Formula Kite Racing Is Breathtaking

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  • @onamonapia7811
    @onamonapia7811 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My back hurts just watching this.

  • @dosgos
    @dosgos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Doubled over backs look uncomfortable compared to windsurfing. But...the foil provides a smooth ride & the big kite provides stronger and smoother winds. These racers are going very fast ( I see some races average 30+ knots).

    • @FizzBhaal
      @FizzBhaal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Does look straining. You’d think they could attach the main wires to the board, and just have the control lines in hand.

    • @Mcconks
      @Mcconks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Lots of hip ad lower back problems in future years sadly

    • @dosgos
      @dosgos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Mcconks There has got to be a better way to harness the kite without that doubled up back. I can imagine back problems even while racing.

    • @its4michael
      @its4michael 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@FizzBhaal kite lines stay on the rider as they and the board are frequently separated in turn-around manuvers or tricks (different boards and kites). The rider must also respond intuitively to the different pressures the kite pulls (like a shock absorber) as wind, angle or turbulence affects the kite. It is quite the balance of forces. But yes, I kiteboard and the back takes a beating. In certain conditions it can be relaxing but going fast is rough.

    • @Thurcke
      @Thurcke 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dosgos a paragliding harnass has its mountingpoints higher on the body. That might work.

  • @bretgreen5314
    @bretgreen5314 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I am a boater, and I remember one day in San Francisco monumental winds and the waves were absolutely treacherous. I looked out to sea and what do you think I saw??? A bunch of wind surfers flying around, doing flips spins and etc. I was absolutely astounded. Still am. . .

    • @cycologist7069
      @cycologist7069 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Windsurfing has been a huge sport in SF for a long time. Kiteboarding too. SF Bay is a world class spot.

  • @Daniela-Christianson
    @Daniela-Christianson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +246

    Am I the only one picturing all those kite lines tangling up together 😂?

    • @mathewkeipert6021
      @mathewkeipert6021 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Same.

    • @Toffies974
      @Toffies974 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Same

    • @wavefuse
      @wavefuse 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      same!

    • @Antipodean33
      @Antipodean33 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I never made this comment above, it was made on a sailing clip and I noticed it here as I made another comment on this clip. I tried to delete it but it won't go, I've never seen this before, it's very strange

    • @johnnydfred
      @johnnydfred 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Optimum body position sure looks uncomfortable. Last sport I can think of that beat the crap out of the body was inline skating. Pretty to watch in the highlight reels tho.

  • @nitrokale7045
    @nitrokale7045 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    When I first saw Corey do this in the 90s I never thought it would progress to this. Fantastic.

  • @markalan1501
    @markalan1501 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Man that music was incredible. Great job with that!!

  • @corujariousa
    @corujariousa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    Amazing sport! This one deserves to become Olympic.

    • @COLLAR01
      @COLLAR01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Why??????????

    • @corujariousa
      @corujariousa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@COLLAR01 Requires lots of skills, training, has elements of technology research for best possible equipment, it is practiced all over the world and is exciting to watch as well.

    • @rahulwithraj
      @rahulwithraj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's going to be in Paris Olympic

    • @cycologist7069
      @cycologist7069 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It almost was, tho without the foils.

    • @reitairue2073
      @reitairue2073 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@corujariousa meh

  • @MaxPowersHedgehog
    @MaxPowersHedgehog 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Thank you for this. Quite amazing thing to do. Great shots to show this sport off nicely.

  • @bmanbarry40
    @bmanbarry40 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Amazing video! Amazing sport! I'm instantly addicted. I have to know where that soundtrack came from and the name of the band or the person performing the music.

  • @viktorgusev1288
    @viktorgusev1288 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Doubled over backs look uncomfortable compared to windsurfing. But...the foil provides a smooth ride & the big kite provides stronger and smoother winds.

  • @LeonardZech
    @LeonardZech 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great images, beautifully shot and edited! 👌

  • @mkogrady6078
    @mkogrady6078 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Looks like a lot of fun if you had the timecand experience to zip around the water thisvvway.
    Heck, they're going faster than a lot of waterskiers would be going, and its not noisy.

    • @mitseraffej5812
      @mitseraffej5812 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Not noisy or polluting and I guess takes considerably more skill.

    • @richskater
      @richskater 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mitseraffej5812 All he said was they're going faster and you're attacking him like he said "what about...". You must really hate waterskiers.

    • @mitseraffej5812
      @mitseraffej5812 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@richskater I use to go waterskiing with a friend when I was young and while being great fun, going fast is mostly dependant on the boats engine. Even as a rank amateur I could go fast. Compared to surfing waterskiing is real easy. I imagine kite boarding also takes a while to become proficient and that is all I am saying.

  • @DanielSMatthews
    @DanielSMatthews 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This sport is proof that no matter what some kid dreams up there is a chance that it will become a reality in their lifetime.

    • @cycologist7069
      @cycologist7069 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's actually a pretty old sport at this point.

    • @DanielSMatthews
      @DanielSMatthews 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cycologist7069 So am I.

  • @benjaminhawthorne1969
    @benjaminhawthorne1969 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Excellent video!🙂 I'm hoping to take up kite boarding at Montrose beach on Lake Michigan in Chicago this year. This video has got me stoked!😎

  • @49minutesago
    @49minutesago 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Would love to see this as next Olympic exhibition sport.

    • @camcammy4753
      @camcammy4753 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It is in the next Olympics

    • @49minutesago
      @49minutesago 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@camcammy4753
      Cool,thanks

    • @johnhanson5943
      @johnhanson5943 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Too good for the rotten Olympics

  • @Statek63
    @Statek63 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Judging from the riders' body positions it must be one of most complex and convoluted ways to take a dump into the water at a high speed 🤣

    • @u1zha
      @u1zha 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think the looks are a bit deceiving, the harness attaches to the waist and they're not really holding on to the bar for their dear life.

    • @MikeMPharmaCyclist
      @MikeMPharmaCyclist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They need to counter the force of the kite with body weight as it pulls the waist harness. What's it like living in a fog of ignorance? 😂

    • @cycologist7069
      @cycologist7069 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're about as sharp as a bowling ball.

    • @cvanscho
      @cvanscho 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@MikeMPharmaCyclist No need to get personal or insulting.

    • @AuRowe
      @AuRowe 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@cvanscho People rude for no reason are almost always lacking intelligence themselves.

  • @TydalWind
    @TydalWind 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Music by Trudelmer - Shadow Orders... I found the song on Spotify, but it won't play.

  • @MrTigerlore
    @MrTigerlore 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great music match with the video.

  • @snowgorilla9789
    @snowgorilla9789 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    HOLY SHIT ! and I thought single handing a Hobie 16 in a stiff wind was a gas. Have never seen or heard of these missles

    • @cycologist7069
      @cycologist7069 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Seriously? You've never heard of or seen this sport? Kiteboarding more or less started in the late 90s and was the fastest growing water sport throughout the 00s, then SUP kind of took over.

  • @Bill-in-SF
    @Bill-in-SF 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Great athletes, but let's also acknowledge a great edit with the right soundtrack. Nice job!

    • @jackconnolly2665
      @jackconnolly2665 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's the best track I've heard on YT,............although the standards are ridiculously low here :)

    • @ianickgentes4078
      @ianickgentes4078 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree and looking for the title of the soundtrack

  • @marcjohnson7882
    @marcjohnson7882 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The stances are gigantic, but understandable. Pure performance!

  • @williamsecor7745
    @williamsecor7745 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Used to watch the Kite Surfers off the jetty at Ft Pierce in Florida. Fantastic

  • @aaronlegan892
    @aaronlegan892 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What a powerful and beautiful sport!!! Yes if I was only 40 years younger.

    • @flinch622
      @flinch622 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It all began with the Americas Cup, and the special keel design a couple decades back: finding that precious location balance for wind power which is a different matter compared to a motor powered hydrofoil. I have to say this looks like an absolute blast - just don't ever nose that board in.

    • @cycologist7069
      @cycologist7069 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      There are people who've taken up kiteboarding in their late 60s, tho not with the foil.

  • @louise8752
    @louise8752 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My fiancé has been kiteboarding for 10 years and now kite foiling too. He and his friends have a blast!!! It gets way more fun when you jump!!

  • @thibod07
    @thibod07 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amazing! They are surely moving fast! I hope that they follow some strict rules when in group as danger comes with speed in a group. One thing for sure it looks amazing

  • @arnoldmayii3563
    @arnoldmayii3563 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    People really will race anything! This was cool to discover.

  • @Chris.Davies
    @Chris.Davies 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Low-altitude Paragliding with a hydrofoil!
    The big downside is clearly the horrible "heel side turn" of a snowboard they're all having to do, when it's the toe-side that's comfortable, and properly inside the curve.
    Also, if your wing gets tangled, or swamped, you aren't gonna have a good day.
    Ex-paragliding and ex-ski instructor.

  • @datianlongan5567
    @datianlongan5567 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Taking sailing to a whole new level!

  • @NicolasValentinScotland
    @NicolasValentinScotland 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I use to wind surf 40 years ago , but this is different class . Brilliant .

    • @klausuhlig7141
      @klausuhlig7141 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey but someone had to do it, my Dad started wind surfing at the age of 60, and that was 30 years ago, Me I started surfing at 50+

    • @NicolasValentinScotland
      @NicolasValentinScotland 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@klausuhlig7141 I just kayak fish now .easy

    • @dano336
      @dano336 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      same here , we thought we were doing great, late 80's off Daytona beach. But this is incredible

  • @Jvljvljvl
    @Jvljvljvl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow so impressive! I can see the elements of a few sports giving birth to this sport.

  • @alanjm1234
    @alanjm1234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm just learning.
    What amazes me about the good guys, is they really never look at the kite!
    Guess they know exactly what it's doing from the lines. If I take my eyes off it for a couple of seconds it'll do something I didn't want!

    • @NGC1433
      @NGC1433 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Train the feel for it - spend some time each session just holding the kite at 12 without looking at it. Little steps, take your eyes off and feel where it pulls - look up and correct. After some time, try to correct without looking, or taking a peek and turning back away.

  • @philgray1023
    @philgray1023 2 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    If only I was 47 years younger, I'd be there.

    • @rodgoddard5113
      @rodgoddard5113 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Me too

    • @Dawn2DuskAdventuring
      @Dawn2DuskAdventuring 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Right brother I feel that a lot these days.

    • @ded.serious
      @ded.serious 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You would have an excuse like you have right now, just go and do it

    • @levitated-pit
      @levitated-pit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      make that 57 yrs

    • @moleisrich1
      @moleisrich1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I’m with your but he’ll might as well give it a go.

  • @RT-np5ws
    @RT-np5ws 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Back wont last enjoy while you can walk but impresive

  • @djmir4
    @djmir4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The music on this a freakin jam!

  • @Briguy1027
    @Briguy1027 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Actually now that I look at it, it's basically sailing, but with the gear you can tack faster than any boat.

    • @MikeMPharmaCyclist
      @MikeMPharmaCyclist 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Indeed, power kites are awesome for their maneuverability and versatility with different gear/conditions.

  • @punkinhaidmartin
    @punkinhaidmartin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Okay, so sound hound can't identify that music, and I want to know who made it because I like it and I would like to hear more from whoever it is.
    What to do?

    • @julyasa8095
      @julyasa8095 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yea!

    • @SkellyGraves
      @SkellyGraves 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i found its called Shadow Orders by Trudelmer but i cant find it anywhere

  • @cabanford
    @cabanford 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Sort of like a wet 2D paragliding race.

  • @Dawn2DuskAdventuring
    @Dawn2DuskAdventuring 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    How do these riders not get pulled up into orbit is beyond me. 💪🏼👊🤙🏽

    • @mickcarson8504
      @mickcarson8504 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LOL. Best comment. 😄👍

    • @butzbach1
      @butzbach1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      They actually have their feet in holders on the board. The boards are hydrofoil so it ain’t pulling out of the water. Yes, they adjust but one foot stays connected at all times. If not, they would be pulled off. Compare this to regular kite surfing where the board is not a hydrofoil.

    • @Marlow88
      @Marlow88 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@butzbach1 I am a strapless kite hydrofoiler so I will have to respectfully disagree. Many people ride without straps.

    • @its4michael
      @its4michael 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      These foil kites are designed to stay nearly parallel to the wind window for maximum power and their wing is shaped for maximum speed. They don't loft very well at all at the top of the wind window and have to stay moving to keep inflated. They pull sideways more than they pull up.

    • @louise8752
      @louise8752 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's called gravity

  • @jeremyripton
    @jeremyripton 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Spectacular...a real Bond movie escape mechanism....as long as there's enough wind....

  • @larsthorwald3338
    @larsthorwald3338 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Woah. Coolest thing I've seen on the 'net in ages. 👍

  • @markw2266
    @markw2266 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Couple of real world issues that kiting hasn't gotten by for me. Space due to lines, and you should always have some help to launch and retrieve. One other downer is if you want to take a break it's not as easy as just dropping the sail it the water and sitting on your board. I do like the simplicity of not needing a mast and a boom and the kites seem to have a wider range of wind conditions than does a windsurfing sail. Still has my curiosity.

    • @billdelicatessen948
      @billdelicatessen948 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Been kitesurfing for 20 years, lines and space never an issue. Taking a break is as easy as dropping the kite, and putting it back up when ready. Inflatables 100% easier then foil for solo launching and recovery

    • @markw2266
      @markw2266 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@billdelicatessen948 where do you do most of your kite surfing? One more question, I was stuck in the transformation of windsurfing equipment through the 80's- 20's of improvement of design. It reached a point where the improvements were not all that huge. Has kitting gotten there yet or are the newer kites leapes and bounds over something produced a couple years ago? . Got up on a kite a few times but didn't invest the time to figure out the handling aspect to getting up wind. I may do a week of school down in Hatteras. Finding a week of good wind is the biggest issue. Unfortunately my career has me locked down for another couple years and if I'm going to learn it needs to be soon. I'm running out of body to get it done correctly. Probably would be high on my bucket list of things to do after cashing a winning lottery ticket...be a wind bum for a few seasons.

    • @bastienlvdx1779
      @bastienlvdx1779 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@markw2266 I don't know if there won't be more improvements but kiting gear has gotten pretty stable in the last few years, especially when it come to safety. Performance wise I think all rounder kites now do pretty much all anyone could need for casual practice. Finally some people start rather "old" (60+), you'll be fine!

    • @srr441
      @srr441 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I was first kitesurfing 25 years ago, with that perspective they've definitely hit a refinement curve 10 years ago and flattened out.
      Just don't by an older kite. Things corrode, lines get old and fabric stretches.
      All recent kites have good depower which gives wind range and let's you get out of trouble. And good safety releases and water relaunch.
      25 years ago, I was the first where we rode, to put a safety release on my harness. No kite had them stock, used a yachting release. And kites had too much drag so limited depower (limited how forward they could go in window and depower by bringing them upwind), if not careful you got into a bad situation where you kept accelerating and the drag meant the kite got stuck in the power zone and kept increasing power as apparent wind speed increased until you had to much speed for your board to stay in the water. Had to either crash the kite or learn to catch it early and get the kite up above you to reduce power before it had too much and sent you skyward. And yeah, we started before these kites with single skin kites that couldn't water relaunch, no control bar, two vertical paddles with a strap around our backs riding home made boards.
      Used to hang out with Peter Lynn and his son Pete. Also tested out early kite boats.

    • @its4michael
      @its4michael 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm 58 and learned about 5 years ago. There are some really easy going, easily relaunchable kites out there. Get a good instructor and bomb their kites before purchasing your own ;)

  • @fertysurfer
    @fertysurfer 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    These guys are out training on Fuerteventura now, from Flag Beach, for the Olympics. Incredible speed with 23 metre kites. You can see them in the background on the fuerteplayas Web cam from Waikiki beach, Corralejo. Screaming along at unimaginable speed.

  • @amandablaise2112
    @amandablaise2112 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video, and the music is awesome. I wish I knew what music this was so I could download.

  • @eneastavora1943
    @eneastavora1943 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Not only the sport, but the soundtrack is also extreme !

  • @johntaylor1947
    @johntaylor1947 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That looks like a blast. I still love trapping with my catamaran.

  • @jwnrocks
    @jwnrocks 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of the best TH-cams I’ve seen in quite a while!

  • @captainsirjackchucklebutty6147
    @captainsirjackchucklebutty6147 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can somebody show us the course they are sailing please? Is a reaching start and downwind zigzags? How can they all get round an upwind/downwind race?

  • @iz5772
    @iz5772 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This should be an Olympic sport

  • @friendoftellus5741
    @friendoftellus5741 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The future of sailing !!!!

  • @jakegrace108
    @jakegrace108 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Amazing, i want to do it, QQ posture is so low to water! and chest seems hunched misaligned but they ride perfectly. Any footage of the wipe outs? must be bad tacos

  • @markjmaxwell9819
    @markjmaxwell9819 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow a great time to be alive..
    So many new and exciting pass times invented in the last twenty five years.
    Wind power with hydrofoil efficiency.
    I could imagine the sh*t that would go down with a chute tangle....
    😂😂😂👍

  • @foesfly3047
    @foesfly3047 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This was developed at least 2 full decades too late for this dude but Man, what a rush!!

  • @TheMRTVID
    @TheMRTVID 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome action - what is the music track please as Id like to download it !

  • @jefflindeman
    @jefflindeman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Channel worth a sub for this vid alone. Nicely done. Great music too. Cheers

  • @creamrising
    @creamrising 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This soundtrack is fucking excellent.

  • @larrrevenga49
    @larrrevenga49 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That’s epic stuff right there
    Loved it

  • @2dclxvi
    @2dclxvi 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Competitions must be a constant battle to avoid getting tangled in other people's sails...you're limited to passing on the outside exclusively it seems.

  • @pteamwheeler
    @pteamwheeler 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great looking sport. Very catchy tune too, anyone know what it is?

  • @gameboy228
    @gameboy228 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If this existed back in the my snow skiing days I would have definitely done this as well. Looks like so much fun.

  • @iviewthetube
    @iviewthetube 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I didn't realize that so many people are so good at doing this.

    • @cycologist7069
      @cycologist7069 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was the fastest growing and most popular watersport in the 00s, tho without the foilboards.

  • @simondalzell6108
    @simondalzell6108 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great filming excellent music. Who is playing ?

  • @bearclaw5115
    @bearclaw5115 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's a whole lot of physics to balance all at once!

  • @theoskeptomai2535
    @theoskeptomai2535 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This sport is not as difficult as it seems. In fact, it is rather easy to perfect. The key is learning how to control the wind and the waves.

    • @AnyMotoUSA
      @AnyMotoUSA 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They're basically doing squats the entire time...and you can't take a break. It might be easy to move, but in a race where you can't just stop?

  • @Zomby_Woof
    @Zomby_Woof 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Being somewhat fixated on the what-it's of time travel, it immediately occurred to me that this is one of the technologies that one could implement without any detailed knowledge or supporting technologies.
    Imagine you're on a trireme closing on the enemy when suddenly a horde of troops comes screaming in on you on kite driven foils, hurl Greek fire at your ship, and vanish off into the distance.

    • @dominodoggy1
      @dominodoggy1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "Yet their crude brass and wooden foils were somewhat less effective than the compression forged carbon fiber counterparts we have in use today, and their hemp sails were not tough and lightweight like modern woven superfilaments. Nine times out of ten, the target vessel merely moved away in time, passing out of range of even the strongest arms"

    • @Zomby_Woof
      @Zomby_Woof 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dominodoggy1 There is nothing about a foil that requires exotic materials.
      Silk has been used for sails for thousands of years, and spruce is an extremely strong, lightweight construction material.

  • @cycologist7069
    @cycologist7069 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm honestly surprised at how many commenters have never seen this sport. Great vid BTW.

  • @friendsmakingmusic1751
    @friendsmakingmusic1751 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Having been on the forefront of sailing hydrofoils, what I see is the amount of effort still being used to counteract the roll component of the equation.
    Still don't think they have broken the 50kn barrier.
    Looks like fun, but I did have a close friend die while kite sailing back in the early 2000s. Be careful

    • @nickjunes
      @nickjunes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How did he die?

    • @friendsmakingmusic1751
      @friendsmakingmusic1751 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@nickjunes He was kitesailing on Corpus bay and got lofted and slammed into a telephone pole 20 yards in shore. He was on the forefront of the kitesailing movement. Peter Nordby

    • @pencilpauli9442
      @pencilpauli9442 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sorry for your loss.
      What sort of speeds are these guys doing?

    • @friendsmakingmusic1751
      @friendsmakingmusic1751 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@pencilpauli9442 If you are referring to the video I do not know. It does not look as fast as we were going in the 80s, we were doing high 40s, BUT in 35kn winds.

    • @pencilpauli9442
      @pencilpauli9442 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@friendsmakingmusic1751
      Thank you
      Just wonder the sort of speeds the kite racers were doing in the video.

  • @kjlahti782
    @kjlahti782 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    In the Olympics will their "sails/chute" be in the colours of their countries? How fast are they going? What would be the distances they would be racing? I could see GO cameras for the viewers during the races.

  • @RZ-eu2rl
    @RZ-eu2rl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The sharks are wondering what is going on.

    • @RockLeeMC
      @RockLeeMC 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bruce waits patiently.

  • @mikesrcgarage
    @mikesrcgarage 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That looks so awesome it doesn't seem possible but it is! 🤯👍

  • @Jerrymc1975
    @Jerrymc1975 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They need a demolition derby!

  • @zpza8666
    @zpza8666 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ce qui est très dommage, c'est que vous ne laissez pas la camera ficus sur les changements de bords, pour avoir le temps de visualiser la manœuvre, changements de pieds, c'est dommage car c'est le plus intéressant 😢

  • @douglasalexander4348
    @douglasalexander4348 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Where’s the shots of it all going wrong at the gybe mark ?

    • @jaimemetcher388
      @jaimemetcher388 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      30m wide and doing 25 knots...what could possibly go wrong?

    • @douglasalexander4348
      @douglasalexander4348 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jaimemetcher388 It’s the foils, you ever seen one on its side when some one crashes in front of you ? This is perfect promo footage, so your not going to see the carnage.

    • @KKIcons
      @KKIcons 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Please we need a bloopers reel

  • @RobbsHomemadeLife
    @RobbsHomemadeLife 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This blew my mind. I had no idea this even existed. I subscribed.

  • @skesmond606
    @skesmond606 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Kevin Shepherd started this in 83. He said smaller kite stacked will win the race. He "hydro kite " raced wind surfers. He was the only one for ten years.

  • @Hans-mg5nf
    @Hans-mg5nf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So progress does exits, from my windsurfboard with wooden sword to this level. Excllent dream.

  • @prwchan
    @prwchan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's the most futuristic thing I've ever seen 🤣

  • @jessiecoastaliving
    @jessiecoastaliving 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Where was this filmed? It’s beautiful

    • @earthlingjohn
      @earthlingjohn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Many locations...
      Some scenes looked like they were filmed in the Columbia River Gorge (Hood River, Oregon/White Salmon, Washington)

  • @rogerhamilton4961
    @rogerhamilton4961 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This looks like a blast!

  • @2009salsared
    @2009salsared 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jet skis with no noise and great beauty? Wow!

  • @dalehill6127
    @dalehill6127 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video, great music, *WILD* sport, fantastic!!!😲😃👏🏻

  • @jimpaisley2583
    @jimpaisley2583 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I see mostly 18M kites, what do you think the wind speed was, 18 mph? I don't see a lot of white caps....

  • @Rumb1epit
    @Rumb1epit 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful chaos , How this isn't a cluster F of crashes and tangles ill never know.

  • @pubfixture
    @pubfixture 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    As soon as I see ram-air kites i think, oh hey, French people.

  • @R0cky0
    @R0cky0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    any idea where this was?

  • @EmpiricalWizard
    @EmpiricalWizard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    How do they do that without getting all tangled up with each other?

    • @adamblackman6660
      @adamblackman6660 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      For real. Just imagine paragliders doing this in mass hundreds of feet from the ground in huge clusters too…

  • @thinkingape7655
    @thinkingape7655 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is killer, but what are the credits for the music playing?

  • @kennethken8974
    @kennethken8974 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How do they start the race together ? Who lifts those sails ?

  • @torotom2023
    @torotom2023 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    OMG I get back pain already from watching!

  • @jon630
    @jon630 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I assume they have to hike out like that to try and tilt the foil the windward and avoid the sail dragging them to leeward? Looks kind of funky hahaha

  • @porkyswelding
    @porkyswelding 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    how do they not get tangled up? i'm guessing this is a positive promotional so they don't show wrecks.

    • @KKIcons
      @KKIcons 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe the guy in Windsurfing TV will cover this sometime, or maybe a similar kite channel (which shows humorous bails)

  • @skidogbill
    @skidogbill 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How do they not get tangled up?

  • @Rickles37
    @Rickles37 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So much to learn young
    Skywalker.

  • @seanogallchoir3237
    @seanogallchoir3237 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you enjoy our beautiful Ocean Planet. # HeroesAtSea.

  • @caitlynkelly4312
    @caitlynkelly4312 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    the human machine must be in top condition for this one I expect- I imagine these riders have really defined back abs ... what a rush to be able to see them

  • @glennthomson2461
    @glennthomson2461 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great music too.
    Any clues?

  • @macrumpton
    @macrumpton 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the pinnacle of solo sail racing in the 21st century!

  • @someguydino6770
    @someguydino6770 หลายเดือนก่อน

    that IS the absolute safest way to fly a paraglider right there folks

  • @RavenRaven-se6lr
    @RavenRaven-se6lr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    How fast how many knots across the water. Amazing skill🇦🇺👍

    • @rcpmac
      @rcpmac 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      30 knots

  • @rmidawg
    @rmidawg 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So, how do you go faster? Tightening the sail?

  • @kahhowong3417
    @kahhowong3417 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A sport where a Masters in Aerodynamics might be more of a hindrance than a help.