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KiteDevil

TAS

778 posts

KiteDevil

TAS, 778 posts

2 Sep 2009 5:25pm

www.themercury.com.au/nocookies?a=A.flavipes

Ballsy stuff, that's a long tack.

10 hours kiting on flat water would be impossible for me let alone out there with that swell. It'd be brutal on your right thigh.

Ballsy stuff indeed.

kiting kid

VIC

219 posts

kiting kid

VIC, 219 posts

2 Sep 2009 5:40pm

not the first guys going to do the trip kno

hookworm

VIC

600 posts

hookworm

VIC, 600 posts

2 Sep 2009 5:42pm

all the best to these two crazy dudes hope it all goes well and they set a record would be awesome for the sport

cmurph

13 posts

cmurph

WA, 13 posts

2 Sep 2009 3:57pm

Good luck boys!

KiteDevil

TAS

778 posts

KiteDevil

TAS, 778 posts

2 Sep 2009 5:58pm

kiting kid said...

not the first guys going to do the trip kno

please explain?

kiting kid

VIC

219 posts

kiting kid

VIC, 219 posts

2 Sep 2009 6:17pm

apperantly a women is going to cross bass strait from somewhere at coast of vic to Tazzie. i found this out at SHQ sandringham
thats all i kno

hookworm

VIC

600 posts

hookworm

VIC, 600 posts

2 Sep 2009 6:19pm

KiteDevil said...

kiting kid said...

not the first guys going to do the trip kno

please explain?

think what he means is there are more people planning to do this......maybe?

Neill

VIC

484 posts

Neill

VIC, 484 posts

2 Sep 2009 6:20pm

they will go toeside obviously to lessen the crampening goodness on the right thigh - this is the main problem they'll encounter. There is an easy way around this though - i wonder if they've thought of it?

hookworm

VIC

600 posts

hookworm

VIC, 600 posts

2 Sep 2009 6:22pm

would that be changing from heel side to toe side?

KiteDevil

TAS

778 posts

KiteDevil

TAS, 778 posts

2 Sep 2009 6:25pm

ahhh so it's all the rage then! Unreal.
Kirsty Jones did 149miles in 06.

Mr float

NSW

3452 posts

Mr float

NSW, 3452 posts

2 Sep 2009 9:26pm

KiteDevil said...

ahhh so it's all the rage then! Unreal.
Kirsty Jones did 149miles in 06.

wow

bennie

ACT

1258 posts

bennie

ACT, 1258 posts

3 Sep 2009 12:12am

Thats pretty ballsy. I guess they will have a support boat though. Does anybody recognise what type of kites they are using. It looks like they are riding directionals and I would guess they would use footstaps . I think they would use a seat harness to take the strain of their backs.

boosted

3 posts

boosted

3 posts

3 Sep 2009 8:40am

"They will be attempting to add their name to the long list of people who have rowed, run, swum or windsurfed across the Strait. "

who the hell ran across??

kiter789

NSW

238 posts

kiter789

NSW, 238 posts

3 Sep 2009 3:54pm

KiteDevil said...

www.themercury.com.au/nocookies?a=A.flavipes

Ballsy stuff, that's a long tack.

10 hours kiting on flat water would be impossible for me let alone out there with that swell. It'd be brutal on your right thigh.

Ballsy stuff indeed.

That is pretty impressive. I am sure they could do the old swtcheroo on their boards if set up to go both ways....

i like the kite with "more nuts" on it. Touche.

Hope they make it. Seems the biggest threat to these projects is often getting becalmed as no one wants to risk the bigger wind days...

I am jealous, would be an amazing trip and i bet you'd see heaps of Things along the way.

Neill

VIC

484 posts

Neill

VIC, 484 posts

3 Sep 2009 4:15pm

you'd see bugger all except big waves and chop i reckon

Mobydisc

NSW

9029 posts

Mobydisc

NSW, 9029 posts

3 Sep 2009 4:17pm

"Over the past five years more than 30 people have attempted to cross Bass Strait in a variety of craft. "

Only around thirty people have attemped to cross Bass Straight in the last five years?

hookworm

VIC

600 posts

hookworm

VIC, 600 posts

3 Sep 2009 4:27pm

boosted said...

"They will be attempting to add their name to the long list of people who have rowed, run, swum or windsurfed across the Strait. "

who the hell ran across??

think his name was jesus!!!

Cal

QLD

1003 posts

Cal

QLD, 1003 posts

3 Sep 2009 5:47pm

I slept accross the strait, does that qualify my for a record?

Edit:
I feel I should add a good luck message;
Good luck boys, look forward to the vid of you looping over a sun fish.

latlong

93 posts

latlong

WA, 93 posts

3 Sep 2009 10:40pm

how about a warm up Gero to the Abrolhos 80 mile round trip. Port tack out starboard tack back, some swell, shallow water, relatively warm water and only have to watch out for a few man eating noahs.

Aorta

VIC

244 posts

Aorta

VIC, 244 posts

4 Sep 2009 3:19pm

Awesome stuff, good luck!

So its what? 240km wide (at its widest point)
Will take about 6-8 hours?

I reckon this should be a race one day

harry potter

VIC

2777 posts

harry potter

VIC, 2777 posts

4 Sep 2009 4:58pm

hmmmmm..........would like to what they intend on using as a support boat....not many skippers will be prepared to be out in Bass Strait in 20+knots

ando313

TAS

156 posts

ando313

TAS, 156 posts

6 Sep 2009 10:25am

I wonder if the fact that they will look like a nice kouta lure for 8 hours has crossed their minds?

Maybe the the boards should be chrome. Chomp!

Sasha

VIC

103 posts

Sasha

VIC, 103 posts

6 Sep 2009 3:08pm

All I know from a support crew member
they gonna fly Takoon Chrono kites,
boards - custom made racing surfboards with large fins or Takoon 5'8.
Yes, there will be rescue boat following them.
Switching from toe to hill side might help a bit with thighs cramps, but 10-12 hours ...hm.
I think low back pain is more likely to be the problem.
Just wondering if in preparation they did try some shorter runs,let say 5-8 hours??
But the biggest challenge to me is doing this UNASSISTED- can not imagine steady consistent wind this time of the year> so they will have to change kites.Will anyone from support crew be able to launch kite from the boat in 3-4m swell???
I doubt it.
Any way GOOD LUCK!!!

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