Broken Lines

Broken Lines is a new feature of WindPower Sports showcasing the words, wit and wisdom of our own Corey Jensen, who has over 25 years of kiting experience. Known as the "Coreylama" in the kiting community and as "Buckshot Bensen" out on the playa. Corey hopes to pass along some of the knowledge he has gained over the years, and maybe prevent a couple of broken lines.

July 2005

Music Downloads - Kite Songs

There are not a lot of songs specifically about kites or kite flying. There are however, many songs (some popular and some not so popular) that mention kites and kite flying in their title or lyrics.

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April 2005

Harnesses, Leashes and Connecting to Power

Water kiting requires the rider to go out over-powered. A large amount of energy is needed to get out of the water and up on plane, on a board with insufficient buoyancy. Much less power required to maintain oneself once up and on plane. Hence the use of de-power systems as the major function of that 4-line rig.

Kite maneuverability is not the issue on water that it can be on land. Maneuverability induces drag. Drag reduces power, Reduced power puts you down in the water. Most riders don't have the kite background to appreciate the performance potential of more maneuverability, so slower, stable, "constant-grunt", bladder-style sails work fine to grow the water side of the sport.

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