I just had to post this photo of me riding this wave produced by FlowRider. The thing was on display at the Ex. What a rush. I guess my experience on a kiteboard and surf board came in handy because a lot of the other people trying it had real trouble getting up and riding. It would be cool to have in your…
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Added by Ted on September 5, 2009 at 1:30pm —
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I would have been content with 16M cruising but it turned out to be great 12M conditions at Port Weller tonight (Tuesday). Rock solid. Had to depower the kite a bit. Some nice wave faces at a couple of the sand bars closer to shore for ripping and slashing. Some nice swells farther out for big boosting. A local guy had tried earlier with his 16 and gone home then he came back for the fun with his 12. There was still a bit of a breeze when the sun went down.
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Added by Ted on July 7, 2009 at 11:51pm —
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Port Weller was good today (Friday). The westerly direction made it just enough side on for some breathing room from the beach. A few riders but not too busy. Satisfying overall even though a bit up and down. When I arrived at 4 the wind died a bit so I rigged my 16. Then it picked up... so you should always have somebody at the beach pumping up a big kite! I was the last one leaving at 7 when a local guy arrived. His wife drove to meet him at the beach and launched his kite for him. Nice! What…
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Added by Ted on July 3, 2009 at 11:22pm —
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Rocked Turkey Point for a nice, solid ride on Tuesday night. Beautiful side- to side-onshore direction from the north east. And mild: I felt over-dressed in a steamer. Rode almost till 9 o'clock!
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Added by Ted on June 17, 2009 at 7:14pm —
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check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZLxXUPR_OA&feature=related
with such a crappy forecast I'd be tempted to try it
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Added by Ted on June 10, 2009 at 9:18pm —
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I guess almost everybody was too tired from riding on Wednesday and Friday to come out today. Breeze was light so I surfed a surf board with a 16 with long lines for a while. Martin said it would pick up and it did so we ended up having a good session. Martin was on an 11 but that's a bit misleading. Simon, Alex, Cat (sp?) and Dan were also out and a guy with a huge motor home. Oh, and you guys who were kiting on the bay today: don't think you can keep it a secret because everybody could see you…
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Added by Ted on May 2, 2009 at 9:56pm —
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It was nice to be back on the water (in Ontario) yesterday at Long Point. Martin seemed to be the guy scoring with the wind...at 7:30 in the morning! But he seemed to know the doming secret: get there early, before the land warms up. Clay and Josh enjoyed themselves on big kites before it shut off before noon. But by 12:30 it picked up again for solid riding. When it started to go iffy again I put on line extensions, the secret weapon of spring doming. I was fully powered with the extensions and…
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Added by Ted on April 26, 2009 at 2:37pm —
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Still scoring session after session here in Rodanthe, North Carolina. A strong NW built up stronger during the afternoon yesterday as we put seven kites in the air for a big downwinder together. A north blast today looks a bit scary but we'll see if it settles down this afternoon.
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Added by Ted on April 16, 2009 at 10:52am —
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Some of the Long Point people are having a good time in Hatteras this week. We arrived late afternoon on Friday to a ton of wind, for a good introductory session. Saturday saw a good, solid westerly. Easter Sunday brought in a front, pumping lots of wind from the north, fuelling a good downwinder. Three days in a row sounds too good to be true. More wind reports to follow, we hope. Probably even some photos.
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Added by Ted on April 12, 2009 at 7:09pm —
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No one else was there so I'd better tell everybody about it. The forecast was touch and go this morning but the radar showed the rain might clear. I had my doubts as I left home in the pouring rain. As I pulled up to LP the skies cleared but...no wind! Hardly a rustle in the trees. (I sent a text to John V. and he turned around and went home. I feel kind of bad about that because I did tell him 1/2 hour later the wind picked up but I guess it was too late)
The flags started snapping and I knew i…
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Added by Ted on September 7, 2008 at 10:50pm —
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Great sesh on Sturgeon Lake (family gathering) on Saturday. After the lightning ended I was lucky to get in a session. It was a tricky launch, with an onshore breeze and trees along the shoreline. I assessed the wind strength to make sure that it wasn't dangerous, even though the launch was a bit dodgy. I clawed my way upwind to get some clearance from land to score some (awesome) jumps. There were a bunch of family members and other cottagers to form an audience. I don't live for an audience bu…
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Added by Ted on July 29, 2008 at 12:20pm —
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I've added a new video for anyone who is interested: Long Point on the last day of May. I've got to secure the camera better but you get an idea of the texture of the water, with the lighting at that time of day, and a glimpse of the beach from the air (the kite, that is). I hope to include more riders next time. Cheers--Ted
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Added by Ted on June 12, 2008 at 11:01pm —
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