This is why kit is so expensive. Wind sports attract millionaires. so because he has a nice house you write him off as the problem.. his parents were not millionaires he worked, competed, won multiple titles and then put it all into his own company, no bank loans no investment partnerships, his cas...

Nice vid RedSky. Either your kites happen to sit on a tip better than mine or I am talking more powered conditions. Really this is mostly about what I would describe as overpowered on small kites for a TT @ ~ 100kg. With power I am happy to buggy with you don’t get a lot of bounce. Green turtle, in...

While setting up, I will lay the kite on its back by tethering it firmly to the ground via the pump attachment point. The tether itself is a hefty sand_screw that incorporates a 5" strap with a cabarina on the end. Then I run the lines downwind. Once the lines are attached I unhook the kite from the...

That guy in the first video has the battery panel open wtf!

This is why kit is so expensive. Wind sports attract millionaires.

1.5 hours to spot 1-3 hours buggy 1-7 days recovery I work evenings, so if i'm planning a session then i probably get little or no sleep the night before as i get home from work around midnight, do checklist into early hours. If it is winter in the UK then daylight is short, so if lucky only one tid...

Why I don't kitesurf. Scary stuff. Glad you made it out ok.

high pressure, tiny volume, would take the entire session to inflate.

I proposed the idea of an inflatable LE for paraglider foils on some forum many years ago after watching one too many near death wing collapse videos. Although I suspect that subsequent improvements in design of such a wing might ultimately end up looking exactly like a tube kite.

You did not forget to pack your kites. You decided at the last minute to dedicate more time to your wife and kids. Stick to the story. Next time have a checklist as I do. Been in your situation too many times. Forgot harness, forgot pump and even left kite on beach and drove home without it, never t...