Forums > Kitesurfing General

So... how high have you jumped.

Reply
Created by Plummet > 9 months ago, 18 Sep 2012
Plummet
4862 posts
18 Sep 2012 1:45PM
Thumbs Up

Lets get all boasty and lay down how high we have jumped.

How high? what was the speed and what type and size kite were you flying.

Even better if you can back it up with evidence.

We might as well set a measurement units. I'm calling the unit to be in lamp posts.

Im calling 1 x lampost height for me. attained on three different kites on different occasions

11 edge 25-30, 10 c4 30ish knots, 8m catalyst 35+

ps this is intended height. not jumps that you have been lofted on.
pss you must have landed the jump or it doesn't count.

Sadly i have no evidence only my eyethometer which could be wildly off. All i can say is you can tell when the jump is monster when you look down and things start to look very small bellow you.

orynoco
QLD, 271 posts
18 Sep 2012 3:58PM
Thumbs Up

Hard to do when all your mates tell you, 'yep you'd have cleared a milk crate'.

austin
671 posts
18 Sep 2012 2:06PM
Thumbs Up

6m nemi, a few years ago on a flat day at graveyards, not sure if it was the 'big one' captured but felt high. winds probally about 30-35knots.



and because i love jumping windsurfers!



suface2air
QLD, 701 posts
18 Sep 2012 4:39PM
Thumbs Up

The hight ; my kite lines length plus a little more kite was then looped and sent back up . Orrr reading post again i didnt land it i landed on the sand with my right foot and broke heel into 14 pieces dose that count as landed .
Photo of it : dose an xray count .
Wind :a lot come out of my mouth with a strage sound on the second pull .
All good now this happen 2 years ago and just geting back into boosting now i can get about 1/2 a lamp pole in and yes i am still scared .

JBFletch
QLD, 1287 posts
18 Sep 2012 5:12PM
Thumbs Up

i once jumped my pole boarder mate.




and then pissed off with his board.
It actually rode pretty good.

eppo
WA, 9499 posts
18 Sep 2012 3:19PM
Thumbs Up

Nice height on the second one Austin!

Yeh I couldn't say really, I know I did enjoy checking out what was happening over the cut from time to time on my 11m rebel in 25 Knots! I also know I needed to tack a fair way upwind to avoid landing on the groin due to the Float!

Yeh hard to say Plummet. I reckon I went bigger in the old C days on the Lift Pro, but that may not be the case either?

I do know I go higher though on the Varial X than the rebel, but then I'm aging every year so maybe I'm not I just think I'm going higher as I'm getting more scared and fragile. No pics sorry, generally where I kite there is just me, my bro and now and then a few others and they are kiting!

kiteboy dave
QLD, 6525 posts
18 Sep 2012 8:06PM
Thumbs Up

You know you've gone high when you think "oh s**t now I have to get down from here in one piece!"

Jedibrad
NSW, 527 posts
18 Sep 2012 8:31PM
Thumbs Up

Looked down on my buddies kite the other day..... while he was boosting

Plummet
4862 posts
18 Sep 2012 7:17PM
Thumbs Up

suface2air said...

The hight ; my kite lines length plus a little more kite was then looped and sent back up . Orrr reading post again i didnt land it i landed on the sand with my right foot and broke heel into 14 pieces dose that count as landed .
Photo of it : dose an xray count .
Wind :a lot come out of my mouth with a strage sound on the second pull .
All good now this happen 2 years ago and just geting back into boosting now i can get about 1/2 a lamp pole in and yes i am still scared .


ouch! if you rode it out like it was on the water then yes it counts!....

Plummet
4862 posts
18 Sep 2012 7:18PM
Thumbs Up

kiteboy dave said...

You know you've gone high when you think "oh s**t now I have to get down from here in one piece!"


yes. particularily if your jumping in the shallows!.

stamp
QLD, 2770 posts
18 Sep 2012 9:26PM
Thumbs Up

lame

eppo
WA, 9499 posts
18 Sep 2012 7:49PM
Thumbs Up

Yes you are.

Addikt
WA, 551 posts
18 Sep 2012 8:15PM
Thumbs Up




I'm just saying........

pgc
VIC, 886 posts
19 Sep 2012 9:55AM
Thumbs Up

lenny getting high with syle

pgc
VIC, 886 posts
19 Sep 2012 9:57AM
Thumbs Up

BIG AIR Bernie

pgc
VIC, 886 posts
19 Sep 2012 9:57AM
Thumbs Up

bernie doing his thing

pgc
VIC, 886 posts
19 Sep 2012 10:03AM
Thumbs Up

Air Style james storm

pgc
VIC, 886 posts
19 Sep 2012 10:11AM
Thumbs Up

nat styling

eppo
WA, 9499 posts
19 Sep 2012 9:30AM
Thumbs Up

Addikt said...




I'm just saying........







Classic!

mitch88
NSW, 271 posts
19 Sep 2012 5:27PM
Thumbs Up

few of me




deanrobi
VIC, 641 posts
19 Sep 2012 6:07PM
Thumbs Up

Me


Ewan


Leigh


Unknown

KIT33R
NSW, 1714 posts
19 Sep 2012 6:09PM
Thumbs Up

6:34 - Big Jump + kite loop.

pgc
VIC, 886 posts
20 Sep 2012 2:26AM
Thumbs Up

james storm and bernie


ewan kite
VIC, 926 posts
20 Sep 2012 2:56AM
Thumbs Up

a couple from helmet cam 2 years ago now, good times!








ewan kite
VIC, 926 posts
20 Sep 2012 3:00AM
Thumbs Up

and a loop

Plummet
4862 posts
20 Sep 2012 9:49AM
Thumbs Up

nice thats some sweet images.

eppo
WA, 9499 posts
20 Sep 2012 10:17AM
Thumbs Up

Yeh man that is some serious height! What winds/kite/size ya on! Nice!

iRideWainman
VIC, 219 posts
20 Sep 2012 4:46PM
Thumbs Up

pgc said...

james storm and bernie





Is bernie taking a dump from that tree?

ewan kite
VIC, 926 posts
21 Sep 2012 11:29AM
Thumbs Up

eppo said...

Yeh man that is some serious height! What winds/kite/size ya on! Nice!


yo, if you were asking me i the helmet cam was on my 7m torch on 20m lines. it was super gusty like 15-35 knots, wasnt much good but if you caught a gust right you could get up there. the other one at carrum was averaging like 35 at fawkner so gusts were upto like 45 it was the most overpowered ive ever been, that was the only pic i got that day as there was too much sea spray and the lens got covered too quick i got a few quite a bit higher but no proof so i guess it never happened on seabreeze!!

SaveTheWhales
WA, 1874 posts
21 Sep 2012 10:39AM
Thumbs Up

not high but fun day in about 18knots with a 10m



eppo
WA, 9499 posts
21 Sep 2012 1:23PM
Thumbs Up

Nice height off flat water. Damn I need someone to take a picture of me jumping. righto might get onto it. Today would be a good day right.......



Subscribe
Reply

Forums > Kitesurfing General


"So... how high have you jumped." started by Plummet