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Forums > Windsurfing General

german kitesurfer my arse

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Created by MattWA > 9 months ago, 25 Feb 2013
MattWA
WA, 80 posts
25 Feb 2013 6:33PM
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terminal
1421 posts
25 Feb 2013 7:22PM
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Nah, they are right. He did spend most of his life in Tenerife, but he was born in Germany.

They nearly spelled his name right.

Mark _australia
WA, 22798 posts
25 Feb 2013 9:58PM
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Ignant peeps.


Even bigger, that looks to be after his peak height as it appears to be a stalled forward...

P.C_simpson
NSW, 1489 posts
26 Feb 2013 1:09AM
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Matt you stole my photo, lol.. I just bought that mag for the interesting articles and what do i find on page 6, a "kitesurfer going freakin Huge"

Chris6791
WA, 3271 posts
25 Feb 2013 10:09PM
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Must have cropped the kiter out in the final edit, be bad form to show a kiter boosting over a Poley

Mobydisc
NSW, 9029 posts
26 Feb 2013 8:15AM
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Chris6791 said...
Must have cropped the kiter out in the final edit, be bad form to show a kiter boosting over a Poley


The kitesurfing caption refers to the scene below.



Macroscien
QLD, 6808 posts
26 Feb 2013 10:31AM
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fixed for you

stehsegler
WA, 3479 posts
26 Feb 2013 9:18AM
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What did you expect? This is Zoo magazine after all. I doubt the hire the brightest tools in the shed.

stehsegler
WA, 3479 posts
26 Feb 2013 9:19AM
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Chris6791 said...
Must have cropped the kiter out in the final edit, be bad form to show a kiter boosting over a Poley


Never mind the forward Danny did at the end of the jump...

wave knave
306 posts
26 Feb 2013 9:30AM
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stehsegler said...
What did you expect? This is Zoo magazine after all. I doubt the hire the ''brightest tools in the shed.''


haha..
kinda ironic

Chris6791
WA, 3271 posts
26 Feb 2013 10:28AM
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Mobydisc said...
Chris6791 said...
Must have cropped the kiter out in the final edit, be bad form to show a kiter boosting over a Poley


The kitesurfing caption refers to the scene below.



Ok, you got me on that one Moby

stehsegler
WA, 3479 posts
26 Feb 2013 10:58AM
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wave knave said...
haha..
kinda ironic




Fair enough... got that one wrong. but... once you start speaking another language as your main form of communication and in addition can communicate in another 2 languages... yeah... thought so.

ikw777
QLD, 2995 posts
26 Feb 2013 5:37PM
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"blown sky-high by a brooding wench..."???

Is there a subtext here?

albers
NSW, 1739 posts
26 Feb 2013 8:53PM
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For those interested, here's a link to a video where this photo came from.

gregwed
QLD, 555 posts
26 Feb 2013 8:03PM
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OMG I'm gob smacked........

BennyB12
QLD, 918 posts
26 Feb 2013 8:46PM
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stehsegler said...
wave knave said...
haha..
kinda ironic




Fair enough... got that one wrong. but... once you start speaking another language as your main form of communication and in addition can communicate in another 2 languages... yeah... thought so.


Klingon doesn't count...

Mark _australia
WA, 22798 posts
26 Feb 2013 8:29PM
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70knots is inconceivable for us mere mortals.

You can see how hard it is to just jump, with the board buffeting around. Let alone loop or waveride..... but they did!!!

Unfortunatley ruined by dubstep soundtrack so will this end up in Heavy Weather?

lotofwind
NSW, 6451 posts
27 Feb 2013 5:43PM
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The height looks cool in photos but watching them fall out of the sky and crash on landing is funny

WindWarrior
NSW, 1019 posts
27 Feb 2013 5:57PM
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lotofwind said...
The height looks cool in photos but watching them fall out of the sky and crash on landing is funny


Yawn

sausage
QLD, 4873 posts
27 Feb 2013 5:00PM
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Mobydisc said...
lotofwind said...
The height looks cool in photos but watching them fall out of the sky and crash on landing is funny


Better than being blown down the beach and wrapping around a tree or sign post.


I don't know Moby, I reckon being blown down the beach and wrapping around a tree or sign post is much funnier

Mobydisc
NSW, 9029 posts
27 Feb 2013 6:06PM
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sausage said...
Mobydisc said...
lotofwind said...
The height looks cool in photos but watching them fall out of the sky and crash on landing is funny


Better than being blown down the beach and wrapping around a tree or sign post.


I don't know Moby, I reckon being blown down the beach and wrapping around a tree or sign post is much funnier


I deleted that post as I had second thoughts about giving the argument further oxygen.

RMS
WA, 22 posts
27 Feb 2013 3:38PM
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Similar to the jumps kiters do when its only half as windy.

Mark _australia
WA, 22798 posts
27 Feb 2013 4:46PM
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RMS said...
Similar to the jumps kiters do when its only half as windy.


Not at all similar.

Firstly kiters need no ramp, and just rip on a heap of power so they get dragged up into the sky. Very very different to needing a ramp, right takeoff angle with wind under the board, right sheeting angle and not much lift so the landing is NEVER gentle.

Then further he did a full end over end proper forward loop. Something we are yet to see from kiting. And never will, I predict.

So no, nothing like it.

BTW half as windy would be 35kn and I see about 10% of kiters who can handle a solid 35.

Chris6791
WA, 3271 posts
27 Feb 2013 5:06PM
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Mark _australia said...
RMS said...
Similar to the jumps kiters do when its only half as windy.


Not at all similar.

Firstly kiters need no ramp, and just rip on a heap of power so they get dragged up into the sky.




Geez, if only it was that easy.

albers
NSW, 1739 posts
27 Feb 2013 8:06PM
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Seems like some of the kiters posting here have a limited understanding of the laws of physics, in particular, those that relate to the effect of gravity on a falling object.

Chris6791
WA, 3271 posts
27 Feb 2013 5:17PM
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Given gravity is pretty much a constant for all objects large and small it's probably aerodynamics, lift and all those things we have no understanding of, but given kite control and the lift you can generate has a big influence on whether you drop like a rock, hit the water at warp speed or have a nice controlled landing those of us that like to jump probably have a little understanding of it.

Mark _australia
WA, 22798 posts
27 Feb 2013 7:00PM
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It's OK Chris I didn't mean you, I have seen u in a solid 35kn

Carantoc
WA, 6941 posts
27 Feb 2013 7:18PM
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"german kitesurfer, my arse"

bet you wouldn't hide in the bushes at Woodman's Point and shout that out

Mark _australia
WA, 22798 posts
27 Feb 2013 7:28PM
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Carantoc said...
"german kitesurfer, my arse"

bet you wouldn't hide in the bushes at Woodman's Point and shout that out


Finally. I was awaiting the pisstake

ikw777
QLD, 2995 posts
27 Feb 2013 10:11PM
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Mark _australia said...
RMS said...
Similar to the jumps kiters do when its only half as windy.


Not at all similar.

Firstly kiters need no ramp, and just rip on a heap of power so they get dragged up into the sky. Very very different to needing a ramp, right takeoff angle with wind under the board, right sheeting angle and not much lift so the landing is NEVER gentle.

Then further he did a full end over end proper forward loop. Something we are yet to see from kiting. And never will, I predict.

So no, nothing like it.

BTW half as windy would be 35kn and I see about 10% of kiters who can handle a solid 35.





I think you're being a bit harsh here Mark. I think kiters display genuine courage when they land their jumps, especially when they are "boosting" into car parks, pine trees, caravans, playground equipment, senior citizens out for a stroll, lamposts, etc. Credit where credit is due. These guys can teach us all something about the true meaning of pain.

lotofwind
NSW, 6451 posts
28 Feb 2013 7:42PM
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albers said...
Seems like some of the kiters posting here have a limited understanding of the laws of physics, in particular, those that relate to the effect of gravity on a falling object.




Big heavy overweight objects fall fast and crash??? Is that it.lol



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