MegaSack DRAW - This year's winner is user - rgwb
We will be in touch
Sail powered that is - Yay for a UK team
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And for those who want to re-create it:
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126.1mph....Wind powered?
Holy crap! That's awesome!
They are targeting 150+ on ice!
People playing with sailing craft are excellent, look at [url=
Youtube video[/url] for a sailboat out of the water on hydrofoils. Looks very cool and a bit spooky...
bet it'll go faster with a diffuser on the back ........
or, is that against the rules...... 😆
<collects coat and heads to the door>
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errr... Junkyard; check that link!
errr... Junkyard; check that link!
matt_outandabout that first vid is amazing.. I want to go sailing now!
On second thoughts don't bother given it's totally irrelevant to this thread anyway (though I'm wondering - do your lights go out when there is no wind in the UK?)errr... Junkyard; check that link!
That kiteboarder was so pwned!matt_outandabout that first vid is amazing.. I want to go sailing now!
Here's one of a windsurfer on a foil:
Hydroptere! I want a go on that. NOW!
Matt, that one of Bossard creaming past the kiteboard is awesome! Like the wake action at the end as well!
- Wake behind a big mono!
- I've taken to Darts in a big way. Solo in a 16 on the harness rocks!
I am hoping with the new location, and work having their own harbour...to save up for a multihull - old Dart 18 / Prindle 18-2 / Hobie 18 8)
Wind-power is amazing.
What I find brilliant about the big multihulls is that they may not be the ultimate fastest - but they can do 30+ knots in big seas, day after day...
I love the foil creations, but they seem that they'd be pretty dull to ride - very smooth, just fast. From a kitesurfers point of view flat and fast is as dull as hell, usually used for practicing stuff you want to do when its proper waves. I remember doing a bit of windsurfing and really enjoying just flying along in a straight line but with kiting it just doesnt seem the same somehow. Of course there's hydrofoil kiteboards too but they too appear dull. I might have to knock one up to see what the fuss is about, drag out my old board building kit again!
oops , well spotted and sorry
the lights dont go out in the house but looks like mine might 🙁
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Woohoo! 😀
coffeeking - as a kiteboarder you're just feigning indifference to speed because the kiteboarders got so thoroughly pwned 😉
feigning indifference to speed because the kiteboarders got so thoroughly pwned
Yup, that'll be it 😆
...nothing at all to do with trading it for effortlessly jumping twice the mast height of a windsurfer, actually being able to pull off tricks without having 10 years experience etc 🙂 (You may notice I didn't take to windsurfing very well! 🙂 ).
In all honesty I just dont enjoy going fast, but windsurfing does have the speed advantage!