If that is legit it is pretty sweeeeet...

Long tether if he was. Updraft?

Got to be tethered, maybe to a jetski?

This isn't a jump, tethered for sure. He hardly sent the kite and sheeted out. wasted 1:18 of my time.

clearly tethered. How is he holding his ground and not being blown downwind if he isn't tethered ?


There will be a long tether line to a jetski or boat way outa the frame

he would be tethered with a long line to another rider behind him.

- Can't be a normal jump as he's not traveling downwind at all

- Can't be tethered to a boat with the shallow reef

It's very simple, there is another person riding behind with a bar attached to his harness, has to be long lines with the height he's got.

I've done this before a few times (see pic below) but only on very short lines. All you do is connect all the lines behind the harness. With a big kite and high winds you can keep riding in the air for a long time.

two blokes in the first shot and if you look hard you can see the tether in the shadow on the reef.

Gfly said..
This isn't a jump, tethered for sure. He hardly sent the kite and sheeted out. wasted 1:18 of my time.

Bloody oath!

Farrrrrrrrrrrrr ouuttt

I am sick of fake crap in the world.

This just un-made my day

That's it!!!

Soooooooooo sick of..

* Fake promises made by billionare pigs to ordinary people's lives and their livelihood
* Rich powerful "elite" doing what ever they want at the expense of others
* Corruption in Gov getting out of hand
* Corruption and greed in the Edu dept
* Politicians promising and not delivering
* Cold coffee because my missus keeps interrupting me to read this or that in the news
* Kids whinging at soccer matches and not focusing on the coach!
* Whining mothers at shopping isles about product X not being at the same shelf, at the same height and at the same price!
* Local kids running around like a pack of wild dogs committing kiddie crimes and the law patting them on the wrist!
* XXXX beer - ugh!

I am loosing it!!! Arrgghhh

cbulota said..

- Can't be a normal jump as he's not traveling downwind at all

- Can't be tethered to a boat with the shallow reef

It's very simple, there is another person riding behind with a bar attached to his harness, has to be long lines with the height he's got.

I've done this before a few times (see pic below) but only on very short lines. All you do is connect all the lines behind the harness. With a big kite and high winds you can keep riding in the air for a long time.

Ahh yeah that makes sense lol.

Obviously a tow-up but it got me thinking, this is sort of how a snowkite jump looks. Would there be some way to do a jump, hit the updraft from a nearby hill/mountain, and glide back to the water? Or would the wind always catch you and send you back downwind again...

cbulota said..

dyyylan said..
Obviously a tow-up but it got me thinking, this is sort of how a snowkite jump looks. Would there be some way to do a jump, hit the updraft from a nearby hill/mountain, and glide back to the water? Or would the wind always catch you and send you back downwind again...

yep it's called soaring, you would need strong on-shore winds and very steep dunes to create an updraft and lift.

Super dangerous, but it's been done before here in Oz. I managed to find the video: vk.com/video-18388581_145656493

Link no work.
In the video there the dunes are way too far away to cause an updraft over the water. 100% impossible cause.
If you watch paragliders, they have to stick very close to the hill to take advantage of the updraft. I've done some sailplane flying and can confirm that. As soon as you get further away from the hills you start sinking again. So tethered is only explanation.
I enjoyed the video anyway!

Absolutbeginer said..
Sea anchor

See anchor?

Loftywinds said...
* XXXX beer - ugh!

I am loosing it!!! Arrgghhh

We feel your pain Lofty.