Helpful Posts: Which is slightly different from Madcrow's post in that one guy was actually riding a surfboard and not the standard kite board and the other is riding a foil board.
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Thread: Kite Surfing
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20th October 2016, 11:28 PM #1
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Kite Surfing
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21st October 2016, 08:58 AM #2
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Re: Kite Surfing
Nice series.
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21st October 2016, 01:02 PM #3
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Re: Kite Surfing
Chris, great series of images. Never knew they used foil boards.
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21st October 2016, 01:27 PM #4
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Re: Kite Surfing
It's only the second time I've seen one used, but the guy on the board owns the local kite boarding shop and loves to try out new toys. The biggest limitation I see with them is the inability to do major jumps like you can with a conventional board. That's the same issue while using a traditional surfboard. I wish the foil board could have gotten closer to shore but he was afraid he'd ground out and that could result in breaking him literally in half. Wind is up today with a cold front moving in so perhaps I can coax him to at least get closer to the pier so I can get some better close-ups.
Originally Posted by madcrow
That water your guy is in must be bitterly cold even in a wet suit. Hats off to him.
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