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Re: Kiteboarding in Taiwan?

Ben Campbell <ben@nostrum.com> Tue, 11 October 2011 17:18 UTC

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First time I saw this was in the San Francisco bay several years ago. At the time, it was the most insane water sport I had ever seen. I kept expecting to see kite boarders dangling from the Golden Gate Bridge, after catching air on an inopportune gust.

On Oct 11, 2011, at 11:01 AM, Dean Willis wrote:

> On 10/11/11 10:28 AM, Cullen Jennings wrote:
>> 
>> I'm good at the part where I come off my board, it's the rest I have
>> problems with. I just started kiteboarding so I'm pretty crappy but
>> it's been a lot of fun.
> 
> There were lots of guys kite-surfing along the beach in Acapulco when I was last there. They had steady 20-kt winds and were apparently flying smallish kites, as they didn't go airborne and were able to walk along the beach while flying, but they moved pretty well once they were on their boards. I'd say they were getting 60 pounds or so of thrust. That's like having a weightless 3hp outboard strapped to your board. Seems pretty exciting.
> 
> You get to kitesurf much in Calgary?
> 
> --
> Dean

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