Hey guys.

new to the sport. Long time surfer. ??how long is it going to take to get good enough to downwind from Kuai to Oahu or the other way around?

Mahalo my dude,

That is one gnarly oddysea yo. You'll need Pete and Robby to show you the gnarliness.

Kowabunga

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DJ1986 said..
Mahalo my dude,

That is one gnarly oddysea yo. You'll need Pete and Robby to show you the gnarliness.

Kowabunga

In all seriousness,
has anyone actually done it? I've been looking everywhere to see if it's been done and there's articles of people talking about attempting it but nothing of anyone completing it. Is it actually possible to do with a kite and a board that doesn't have a foil on it?
what about a kite with a foil? Do you blokes go faster when you have a foil and a kite than the other forms of foiling?
Are big crossing something that you blokes enjoy,
big long downwinders or is that more other board sports like sup,foil etc.

this is not the same route that you're looking at, but if you haven't seen this it's a pretty epic solo kitesurfing effort of 730km, might give you some inspiration? ?si=yHSUy0imKA4bc8na

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gibbo000001 said..
Hey guys.

new to the sport. Long time surfer. ??how long is it going to take to get good enough to downwind from Kuai to Oahu or the other way around?

Im going to need you toprove your serious and not just a bot by posting a photo of yourself with a shoe on yourhead holding up a sign with "im serious" written on it

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BrendanRobb said..
this is not the same route that you're looking at, but if you haven't seen this it's a pretty epic solo kitesurfing effort of 730km, might give you some inspiration?

?si=yHSUy0imKA4bc8na

Seen this video a bit ago, so sick. Seems f*ing brutal kiting that many miles, especially the runs where he's facing the same way the entire time, no tacks

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Froth Goth said..

gibbo000001 said..
Hey guys.

new to the sport. Long time surfer. ??how long is it going to take to get good enough to downwind from Kuai to Oahu or the other way around?

Im going to need you toprove your serious and not just a bot by posting a photo of yourself with a shoe on yourhead holding up a sign with "im serious" written on it

Nah old man I'm not serious about doing it, but am very serious about asking if anyone has done it. If not why not? What am I missing here?

A bloke did a bigger distance in grecee or something like that with a foil sup. Surely a kite foil is better? Do the winds not stay consistent enough for you blokes to travel that far requiring different kite sizes or something?

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BrendanRobb said..
this is not the same route that you're looking at, but if you haven't seen this it's a pretty epic solo kitesurfing effort of 730km, might give you some inspiration?

?si=yHSUy0imKA4bc8na

Thanks.

www.seabreeze.com.au/News/Kitesurfing/New-2000-kilometre-kitesurfing-distance-record_4066461.aspx