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9m Edge today WA

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Created by eppo > 9 months ago, 23 Jan 2013
eppo
WA, 9793 posts
23 Jan 2013 6:07PM
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Booooooooooosssst.....

Damn gotta out my eyeballs back in and find my nuts again!

Anyone else go huge today!! Man the gust range was unbelievable.

Ugly
WA, 209 posts
23 Jan 2013 6:23PM
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I Heard you nuts are in the wife's purse after she found out about your posts

eppo
WA, 9793 posts
23 Jan 2013 6:54PM
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That's not funny cause its true. Not yet. Shhhhhh

laurie
QLD, 3902 posts
23 Jan 2013 9:01PM
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lol ..

Yeah .. just came in from a sesh, and was gusting from 15 to 30!

No boosting for me, just some sweet clean faces .. good size from the wind on them.

Happy Days.

I like deserted beaches ... you know it's gonna be a great session when the carpark is empty of everyday beachgoes, and sand is streaming up the beach.

eppo
WA, 9793 posts
23 Jan 2013 7:23PM
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Yeh weird that. Drove past scabs at 1p. And not many crew out. Maybe anyone who started less than 4 years back can't recall these intense sea breezes. 15 days in a row I think and counting. Maybe a day here and there, can't remember.

Ugly
WA, 209 posts
23 Jan 2013 7:45PM
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Yep me and a mate out today no one else he kited like a Pro and i was like a NOOB never had the kite in the water that often, one of those days.

arloj
WA, 237 posts
23 Jan 2013 8:02PM
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Bahahahahah you guys need to speak to cauncy he lives on his 9m edge in solid 30+ I was out in dongara on my 6 and he of course on the 9

Sorry about having to rush off to bud I messed up a front roll pretty bad an hurt the knee and had to go back to gero. Il say g'day next time.!!

Ps man the shinn can make an edge or what. Pretty sure my jaw was on the ground watching you while I packed up. Hope you didn't lose it either I saw you downwind a bit without her?!!!

eppo
WA, 9793 posts
23 Jan 2013 8:56PM
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Hey that's awesome. Not quite in the cauncy league yet, working my way up there. Got four awesome sessions up wedge and lano dialled the edge in, takes a bit.

Put it all together today and it was the first time in quite a few years I heard the public going woh! On the beach. Me, well I was just sh1tting myself and smiling at the same time. Weird feeling.

Two bros trying to out jump each other on 9m edges. Egging each other on to go bigger. Cool.

Was a decent wave on the way in to.

Cauncy is an animal!

Buzz
NSW, 319 posts
24 Jan 2013 1:46AM
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did u have yr new mako 140 underfoot ?

Dave Whettingsteel
WA, 1397 posts
23 Jan 2013 11:00PM
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I went out at Melville after work for a couple of hours, gee there were some strong gusts. Hanging on to the rebel 7.

But a small yacht sailed into the kiting zone near the beach and anchored. Dodgy I thought. Then a bit later I saw he had a nice big blue flag on his mast... Then I realized it was a bloody kite!

Oh dear, hope that got sorted out, someone will have a good story to tell about that!

Plummet
4862 posts
24 Jan 2013 1:30AM
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get some video footage i need to see some dogstyling boostathons

Hopey
QLD, 178 posts
24 Jan 2013 10:48AM
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Dave Whettingsteel said...
I went out at Melville after work for a couple of hours, gee there were some strong gusts. Hanging on to the rebel 7.

But a small yacht sailed into the kiting zone near the beach and anchored. Dodgy I thought. Then a bit later I saw he had a nice big blue flag on his mast... Then I realized it was a bloody kite!

Oh dear, hope that got sorted out, someone will have a good story to tell about that!


www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Kitesurfing/General/Melville-action/

eppo
WA, 9793 posts
24 Jan 2013 9:00AM
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Buzz said...
did u have yr new mako 140 underfoot ?




Yeh buzz the 140 was cranking in the waves on the way back in.

eppo
WA, 9793 posts
24 Jan 2013 9:03AM
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Plummet said...
get some video footage i need to see some dogstyling boostathons



Hard when only two of us out and only a few public on the beach. Need a go pro I suppose. Not in the ha bit of filming ourselves. We should I suppose.

wishy
WA, 1501 posts
24 Jan 2013 9:50AM
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eppo said...

Booooooooooosssst.....

Damn gotta out my eyeballs back in and find my nuts again!

Anyone else go huge today!! Man the gust range was unbelievable.


We still need to have an 11m edge boost off.
How about the 5th, 6th, or 7th February if the wind comes in.
I will get a 7m one for winter. Sh!t is going to get real scary, real fast.

eppo
WA, 9793 posts
24 Jan 2013 11:56AM
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Ah wishy that's not fair give me a year on the edge first, you'd kick my ass for sure. But I'd love to go out with ya and learn how its done man.

7m edge. Don't know about that size for me man. The 9m flies as fast through the window as I'd want a kite to go. The 7m would (only guessing from using the 11 and 9) would be a real jagged ride. Someone may correct me but I'm not sure if a 7m works in the edge design. I reckon I'd go an 8m catalysts before a 7m edge. Not sure yet.

Hybrid_Z
VIC, 382 posts
24 Jan 2013 3:02PM
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I managed to slice myself open with one of my fins. Out of action for a few days, shattered.

eppo
WA, 9793 posts
24 Jan 2013 12:11PM
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How bad is it? Water bandage and get out there! Then again have you seen the forecast, first time in a long time I'm hoping for a day off.

Now I know how the gero crew feel every year! Bastards!

eppo
WA, 9793 posts
24 Jan 2013 12:37PM
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Buzz said...
did u have yr new mako 140 underfoot ?




Buzz think me needs a 130!!!

cauncy
WA, 8407 posts
24 Jan 2013 9:12PM
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arloj said...
Bahahahahah you guys need to speak to cauncy he lives on his 9m edge in solid 30+ I was out in dongara on my 6 and he of course on the 9

Sorry about having to rush off to bud I messed up a front roll pretty bad an hurt the knee and had to go back to gero. Il say g'day next time.!!

Ps man the shinn can make an edge or what. Pretty sure my jaw was on the ground watching you while I packed up. Hope you didn't lose it either I saw you downwind a bit without her?!!!


thanks for the kind words, yeh big session lost my board for 5 in a weed bank playing hidey under the water, had some crazy gusts up to mid 30s, ive yet to max this kite out , i was half powered, the boost was insane , it was great to be out there , today was even stronger my meter had a gust of 41knts average of 33 for 2 minutes, the odd big one is great but the old body was pretty tender, i generally carnt sleep as the adrenelin hasnt worn off, my bloody tendons in my neck hurt tonight, could be from gritting my teeth or grinning im not sure, i got put in my place by an old girl walking her dog she reckons i was a bloody nutter and im gonna kill myself, i took that as a compliment

Ugly
WA, 209 posts
24 Jan 2013 9:32PM
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I think there is a couple of blokes in this post a bit close to man hugs.

Radman
WA, 629 posts
24 Jan 2013 9:42PM
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30-40 kns again up here 5mt is getting a work out seems ,like a summer of old friken nuclear

eppo
WA, 9793 posts
24 Jan 2013 9:46PM
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Yep been awesome for sure. Had a session with 3 other dog stylers. Only 25 ish not the crazy **** you mid westerners get but at one stage 3 of us were in the air together hooting a d hollering after riding the same wave in and heading back out to boost as big as we could go. Gets a bit hairy trying to dodge crew in the air.

And cauncy you truly are a farqin animal man. 9m edge in that. Christ I'm not worthy!!

eppo
WA, 9793 posts
24 Jan 2013 9:48PM
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Or was it ya 7m. ??still insane.

NickT
WA, 1094 posts
24 Jan 2013 9:49PM
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I will get a 7m one for winter. Sh!t is going to get real scary, real fast.




I need to ride this next time it's above 40, promise I won't hot launch it

Chris6791
WA, 3271 posts
24 Jan 2013 10:48PM
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I went to pump up my 9m Edge today for its third session. It was taken off me by some mates that had just come in and I was told to go on my 7m GT. That was fun, but can't wait to get the Edge to the point where I'm **** scared to send it!

Edge plus my new Monk Forever tomorrow, can't wait

eppo
WA, 9793 posts
25 Jan 2013 9:17AM
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Great combo Chris. Thing is what I've found with the edge is soon enough its not the sending that keeps you on your toes as the float, glide and landings are extremely controllable and forgiving. Its controlling your speed and edge as the apparent wind builds. Once you get that dialled in the jumping part is intense but easy. Especially compared to the GT. from my time on the GT it goes big but you have to nail the redirection or it nails you. Everything is smooth and controlled on the edge. Add in the monk and ya set to crank big.

GSS
WA, 75 posts
25 Jan 2013 11:03AM
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Hey Eppo, not so much boosting up here (just wave riding) but haven't been off the 5m Neo for a couple of weeks. The "Angry Wasp" as Cauncy put's it! Not sure I'm going to enjoy a 9m next time I have to fly one...

eppo
WA, 9793 posts
25 Jan 2013 11:15AM
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Kim you must going nuts on that 5m, had a bit of swell to I see. nice one brother.

I'm only slightly jealous ya prick. My wife won't move to gero' still working on her though. Got any selling points for a women that doesn't like the beach. Can take the girl out of bassendean but not bassendean out the girl it seems.

eppo
WA, 9793 posts
25 Jan 2013 11:21AM
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my bloody tendons in my neck hurt tonight, could be from gritting my teeth or grinning im not sure, i got put in my place by an old girl walking her dog she reckons i was a bloody nutter and im gonna kill myself, i took that as a compliment



Yeh man that wild dog farq off look. Lol. Nice description. I have to walk from room to room in my house for at least an hour mumbling some incoherent mantra. Freaks my kids out I think.

AndyHansen
WA, 278 posts
25 Jan 2013 12:45PM
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Over in Vic for the bay crossing this weekend, but you blokes welcome to give me 2013 7m edge a go next week. Just register your interest with Sonya @ WestOz and then get intouch. If you love your 9 you'll obsessed with a 7! Low end is seriously impressive too!



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