Lose the Straps

Sweet Strapless Video from Ireland

Lonny — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:44:32 +0000

Check out the nice riding in this new post from member kitesurfireland.ie

Loved the kite loop transition at around 2:25. Well done!

Click here to view the embedded video.

SKIM STOKE II – Launches today at 8 PM EST!!

Lonny — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:50:35 +0000

First, Todd and I would like to thank everyone for taking some time to come and check out our new video, SKIM STOKE II. We hope that you enjoy it! The video is posted in the forum section of our site, or below. Just click the SKIM STOKE II picture below and it will take you to the forum post.

Flash Version:
[See post to watch Flash video]

For those of you that cannot play Flash try the MP4 version:
[See post to watch Flash video]

After you have watched it please feel free to leave comments by replying to the topic. Also, if you would like to join us in the chat room Todd and I will be on-line until approximately 9 PM EST. You can get to the chat easily by clicking the “Chat” link in the header next to FAQ and Login. Or just click the LTS Chat Room link below and you will be taken there:

Click to watch SKIM STOKE II

Click to go to the LTS Chat Room

Once again. Thank you all for coming tonight, and I hope you all enjoyed watching SKIM STOKE II!

Skim-Stoke II - Premiere Event Tuesday, August 24th @ 8pm

SKIM STOKE II Trailer – Premiere Announced

Lonny — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 23:59:57 +0000

Skim-Stoke II - Premiere Event

Hi Guys,

Skim Stoke II has been completed! It was shot by Todd and me over the last several months between February and June. We will have a world premiere event here on Tuesday August, 23 at 8 PM EST. Todd and I will be on-line for at least an hour on Tuesday night just to hang out, answer questions, or whatever. Since we cannot all get together and have a party where I can show it I figured that this would be the next best way. We might have some fun with contests or something that night. More to be released as we figure it out.

This is the most ambitious video we have done to date. So without further ado, here is a teaser of what you will see on August 23. If you cannot play Flash check the second video beneath this one which has an MP4 version.

Flash Version
[See post to watch Flash video]

MP4 Version
[See post to watch Flash video]

New Video from Reo Stevens

Lonny — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:59:30 +0000

Here is some nice new footy from Reo Stevens just crushing it. First half is with straps, but he shows how it’s done strapless shortly thereafter. Super smooth and powered riding. Check it:

Click here to view the embedded video.

Mark Mcloughlin and Friends to Kite from Britain to France Strapless to Raise Money for Cancer Research

Lonny — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:36:46 +0000

Mark Mcloughlin – aka Mookie on LTS, is helping to raise money for cancer research by kiting strapless across the English Channel. Please check out his donation page, and consider contributing with a donation big or small to help this worthy cause:

Mark’s Kitesurfing Charity Link

Kite Surfing friends Mark,Harry,Pete & Brad will kitesurf strapless all the way from England across to France to raise money for Cancer Research, RNLI & Children on the edge/NSPCC. All four kitesurfers have over 15 years experience between them yet none of them have taken on a challenge as epic as this. The journey will take about 2.5 tiring hours. Thier doing their part for charity, now you do yours by donating to the 2010 charity kitesurf which will occur in September. The exact date will be varied based on the proper weather conditions during the month of September. All money raised will go towards the charity. Every penny counts and all donations big or small will be appreciated!

delicious

sundogchicky — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:48:32 +0000

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Nice Footy from Sweden

Lonny — Thu, 27 May 2010 15:36:26 +0000

Here is some cool footage shot in Sweden and Iceland posted by Haze. It is in Swedish, but the language of waves and wind are universal. It’s always cool to see other rider’s spots and conditions. It definitely opens your eyes. Click on the link above if you want to go to the forum and ask Haze questions.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Blue House sessions 1

Jon Modica — Thu, 13 May 2010 22:02:33 +0000

Hey everyone!

So here is a quick little video from a week or two ago. Please let me know if there is anything you guys and gals are interested in knowing….boards, tip tricks, or even where Damien Leroy got those lame white shades!

-Jon Modica

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turks n caicos

sundogchicky — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:58:57 +0000

some more fun in the turks and caicos,

I spent the last week teaching a sixty year old man with a new heart transplant how to kiteboard this week.we did two sessions a day and he wore me out. Heres a bit if footy from the sessions in between. i miss my dog….

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Extended wind forecast

Tungsten — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:42:55 +0000

After 4 almost windless months instead of the usual 20 solid knots blowing every second day during winter and spring time, I wondered if there was be a better place for kiting than my neck of the woods. And there is! Gotta check my bank account… when is the next Virgin Galactic trip to one of those beautiful destinations where SMALL KITES are required?

Hope you all have good winds. If not, join me anytime.

“On other planets

Strong 300 kilometers per hour (190 mph) winds at Venus’s cloud tops circle the planet every four to five earth days.[148] When the poles of Mars are exposed to sunlight after their winter, the frozen CO2 sublimes, creating significant winds that sweep off the poles as fast as 400 kilometers per hour (250 mph), which subsequently transports large amounts of dust and water vapor over its landscape.[149] Other Martian winds have resulted in cleaning events and dust devils.[150][151] On Jupiter, wind speeds of 100 meters per second (220 mph) are common in zonal jet streams.[152] Saturn’s winds are among the solar system’s fastest. Cassini–Huygens data indicated peak easterly winds of 375 meters per second (840 mph).[153] On Uranus, northern hemisphere wind speeds reach as high as 240 meters per second (540 mph) near 50 degrees north latitude.[154][155][156] At the cloud tops of Neptune, prevailing winds range in speed from 400 meters per second (890 mph) along the equator to 250 meters per second (560 mph) at the poles.[157] At 70° S latitude on Neptune, a high-speed jet stream travels at a speed of 300 meters per second (670 mph).[158] (WIKIPEDIA)”