How fast have you been on your kite board?, is a race board faster than a freeride, or foilboard????

Out-run a dog the other day, but then the wind died and I couldn't catch the hottie who was joggling in a bikini...

Kamikuza said..

Out-run a dog the other day, but then the wind died and I couldn't catch the hottie who was joggling in a bikini...

As they say......MY MAN

Foils are fastest.

Sailrocket 65 knots on foils.

Then a tiny directional kiteboard on very smooth water in very strong wind 56 knots.

Americas Cup giant catamarans of 2013, Hydroptere etc. on foils.

Then kite foil board like this.

my highest GPS was on a temavento slalom board with tectonics fins 32/32/30cm doing bit over 40knts.

there is some speed guys that do over 50knts

Very much a known science with specific GPS now. With the windsurfers pushing the envelope. Not unusual get some flyers though. GPS can be downloaded and computer analysed. Check this Seabreeze Forum Windsurf Speed section.

Cauncy, you seem almost casual in remarking you were clocked at 75kmh!!!! That bout 40kts. (kmh for land lubbers)
That is very fast for anything but a flat water spot. What boards were you and your mate on?

I have seen a few fast days at Sandy Point, saw that NZ bloke David Trewerne hit 48kts I think it was.

At Luderitz, the pulling up of the kiteboarders at the end of the strip must be kitemarish.

40 knots with a 14m.

Completely unscientific, unsubstantiated GPS numbers:
twintip 36 knots (Very smooth flatwater - big front Woodman Point Beach 3)
Foil board - 25 knots (short peak, home made foil)

I chatted to Olaf Marting who used to hold the speed record a few years ago, I remember him saying up to about 39 knots peak is achievable for most people in the right conditions with fairly basic gear - but upwards of that it gets very much harder (also to maintain that over 500m)

cauncy said..

terminal said...
Foils are fastest.

Sailrocket 65 knots on foils.

Then a tiny directional kiteboard on very smooth water in very strong wind 56 knots.

Americas Cup giant catamarans of 2013, Hydroptere etc. on foils.

Then kite foil board like this.

So why arnt they anywhere close to the race guys also last time I watched the bridge to bridge Johnny Heineken kicked arse on an edge lei

And most recently Johnny took several minutes off the bridge to bridge record on a foil kite board and LEI kite.

stamp said..

Plummet said..

ffifty5 said..
Cauncy, you seem almost casual in remarking you were clocked at 75kmh!!!! That bout 40kts. (kmh for land lubbers)
That is very fast for anything but a flat water spot. What boards were you and your mate on?

I don't want to rain of Cauncy's parade. But i think its highly unlikely that he was doing 75kph in 11 edge wind speeds.

mate, after some of your claims on this forum i wouldn't be throwing any stones if i were you...

Fair enough. Who am to reduce someones stoke. Carry on roosting.

Well that's an insane effort then!

I did 74.1kph today in the kitebuggy. Man this speed thing is addictive.. maybe I need a 7 edge for insane speed.

Dammit not this time! left it at home!

martinmm5 said..

Over 40 knots on Xelerator board (link below) quite easily, it would go much faster on flat water, tried at Sandy Point/Shallow inlet in VIC, but when get into even very small chop gets quite hard on legs, especially if you chase 500m average speed. Also need motocross or sky goggles for flying sand for offshore winds. :-)

epikoo.com/kiteboarding/gear/kiteboards/xelerator-speedie-2011

If anyone from Sydney wants to try, can borrow :-)

what sort of wind speed did you so your 40 knots in?