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| Author: | Crieke [ Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Kite Kat! |
Hey friends! I thought I'd introduce myself being new. I live in Aiken, SC and I've been kite buggying and landsailing for a few years and am on my way to pick up Tosimple4's H16 tomorrow rain or shine! A friend of mine in the Power Kiting hobby with me has posted this vid (on Power Kite Forum) of resurecting a trashed Hobie and turning (some of it ) it into a kite powerd cat. Thought you might enjoy. I guess if you love the wind, you love anything to do in it!? Several guys on the Powerkite Forum encouraged me to grab a Hobie so here I am. Thanks for this awesome forum and I'm sure to learn tons from you all. Good winds, Chris [vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/13286722[/vimeo] |
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| Author: | Chet3 [ Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kite Kat! |
cool video and nice looking boat. What will the kite do when the wind is cranked up, I am curious of the performance of a kite boat compared to a sailboat? |
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| Author: | matt922 [ Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kite Kat! |
nice boat, shame it doesnt have a sail |
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| Author: | Crieke [ Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kite Kat! |
Chet3 wrote: cool video and nice looking boat. What will the kite do when the wind is cranked up, I am curious of the performance of a kite boat compared to a sailboat? With the kites he's flying (an 18 meter Phantom, I think), fully powered he might get moving well, not sure what he's reached in speed runs yet. I talk to him occasionally on the forum so I'll ask and post it for shizzles and giggles. That kite is a serious kite surfing machine from a few years ago with lots of power on the right days. |
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| Author: | TexKat [ Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kite Kat! |
Interesting. Can it go to weather? |
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| Author: | ElementAI [ Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kite Kat! |
Sweet That is the first Peter Lynn Kite I have seen in The US.. |
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| Author: | Crieke [ Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kite Kat! |
ElementAI wrote: Sweet That is the first Peter Lynn Kite I have seen in The US.. I've got two PL Phantoms like the one in the vid, 12 & 15m, and there is a HUGE PL contingent of land and water kiters around the US. A bunch of folks probably near you in NC. If your interested in kite sports, check out www.powerkiteforum.com . |
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| Author: | Crieke [ Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kite Kat! |
TexKat wrote: Interesting. Can it go to weather? I'm sorry for being pretty much ignorant about sailing terms... What does that mean? |
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| Author: | Chet3 [ Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kite Kat! |
Crieke wrote: TexKat wrote: Interesting. Can it go to weather? I'm sorry for being pretty much ignorant about sailing terms... What does that mean? Go to weather = Sail upwind I think some kites can go upwind but not as well as a sailboat, I however have never done it, just read about it and seen some at the beach |
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| Author: | Crieke [ Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kite Kat! |
Oh, yes, sorry,  Some of my kites go nearly 15 degrees or so from dead upwind due to the way we can fly them in a sine pattern to generate power and huge apparent wind. When I'm riding a landsailer, close hauled and creeping along, I get passed by land kites all the time. |
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| Author: | ELM [ Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kite Kat! |
Interesting. Ditch the big glass Hobie 16 amas and change to Tandem Island amas, might get up and boggie a bit then, not sure what you would do for rudders but you can figure it out as you go  .
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| Author: | EuroKayaker [ Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kite Kat! |
In europe thier is few of these kite cats! really cool! with a good wind and a nice wave, i have seen them go airborn. right now thier is a group at TU Delft University trying to fit a kite to the adventure island. i am waiting to see how that one turns out! |
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| Author: | Sail Revolution [ Thu Apr 28, 2011 8:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kite Kat! |
Put some foils on that sucker! 
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