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hydra
hydra
SA
254 posts
hydra hydra
SA, 254 posts
4 Apr 2009 10:30pm


todays sesh at parham, around 10 knots.

this is for the darwin boys.
























Z
Z
NSW
64 posts
Z Z
NSW, 64 posts
5 Apr 2009 12:58am
Hi Hydra,

Can you please post some stats

Kite and size
Board and size
rider weight

Thanks,
Z
hydra
hydra
SA
254 posts
hydra hydra
SA, 254 posts
5 Apr 2009 12:39am
first frame, 14m genetrix hydra, gaastra 136, rider weight around 65kg

third and sixth frame, 14m genetrix hydra, naish sol 130? rider weight around 70kg

seventh and eight frames, 14m hydra, shin 136, rider weight 86kg.


please correct me guys if ive got board sizes wrong, im pretty sure they are all aroung 135.
Saffer
Saffer
VIC
4501 posts
Saffer Saffer
VIC, 4501 posts
5 Apr 2009 2:06am
Are we really starting this a second time?
Genetrix
Genetrix
SA
236 posts
Genetrix Genetrix
SA, 236 posts
5 Apr 2009 8:51am
Saffer said...

Are we really starting this a second time?


We can and we are.
nice pics hydra ,I have to get a camera to take some shots of you some day dude.
A better quaility wind and 6 to 8 knots could be the next challenge.
Mr float
Mr float
NSW
3452 posts
Mr float Mr float
NSW, 3452 posts
5 Apr 2009 9:33am
you will notice that the windmeter is being held side on to the wind .Also there is **** in that water that flattens things out giving a glassy appearance .Also the guy holding it has disgusting **** under his thumbnail
and where is tophat ,he's gotta be around there somehere
Saffer
Saffer
VIC
4501 posts
Saffer Saffer
VIC, 4501 posts
5 Apr 2009 9:43am
This was 20 knots *cough* I mean 10 knots at Altona.



Here you can see the wind at the time the photo was taken.



This guy is riding the new cabrinha light wind kite that you make you pull 30 foot jumps in 6 or 7 knots with a 10m kite. Did I neglect to mention he weighs 25kg's and is 7 years old?



In this photo now, you can clearly see the rider is overpowered in 10 knots, probably because he is more worried about comparing penis size with the rider behind him.

Genetrix
Genetrix
SA
236 posts
Genetrix Genetrix
SA, 236 posts
5 Apr 2009 9:22am
Mr float said...

you will notice that the windmeter is being held side on to the wind .Also there is **** in that water that flattens things out giving a glassy appearance .Also the guy holding it has disgusting **** under his thumbnail
and where is tophat ,he's gotta be around there somehere


Just except it dude.
Yeah what is that .... under your nail hogger , dont you shower man. bloody grease monkey
Genetrix
Genetrix
SA
236 posts
Genetrix Genetrix
SA, 236 posts
5 Apr 2009 9:39am
Saffer said...

This was 20 knots *cough* I mean 10 knots at Altona.



Here you can see the wind at the time the photo was taken.



This guy is riding the new cabrinha light wind kite that you make you pull 30 foot jumps in 6 or 7 knots with a 10m kite. Did I neglect to mention he weighs 25kg's and is 7 years old?



In this photo now, you can clearly see the rider is overpowered in 10 knots, probably because he is more worried about comparing penis size with the rider behind him.




You could be on to something, maybe frustration.
hydra
hydra
SA
254 posts
hydra hydra
SA, 254 posts
5 Apr 2009 10:16am
Saffer
Saffer
VIC
4501 posts
Saffer Saffer
VIC, 4501 posts
5 Apr 2009 11:36am
Genetrix said...
You could be on to something, maybe frustration.


I bought a 9m to get more water time, not a 15m...what makes you think I'm frustrated because of light wind?
Jacques
Jacques
NSW
159 posts
Jacques Jacques
NSW, 159 posts
5 Apr 2009 11:37am
nice photos though! It is looking like a very nice flatwater spot...
Windhogger
Windhogger
SA
88 posts
Windhogger Windhogger
SA, 88 posts
5 Apr 2009 11:16am
Genetrix said...

Mr float said...

Also the guy holding it has disgusting **** under his thumbnail
and where is tophat ,he's gotta be around there somehere



Yeah what is that .... under your nail hogger , dont you shower man. bloody grease monkey


Hey guys, thats clean compared to what it usaullly looks like Must have been from that filthy crap Subaru CV joint job I did 3 days ago lol Anyway I'm on to it!!
PS. Hydra, you shouldv'e photo shopped that one lol
hydra
hydra
SA
254 posts
hydra hydra
SA, 254 posts
5 Apr 2009 3:05pm

heres the vid of the same sesh,
it might not be the most exciting times in light wind, but at least we're out there and not just waiting for the next season. its a good way to practice handle passes and kite control.






Meza
Meza
NSW
13 posts
Meza Meza
NSW, 13 posts
5 Apr 2009 3:50pm
What sort of tidal movement do you guys get up there? I remember something like 5 meters? Thats gota help alot?
hydra
hydra
SA
254 posts
hydra hydra
SA, 254 posts
5 Apr 2009 3:33pm
Meza said...

What sort of tidal movement do you guys get up there? I remember something like 5 meters? Thats gota help alot?


yea theres a fair bit of tidal movement at parham, which does help in one direction, makes it twice as bad coming back in though.

we ride at low tide in between changes, this makes the water glassy as. some of you wakestyle boys would love it out there in 15 to 20.
ewan kite
ewan kite
VIC
928 posts
ewan kite ewan kite
VIC, 928 posts
5 Apr 2009 8:08pm
try putin ur wind meter 15 meters up at kite height and i guarantee it will read at least 13-14.
hydra
hydra
SA
254 posts
hydra hydra
SA, 254 posts
5 Apr 2009 7:48pm
ewan kite said...

try putin ur wind meter 15 meters up at kite height and i guarantee it will read at least 13-14.


not the case! i dont know if your blind or not, but quite often the kites are low.
Saffer
Saffer
VIC
4501 posts
Saffer Saffer
VIC, 4501 posts
5 Apr 2009 8:19pm
ewan kite said...

try putin ur wind meter 15 meters up at kite height and i guarantee it will read at least 13-14.


These are miracle kites ewan, let it go, they can go upwind and jump in 8 knots :p
Genetrix
Genetrix
SA
236 posts
Genetrix Genetrix
SA, 236 posts
5 Apr 2009 8:03pm
ewan kite said...

try putin ur wind meter 15 meters up at kite height and i guarantee it will read at least 13-14.


the wind meter doesn't lie .
Hey hydra next time we will have to have the kite just above the water .
Genetrix
Genetrix
SA
236 posts
Genetrix Genetrix
SA, 236 posts
5 Apr 2009 8:12pm
Jacques said...

nice photos though! It is looking like a very nice flatwater spot...



cheers dude, yeah it is a great spot we love it.
myusernam
myusernam
QLD
6158 posts
myusernam myusernam
QLD, 6158 posts
6 Apr 2009 3:52pm
Genetrix said...

Mr float said...

you will notice that the windmeter is being held side on to the wind .Also there is **** in that water that flattens things out giving a glassy appearance .Also the guy holding it has disgusting **** under his thumbnail
and where is tophat ,he's gotta be around there somehere


Just except it dude.
Yeah what is that .... under your nail hogger , dont you shower man. bloody grease monkey


accept it not except it.
harry potter
harry potter
VIC
2777 posts
harry potter harry potter
VIC, 2777 posts
6 Apr 2009 5:23pm
can we please now see the following :

Same Guys on the same boards with the same kites in the 35+knots that you also claim these kites can be easily handled in.

ps: wind meters do lie... esp those little hand held ones with the impeller.
ewan kite
ewan kite
VIC
928 posts
ewan kite ewan kite
VIC, 928 posts
6 Apr 2009 5:31pm
yer well i had a wind meter about 3 meters off the ground in about 25-30 knots (average as read on the seabreeze graphs) and the wind meter said 17-18 max.

also i didnt say your wind meter was wrong for reading that wind at ground level but it is a fact that if you had it higher it would read more.
hydra
hydra
SA
254 posts
hydra hydra
SA, 254 posts
6 Apr 2009 5:03pm
harry potter said...

can we please now see the following :

Same Guys on the same boards with the same kites in the 35+knots that you also claim these kites can be easily handled in.

ps: wind meters do lie... esp those little hand held ones with the impeller.

thats the plan potter, by the way its 28 knots for the 14 m and 34 for the 12m. Should be bloody good. Just waiting for the wind to come in! Mabey a winter northerly!

djdojo
djdojo
VIC
1614 posts
djdojo djdojo
VIC, 1614 posts
6 Apr 2009 7:47pm
would it be possible to have a separate forum category for discussion and photography of these miracle-kites? so there'd be windsurfing, kitesurfing, surfing, fishing, genetrix-hydra-propaganda, sup-ing etc.

that way this little mutual-congratulation society could exist happily on their own terms, constantly reassuring each other how good their kites are without the terrible skepticism they encounter here.


jackgearo
jackgearo
NSW
331 posts
jackgearo jackgearo
NSW, 331 posts
6 Apr 2009 8:01pm
who cares if they can kite in 10kts?!?!?!?[}:)] why is it that everytime u go on seabreeze 9 out of 10 things u will read is saying all the negative things about something. why cant people just look at the positives?
ps- sorry for going on
Saffer
Saffer
VIC
4501 posts
Saffer Saffer
VIC, 4501 posts
6 Apr 2009 8:04pm
djdojo said...

would it be possible to have a separate forum category for discussion and photography of these miracle-kites? so there'd be windsurfing, kitesurfing, surfing, fishing, genetrix-hydra-propaganda, sup-ing etc.

that way this little mutual congratulation society could exist happily on their own terms, constantly reassuring each other how good their kites are without the terrible skepticism they encounter here.



I agree. Perhaps we could group it as "Miracle Kites/Balls of Steel" and they could post along with the people who think they can take their 9m kites out in 45 knots and surferboi with his megaloops.
kiter zac
kiter zac
QLD
295 posts
kiter zac kiter zac
QLD, 295 posts
6 Apr 2009 9:06pm
where can i get one of these kites, price and what sizes do they have?
Genetrix
Genetrix
SA
236 posts
Genetrix Genetrix
SA, 236 posts
6 Apr 2009 9:39pm
Saffer said...

djdojo said...

would it be possible to have a separate forum category for discussion and photography of these miracle-kites? so there'd be windsurfing, kitesurfing, surfing, fishing, genetrix-hydra-propaganda, sup-ing etc.

that way this little mutual congratulation society could exist happily on their own terms, constantly reassuring each other how good their kites are without the terrible skepticism they encounter here.



I agree. Perhaps we could group it as "Miracle Kites/Balls of Steel" and they could post along with the people who think they can take their 9m kites out in 45 knots and surferboi with his megaloops.


Are we getting under your skin boys? Wait till we post the kites in strong wind
tommy69
tommy69
26 posts
tommy69 tommy69
26 posts
6 Apr 2009 10:07pm
I think they look kooky. Not getting under my skin, thay are making you look seriously uncool tho-

PS anyone who wants can come and see me to demo my new watercraft that goes in no wind at all, it's called a rowboat and is almost as extreme as the kiting in the photos above.
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