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Hi Guys,

Our same two bird nut loving nut jobs are at it AGAIN, this time they have convinced the local council that because we can operate in estuaries and operate at more than 5 knots we are a danger to swimmers. In the past 12 years there have been only 13 complaints to our Harbour Master about the operation of kiters, 11 of those have been from these two people. NOT ONE of these 13 complaints have ever been upheld as a public safety concern. There has never been a incident of a kiter running into a swimmer or member of the public in those 12 years. Yet 'concerns for swimmers safety' is all the justification the NRC thinks they need to kill off all the flat water riding in our whole region? 95% of all of our flat water kiting takes place in conditions to cold and windy for anyone to swim - this is New Zealand we are talking about.

Anyway guys, we have 1 week to get submissions in, PLEASE jump onto this site:

www.kiteboarding.org.nz

Read the details, download the submission form on the 'why submit' link, fill in your details/comments and email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Cheers,

Dave Kay
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Nice prices Jack. These Kites are a bargain and I would buy them mysel, only I am in saving mode for a new 4x4. Maybe post some photo's if you have any so people can see the goods and their colours!

Good Luck with selling them. I am sure there will some lucky punter out there who will scoop the awesome Vegas up.

Cheers
Jase
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Give us a yell if you want to go for a session sometime. I mainly kite alone so sometimes good to have someone else knowing you're there!
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Cheltenham or Shakespere Bay?
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But if you are in North Otago for the winter, try snow-kiting at the Snow Farm or Cardrona, great fun!
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So now there is no need to ring me or text for the latest weather up dates

Also if you click on the "map" button in the header you can get other station all over the world


www.weatherlink.com/user/kitezonemuriwai...ummary&headers=1
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Awesome Dan, love the cam angles
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So now there is no need to ring me or text for the latest weather up dates

Also if you click on the "map" button in the header you can get other station all over the world


www.weatherlink.com/user/kitezonemuriwai...ummary&headers=1
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Another Awesome 2.5 hours on the Razor this morning with my old 7.3 Yakuza and 10 Manta, taking photo with my cell phone of Al Noblet
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nice....

wind hasn't been to kind this summer.... so good that you got so many days. i guess with the 21m if theres a nats fart of wind its fair game.
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Back 'home' in Japan now ...

Here's what I packed into a North 160cm bag:

• Flydoor 170x50 (yes 170 but it fit anyway )
• Flyradical 139x42
• 2011 Crossbow 13
• 2010 Crossbow 16
• Dakine Fusion harness
• Bar & lines, pump & hose, wetsuit, gloves, slippers etc

All that weighed just under 32kg and I paid US$100 one way to get it to NZ. In my check-in luggage I packed my Speed3 21

I thought that was a pretty good deal cos ...

... out of 16 days in town, I got 10 sessions in
A couple of days we had other plans, one day broken sewer pipes shut down the beaches, and a couple of days there was simply no wind at all.

swellmap.com came in very handy, thanks again.

So - awesome holiday, some great riding and met some nice people too ... if I could do it over again, I'd leave the 16m at home and take a 10m instead. There were a couple of days I was over-powered on my 13 and would have had more fun on a smaller kite ... but it's all good!
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I found this interesting video on what to do when you get lofted.


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Older style board with the rail track imagery! dakine windsurf straps and marking I can identify if needed!
Lost on strong tidal outflow with fresh sw wind.. so could even end up north at Ruakaka..most likely heading south towards Te Ari
happy to post a reward if anyone finds and returns this board.. an oldy but a favourite for an easy ride!
Thanks
Chris
0274963481
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more power!. how much to you weigh? what board and kite are you using?

ps your natural foot. whoch means it going left will be your good side!. I'm goofy which means going right is better for me.
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nah the grannies aren't better for sliding hard pack sand. unless your sliding over stuff or in the soft, when they will still slide while the normals will send you flying. sometimes they can be worse axle tramping.
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