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Windwing Demo's Available in Bay Area

Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 6:58 am
by OliverG
If anyone is interested in trying any of the Windwing kites, either the Outrage, Rage II or Rapture, we've got some kites available for demo here in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Contact Oliver at https://www.bayareakiteboarding.com by posting in the forums, sending a private message to "BayAreaKite", or via email at info@bayareakiteboarding.com


Have fun!

Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 8:33 am
by dewey
Ollie your demoing the kites???

Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 11:17 am
by charlie
ya he is!!

Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 12:42 pm
by OliverG
dewey wrote:Ollie your demoing the kites???
Dewey,

Yes, by appointment or just on the beach, depending on what I have with me. If anyone wants to demo them, they can email or message me, let me know what their level, weight, etc. is and I can bring the right kites to the beach.

Ollie

Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 11:43 am
by knyfe
Oh ollie thats nice,

by that I dont need to take kites with me. I just use yours all the time.....

.K

Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 6:23 pm
by OliverG
knyfe wrote:Oh ollie thats nice,

by that I dont need to take kites with me. I just use yours all the time.....

.K
Hmm, I must not have mentioned the one demo per kite per size limit! :-s

Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 6:45 am
by dewey
Ollie do you carry the 9m rapture with you when it's really windy. I'm thinking of getting one. Also since you have tried all the WW small kites what is your favorite??

Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 7:25 am
by OliverG
Dewey,

I tend to have it with me when conditions are favorable for smaller kites. You can plan to see much more of me at Sherman in the next couple weeks as my schedule is gaining more flexibility here soon.

As far as small WW kites, I have the 8m Rage II, Outrage 10 and Rapture 9 and the "What's your favorite?" question is tough - they are all sick in their own way. The Outrage 10 is a very powerful kite with massive air and hangtime, the Rage II is a fast, tight-radius turning kite with all the characteristics of a mid-aspect kite, but still boosts really well when lit up - it has a much quicker and more vertical lift than the Outrage. The Rapture 9 sits in between, but has quite a bit of range and depower and it a bit more of a technical kite - very tuneable, and when you get your bar sheeting action dialed in with the Rapture, the jump are very interesting. The take-off is more gentle than the other two kites, it gets good air and the hangtime is long and very glider-like.

Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 11:23 pm
by marin
Ollie,
What has been your experience on low end wind range and do you have any words of wisdom on flying technique and board size with this kite.

Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 6:33 am
by OliverG
Rick,

I've only flown the Rap 15 a few times, so can't comment on it to great extent - yet, but you can check out a thread on it here:

http://windwing.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=323&PN=1

In light conditions, I've found it have a very solid pull and good upwindability, I was riding a 130 x 36, a smallish, narrow board. Don't precisely recall the wind ranges at the time though...