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Bored - SUP + Trainer kite

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Created by cletus > 9 months ago, 14 Jul 2012
cletus
NSW, 17 posts
14 Jul 2012 4:19PM
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Live on the Sydney harbor and was thinking of getting a trainer kite and shortening the lines and give a go with my SUP. anybody done this before? Bad idea?

Are the trainer kites re-launchable on water?

Martyflyer
NSW, 131 posts
14 Jul 2012 5:44PM
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Not all trainer kites are water relaunchable and most don't have depower feature so probably better to buy a small proper kite and make sure you get lessons

Danmurphys
WA, 231 posts
14 Jul 2012 3:45PM
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all kiting is banned in the harbour isnt it?

Martyflyer
NSW, 131 posts
14 Jul 2012 5:53PM
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Good point

cletus
NSW, 17 posts
14 Jul 2012 6:02PM
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Noted...

Found a video of a guy SUP kiting online. Doesn't look to be worth the trouble, will hold out for the wind.

cauncy
WA, 8407 posts
14 Jul 2012 9:06PM
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f one kites do a dedicated sup kite, its a two line similar to the wipikas of old and with limited wind speeds , as for it being a bore i watched mitu and clan having a ball on the south coast of france, i think the is some footage on you tube

cauncy
WA, 8407 posts
14 Jul 2012 9:28PM
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yeh if you google f one kites then choose the source shows a great video of it in action , ill give it a go, ozone zephyr 8 knts , any day is a good day on the water

kiter zac
QLD, 295 posts
15 Jul 2012 6:52PM
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tried it the other day, not worth it, can only go down wind with a sup, wait for the wind to pick up and go kiteboarding. buy a raceboard if you want to cruise in light conditions.

puppetonastring
WA, 3619 posts
16 Jul 2012 2:29AM
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Or a land board or regular skate board.
They work with trainers.
Bad reviews on the f1 'SUP' kite.
Havent checked for myself but the goss is thats its a dangerous repeat of the old 2 line killers the pioneers used.
Check it carefully before going there.

surfingboye
NSW, 2707 posts
16 Jul 2012 10:26AM
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Kited a mal yesterday and hat was horrible...
Can only think of what a sup would be like.

chumber
5 posts
16 Jul 2012 11:20AM
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heve kited on a sup with a full sized kite and it was excellent.

pgc
VIC, 886 posts
16 Jul 2012 2:32PM
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gota use a good board



Chris_M
2132 posts
16 Jul 2012 3:56PM
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Here I am kiting a SUP. It was somewhat like kiting a barge. Fun for the fact it made my friends on shore piss themselves laughing, but other than that, not very exhilarating.

PS am using a 12m switchblade in some fairly light wind

GriffinKites
NSW, 201 posts
16 Jul 2012 6:02PM
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Sup Kiting is fun if you get a good board, in light winds we took off a back fin as the sup had way too much drag, it went upwind and cruised much better. We managed 2 people one kite on a sup. If your board and want something different and a challenge Kite SUP can be allot of fun if you know what your doing.

Re the dedicated 2 line 17m kite?, has anyone used one? any feedback? In light winds a 12m + kite is fine.

Kiteboarding in Sydney harbor is banned.

pgc
VIC, 886 posts
16 Jul 2012 8:04PM
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cant sup on a g board in the photos thats ewan and james. Ewan was riding the g board and it was crap. you need a good board with hard rails to go up wind and drive

surfingboye
NSW, 2707 posts
16 Jul 2012 10:42PM
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GriffinKites said...

in light winds we took off a back fin as the sup mal had way too much drag


This, too much drag and was much easier to get a normal surfboard on the plane (aqua plane).

SUP kite is a ghey as normal Sup.

GriffinKites
NSW, 201 posts
17 Jul 2012 3:52PM
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yep, ghey

cauncy
WA, 8407 posts
17 Jul 2012 9:58PM
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yo griffin ive used a wipika 16.5 kite cant remember if supping was around then though. ive still got a full quiver of wipikas and take them for a fly now and then, they are still in pretty good condition after all this time



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