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Racing World Cup Sylt

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Created by INTHELOOP > 9 months ago, 30 Jun 2011
INTHELOOP
QLD, 1855 posts
8 Jul 2011 6:26PM
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JohnnoKeys said...

great question Peuetz, yeah marvin how wide was start line, was first mark 2 - 3km up wind? And 2x around?. I read the start line was 1km across and 1st mark directly up wind - 60 kites on line there must have been a wide start line. Did the 6 x Americans stick together on start line and muscle across line as a pack to make room for themselves?


the start line was about 1km wide- marked by two boats.
kites crossing from left and right, 2/3 of field coming from left- all the teams sticking together. it was hectic between 50 kites, few tangles.., people yelling, pushing, protesting.
1st mark was directly upwind about 3km. 2nd mark straight downwind about 2km then back to mark 1 ( 2nd time) and downwind to mark 3 then cross wind to finish line.

interesting was that the top 10 riders tried to stick together at about the middle of the start line. they went very far on 1st tack so they only tried to do 2 tacks to reach mark 1

JohnnoKeys
WA, 551 posts
8 Jul 2011 5:11PM
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I thought they would stick together and bully a hole through the other kiters, perfect tatics, these lads really got the goods on everyone else. The tatics are very formula windsurf style, where the top guys push all others out on line and then race off against each other, almost imposiable to beat 3-4 top guys/girls covering the start. I reckon a single kiter would be hard pressed to ever win a race unless you got the perfect start, the team kiters could easy block and slow other kiters down. Hey kite racing just got really, really fun. No place for the timid ....

Great info Marvin can't wait to get into the water again and get fit. Boyz set those coarses 3km to upwind mark and we will all will on the money .... kite every wind from 6knots to 35knots and we are set for next year ... Cool

The only problem all the Aussie ladz will be on different boards - Ahhh but in 2012 all racers will be on pretty much 190x70 race boards, I reckon race boards will be much less important over the next 12 months. Evens the field heaps.

eneour
WA, 104 posts
8 Jul 2011 5:48PM
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we just need people to organize races in OZ...

gruezi
WA, 3464 posts
8 Jul 2011 7:40PM
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Sounds like a bike race.

Puetz
NT, 2179 posts
8 Jul 2011 9:31PM
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JohnnoKeys said...

I thought they would stick together and bully a hole through the other kiters, perfect tatics, these lads really got the goods on everyone else. The tatics are very formula windsurf style, where the top guys push all others out on line and then race off against each other, almost imposiable to beat 3-4 top guys/girls covering the start. I reckon a single kiter would be hard pressed to ever win a race unless you got the perfect start, the team kiters could easy block and slow other kiters down. Hey kite racing just got really, really fun. No place for the timid ....

Great info Marvin can't wait to get into the water again and get fit. Boyz set those coarses 3km to upwind mark and we will all will on the money .... kite every wind from 6knots to 35knots and we are set for next year ... Cool

The only problem all the Aussie ladz will be on different boards - Ahhh but in 2012 all racers will be on pretty much 190x70 race boards, I reckon race boards will be much less important over the next 12 months. Evens the field heaps.


... just like how C kites have gone (Vegas and Torch for example). What's C kites got to do with it, well, all things will get better and better over the years as designs get better and better. Brand A coming from one direction, Brand B coming from another direction. All to be the best and ultimate design, but very different from each other.

Ultimately, the two kites will be so similar that you can't tell the difference between the two.

Eventuallly, the race boards will be the same, kites will be the same and it will be the rider that makes the difference. One design!!

So, exactly what Jonnokeys says, the differences will slow down and it will be rider dependant!

cheers for now,

Robbie



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