Strapless kitesurfing: The week before surgery

A short strapless video from last summer theweek before my ACL surgery.

 

Found some old footage from the summer and thought I'd put together a little vid, some nice duck gybes, a small ariel re-entry and some board reversals are highlight. As usual in Kent waves were small..............

 

 

NORTH REBEL 14M 2007 KITESURF KITE K/ONLY

£149 delivered

This kite is a brilliant low wind kite / heavier rider. The rebel is an ultra friendly, easy kite to fly with massive depower and easy relaunch. The kite is kite only and is best flown on the North 5th element bar and lines. The kite has been well used but is still in good condition, it has 2 large repairs and a variety of small repairs but all have been professionally done. The kite itself is ready to fly.

 

Bladder repairs

Here are a few examples of the range of different bladder repairs that have been carried out over the last month.

Repairing of large rip in bladder.

Before

After

Here is a resealed tip of a bladder after an end blow out.....

Resealed tip of leading edge bladder

Here is a bladder where a meter of bladder was glued in to replaceda destroyed section......

Bladder with replacement section glued in

Other repairs include finding of pinprick repairs and patching and the replacement of valves.

Best Yarga 9m 2007 comp w bar and lines £240

BEST YARGA 9M 2007

ECLIPSE 45CM 4 LINE BAR

£240

 

This setup is complete and ready to fly. The Yarga is a hybrid / SLE that can be flown on either 4 line or 5 line mode (it comes setup as 4 line). The Yarga has a huge range, easy relaunch and is well built. The kite is in very good condition it has one medium repair on the leading edge (see photo) and a small one nearby. It also has a few small professional repairs in the canopy (all are professionally done!!). The Yarga is a versatile kite whether for a beginner or someone more advanced. The kite comes with Eclipse 45cm 4 line bar and lines. This is in excellent condition has quick release, big depower range and several safety systems.

The kite comes with bag but there is no leash or pump.