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04-28-2009, 05:09 PM
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30mph record broken
It was my own personal best record. I could never seem to break my 30mph record. I sustained 31mph this weekend down in the Islamorada. Tammy and I did a DW with Gabe, Brian May, and Doug. What an amazing weekend. I also had one of my worst wipeouts when trying a speed run. Water hurts more at high speeds, I saw stars for a while. (Seriously)
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04-29-2009, 07:13 AM
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Isn't it wild that these guys are making runs almost double that speed. No to take away from the proof that you hit 30, thats quite an accomplishment, I mean with 6 more mph you don't need the board anymore you can start to barefoot. Come to think of it with the kite pulling up a little bit it is not out of the question to give it a run. Next time you are at 30mph kick the board off and head downwind a little and see how far you can barefoot ski with a kite. Good job Chris.
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04-29-2009, 11:24 AM
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I can't even imagine what it would feel like to hit 50mph. I also wouldn't want to know what it feels to hit the water at that speed either.
Does anyone else know what speeds they have hit? I think Crazy J hit 38 or 40 a while back down in the keys.
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-Chris "We don't stop kitesurfing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop kitesurfing." http://www.gulfcoastkiteboardchallenge.com
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04-29-2009, 12:21 PM
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I hit 45 yesterday until the old lady in front of me slowed down!
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04-29-2009, 01:04 PM
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I FEEL like I've gone in the 40's before!
 But it's probably like boosting... hard to judge.What type of GPS did you use to log this data?
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04-29-2009, 02:56 PM
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https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=8703
Its water proof but I still carry it in a waterproof pouch. I also put in a 2gb micro sd card. This thing is pretty cool.
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-Chris "We don't stop kitesurfing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop kitesurfing." http://www.gulfcoastkiteboardchallenge.com
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04-29-2009, 03:04 PM
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Congrats! thats awesome, winds were rippin in the keys.
Do you just wear the GPS on some sort of belt?
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04-29-2009, 07:37 PM
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I stuff it in my pocket of my board shorts. It looks impressive. :P
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