Strapless Kiters rule KSP World Tour

Bulldog · Post by **Bulldog** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 2:19 pm

If you haven't seen any of the clips from the KSP One Eye wave kiting contest in Mauritius, you need to check out the amazing riding. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30W8ShYMdaQ

The contest finished yesterday, and everyone in the semi-finals and finals was riding strapless.

Strapped-in wave kiting is done. =D> This contest has clearly established the demise of the idea that kitesurfers need to be attached to their boards to shred. It's hard to imagine that in a year or two, anyone using footbelts will be participating in contests like these

This opens up a big horizon for kiting. Watch a pro surf contest and you will see surfers getting more air on their own power than most kiters riding waves strapless are currently capable of. The progression has just gotten a lot longer, but the best kiters are going to get there in a few years. It's exciting.

Okay, done with my rant. Discuss amongst yourselves.

WindMuch · Post by **WindMuch** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 4:41 pm

Strapped-in wave kiting is done.

Oh, my. Silly me. I thought it was only Windsurfing which had been cancelled. Now strapped-in wave riding too? Dang, I'm just SO behind the curve!

I guess I'll sell all my gear and let you have all my waves!

(grin)

Kirk out

mike · Post by **mike** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 4:42 pm

Amazing stuff. Will this be a regular event on the tour? I don't follow pro surfing closely but yeah it's crazy how airborne it is now. Gotta only be a matter of time before kiting catches up. The ASP World Tour is coming to SF in November, maybe the bay area could see a KSP event in the future?

adamrod · Post by **adamrod** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 4:42 pm

while impressive, I really think the future is strapless/boardless wave kiting. body surfing the wave is really the purest form of surfing.

I want to see those pro's body drag out and then get tubed without bothering with straps or boards...

Aloha · Post by **Aloha** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 5:01 pm

I heard those guys that dominated no straps are already working on next year's stoke

no harnesses

steve · Post by **steve** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 8:18 pm

In the beginning...windsurf contests were strapless and no harnesses :=)
steve

romain · Post by **romain** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:42 pm

Last day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t19Fn6TYc0[/video]

discojuggernaut · Post by **discojuggernaut** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 3:04 pm

Mitu is insane as usual. He's got Buttons' fluid surfing style and free-thinking approach to waves. Inspiring!

Jeb Mud · Post by **Jeb Mud** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 6:44 pm

I need more dangling to have fun

Levito · Post by **Levito** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 2:55 pm

+1 strapless. Straps are for the brassiers.

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