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cgoudie1
Joined: 10 Apr 2006 Posts: 2599 Location: Killer Sturgeon Cove
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Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2013 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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Yep, that's my take also. Light boards are good for carrying to the water,
but after that, the only effect I perceive, is being able to pop a lighter board
up on a plane, in marginal wind. almost all my boards weigh close to 20 lbs,
no matter how floaty they are, or what they're made out of.
-Craig
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The last time that I carried a glass 90 litre 8' 10" board to the water I tweeked my back and it hurt for a week. You can have all of those logs as far as I am concerned.
KMF |
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westender
Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 1288 Location: Portland / Gorge
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Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 12:39 am Post subject: |
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I weigh boards to see if any are gaining weight.
If you are a small person or sail in marginal winds, light weight gear could be a benefit.
If you think your gear is holding you back, try out some different stuff.
Hopefully you have a sparring partner that you can use to gauge any improvements. |
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grantcantsail
Joined: 09 Sep 2013 Posts: 12
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Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 10:17 am Post subject: |
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I was kind of wondering what it'd be like to travel with 20lbs of gear like those guys I see on the beach with those things that go in the air on strings and what it might translate to on the water. Didn't mean to imply I thought it was some huge overlooked issue. |
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U2U2U2
Joined: 06 Jul 2001 Posts: 5467 Location: Shipsterns Bluff, Tasmania. Colorado
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Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 11:43 am Post subject: |
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grantcantsail wrote: | I was kind of wondering what it'd be like to travel with 20lbs of gear like those guys I see on the beach with those things that go in the air on strings and what it might translate to on the water. Didn't mean to imply I thought it was some huge overlooked issue. |
there is/are other forums to address the strings
get a snowboard and a Coleman tent with 300 yards of line, throw into about 25MPH wind.. _________________ K4 fins
4Boards....May the fours be with you
http://www.k4fins.com/fins.html
http://4boards.co.uk/ |
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cgoudie1
Joined: 10 Apr 2006 Posts: 2599 Location: Killer Sturgeon Cove
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Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 12:30 pm Post subject: |
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Then you'll be able to change your moniker to "grantcantkite". Most of my
kiter friends love the convenience of travel with Kites and boards. They're
not quite as enamored, when they get a tangle or the wind drops to
where the Kite won't stay airborne and they're a mile off shore.
It''s all good (or bad) depending on your perspective.
-Craig
grantcantsail wrote: | I was kind of wondering what it'd be like to travel with 20lbs of gear like those guys I see on the beach with those things that go in the air on strings and what it might translate to on the water. Didn't mean to imply I thought it was some huge overlooked issue. |
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isobars
Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935
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Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 1:26 pm Post subject: |
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I don't have the patience to untangle knots; 30 seconds and I'm reaching for another string, duct tape, or my fiip flops. I'd rather unpackage a new set of lines than go through what I see every day at kite sites. I don't know if kite lines ever get knotted offshore, but if they did I'd just start swimming, encumbered only by a board. Life's too short for some hassles. |
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