This is a kite loop. ^^^
The definition of a loop is a figure made by a curved line crossing itself.
It's called a kite loop cause the 'kite' is making a loop ...
but not the rider.
It's not called a rider loop.
The rider might do a roll during the move,
but he never does a loop.
When poleys do forward 'loops', backies, and pushies ...
They aren't doing real loops, they are rolling.
Rolly poleys.
lol.
I like how the rider's tracks are still clearly visible on the surface of the water ... ^^^
even after the rider has half completed a swooping 25m radius L00P.
ive seen some very rolly poley loops but i have also seen some pretty straight up and down front loops(well on video)
Wave slave is really clever and good.
He must get loads of sex from hot bikini models and be totally confident. He has loads of friends who all think he is cool.
He is really sure of himself and a great guy.
You may well be technically correct, I am not sure.
But one day a kiter will do the ultimate true loop, that where both the rider and kite do a loop, with the centre of rotation between the kite and the rider, such that kite is flying backwards for a period of time.
That will be impressive. I believe it can be done, just a matter of time. Paragliders can do it, so kites should theorically be able to. The speed and G force will be pretty big though and you would need decent height.
Sorry but these kite loops you talk of are not that impressive. I am sure I couldn't do one, but my 2 year old daughter can stand on the beach and make her kite do loops, and that ain't impressive. The kite is, it is only small, I made it for her from two kebab sticks and some tissue paper. It is nice colours.
kiteloops
Waveslave look my friend! dont get me started! you kiters cant even loop at all. all you guys do is whats called a half loop, that is so out of controll, that even ya gran ma would laugh at ya
look my friend try saying that the windsurf loop is not a real loop to the 'king of the loop' 'Ricardo campello' he pulls triples with his eyes closed..
If you said that the windsurf loop is not a real loop to Ricardo he would just laugh at ya with a massive belly laugh
I'd be happy if the buggers would just look down-wind occasionally.
Nearly got cleaned up by the same guy twice within 2 mins today with a wildly out of control kite, then had another guy drop his rig right in front of me, even though I'd gone a 100m down-wind to try and avoid him. He'd just re-launched and decided to take off without checking downwind first.
Large footprint on the landscape, with no regard for the fact.
^^^sounds like a learner.Did you stop and give him a headsup, so it dosent happen again?
If it was a learner,you should have moved upwind of him if you were concerned.
A newbe cant go upwind,they tend to get blowen downwind and out of the way pretty quick.
that's a nice parachute 
i was told that once one makes it go past 3 o clock, one is considered ubercoolxtremo, and that one's at 3:05pm 
wait until he manages a half pike rail grab
or even better, a half pike rail grab rail grab
yes i am.
everyone knows a double rail grab is impossible as you have to let go of the mirror.
This lack of wind has created some sledging.....Ease up turbo.. ;-) Its WAR untill we get 25 knots.....
This time of year every one gets abit nasty and cheeky cause of the crapy wind, but its all good i like a good agurment and till we all get a good 25 knots in our system again we all might get a little jumpy but its all good
The funny thing is, the closest I've seen to a LOOP as Pete described it was when he used to throw the most insane endo's back in his poley days...
Out of the big three,
The backie is the only one that comes close to being legit ...
but it's not a loop.
It doesn't quite fit the definition of a loop.
The forward and the pushie are both just tucked rolls.
Nice rolls, but no loops.
Actually the forward was initially named a barrel roll, sometimes referred to as a cheese roll.
So keep on rollin', poleys.
kite going all over the place,
blowen 200m down wind,
crashing his kite,
Thats a newbe,
best to hang upwind of him ,
or just HTFU
The hightide washes away the footprints that your worried about
That's not a loop. This is a loop.
Hang on for a sec, windsurfing forward, back and push loops were invented in the 1980s.
Kiting is only a "recent" sport, made popular in the last 10 years.
The sports have little in common as the equipment is totally different.
So do the moves and the terminology associated with them.
Who cares if a kiter posts that windsurfing loops are not real loops.
