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by tkachuk
Mon Jun 27, 2022 11:43 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Is Squamish open for kiting the summer?
Replies: 1
Views: 453

Is Squamish open for kiting the summer?

What is status of kiting in Squamish this summer? Is the spit gone or going? Any updates would be appreciated.
by tkachuk
Fri Jun 24, 2022 2:46 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Donating blood before a ride - fatigue?
Replies: 9
Views: 823

Re: Donating blood before a ride - fatigue?

A small study of 12 people: Time course for recovery of peak aerobic power after blood donation Tyler B Judd 1, Stephen M Cornish, Trevor S Barss, Irina Oroz, Philip D Chilibeck Abstract Peak aerobic power (VO2peak) is decreased after blood donation, but the time course for full recovery is unknown....
by tkachuk
Fri May 27, 2022 2:35 am
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Kiting at Miami Flats
Replies: 2
Views: 616

Re: Kiting at Miami Flats

get picked up at marina dock in biscayne bay by southfloridakiteboarding and let them help with the boat launch at Stiltsville. It's shallow so bring booties for the sea urchins or whatever managed to poke thru my footwear the last few times.
by tkachuk
Fri Apr 29, 2022 10:38 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: broken jester looking for similar ride
Replies: 12
Views: 1626

Re: broken jester looking for similar ride

Hey Slappysan, I enjoy your vids but many of them seem like intense and harrowing solo sessions in dicey conditions of the lower Vancouver mainland. Makes me anxious about my big pre-retirement move from the predictable storms fronts, expansive beaches and group sessions here in the great lakes arou...
by tkachuk
Sun Apr 10, 2022 11:29 pm
Forum: Travel
Topic: January in NE Brazil
Replies: 9
Views: 5433

January in NE Brazil

Probably been asked a million times but I can't seem to find answer on this forum.

Planning a trip. What are chances we will kite everyday in Jeri, Brazil during the last two weeks of January?
It is a long way to go from Canada if we get skunked.
by tkachuk
Sat Dec 04, 2021 3:12 am
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Cape Town diary
Replies: 105
Views: 45182

Re: Cape Town diary

Kiting with molamolas? Sign me up.
by tkachuk
Thu Dec 02, 2021 8:00 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Cape Town diary
Replies: 105
Views: 45182

Re: Cape Town diary

Hugh2, pls keep the daily notes coming in. Much appreciated.
by tkachuk
Sun Nov 21, 2021 3:57 am
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Boosting only one way
Replies: 45
Views: 17446

Re: Boosting only one way

Update from Tkachuk a few years later:
Good news: Still kiting a ton and I am boosting higher goofy (despite not getting younger).
Bad news: No, jumps the other way are still catastrophic. Will take the tips posted here and get back to the forum in a few more years with my progress or lack thereof.
by tkachuk
Fri Nov 05, 2021 2:08 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: quiverBuilder spreadsheet
Replies: 16
Views: 2229

Re: quiverBuilder spreadsheet

Thanks.
The spreadsheet confirms exactly what my experience (and quiver selection) suggests is perfect for me.
by tkachuk
Fri Oct 29, 2021 12:51 am
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Shinn Monk - screws keep comming lose
Replies: 10
Views: 1659

Re: Shinn Monk - screws keep comming lose

From past experience, if you tried screwing them down at a an angle without first bending the footstrap to align with the screw holes, then you've stripped the hole and r screwed 2.

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