In most cases the kite which is lighter than the boat will drift quicker downwind than the boat -- as such keep the lines away from the boat -...
Kitewing appears as a hybrid For all who have interest in kite-boating - this appears as a interesting hybrid between kite / glider and...
Just wonder if anybody has a idea what the reflective coating on the Luna Rossa is and any numbers on surface temperature under direct sunlight?...
Giant kite sail will pull eco-boat across the Atlantic Lets wish them good luck and hope their spirit will spread:...
Ilan - Thanks for the info - do you think you can get a square-yard to Hp relation on the Omega sail which would help interested persons to...
As this thread shows - different persons have different thoughts about kite powered boats as different hulls would require different set up....
Thanks for sharing this product and it definitely deserves a place in this thread for everyone who is looking for a simple and stable auxiliary...
Lot of thanks for the generous input on this thread - allow me to pick up a few lines of it and add my 5 cent's Personally I believe if you...
I tripped over this posting and assume for all which are interested in automation and launch and retrieval systems for bigger kites - we could...
@Groper I would suggest the best lead in this direction is Don Montague @ http://www.project.kiteboat.com/and his team. Our direction is to...
Brian thank you for connecting these two threads ...there is a lot of info in the previous thread and I created this one only to share with a...
Thanks for your participation and input to this thread - allow me to answer some aspects - which is only my personal opinion - we all may differ...
Collection of kite powered boats - To make it easier for most who follow this thread - I started to collect the links of kite powered boats at :...
Well good question ... We got ours from : http://www.air-pirate.com/product/airush-3m-inflatable-trainer-kite-complete-- Nate was friendly and...
Can you actively fly the kite / steer it or is it a straight downwind approach fixed ...? Michael
I want to start this new thread for everybody interested in the possibilities to power his boat ( sail or power or kayak ) temporary by a traction...
If you are very good in controlling the kite - they might be of help - still the risk of doing more damage than already done is high. But just my...
bad upwind performance As you popped the critical question - bad upwind performance - any suggestion how we can improve this problem as we are...
yup they actually solved the problem this thread is discussing for the last 5 years ...
The basic dimensions are at the webpage : http://www.kite-sailer.com but at this point - nothing is chiseled in stone and the prototype will not...
