Formula Kite Racing Is Breathtaking 

Same.

Same

same!

I never made this comment above, it was made on a sailing clip and I noticed it here as I made another comment on this clip. I tried to delete it but it won't go, I've never seen this before, it's very strange

Optimum body position sure looks uncomfortable. Last sport I can think of that beat the crap out of the body was inline skating. Pretty to watch in the highlight reels tho.

Windsurfing has been a huge sport in SF for a long time. Kiteboarding too. SF Bay is a world class spot.

It's actually a pretty old sport at this point.

@@cycologist7069 So am I.

Does look straining. You’d think they could attach the main wires to the board, and just have the control lines in hand.

Lots of hip ad lower back problems in future years sadly

@@Mcconks There has got to be a better way to harness the kite without that doubled up back. I can imagine back problems even while racing.

@@FizzBhaal kite lines stay on the rider as they and the board are frequently separated in turn-around manuvers or tricks (different boards and kites). The rider must also respond intuitively to the different pressures the kite pulls (like a shock absorber) as wind, angle or turbulence affects the kite. It is quite the balance of forces. But yes, I kiteboard and the back takes a beating. In certain conditions it can be relaxing but going fast is rough.

@@dosgos a paragliding harnass has its mountingpoints higher on the body. That might work.

It is in the next Olympics

@@camcammy4753 Cool,thanks

Too good for the rotten Olympics

I think the looks are a bit deceiving, the harness attaches to the waist and they're not really holding on to the bar for their dear life.

They need to counter the force of the kite with body weight as it pulls the waist harness. What's it like living in a fog of ignorance? 😂

You're about as sharp as a bowling ball.

@@MikeMPharmaCyclist No need to get personal or insulting.

@@cvanscho People rude for no reason are almost always lacking intelligence themselves.

Why??????????

@@COLLAR01 Requires lots of skills, training, has elements of technology research for best possible equipment, it is practiced all over the world and is exciting to watch as well.

It's going to be in Paris Olympic

It almost was, tho without the foils.

@@corujariousa meh

Me too

Right brother I feel that a lot these days.

You would have an excuse like you have right now, just go and do it

make that 57 yrs

I’m with your but he’ll might as well give it a go.

It's the best track I've heard on YT,............although the standards are ridiculously low here :)

I agree and looking for the title of the soundtrack

Not noisy or polluting and I guess takes considerably more skill.

@@mitseraffej5812 All he said was they're going faster and you're attacking him like he said "what about...". You must really hate waterskiers.

@@richskater I use to go waterskiing with a friend when I was young and while being great fun, going fast is mostly dependant on the boats engine. Even as a rank amateur I could go fast. Compared to surfing waterskiing is real easy. I imagine kite boarding also takes a while to become proficient and that is all I am saying.

Seriously? You've never heard of or seen this sport? Kiteboarding more or less started in the late 90s and was the fastest growing water sport throughout the 00s, then SUP kind of took over.

Hey but someone had to do it, my Dad started wind surfing at the age of 60, and that was 30 years ago, Me I started surfing at 50+

@@klausuhlig7141 I just kayak fish now .easy

same here , we thought we were doing great, late 80's off Daytona beach. But this is incredible

Indeed, power kites are awesome for their maneuverability and versatility with different gear/conditions.

Bruce waits patiently.

Train the feel for it - spend some time each session just holding the kite at 12 without looking at it. Little steps, take your eyes off and feel where it pulls - look up and correct. After some time, try to correct without looking, or taking a peek and turning back away.

It all began with the Americas Cup, and the special keel design a couple decades back: finding that precious location balance for wind power which is a different matter compared to a motor powered hydrofoil. I have to say this looks like an absolute blast - just don't ever nose that board in.

There are people who've taken up kiteboarding in their late 60s, tho not with the foil.

LOL. Best comment. 😄👍

They actually have their feet in holders on the board. The boards are hydrofoil so it ain’t pulling out of the water. Yes, they adjust but one foot stays connected at all times. If not, they would be pulled off. Compare this to regular kite surfing where the board is not a hydrofoil.

@@butzbach1 I am a strapless kite hydrofoiler so I will have to respectfully disagree. Many people ride without straps.

These foil kites are designed to stay nearly parallel to the wind window for maximum power and their wing is shaped for maximum speed. They don't loft very well at all at the top of the wind window and have to stay moving to keep inflated. They pull sideways more than they pull up.

It's called gravity

"Yet their crude brass and wooden foils were somewhat less effective than the compression forged carbon fiber counterparts we have in use today, and their hemp sails were not tough and lightweight like modern woven superfilaments. Nine times out of ten, the target vessel merely moved away in time, passing out of range of even the strongest arms"

@@dominodoggy1 There is nothing about a foil that requires exotic materials. Silk has been used for sails for thousands of years, and spruce is an extremely strong, lightweight construction material.

Many locations... Some scenes looked like they were filmed in the Columbia River Gorge (Hood River, Oregon/White Salmon, Washington)

It was the fastest growing and most popular watersport in the 00s, tho without the foilboards.

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