John Barresi

Great initial collection Obijuan.

Wierd... I put up a login thing for another site, and it rolled over to the Kitelife home page. Got it removed for the moment, until I figure it out. Should be working a-ok now.

A Wind of Change is 100% reputable... Kent Kingston is a good guy, and has been a supporter of Kitelife for almost 2 years now.

Had to upgrade the forum software for security reasons, please be patient while we add modifications/graphics back in.

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Congrats JD!

Danka, gracias, arigato, merci, and all the rest...

to me... to me... Still the baby!

There are also links to several galleries, posted on GWTW. http://gwtw-kites.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=28666

I love it when my lines sing... As long as they're not belting out ACDC or high acapella.

Over 20mph, vented is ideal... With a 4 wrap LE, and maybe even a 3 wrap LE laid in next to it. You can still fly a full sail, but it's a lot of kite to handle.

See if MonkeyBoy has similar issues, he runs a MAC sometimes.

FYI - While a 4 wrap is good for general use, the SLE may be the order of the day for a Berkeley afternoon... Winds are often in the 20mph range.

Hehehehe... I love pre-prize drawing swordplay.

They're MPEG... And pretty darned big. Are you saving to your hard drive before viewing them? I generally use Windows Media Player, been working fine with these.

Mike, it depends... What are the average wind conditions you get on your home field?

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Good, I'll have at least two to school.

Agreed.

A simple snap stall would start with the bottom hand going out, then the top one... It's a quick motion that way, then a slight reversal from there to compensate for the kite wanting to keeping spinning around. The motion itself should typically be small (not much movement/distance), but should be very fast as if you were cracking the tip of a whip... Handspeed is crucial, less so in lighter winds. Best I can explain it for the moment.

My pleasure... That's what Kitelife is here for, to facilitate.

I got an email from Corey himself. He and I have been friends for roughly 16 years. I would imagine the refund is for an extra item that was not available... Or, perhaps for the delay... I really don't know.

Both spinning and fade ability usually improve, but roll ups are a BIG improvement with weights on the tail.

You're in good hands Nicolas... It's in the mail now.