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GalahOnTheBay
GalahOnTheBay

NSW

4188 posts

8 Nov 2010 9:18pm
By popular request, a thread for all of those kitesurfing videos and pictures we have all seen, or should have seen...

Seabreeze takes no responsibility for whatever happens to you if you get caught watching these on high rotation at work / school / home etc... oh and of course what happens if you decide to try any of these...

Obviously some of these clips show kiters doing some very dangerous things - please don't try to replicate these as you might not get away with things so lightly.

Feel free to reply to this topic with any kite surfing videos / pictures from around the place (especially of you / your crew - share the stoke!) but please try to keep non video / picture posts to a minimum.

So what do we do? Maybe Grodanbol is on to something...



This gem from our own Skwinty pretty much sums things up



Good stuff

This is why we ride...

Red Bull Lighthouse to Leighton 2010 Helicopter Video



Flysurfer light wind kitesurfing



Kite surfing cool / big / special moves compilation



Safety bay crew going off
Filmed and edited by our own dachopper
Riders - Andy Yates, Mario R, Dan Anderson, Nick finch, Dale Stanton and others



Ruben Lenten - S loop kite loop



Ruben Lenten huge kite loop



Top Hat pulling* some wood
*Riding a zero concave no fins no straps board



Bad stuff

Sometimes things just don't go to plan...

Eric Eck - caught in an updraft



High speed crash in slow motion



Compilation of wipeouts in the surf



Eric Rienstra - kite loop gone wrong



Quad kite loop: Weird wind jump but great flying



Look before you leap



Taco deathloops (you are the taco) - why attaching your "safety" on to a line that runs behind your back is a bad idea...



Boats - just one reason to stay away from them



Ben Wilson - getting worked in the surf



Self launch fail
Next time get your friend to hold the kite, not the camera...



Assisted launch dramas
Next time get someone who knows what they are doing, and make sure they have a good set of hands...




Self landing goes wrong (actions starts at 5:25)
Kiting in a banned spot (Bondi) and should have known better, kiting between the swimmers, self landing gone wrong, safety didn't depower the kite, didn't pull the quick release...

#t=325s
Pulled through a tree (yes through)



Always wear appropriate protective equipment
With friends like these...



Ugly stuff

Pushing the limits, and suffering the consequences of failure...

Dimitri trying to jump a building



Trying to jump rocks - Maui style



Trying to jump rocks - Currumbin style



What can happen when you don't look before you leap



Kite loops can hurt - really hurt



Out of control kite surfing in big winds



Drift launch fail



Beach jumping even in light winds is a BAD idea (action starts at 0:42 seconds)

#t=42s

Don't try this at home stuff

As cool as these look, be assured they are all very dangerous.

Lewis Crathern jumps over Brighton Pier

View from the pier (sorry can't embed this one): www.kiteworld.tv



Lewis Crathern and Jake Scrace jump the pier at Worthing in the UK



Speed kite surfing (50+ knots)





Kite soaring - Australia



Kite soaring - California



Dark ages stuff

Back when I was a lad... lol

Earliest Aussie kite surfing footage? Kite surfing Cronulla NSW in 1999

Huge thanks to our own kytesrfn for putting these up on youtube

Select to expand quote
kytesrfn said...

Featuring Steve Mc with that late 90s swish haircut and no grey hairs and a very young Peace.






Kite surfing Stockton beach NSW in 1999

Huge thanks to our own kytesrfn for putting these up on youtube

Select to expand quote
kytesrfn said...

The first and only Love-in held 1999 Anna Bay / Stockton Beach was one of the best and most memorable weekends I've had in 7 years of kitesurfing. Ohh the memories!! Day 1 NE wind not much to hit the water but perfect for the sand,anything was the go. Kitebuggys, sandboards, dirtsurfers pretty much anything that would suit a kite,what fun!! Day 2 Stockton Beach SE 25knts plus and a real hoot to body drag and watch the more experienced guys showing us newbies how its done.Some famous names and some not so hanging around that weekend Ian Young,Steve Mc Cormack,Kane Hartill,Tim Lewis,Lachlan Deed,Ben Murkinhoff,Gregg Jowett,Alew Sanz,A very young Dave and Peace from KitePower and many more.If you had an inflatable you were king,but the real king was Kane the mad Kiwi showing us Aussies how its done with a C-Quad.Wouldn't it be great to have a Retro weekend and catch-up with all these guys?





Kite surfing Dolls Point NSW in 2001

Huge thanks to our own kytesrfn for putting these up on youtube




Kite surfing in 1987





Pop culture stuff

You know you have made it when...

Simpsons




Rescue Special Ops



A German tv advertisment for Ovaltine

Featuring one serious noob.



Wildlife special - crab stylee

Why should kiters have all the limelight? Crabs want to be on tv in all their hidef glory too...



Carnage

Not a video, but a picture tells a thousand words so...

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sbray
sbray

SA

350 posts

30 Jan 2011 1:30pm
I always liked the casual feel to this video




Fossil
rocket528
rocket528

11 posts

31 May 2011 2:57pm
busterwa
busterwa

3782 posts

10 Jun 2011 1:14pm

Evan Chia
Evan Chia

QLD

41 posts

11 Jun 2011 12:21pm
Reckon this is still the biggest jump I've seen.


busterwa
busterwa

3782 posts

21 Jun 2011 10:00am


Hey Laurie can we get a designated video section for windsurfing? (delete comment after read)
dafunk
dafunk

QLD

561 posts

30 Jul 2011 12:20am



its proberly a bit old ?
Plummet
Plummet

4862 posts

8 Aug 2011 2:19pm
INTHELOOP
INTHELOOP

QLD

1855 posts

8 Aug 2011 10:16pm
the footage is pretty **** guys but the event was crazy. we kited on core xr4m with short lines.
I was buzzing for days after feeling this crazy wind and weather force for 3 days.
we also got some good publicity on national news, why not.

ACHTUNG NOT RECOMMENDED FOR KOOKS! There is no room for error or fark ups.
Josh busted his arm up poor dude, he had to go first ;)




terminal
terminal

1421 posts

4 Sep 2011 1:42am
A reminder that the ocean is always ahead on points.

coastflyer
coastflyer

SA

601 posts

14 Sep 2011 11:28pm
I think that this video is a excellent video on the correct fitting of your harness. Often something overly overlooked, so please study accordingly! Please note at 50 seconds.
#!
GalahOnTheBay
GalahOnTheBay

NSW

4188 posts

2 Jan 2012 11:04pm
Found these two pics in the Seabreeze image archives of what "getting worked" meant in the dark ages of kite surfing - nice work Jeff! [}:)]





And this one from gonuts gets an "honourable mention"

gesper
gesper

NSW

518 posts

28 Feb 2012 7:39pm
I think that others would also agree that this vid thoroughly deserves a place on this thread


GreenPat
GreenPat

QLD

4096 posts

16 Mar 2012 6:48pm


busterwa
busterwa

3782 posts

19 Apr 2012 8:51pm
Were not worthy were not worthy !!!

ride4fun
ride4fun

SA

5 posts

19 Apr 2012 10:51pm
^^^^^ "kitesurfing" in Kazakhstan...
mywisdom
mywisdom

WA

258 posts

28 Apr 2012 11:38am


made this for a mate, my first attempt at kite photography and multi shot editing :) took about 3 hours :p
matt camo
matt camo

QLD

95 posts

15 May 2012 8:36pm
taibakite
taibakite

1 posts

31 May 2012 10:08pm
Nordeste in Brasil!

kitesurf, caipirinha, 4*4 and girls!

Check this out :

matt camo
matt camo

QLD

95 posts

15 Jun 2012 5:36pm

just an other mini clip for everyone
jf777
jf777

NSW

10 posts

28 Nov 2012 8:50pm
billybar
billybar

3 posts

22 Dec 2012 3:30am
Billy Blackman kitesurfing off S. Florida coast ...



surfingboye
surfingboye

NSW

2707 posts

24 Dec 2012 10:19am
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marcellow
marcellow

WA

20 posts

23 Jan 2013 1:53am
KIT33R
KIT33R

NSW

1716 posts

23 Jan 2013 12:04pm
Select to expand quote
GalahOnTheBay said...

By popular request, a thread for all of those kitesurfing videos and pictures we have all seen, or should have seen...

Seabreeze takes no responsibility for whatever happens to you if you get caught watching these on high rotation at work / school / home etc... oh and of course what happens if you decide to try any of these...

Obviously some of these clips show kiters doing some very dangerous things - please don't try to replicate these as you might not get away with things so lightly.

Feel free to reply to this topic with any kite surfing videos / pictures from around the place (especially of you / your crew - share the stoke!) but please try to keep non video / picture posts to a minimum.

So what do we do? Maybe Grodanbol is on to something...



This gem from our own Skwinty pretty much sums things up



Good stuff

This is why we ride...

Red Bull Lighthouse to Leighton 2010 Helicopter Video



Flysurfer light wind kitesurfing



Kite surfing cool / big / special moves compilation



Safety bay crew going off
Filmed and edited by our own dachopper
Riders - Andy Yates, Mario R, Dan Anderson, Nick finch, Dale Stanton and others



Ruben Lenten - S loop kite loop



Ruben Lenten huge kite loop



Top Hat pulling* some wood
*Riding a zero concave no fins no straps board



Bad stuff

Sometimes things just don't go to plan...

Eric Eck - caught in an updraft



High speed crash in slow motion



Compilation of wipeouts in the surf



Eric Rienstra - kite loop gone wrong



Quad kite loop: Weird wind jump but great flying



Look before you leap



Taco deathloops (you are the taco) - why attaching your "safety" on to a line that runs behind your back is a bad idea...



Boats - just one reason to stay away from them



Ben Wilson - getting worked in the surf



Self launch fail
Next time get your friend to hold the kite, not the camera...



Assisted launch dramas
Next time get someone who knows what they are doing, and make sure they have a good set of hands...




Self landing goes wrong (actions starts at 5:25)
Kiting in a banned spot (Bondi) and should have known better, kiting between the swimmers, self landing gone wrong, safety didn't depower the kite, didn't pull the quick release...

#t=325s
Pulled through a tree (yes through)



Always wear appropriate protective equipment
With friends like these...



Ugly stuff

Pushing the limits, and suffering the consequences of failure...

Dimitri trying to jump a building



Trying to jump rocks - Maui style



Trying to jump rocks - Currumbin style



What can happen when you don't look before you leap



Kite loops can hurt - really hurt



Out of control kite surfing in big winds



Drift launch fail



Beach jumping even in light winds is a BAD idea (action starts at 0:42 seconds)

#t=42s

Don't try this at home stuff

As cool as these look, be assured they are all very dangerous.

Lewis Crathern jumps over Brighton Pier

View from the pier (sorry can't embed this one): www.kiteworld.tv



Lewis Crathern and Jake Scrace jump the pier at Worthing in the UK



Speed kite surfing (50+ knots)





Kite soaring - Australia



Kite soaring - California



Dark ages stuff

Back when I was a lad... lol

Earliest Aussie kite surfing footage? Kite surfing Cronulla NSW in 1999

Huge thanks to our own kytesrfn for putting these up on youtube

kytesrfn said...

Featuring Steve Mc with that late 90s swish haircut and no grey hairs and a very young Peace.






Kite surfing Stockton beach NSW in 1999

Huge thanks to our own kytesrfn for putting these up on youtube

kytesrfn said...

The first and only Love-in held 1999 Anna Bay / Stockton Beach was one of the best and most memorable weekends I've had in 7 years of kitesurfing. Ohh the memories!! Day 1 NE wind not much to hit the water but perfect for the sand,anything was the go. Kitebuggys, sandboards, dirtsurfers pretty much anything that would suit a kite,what fun!! Day 2 Stockton Beach SE 25knts plus and a real hoot to body drag and watch the more experienced guys showing us newbies how its done.Some famous names and some not so hanging around that weekend Ian Young,Steve Mc Cormack,Kane Hartill,Tim Lewis,Lachlan Deed,Ben Murkinhoff,Gregg Jowett,Alew Sanz,A very young Dave and Peace from KitePower and many more.If you had an inflatable you were king,but the real king was Kane the mad Kiwi showing us Aussies how its done with a C-Quad.Wouldn't it be great to have a Retro weekend and catch-up with all these guys?





Kite surfing Dolls Point NSW in 2001

Huge thanks to our own kytesrfn for putting these up on youtube




Kite surfing in 1987





Pop culture stuff

You know you have made it when...

Simpsons




Rescue Special Ops



A German tv advertisment for Ovaltine

Featuring one serious noob.



Wildlife special - crab stylee

Why should kiters have all the limelight? Crabs want to be on tv in all their hidef glory too...



Carnage

Not a video, but a picture tells a thousand words so...




Here's one of my favourite from Kurnell January 2008. 25-30 knots.
rawd0g
rawd0g

WA

4 posts

4 Nov 2013 11:24am
Is there a way to view the 2014 promo videos that have been posted on the homepage?
surfingboye
surfingboye

NSW

2707 posts

11 Jan 2014 10:11am
Elroy Jetson
Elroy Jetson

WA

706 posts

11 Jan 2014 2:07pm
Nice Vid of your American trip surfingboye!

Had to laugh when you bogged the RV 10m away from a nice hard surface (I've done that many times). How much did it cost you to get the RV out of the sand bog?

Not putting any kiting in a kiting video is definitely a hipster thing to do. Ha ha ha. Well done with that.

It makes Sir Rowdy's hipster videos look so 2012...
DaveAlberta
DaveAlberta

2 posts

12 Jan 2014 2:28am
Soaring on the Columbia icefields!

Jeeves
Jeeves

1 posts

29 May 2014 12:49am
This is a video I put together from the recent Battle for the Bay in Ireland
Macca Wollongong
Macca Wollongong

NSW

295 posts

7 Jul 2014 7:08pm
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