any links

^ I think Johnno was talking about the comp and KSP, not strapless in general.

please dont start up that debate aaaagaain!

Hey just what I saw on The KSP link, Keahi or how every you spell the young ladz name was amazing unstrapped a few weeks ago in far, far north of WA and blew my mind unstrapped in 6-8 ft heavy surf, best deep tube riding with a smile & a kite I have ever seen in person by 100%. Now that kid can kite surf.

driftin said...

what thats not a ksp vid? oh sorry.

no, its not a ksp vid...apology accepted

day six
as the guy says they have the best guys in the world....... hmmmmm debateable me thinks?????

sammyd said...

day six
as the guy says they have the best guys in the world....... hmmmmm debateable me thinks?????

Is this seriously the best the ksp can come up with for a whole days action! It was the same rubbish with the one eye comp. Surely they can put together a better highlites package than that.

you guy's seem to forget kiters are the goat boat of the 20th century. It always looks better live and from what I saw there were a few big lips hit and progresion is being made. But.... would love to see some footage of keehi in the north west

eppo said...

In their own right they are awesome. Awesome to do, boring as bat **** to watch unless you do it yourself and understand the technical skill, like the wake style. But, are we there to impress people from the beach or to zone into your own style. Rode with a strapless guy through the outer reefs at exmouth and it was awesome watch him actually ride the wave. Appreciated the skill. Me im not interested I got into kiting for big air, loops, rolls and transitions with the occasional pretty average wave riding, thAts what I like, spent a summer strapless riding and got myself bored ****less let alone those watching. Each to their own man.

... I agree! I'm out there having a fat time on my Sector and 17m Core, charging upwind then blasting downwind, then back upwind. Can't get more boring than that but man, I'm having fun, who gives a fig if it looks dull, not me.

Funny thing, I had an old man come up one day, I'd just been pulling off some 7 and 8m jumps (was pretty windy) and he says, "how come you don't go higher, must be 'cause your pretty big (read heavy) 'ey". He wasn't impressed one bit, and I was having a****** ball, then one of the beginners near me was gushing 'how the hell do you do that and go that high?'.

I liked the video, those guys looked damn skilled to me and 'wish' I could do half as good as them.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!

cheers,

Robbie

ps the video above is bloody amazing too

borntokite said...

I skipped work the last 2 days to watch it and and really enjoyed it.... The riders had the option of using straps, the judges didnt add or deduct for them...why would you want straps if you can stay on your board without......(dont want to start that argument)

For me just the opposite of what eppo said.... I cant watch 5 minute vids of jumps and all those other tricks without being bored stiff...... Nothing wrong w/ it, to each his own.....

I support the ksp and hope they do well..... Cabo verde in dec. should be awsome......

Good job ksp, sky and kristin...................................

... I agree with you too, I think out of watching waves or flicky flicky kiting, waves wins hands down. But I think Eppo is saying watching and doing are a whole other thing, and doing is way better, who cares what it looks like from some one on the beach anyway!

cheers,

Robbie

Geez you guys are a tough crowd, yes I would like to see Keahi and a few Aussies competing, and I enjoyed watching the recent Portugal surfing comp more but it wasn't all that bad.

Day 7 looked alright considering it is KITEsurfing. Is it just me or does this really high level of riding that looks really good and is up to 'our'/ your standards doesnt exist? I have started to think that theres two styles of kitesurfing 1. Upwind strapless airs big s - turns n the occasional little coverup the bws style? and style 2. which is the euro strapped silly spiral spinny **** like the ksp before peru?

The final day had much better riding. They were doing nice solid turns in the pocket. Hopefully it wont take long for the rest of the riders to come up to that standard.

Too many brazzos in there.I like Airtons style but anyone who has seen Keahi ride knows he would have smashed it..
Looks a fun wave.
Do they need judges for next event.

Boring and more boring , a slight closeness to surfing Kiahi and ian, i think of kitesurfing as an extension above surfing ,surely the bigger manouvre above the lip looks way better than a smaller air than kelly slater unstrapped , no comparison only for the rider knowing that unstrapped is hard work making it look good. I wish i could surf better than kelly slater with a kite unstrapped , being 46 or any age it is not going to happen , might as well just surf and paddle in so your arms are free . Or strap on and go big every time with no limits , reo stevens is good at this.

michael r said...

Too many brazzos in there.

in regards to ASP, Ive never been a fan of the brazzo's surfing style or flow.

only a fan of their MMA and of course women.