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02-01-2011, 10:02 AM
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Great job!
Awesome! I didn't think that there was any wind to do the event. I should have been there!
Is that a Rally I see in those pics? 
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02-01-2011, 11:24 AM
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Yes, I'm guessing that if we were on the other side of the bay that we would have gotten a race or two off. In truth, 6 mph is totally fine but lulls to 4 will kill us. We were really interested to have a chance to ride with Heiniken in the light wind as we just spend nearly 2 weeks with him in 20-25 in Baja. It is obvious that Tri's are competitive up wind and maybe even better than quads off the wind in the rough stuff, but now we need to find out if they hang with quads in the light breeze.
The good thing is that there are several competitive production race boards out on the market and fins are getting easier to find. Florida is a hot bed for training as some of the best guys live here and most are eager to share some info and provide tips. Gebi, Garry, and I went out before work today and rode 16's in 8-15 mph. We were reaching speeds of 25 knots near shore in this breeze. Learning to tack and jibe will take some time, but the learning curve it pretty steep. In truth, I don't really care one way or the other regarding the Olympic designation because it's tons of fun and I can do it 3-4 days a week even in the summer in Miami. Lots of water time and a good work out. It can be a bit techy in the early stages, but things have calmed down quite a bit now. It's pretty cool to see several of the worlds top dingy sailors choosing to race on kites now. The sailing community is even starting to give us a bit of respect. I'm sure that we will see some clinics starting to pop up around the country so if you are even slightly interested, give it a go.
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02-01-2011, 11:44 AM
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Rick:
Great shots..Oh, FYI...the 470 near the top of the mainsail should be a clue as to the class for this one :=))
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02-01-2011, 01:05 PM
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Thanks for your input Kent and Happy Birthday by the way. Glad you got a nice session in this morning. How about that, kiting for an entire summer HERE? Boggles the imagination! I think that alone should get more kiters into this. Are you folks still having the Wednesday evening races in Miami?
Good point Steve! Until I had spoken to Kent, I had never even heard of a 470 before. Much less had a mental picture of what it looked like. I noted the countries of origin on the sails and moved on! It was a very challenging day even for some superlative riders. Mainly because of the lighter and more uneven winds in the launch area. Further out in the bay it was rideable part of the time. It still turned off even there at times dropping kites to the water. Conditions were better where most of the other folks were racing closer to Key Biscayne.
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FKA, Inc. transcribed by: Rick Iossi Last edited by ricki; 02-01-2011 at 02:51 PM.
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