Hy there,
Let's start a new thread where all and each one of us may tell astory about one of there performance in Kitesurfing.
I have one, of which I am proud and I would like to share with you:
My Upwind adventure:

On 9 of March 2006, I was on Kitebeach (Middle Brighton Beach in Melbourne), around 6.00 PM.

The wind was 25 27 K, purely Southerly, pretty gusty, although fantastic power.

I was using my 12 m Crossbow, and my regular 165 cm Stonker “Climax” Board.

Here is my track recorded by my GPS on my “upwind adventure”.

www.seabreeze.com.au/gallery/gallery.asp?imageid=1463

The upwind was 6 tacks, and took aprox 20 minuteto reach Rickets Point (almost 1 Km upwind), whilst the downwind was “explosive” in three tacks and a spectacular FALL due to a massive wave in which I deep my board).

Not too much speed, as the waves were massive, as such that whilst in a deep, I could not see around anything else but green mountains of water!!

Anyway, I was impressed with the Crossbow performance. Actually the kite was pulling me upwind.

I put six tacks on the chair of the guy who sat in front of me at school.
He jumped more than 1 km when he sat down, but dont remember any wind?

PS Did your GPS come with a spell checker?

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Originally posted by NorthSide

I put six tacks on the chair of the guy who sat in front of me at school.
He jumped more than 1 km when he sat down, but dont remember any wind?

PS Did your GPS come with a spell checker?

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No but thanks for your kind help!!!
And by the way, from the sailing dictionary:
TACK:
1. The forward and lower corner of a sail, ("tack it down").
2. A boat's heading as determined by the side that its sails are on.
3. Change tacks, usually by coming about.

did you start kiteboarding because you thought you were too cool for you friends at the Tandy shop?

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Originally posted by RedDragon

did you start kiteboarding because you thought you were too cool for you friends at the Tandy shop?

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No, just because I did not have what to do in my spare time.

Don't mean to be a train spotter, but Rickett's point is about 10km south, where the bay returns back to mordialloc. Not a bad kite to green point though. Watch out for sea urchins when you come in close off there. They leave spines in your feet like pencil leads. Cheers.

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Originally posted by camsand

Don't mean to be a train spotter, but Rickett's point is about 10km south, where the bay returns back to mordialloc. Not a bad kite to green point though. Watch out for sea urchins when you come in close off there. They leave spines in your feet like pencil leads. Cheers.

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Thanks Cam, yes you right, i ment Green Point.
Thanks for the advice.

Regards