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Ivan - i don't know if its meant to but for Junior BPA it doesn't exclude the points that we don't do (i believe) Namely D, H, L and M Of course i'm rubbish so i may be wrong? Never try to eat more than you can lift

Just take a lot of money...... Never try to eat more than you can lift

Plus he hasn't posted for a while.... anyone there??? Never try to eat more than you can lift

So true - if i was to try and "girly" run (no offence to any girls out there!) that is how i would do it. Its the flailing arms that make it so funny!! But his Aikido is VERY solid - although he practises a non competitive form. Never try to eat more than you can lift

I vote the new DVD player route. I got one from currys for 35 quid. Its better than the 200 quid one i got a couple of years back Never try to eat more than you can lift

Note to ANYONE with an ipod - ditch the standard headphones - they suck (and apparently you are now far more likely to get mugged with white headphones than black ones) and replace with some low end sennheisers or some such. the difference in sound quality is amazing! (i have a 2nd Gen one) Never try to eat more than you can lift

I know other people have had problems but i have to give credit - my suit came in 3 weeks, perfect fit, and have been jumping it a year now and its still going strong. Someone else in the same order had one that wasn't so good, so they made him a new one and let him keep the old one. But generally i have to echo what jp said. Go with someone local - easier comeback if it all goes wrong. Never try to eat more than you can lift

Ah sorry - my bad. Put the wrong search term in. Reading now...... Never try to eat more than you can lift

errrr. whats the background? Tough break though Never try to eat more than you can lift

on the sprung deck of a hobie cat on a beach in Malaysia... that was after we decided that the beach was WAAAAAYYY less comfortable than it looked Never try to eat more than you can lift

It should be noted that motorcycle and skdiving helmets work differently and Motorcycle helmets (at least in the UK) come with a manufacturers lifespan which is 3 years for most, but 5 for my Arai for some reason. On motorbike lids, they have a shell, the same as on the skydiving helmets, but the key part is the "filling" which is designed to give way in the event of an impact, slowing the deceleration and therefore reduce the damage. (hence why they are more bulky and expensive) A skydiving lid is pretty much just the shell to ward against feet, doors, other sharp bits and some padding to make it comfy. I wouldn't like to put it to the test in an impact with the ground.... Impact protection is marginal at best Never try to eat more than you can lift

Slingshot - good kites. Fuel is Pokey too. my x3's (8,12 and 16) are great (fast and very lifty) if you have the right wind but if it drops 5 knots you are stuffed. And definitely not a beginner kite. UK is cold, but we have some really good spots. The beach i taught on was about 4k long, with a fairly regular 2-4 foot swell to play in. We are having some access problems in various areas but they are being fought down to th wire. Councils are scared of insurance claims because you do get the idiots who don't know what they are doing or think they know best. I used to carry a hook knife and if it looked like someone was in danger of getting us banned then goodbye lineset (and if you are really good you can do it out in the water as well!) at 120 quid a go they think twice about doing that more than once.... Only needed that twice though, usually the rest of the local crowd sorted them out before that was needed. Wouldn't mind a bit of kiting in Cali though, if i make it to Perris in April and the wind is up.....?? Never try to eat more than you can lift

You put your privates in a bag and hang them out the window?! You guys are kinky! Never try to eat more than you can lift

Jeez - how big is your kite!? My record - 10 mins from car fully dressed to riding my 12m x3 in a winter suit I was in a serious hurry however!! Never try to eat more than you can lift

Nah - its not hard, but GET LESSONS!! (i charge a reasonable rate ) Too many people at the moment can go out and buy a kite, and there is none of the regulation that there is in skydiving - you can buy the equivalent of a VX with no questions asked, and it does have the potential to damage you badly. I used to teach a 3 day course, and wind permitting by the third day i had 90% of my students up and riding in both directions. (Incidentally windsurfers are the hardest to teach because a lot of things you do in windsurfing are bad habits when kitesurfing and need to be unlearnt!) Top tip - buy a reasonable traction kite, learn about the wind window, where the edge of the window is and where the powerband is. 90% of kitesurfing is flying the kite. If you can do that right the board will pretty much take care of itself.... Oh - and if you can wakeboard AND fly a kite then better still! Never try to eat more than you can lift

Got your traditional bottle of JD next to your computer whilst editing?? I bet thats the problem.... Never try to eat more than you can lift

I have hit about 30 foot - the trick is to keep the kite above you to slow the descent, but still start diving it so that you have some power when you land so that you go straight back on the plane. 50 foot is easily possible if you have the skill, talent and big brass clanking ones Kitesurfing is a serious rush but despite teaching for 2 years i don't do much any more - can ya guess why? Oh and there are 2 control lines which is essentially the same as a canopy, but these types of kite don't need as many suspension lines because the inflatable skeleton they have maintains the structure of the kite itself. you can change the angle of attack (and hence the power) by moving the control bar in and out. People do still kitesurf on traction kites, very comparable to a parachute. Iwan - you should try kitesurfing - much easier to get half decent at than windsurfing. (but can hurt just as much!) Never try to eat more than you can lift

13 daze is one of the newest and has some seriously cool stuff on, including the scariest bit of footage you will see of someone getting boosted above a beach in some sort of thermal/dust devil type thing, just keeps going up... I have seen 13 daze, space monkeys, unhooked, strung out, zero 3, small craft warning and flow, and of those i like 13 daze for cutting edge kiteloop handle pass type stuff, and unhooked for really fast wake stykle power moves, bit more retro but its one of my favs. all of those are pretty good though. Never try to eat more than you can lift

I know what you mean - i was the same but the paramedic had a quiet word with me when he turned up after i had done 30 mins of CPR - the chap had had a heart bypass or something equally serious a couple of months earlier, and was on a walking holiday in th Hunter Valley in Oz . Basically, like you said, he told me there was no way a whole hospital was getting this guy back, let alone little ol me. Still an experience i could have done without though... Never try to eat more than you can lift

Try doing CPR on a guy and watching him die Been there. Not fun. Especially with his wife right behind you screaming while you are doing it Never try to eat more than you can lift

No. Thats half the problem..... really wish i was now. Have fun if you are going up (and check out the new picture on the canteen wall ) Never try to eat more than you can lift

Aha - cheers mike. I'm not v. sharp this morning [edited to add:] or ever in fact... Never try to eat more than you can lift

Hey Amazon - good to meet you (admittedly only whilst drinking!) at Eloy! Didn't understand a word of your post - what does that mean? (and you are up early/late!!!???) Never try to eat more than you can lift

Anyone else have a sh***y day yesterday? Or was it just me..... Never try to eat more than you can lift

I teach kitesurfing and know the IKO IE for kite snowboarding. Its really good fun and VERY fast if you get good