Does the metal ring affect the steering of the kite? I have experienced rarely, in very light winds, that the back lines got stuck between ring and front lines, but could resolve the issue by a single hitch on the bar. From 8knts onwards no difference in steering than without ring, I haven't tried ...

I tought SP3 DLX 21m2 gets a lighter rider riding in 6kts with a LW board. It looks like a totaly different sport. Not appealing for me! Wat is your price estimate? Close to SP3 DLX 21m2 price? :bye: I need 9 to 10knts with the 21sqm Speed3 and a big board (no door) with my 85 kg to just be able to...

Main reason for this, I suppose, is a steep learning curve and it being physically and mentally exhausting, at least for beginners. In the following video I am presenting a prototype of a kite scooter with a heel free rigging system, which could be operated almost instantly and effortlessly by any ...

any safety concerns? wouldn't want to bury the nose in a big swell and take a header into that blade could be interesting to see a few of those crash as speed rounding a downwind mark! This is definitely a valid concern. The trailing edges of the carbon hydrofoils I used in this prototype were orig...

I'm all for new ideas - if they work better in some way than old ideas. This looks OK at slow speeds, but this guy found that he needed suspension for travelling at speed over water. http://www.handikite.fr/resources/_wsb_ ... G_1854.jpg Water gets effectively 'harder' the faster you go. As the sit...

Hawaiis wrote:Very good idea, I am interested if you start production.

I am going to try to convince some bigger companies, preferably kite board manufacturers, to bring this to market. No idea, however, how long this is going to take, but certainly a while.

Race course kite boards can reach tremendous speeds easily exceeding 20knts in very light winds from 6knts onwards, if operated by skilled riders. While this sounds like an excellent alternative to "classical" kite boarding, when the wind is just to light, hardly anyone seems to do it. Main reason f...

Ingo nice one for the construction and efforts. This however is not really new, aside from the bow /keel that will help against side drift. HAve you seen Don Montagues kiteboat project ? Also the kite driven hobby cat ? Lots of similar ideas around that have been tweeked even further: Nico Hi Nico,...

I'm really really impressed by the idea !!! I was thinking about a way to do something like this, but your way is absolutely the way ! good job ! have you image something like this to had to your project ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5Nb3iGdTEM Wow, paddling and getting up on foils a thing like...

A lot of brain power went into that I'm sure. The general concept I like, kayak powered by wind etc. I would be worried about getting impaled on that pivoting rudder out front there. Also you have all that extra equipment :o a kayak, all that rigging on the kayak, AND a big friggen kite... I just d...