my $.02 is that solid carbon is not necessary and heavy. let's peel the onion. If you had just one uni strip, 10cm x 100cm, wetted out and cured, it would have literally zero stiffness in flex and torsion. That represents the center of the strut. now add a layer on each side, minor improvement yet s...

thanks Chris.

Are current results posted anywhere?

couldn't find anything on the event site...

I'm looking for help finding a launch site between Toledo and Cleveland, Ohio. I'll be driving by on my way to the OBX in two weeks and want to grab a session. It would be good to have a selection to choose from based on the currect wind direction and speed. Does anyone know which sites are the bes...

I'm having issues w my pump recently. i was getting air pressure on the upstroke but nothing on the downstroke. took it apart, cleaned everything, sprayed shaft, flapper valves and main ring seal w drysuit silicone and put back together. now getting pressure on the up and just a bit on the down. is ...

alamos_kiter wrote:Jeezuz! You definitely shouldn't do this without a helmet

I was thinking the exact opposite... Why would you even need a helmet?

just like the free climbers, the days are numbered...

I was out on my 11m 2011 Cabrinha Crossbow with a heavier rider on 11m Sonic and lighter rider on 12m Speed 4 on Sunday. The wind was around 8 knots, the Sonic was way down wind and collapsing. The Speed 4 and my Crossbow was staying upwind. Those Xbow's were great kites! i have a few of them, olde...

To add to this i forgot to bitch, why dont the manufacturers do this in the first place?! Yea yea, u should flush out with fresh water after every use and blah blah blah...im not gonna do that, my wings will be broke before the mast ever corrodes throu from all the riding like a holligan i will be ...

So the fridge at home recently died, wasn't cooling anymore. Older unit, so instead of fixing we just bought a new one... How hard is it to determine if the compressor pump is still good? How hard is it to pull and assemble a vacuum pump for board building? Was thinking a simple system w an old gril...

Good look'n!

was the nose rocker in the blank when you got it, or did you shape it in?
Want to build out of solid eps, just getting the rocker to lock in is tough...