I am just working on a quick eject sleeve pocket knife... first prototype worked well on ropes of someone who didn't look where he's headed and lowered the kite directly infront of me.

What made me think of that ad was from the other day when out sailing and came across a kiter who had become seperated from his board. The guy was body-dragging across the wind waiting for his board to drift down to him.
Thought that it looked like bloody hard work so stopped and threw his board to him. No skin off my nose and the kiter was very appreciative.
Not 20 minutes later, had a different kiter, who was on give-way tack, stop and change directions (not sure what the kite lingo for that masterful maneouver is called) right in front of me.
He then starts this battle of forcing me upwind. He keeps looking back at me with the same expression of the character in the ad - crazed eyes, tongue lolling about his mouth.
No probs, not interested in this as I want to go further downwind so bear away and this dingbat lowers his kite in front of me and starts forcing me downwind.
Unfortunately this puts us on a collision course with the students learning to kitesurf. I gybed before we got there, but this tool sails full belt through the learner area.
For the record, I will still in future stop to help someone who clearly needs it as it is only the ding-a-lings who give the rest the bad name.

^^^
LOL. A kiter.

new you would turn up lotofwind same old locals turn up to help out there troll buddys your mate is getting hit on bad son, but i must say he is a cheeky litttle bugger

lotofwind your maken me feel old son, i dont have any grey hairs yet my son, but i tell you what windsurfing is awesome, you can do lay down jibes a 100 miles a hour, do real cool jumps, sail real fast and you dont have to look up at a kite all the time, i love windsurfing

Lotofwind be a good boy and listen to your dad take up windsurfing

flipper4444 said...
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I LIKE THAT! WHAT YA SAID.. WILL HAVE TO TELL SOME OF ME MATES THIS NEVER THOUGHT OF IT LIKE THAT, YOU SMART COOKIE

You will look like a knob if you do.

"My sail is more efficient than yours. Nah! Nah! Nah! Nah!"

"Yes but mine is much more effective than yours. I can go faster, fly higher, point further upwind, in a much wider wind range, in much shallower water, or even up onto the beach .... on my 135cm board ... and transport it all in a backpack, and it's cheaper than yours ..."

lotofwind said...
...And why do poledancers always follow you right to the beach?????
Leaving you no other choice but to ride up into 2 inches of water,stop,and wait for them to disco around their pole and turn.[}:)]...

... then fall in. It's even worse when they have the death stare speed rush. Flat stick straight at the beach, through the shore break, then splosh.

lotofwind said...
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Where do they think you are going to go when you run out of water???????
common sence people.

Kiters do that too. It gives me the sh'ts. Tail gating in all it's forms is a crime. On the road. On the water. Poleys or kiters. Grrrr!

waveslave said...
Try attaching your 5m sail to a thin, little kiteboard hull... ^^^
Factor that into your flawed equation.
lol.

i did one at scarbs on tue.... rider5 can verify

Flame-fest? Topic purpose fulfilled I guess...