pulse
Peter Lynn :18m Phantom, 15m Synergy, 10m Synergy, 1200 Farc, 460 Sarc, 130 Tarc, 5m Peel, 4.2m , 6.4, 8.5 C-Quads, 3.5 LS2 single skin.
Rides: Flexi / P.L. Frankin'Buggy , Shaped + straight skiis, sand skis, Coyote blades. Core 95 ATB. RKB R2 ATB .
Ken (K2)
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Sthrasher38
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Registered: 4-26-2007
Location: California
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welcome to the forum!
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