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How to tangle at racing

Postby Toby » Wed Jun 05, 2019 7:45 pm

:lol:



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Re: How to tangle at racing

Postby windmaker » Wed Jun 05, 2019 8:20 pm

Defi kite 2019, 400 kites on the start, mind you Defi wind took place last week end, 1200 windsurfers on the start , zero tangles... :)

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Re: How to tangle at racing

Postby Toby » Wed Jun 05, 2019 10:48 pm

windmaker wrote:
Wed Jun 05, 2019 8:20 pm
Defi kite 2019, 400 kites on the start, mind you Defi wind took place last week end, 1200 windsurfers on the start , zero tangles... :)
How boring without a tangle :naughty:

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Re: How to tangle at racing

Postby FLandOBX » Wed Jun 05, 2019 11:02 pm

That's a crazy video. :thumb:

It makes me wonder if kite racing could go the way of team road cycling, where teams of kiters divide up responsibilities to enable a single team member to win. An important responsibility would go to the "terminators" who have the job of taking out key competitors by intentionally tangling their lines at the start of the race. :o Let's hope it doesn't come to this.

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Re: How to tangle at racing

Postby jcady » Thu Jun 06, 2019 4:22 am

Kevlar lines might be good for weeding out the competition? New sport Kite fight racing?

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Re: How to tangle at racing

Postby Mitaka » Thu Jun 06, 2019 9:18 am

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Afterparty :D
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Re: How to tangle at racing

Postby Goavegas » Thu Jun 06, 2019 12:07 pm

At least here there are a lot's of kite,I have seen line tanglo saturday and sunday to my local spost whit not so mant kite on the air.People just don't follow basic rules like kiter upwind keep kite high and the one donwind keep it lower,no ,people is riding and don't pay attention to nobody just like they are alone.Same thing off the water,people launch the kite and start talking with friend and kite at 45° ,who care for other people that want to go out
Hopefully nobody get hurt why it would suck to loose the spot for few idiot's.

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Re: How to tangle at racing

Postby longwhitecloud » Thu Jun 06, 2019 11:45 pm

#fakenews

Only a very small number of sailors tangle up their masts like this.
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Re: How to tangle at racing

Postby FLandOBX » Fri Jun 07, 2019 12:27 am

longwhitecloud wrote:
Thu Jun 06, 2019 11:45 pm
#fakenews

Only a very small number of sailors tangle up their masts like this.
:lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: How to tangle at racing

Postby foilholio » Fri Jun 07, 2019 12:59 am

Inflatos showing foils how to do it proper!


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