Hey guys, Is anyone willing / able to organize some kiting activities at the Ottawa Windfest (July 20th) ? Do you think any kiting company would be willing to...
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Jun 11, 2002 6:46 pm
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Hi Steve, I' would offer to help out with some kite stuff but there's a good chance I'll be out of town in PEI for a work related conference (I'd be bringing...
Steve, Between Myself, Peter and some other locals, we can provide some kiting activities if needed. This windfest thing sounds like a good idea. Do you have...
Hung, I was talking with Tim from Active Sports (quadrifoil) and he wants to hold a *BIG* kiting event in Ottawa. Its too late for this year, but it would be ...
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Jun 14, 2002 2:23 pm
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Pretty tragic...and probably completely preventable with safety equipment. Steve. ... _________________________________________________ Steve Slaby Senior...
steve.slaby@...
Jun 14, 2002 2:23 pm
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Hi guys this is Claude from Ottawa please look at attachement photo. With all these tragedies we are hearing about we need to get good shackles i'm personally...
Hi all, I'm not in any hurry to shackle myself to my kite. I think you have a good chance of getting into trouble by not being able to bail to your wrist...
... From: rainer.schlitt@... To: Claude Courchesne Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 2:10 PM Subject: Re: saw your message in forum hi Claude, the picture...
Hi Peter and others to reply about your comment . I think we should all snap your selves this way, lets all find the pro's and con and later we could test one...
Here first one :Solid safety systems< www.solidkiteboards.com/hooksx/intro.html Next Pro Limit safety release < www.boardsports.nl/html/body_prolimit.html ...
A harness hook (not shackle) that has a quick release looks like a good idea. It should help avoid those problems of not being able to unhook. For me 20...
Thanks Peter. Good point about trying to pull on center brake line on any foil. About knife cuting lines i meant if your hand or foot got wrapped around a line...
Folks, To promote and ensure proper growth of kiting activities in Ottawa, I have formally started the first water&snow kiting school in the Ottawa region for...
Hey gang, Looks like there is sufficient interest in having kite demos, as well as a kite clinic. Are there any companies that you can think of that could ...
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Jun 19, 2002 3:48 pm
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Hi, I was just wondering if anyone has found enough wind recently (it's nor Sunday evening). I haven't been to Britannia recently, because it has looked so...
No Peter Bad wind direction and lo wind to bad i'm off this week but tommorow for two days i'm going paragliding and then golf by friday, if anybody would go...
Hi Guys Got frustrated too so went to Trenton and Kingston Sunday on the BMW. Great ride!, two wheels are the best !! Also noticed how nice and breezy it was,...
Hi all , i got to Britania Thurs by 2 pm and withness are youngest kitesurfer Derick how's only 18 yrs old, out ripping prety good and fast with a 9.0 Naish...
Hi all, did anyone get out on Sunday? I was busy with family stuff till about 3pm and then the wind dropped a bunch, at least at my place. I almost went out,...
... caps all day going 17 to 35 kms/hour at one point my wife help me launch about to let go of kite when a gust of 40kms and over came along because i could...
Hi folks, Some of the local windsurfers were talking about getting together next week to clean up a few rock piles in the bay on the south side of the point...
Peter, Are you planning on helping out ? So far its just Nic and myself so unless we get another 2-3 people, we won't bother going ahead with the cleanup! ...
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Sep 19, 2002 5:23 pm
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Hi Steve, yes, you can count me in for the cleanup. I for one only just got onto the Yahoo Ottawa Windsurfing group today, so I just found out. Others may...
What day is the clean-up? While we are at it, I'd like to mark the shoal. Wolfgang ... From: Peter Williamson <peterw@...> To:...
Wolfgang Oberhammer
woberhammer@...
Sep 19, 2002 7:58 pm
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We will pick a nice day (sunny and hopefully no wind) on monday based on the long range forecast for the week. Marking the shoal would also be a great idea! ...
steve.slaby@...
Sep 19, 2002 8:30 pm
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We should also clean up the small beach (full of rocks right now) so we can use it for preparing the kites & lines to drift launch the inflatables. Hung....
