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You run an excellent site, and I appreciate your efforts very much. The
quality and organization of the content is exceptional. Thanks for all you
do.

I am new to the sport, and I am learning this winter (snowboarding). I have
limited, if any, local access to assistance. This site has proven to be of
tremendous value.

Thanks again.

Scott (Michigan, U.P.)

Hi!

I was looking theoretics on board design and features and didn't find much about it on ur website. So I did a reasearch on internet about it and found some interestinf links you might be intrested in putting up. Though they are on windsurfing boards the same physics apply to kiteboards:

http://www.boards.co.uk/articles/index.asp?ID_A=298&article_type=16
http://www.naturalart.com/shapersmanifesto.html 

and minor:

http://scsurfers.com/board/rails.html
http://www.star-board.com/drake_chronicles.php
http://www.mit.edu/people/robot/zp/zeroprestige.html
http://members.iinet.net.au/~ianyoung/products.html
http://www.nearfield.com/~dan/sports/kitesurf/notes/index.htm
http://www.mackite.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1064

Thanks Hung

----- Original Message -----
From: "Hung Vu" <hungvu2000[tai]rogers.com>
To: "Ozgur Ceylan" <ozgur[tai]gokovaruzgar.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: Informatıon From Turkey

> Hi Ozgur,
>
> Some thinking regarding your questions:
>
> - Should have clean side shore or side-onshore wind
> - Sandy beach
> - Should have 1.5 line length wide and 2 line length long of free beach
> space for launching and landing
> - Ideally lots of shallow water for water launching
> - Should have a no-swimmer zone for getting out and going in (when
> there is a conflict, kitesurfer should walk out in shallow water and
> launch there)
>
> Regards,
>
> Hung.
>
> Ozgur Ceylan wrote:
>
>>Hi Hung
>>I am writing to you from Turkey. I am studying recreation management
>>masters degree here.
>>For my school research I need a Kitesurf İnstructor Education-Course
>>Program Details
>>and What is the criterion for to prepare Kitesurf Beach ;
>>location,building,safety,beach conditions,( How many square meters
>>wide-length the should be,which one is better sand,rock,grass) are there
>>any rules between the swimers and kiteboarders(boarder line maybe)
>>,ground,staff etc.
>>If you help me I'll be so happy.
>>Best Regards
>>Ozgur CEYLAN
>> www.gokovaruzgar.com  
>>

Hi,

I have this kiteboarding blog: http://peterskiteboarding.blogspot.com/  which
you may like to add to http://kitesurfingschool.org/Blog.htm 

I think the information at http://kitesurfingschool.org/  is excellent, I
have found it very useful. I have also referenced this on the
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitesurfing article.

Regards, Peter Campbell

Hi

I'm taking the opportunity to contact you because I am an Inverness
Photographer and took some shots of some guys (with their permission) Kite
Surfing at Nairn Beach near Inverness. I just want to ask you if you might
like to point some of your folk to my website just to have a look. Site URL
is given below. I had their photos as a feature for a week or so and am
keeping them on the site for view for a while. It was the first time that I
had seen Kite Surfing and found it interesting. If you will be willing to
give my new website a mention on your site I will happily put your website
on mine.

Regards

Bob McGowan

Have you visited my photographic website yet? http://www.lens-art.co.uk - Bob McGowan Photography

Yes, I found this out already, and it was as I had guessed. It's nice to
add to the glossary, in any case.

You've got a great site - good work.

Brian Schaeffer
AIGM Web Applications Developer
Wilmington, Delaware
302.252.4758 voice
302.252.2485 fax
BV-SYSTEMS internal mail drop
brian.schaeffer[tai]aig.com

-----Original Message-----
From: hungvu2000[tai]rogers.com [mailto:hungvu2000[tai]rogers.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 10:08 PM
To: Schaeffer, Brian
Subject: Re: definition of "slick"

Brian,

"Slick" means "flat, smooth water"

I will add it in the glossary in this update.

Hung.

Schaeffer, Brian wrote:

>I was looking for a definition of the term "slick", as it relates to
>kiteboarding in your glossary, but could not find it. I believe it means
>flat water, but that's why I was looking for a definition.....
>
>Brian Schaeffer
>AIGM Web Applications Developer
>Wilmington, Delaware
>302.252.4758 voice
>302.252.2485 fax
>BV-SYSTEMS internal mail drop
>brian.schaeffer[tai]aig.com
>

Hello Hung,

I am just dropping you a note to say thanks for all the work you have put
into your site. I think it is great that there is a one stop shop for all
information about kiting.

I would be curious on your take between PASA and IKO. I am scheduled to
take the PASA ICP next week and curious if you feel that adding IKO on top
of that would be useful.

I have also added a link to your site and was wondering if you might be able
to do the same for me. I recently left my corporate job to chase wind full
time and I am hoping to make a modest living selling kites and teaching
others about this wonderful sport.

I hope to see you out at an event in the future,

--Jake Jacobs

www.windflowsports.com 

Go with the Flow!

1 (877) 211-2435

Hi Hung,

First of all I'd like to say I'm greatly thankful for this marvelous website.
I'm a software engineer, so I'm very familiar with open source software, but this was a great initiative.

I thing I'd like to suggest is creating an audio version of www.kitesurfingschool.org. It would be great to have some folks volunteer to read the website and record in mp3 format, so we can make it portable to listen in our cars, or wherever we are. Look at http://librivox.org/  to see what I mean.

I myself would volunteer, but although I speak english, I have a Brazilian portuguese accent.

Mozart

Bill tai

William P. Tai

Charles River Ventures

(T) 650-687-5620

Email - btai[tai]crv.com

Blog - www.kitevc.blogspot.com

Assistant - Tracy Plumer

Email - tplumer[tai]crv.com

Hello Hungvu,

I´m have accompanied your site since 2002.... I congratulate you by the best site of the a lot world well organized.
I like of walk with kites foils, I began with a national model of the Sol kites that finished to fail. I now flysurfer and until today I sail with them!

I am prof of Education Physical and Forest Engineer with master in Economic Management of the environment. ..
I would like to invite you to know Brazil ...em special to my city Brasilia. ..
My site is www.kitebrasilia.com.br i TEACHER SINCE 2002 kitesurf and rider windsurfer since 1994!
Congratulations,
Best regards,
Josué Victor

Hello,

I am emailing to inform you that KiteSurfingSchool.org has received positive media attention on Associated Content.

Our online content exchange is giving mass media back to the people, and allows everyday citizens to become widely-known authors, documentary makers, musicians, and critics. An author has published content titled “Kiteboarding Southeast Florida”, in which KiteSurfingSchool.org is mentioned.

You can view this content at the following URL:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/22167/kiteboarding_southeast_florida.html 

I have taken the liberty of supplying the html code for a link, in case you would like to point your visitors to this content from your “In the News” section, or any other page on your website. Please be aware that all content on AC is copyrighted. However, you may use up to two sentences as a “blurb” when describing the content.

<a href="http://www.kitesurfingschool.org">Kiteboarding Southeast Florida</a>

As always, we hope you will return to AC to view more of our content, and perhaps submit some of your own.

Sincerely,

Everett Sizemore
Public Relations
everett[tai]associatedcontent.com
www.associatedcontent.com 

Hung: Thanks for the great site...as a surfer and
soon to become a kitesurfer, I have decided to build
my own kiteboard for directional kitesurfing. I
reside in Southern Spain with light to moderate winds,
decent surf and clean/clear water.

Thanks again.

Randy Hampton
Lieutenant Colonel, US Army
Rota, Spain (US Military Installation, Rota, Spain)

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Subject: Re: Kitesurfing for disabled people

Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 21:22:02 +0200 (Hora de verano romance)

From: aitor de lezea <contacto[tai]aitordelezea.com>

To: <hungvu2000[tai]rogers.com>

Thanks a lot for the information Hung. I have already been checking on that device and looks fantastic and a lot of fun.

Best regards.

aitor de lezea · digitalpymes.com ·

-------Original Message-------

From: Hung Vu

Date: 07/03/05 03:18:52

To: aitor de lezea

Subject: Re: Kitesurfing for disabled people

Aitor,

You may want to check out http://www.airchair.com for a device allowing

a sit-down version of kitesurfing. I remember seeing a video of Cory

Roeseler doing it a few years back.

Hung.

aitor de lezea wrote:

>

>Dear friends of Kitesurf Group,

>

>I've been checking out your web and I have to say that is a great platform

>for most people who want to practice the beautiful sport of Kitesurfing.

>

>I have a low spinal cord injury, with waist down paraplegia, and I would

>love to start the practice of this sport. I was just wondering if you would

>have any information on Kitesurfing for disabled/paraplegic people, or any

>internet link you can refer me to find any relevant information.

>

>Keep on the good work and thank you very much in advance!!!.

>aitor de lezea

Dear KitesurfingSchool.org webmaster:

My name is David Ballarin, from Spain, and have been using the Surplan software for several months.
I've just been reading your pseudo Surplan Manual and it's great. Congratulations for the whole webpage too.
I had read your log a long time ago without noticing who the author was, and it inspired me to do the same thing,
that is, to keep track of all my kiting days. I still keep printed copies of your log from 07/03/1999.
But, when I recently tried to find your page again I was not lucky. I just thought
your page was no longer online. Finally I found it again, and was happy to find out that the famous Hung Vu that people
talk about in the Inflatodesign Yahoo group was the same person I used to read when I started kiting.
Anyway, I would like to make some comments about your User Manual:

...

Congratulations once more for this awesome work !

Best regards,

David B. (SPAIN)

Subject: feedback

Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 12:02:58 -0500

From: Phil Turano <PhilTurano[tai]Mindspring.com>

To: hungvu2000[tai]rogers.com

Thanks for creating this site. I'm just starting to get into

kiteboarding/landboarding and the information you're providing is

invaluable. I especially appreciate the near constant updates and

improvements. FANTASTIC! THANKS AGAIN!

Subject: RE: [ksurf] New kitesnowboarder group!

Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:35:57 +1100

From: Alex.Unsworth[tai]ubs.com

To: <hungvu2000[tai]rogers.com>

Hung - the updated kitesurfing school website is awesome

Subject: Still more material for your fine site

Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 20:13:27 -0800

From: John Foster <jfoster[tai]pacifier.com>

To: Hung Vu <hungvu2000[tai]rogers.com>

Hi there Hung:

Great new look for your site <http://www.kitesurfingschool.org/>

Oh yeah, one more suggestion....do a google or yahoo search on "kite

buggy" and race and see what you come up with....(grin)..

There is a whole other world out there of kite buggy fanatics who

have been at it for quite a while. The pictures of kite buggy racing

will blow your mind.

Start with a site like <http://www.kitebuggyaustralia.kite-house.com/>

Then look at <http://www.kitelife.com/classifieds/index.php?a=5&b=381>

Then try <http://www.racekites.com/home/home.asp>

and on to <http://www.windpowersports.com/buggies/buggy.html>

You get the idea.

My point is, Hung, you might care to add links to the huge world of kites.

Have a nice day

John

Subject: More material for your fine site

Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 20:11:10 -0800

From: John Foster <jfoster[tai]pacifier.com>

To: Hung Vu <hungvu2000[tai]rogers.com>

CC: Dave Culp <Dave[tai]kiteship.com>

Hi there Hung:

Great new look for your site <http://www.kitesurfingschool.org/>

Here are some additions you might care to make to your site.

Check out Dave Culp's web site <http://www.kiteship.com/> for some

pictures of their 420 sq meter OutLeader kite on the 66ft maxi racing

yacht "AAPT"

...

I am sure Dave would be happy to exchange link and pictures from your

wonderful site to his. After all many of his dealers around the world

are active in the same waters you are.....(grin)....

Let me know how this turns out.

Have a nice day

John

Subject: RE: How risky is kitesurfing ? Re: Freedom from too much government regulation

Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 10:15:57 +0800

From: Ian Young <ianyoung[tai]iinet.net.au>

Reply-To: <ianyoung[tai]iinet.net.au>

Organization: WinDesigns Australia

To: 'Hung Vu' <hungvu2000[tai]rogers.com>

G'day Hung,

Good to see that your website gets better all the time :-)

Just a quick bit of feedback on your safety page - you can quite easily

self-recover with many foils by re-launching on the A-B bridles then parking

the kite to one side - I teach my students this all the time. It is simple

not true to suggest that you MUST pack a foil up and swim in as the only

self-recovery technique.

Cheers,

Ian

www.flysurf.com.au

+61 414 716 812

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Subject: hi from Israel

Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 12:18:48 +0200

From: Ron Halperin <ron[tai]telindus.co.il>

To: <hungvu[tai]netcom.ca>

Hi,

I am writing kite surfing lessons in the Hebrew language to post on my web page in Israel.

the lessons are mostly based on my own experience ( I am kiting for 3 years),

but for some sections I used the steps described on your kitesurfingschool.org pages.

I hope this is OK with you.

once my school pages are ready, you can add a link to my page for Hebrew readers.

Thanks

Ron

Comments/Feedbacks

(1999 to 2004. Most recent listed last)

-------- Original Message --------

Subject: [ksurf] Re: "Kitesurfing school" web site

Date: Tue, 08 Jun 1999 01:54:34 -0400

From: Mark Frasier <brockus[tai]empire.net>

Reply-To: kitesurf[tai]egroups.com

To: kitesurf[tai]egroups.com

Hey, the site is great! Very useful to me! I had fun reading the log.

Keep up the great work!

Mark Frasier

[Mark Frasier is one of the contributors to the Kitesurfing School web site]

Subject: [ksurf] Re: "Kitesurfing school" web site

Date: Tue, 08 Jun 1999 07:58:27 -0400

From: Robert Pratt <firedom#c#FIREDOM.FIREPO#c#rpratt[tai]ci.east-lansing.mi.us>

Reply-To: kitesurf[tai]egroups.com

To: kitesurf[tai]egroups.com

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

I'm gonna pick up a Wipika 8.5 TODAY and don't have a clue how to sail it. I'll punch up your website now!

Thanks again bob

Subject: [ksurf] Re: "Kitesurfing school" web site

Date: Tue, 08 Jun 1999 15:01:44 -0000

From: mkassal[tai]raddis.com

Reply-To: kitesurf[tai]egroups.com

To: kitesurf[tai]egroups.com

Hung,

I just read your website from start to finish.

Three Cheers to your hardwork (typing of course)!

I think your website is the single most informative website now availiable on the web on the sport. It is good to see a non biased point of view!

Thanks, it was great reading....I am just about to start the sport....just waiting on the delivery of the equipment.....

-Michael Kassal

Subject: Great Site!!!

Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 11:30:46 -0500

From: Keith Meder <kmeder[tai]home.com>

Organization: [tai]Home Network

To: hungvu[tai]netcom.ca

Hung, your site looks great and is very informative!

Thanks for the log you sent me, it has been very helpful.

...

Keith

Subject: Great site!

Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 16:43:16 -0400

From: Rick <rick[tai]nuttingengineers.com>

To: hungvu[tai]netcom.ca

Congratulations Hung,

You have put together a good, non-commercial kitesurfing reference

site. I applaud your initiative and hard work! The extensive content

of the site is also impressive. I suspect that some of the commercial

sites have checked out your tips and other content with some interest.

...

Good sailing,

Rick

[Rick Iossi is the kitesurfing safety guru]

Subject: well done

Date: Sun, 13 Jun 1999 09:29:03 +1000

From: KiteWorks <KiteWorks[tai]hunterlink.net.au>

To: <hungvu[tai]netcom.ca>

Dear Hung

Congratulations on a great site .Have a read of my entry on egroups.I

incorporate this in my school with great results.If you come to Australia

again it would be great if you could come to Newcastle.Remember ben at

Adelaide?

Go well

Lachlan Beed

Kiteworks Newcastle

Subject: impressed

Date: Sun, 13 Jun 1999 20:18:40 -0400

From: dad <ken[tai]thefongs.com>

To: hung vu <hungvu[tai]netcom.ca>

Hung,

The site looks great. I'll have to spend some time to research this.

I'm a fanatic snowboarder also and this may have potentials for the winter

days that I'm on call and not able to get to the hills.

See you on the water.

Ken Fong

Subject: [ksurf] Re: Best instructional video?

Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 07:37:26 -0400

From: Robert Pratt <firedom#c#FIREDOM.FIREPO#c#rpratt[tai]ci.east-lansing.mi.us>

Reply-To: kitesurf[tai]egroups.com

To: kitesurf[tai]egroups.com

Hi Saul,

do you have Hung Vu's book? Its been a great reference for me.

bob

>>> Saulius Muliolis <winderi[tai]en.com> 06/13/99 09:46PM >>>

I want to get a good instructional video on kitesurfing. What is the best

one I can order online?

Saulius Muliolis.

Subject: Thanx

Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 15:58:58 +0200

From: Ronald Kittag <h9050408[tai]falbala.wu-wien.ac.at>

To: hungvu[tai]netcom.ca

Hi Hung!

Thanx for your advices for going upwind and your log!

...

Your Homepage kick ass!!

Good winds and keep on progressing

Ronald

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Subject: very nice kitesurf page

Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 00:45:15 +0000

From: Johannes Marczinski <jmar[tai]bwd.de>

Reply-To: jmar[tai]bwd.de

To: hungvu[tai]netcom.ca

Hi,

I've seen your Kitesurf-Page with the Kitesurfing-FAQ and so on.

Very nice site! Seems like lot of work.

We are running the German Kitesurfing-Page http://www.kitesurfen.de/

What do you think about, if we translate your site (or parts of it)

to German language. Can we do it? Of course you would get full credit

and a link to your original version?!

Also, could you give us a link in your pages as a German Kitesurfing

Forum?! I've put your site in our link-collection under

"The Ultimate Kitesurfing-Guide"

You can find it at http://www.oase.com/links/Kitesurfen/index.html

If you would like to have an other Title, just send me an email.

And at least, could you integrate http://oase.com/tomahawk/ as a

German Kitesurfing-Custom-Boards Producer with focus to Europe?!

Best regards

Johannes

Subject: Re: Kitesurfing School web site

Date: Sat, 26 Jun 1999 08:41:42 -0400

From: Bob Algie <bobalgie[tai]magma.ca>

Reply-To: Bob Algie <bob_algie[tai]iname.com>

To: <hungvu[tai]netcom.ca>

References: <002101beab27$af027280$1305bfce[tai]magma.ca> <3774304A.403C[tai]netcom.ca>

Hi Hung

Looked over your website briefly and of course am putting it in my bookmarks.

You have done a great job . Keep it up.

Good sailing

Bob.

Hung,

Your kitesurfing site is very informative and well done! If you don't

mind, I would like to add a link to your web site on my Kitesurfing

page.

Skip Parks , Banshee Kite Co. http://members.tripod.com/~Bansheekites

Subject: Thanks

Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 18:34:38 +0200

From: JP.berthoud <JP.berthoud[tai]wanadoo.fr>

Reply-To: JP.berthoud <JP.berthoud[tai]wanadoo.fr>

To: <hungvu[tai]netcom.ca>

cogratulation for all your information.

I start Flysurf in one week.

Jean-Pierre (France)

JP.berthoud[tai]wanadoo.fr

Subject: [ksurf] Re: help in driving the kite

Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 22:17:53 -0300

From: Antonio Lage <alage[tai]montreal.com.br>

Reply-To: kitesurf[tai]egroups.com

To: kitesurf[tai]egroups.com

References: <3777AA29.943319CD[tai]travelfirst.co.uk>

Hi,

I recomend you read Hung Vu's web site...

http://tor-pw1.netcom.ca/~hungvu/kitesurfing.htm

Specially the section "Log", as most of your problems mantaining tension in

the lines are common problems and Hung Vu faced the same problem and

explains how to correct your kite handling....I am a beginner also but

reading his comments helped me a lot...My gess is that 40 meters of line is

a bit to much...

Good Luck...

Antonio Lage

Subject: About your site

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 15:00:22 +0200

From: DUMAY Pierre André <Pierre-Andre.DUMAY[tai]cote-azur.cci.fr>

To: 'hungvu[tai]netcom.ca' <hungvu[tai]netcom.ca>

Hi

I am just starting kitesurfing and like others, I have to face this

challenge by myself. I came across your site while trying to get info in the

net. It is well designed, easy to browse, and most important very very

helpful.

I really wanted to congratulate you for the job you've done.

I took great pleasure reading your kitesurfer log, it gives a good idea of

the learning curve one should expect. Not to mention your step by step

instructions about what must be mastered even before putting a toe on the

board. I printed it and will follow your advice.

...

One request for your site : would be nice to have a picture gallery.

Be sure your efforts to keep track of your first kitesurfing days are

compensated by the happiness of all the newcomers like me who are visiting

your site.

Thanks, I will try to keep you updated about my progression.

Pierre

________________________________________________________________

Pierre-André DUMAY

e-mail : pierre-andre.dumay[tai]cote-azur.cci.fr

Subject: Website

Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 12:14:47 EDT

From: Vapor5372[tai]aol.com

To: hungvu[tai]netcom.ca

Out of all the websites I have looked at about kitesailing yours seems to be

the most informative, I will be getting my kitesail in the next couple of

weeks and I think your site will help me alot. One question, will I be able

to control my kite standing on the beach, I a little scared it will pull me

off my feet and I will bust my ass. Is it controllable? I think I am going to

order a Wipika 5.0.

David Spooner

Charleston, SC

Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 17:21:32 -0700

From: Petrigo <petrigo[tai]home.com>

To: 'Hung Vu' <hungvu[tai]netcom.ca>

Hung,

I have been reading the kitesurfing group for about 1 year now and appreciate your comments, information, and your webpage. I noticed your message recently regarding "Canadian wind". Are you located in Canada?

I look forward to your reply,

Greg Petrigo

Vancouver, BC

Subject: Feedback - Kitesurfing School

Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 11:31:00 +0200

From: SVA <SVA[tai]nordak.no>

To: hungvu[tai]netcom.ca <hungvu[tai]netcom.ca>

Hi,

I'm really impressed!

I find your Kitesurfing School pages absolutely brilliant, and just what

I'm looking for!

I'm about to start kitesurfing, and your pages are now printed and nicely

put together in a folder. They will be read thoroughly and I'm really

looking forward to turn the theory into action during this summer.

Hopefully with some success!

I'll update my web-pages (Kiting in Norway) with pictures accordingly!

Keep up the good work!

Best Winds!

Sven Arnesen

Subject: Very good and glad you did this.

Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 18:23:44 +0200

From: Jack Brutschin <brutschi[tai]worldonline.nl>

To: <hungvu[tai]netcom.ca>

Thank you for your site. It's a good contribution to the whole sport.

Jack

Subject: Photos

Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 16:55:38 -0400

From: linda <lindaj[tai]rcn.com>

Reply-To: lindaj[tai]rcn.com

To: hungvu[tai]netcom.ca

Been reading the hell out of your site ... outstanding ...

Did an article on kite propulsion for Blue magazine ... they're looking

for photos of traction kite stuff ... if you have anything (slides I'm

sure, but I think they'll use anything that's sharp) contact the editor

Claire Hochatka at 212-777-0024 ... tell her Gary Joyce said to call

Later

Gary Joyce

Subject: feedback

Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 17:58:17 +0200

From: Ronny Basso <basso[tai]online.no>

To: <hungvu[tai]netcom.ca>

extremely good

best regards

ronny basso

norway

Subject: HI

Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 09:06:52 +0200

From: bertels reinout <r.bertels[tai]keramo-wienerberger.be>

To: 'hungvu[tai]netcom.ca' <hungvu[tai]netcom.ca>

Hi, I ran into your site via the buggy E-list and it's one of the most

informative sites I've ever seen with great hyperlinks, fast graphics,

accurate and relevant information, ... I'm a buggier but this site makes me

very curious about the kitesurfing thing so maybe one day ...

BTW there is a Belgian site with some info + they have a kitesurf school.

You can find them at http://www.fly-high.be/fr-products.htm

Keep up the good work,

Ciao,

Reinout

-------- Original Message --------

Subject: FAQ suggestion

Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 20:14:20 +0200

From: Raue David MSM TCAD US <david.raue[tai]cibasc.com>

To: 'hungvu[tai]netcom.ca' <hungvu[tai]netcom.ca>

Congratulations and thanks for a terrific site. It's the best kitesurf site

by far, with lots of useful information, not just pictures or blah blah.

My background is in traction kites and buggying, not windsurfing. I have

also snow-sked for 25 years, but not snowboarded. The kites I use are all

foils ranging from a Quadrifoil XXXL all the way to a Skytiger Hi-15 with

everything in between.

Anyway, I think your comment on waterskis in your FAQ is quite misleading.

Nobody knows what kind of skis $30 tag-sale specials are, so who can say if

they would work? What I can say is that I bought some new O'Brian Amigo

skis and they are FAR easier to use than either a wakeboard or surf board.

These are very easy beginner skis, not extra large, nothing special at all.

I found that I could start right from the edge of the water on the sand and

take off onto a plane immediately, and have no jibing problems to try to

master. I got up the first time I tried, it really is EASY. I've tried a

wakeboard, using same kite at same site in same wind and I couldn't ever get

up out of the water.

It seems like the kitesurf crowd is quite far removed from waterskiers, so

maybe there's a bias against waterskis. But I can tell you for sure that

kite-waterskiiing is far easier than kitesurfing. But now I have a Fox

Hatteras kiteboard, so I'm learning kitesurfing.

Keep up the good work with your most excellent site!

Dave

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Subject: Kitesurfing sites.

Date: Sun, 1 Aug 1999 07:17:42 -0700 (PDT)

From: BansheeKites[tai]webtv.net (Skip Parks)

To: hungvu[tai]netcom.ca

Hi Hung,

I read your site almost every day, and you never cease to amaze me,

Great job so far!

As I was reading it last night, it occured to me that a list of

kitesurfing sites would be a nice addition to your web site. A post in

the news groups requesting where everybody kitesurfs would get a list

growing very quickly. What do you think?

Take care;

Skip Parks , Banshee Kite Co. http://members.tripod.com/~Bansheekites

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Subject: KITE SURFING IN SAN DIEGO

Date: Mon, 6 Sep 1999 11:33:03 EDT

From: JJandStarr[tai]aol.com

To: hungvu[tai]netcom.ca

HI HUNG

WHERE DO YOU KITE SURF AT?

I HAVE A SMALL TRAINING KITE I USE WITH MY KAYAK

AND AN OLDER KITESKI KITE I, AM, FIXING

THANKS AGAIN FOR THE VERY NICE WEB SITE

JOHN LONG

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Subject: Re: Links to your site

Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 11:10:07 -1000 (HST)

From: daFastest[tai]webtv.net (Jimmy Lewis)

To: hungvu[tai]netcom.ca

Dear Hung, Your site is great and thank you for including my name on you

page. Aloha and good luck, Jimmy Lewis

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Subject: Re: Links to your site

Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 06:43:26 -1000

From: PETE CABRINHA <pete[tai]maui.net>

To: hungvu[tai]netcom.ca

References: <37DA74A6.FF074057[tai]netcom.ca>

Hello Hung,

I have checked out your site. Looks great and full of information. Thanks

for the link.

Aloha,

Pete

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Subject: re: Links your site

Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 09:05:39 +0200

From: Primoz Cerne <dkprimoz[tai]s5.net>

To: hungvu[tai]netcom.ca

Hi Hung!

Nice to here from you, thanks a lot to link our site on your pages.

I am following your discussion's on the group and I congratulations you

to make this pages for kite surfers. For sure your pages are the best

ones on the net. If you looking to make some book out of this

material??!

...

Primoz

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Subject: Re: links on your site

Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 07:55:50 -1000

From: Don Montague <donm[tai]shaka.com>

To: <hungvu[tai]netcom.ca>

Hung,

Looks great! Thanks a lot!

Don

-----Original Message-----

From: Hung Vu <hungvu[tai]netcom.ca>

To: Don Montague <donm[tai]shaka.com>

Date: Saturday, September 11, 1999 1:21 PM

Subject: Re: links on your site

>Don,

>

>It's done. Please review the Kitesurfing Hawaii link at

>http://www.netcom.ca/~hungvu/kitesurfinglinks.htm and let me know

>whether it is OK.

>

>Regards,

>

>Hung.

>

>Don Montague wrote:

>>

>> Hung

>>

>> Thank you for changing the links!

>>

>> Would it be possible to link to our site as Kitesurfing Hawaii?

>>

>> Don

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Subject: questions kitesurfing

Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 19:42:25 +1000

From: Staal Family <mpdharma[tai]gtepacifica.net>

To: hungvu[tai]netcom.ca

Hey,

Thanks for your great website. I live here in Micronesia where the surf

is very seasonal. It would be perfect for kite surfing thought ( large

lagoon/great wind ). My only last concern is the extent of body torque it

takes. Is it like water skiing ( which pretty much works back the wrong way

) or less torquing ?

Thanks for your time,

Mark Staal

Rota Island

Micronesia

http://www.gtepacifica.net/community/rhs

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Subject: hi there!

Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 01:34:43 +0300

From: Kaan YUCETURK <yuceturk[tai]ftv.com.tr>

To: hungvu[tai]netcom.ca

I'm interested in putting your .faq on my web site (which is down at

the mo.) if it is ok for you, too.

If ok I might need a .zip version of your .faq with all the pix and the

inside linx. I appreciate that instead of fighting with downloading.

<<<Cheers.And.Wind>>>

<<<<<<<Kaan>>>>>>>

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Subject: Re: Links to your site

Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 12:10:35 +0200

From: BRUNO LEGAIGNOUX <design[tai]wipika.com>

Reply-To: wipika[tai]club-internet.fr

Organization: WIPIKA

To: hungvu[tai]netcom.ca

References: <37DA6C3A.738B549F[tai]netcom.ca>

Hi Hung Vu,

I visited your site. Huge quantity of informations. Very interesting.

I add a link on my site and I'll tell beginners which ask me for advices to visit it.

What is missing are photos. You are welcome to use mine (just write :

copyright Wipika or something similar)

Best winds

Bruno

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Subject: Hi

Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 15:13:30 +0100

From: darren.jones[tai]bt.com

To: hungvu[tai]netcom.ca

Hung

Just wanted to let you know how hepful I (and a lot of other people) found

your KiteSurfing site. As one of the relativley few people in England

actually doing this thing (instead of just talking about it) I would have

been lost without reading your guide.

As we say in Oz, you are a legend!

...

Anyway, thanks - just thought you would like to know that all your effort in

putting the site together actally pays off.

Darren

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Subject: Thanks

Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 20:20:09 -0700

From: Erica Sandstedt <ericas[tai]sbei.com>

Reply-To: ericas[tai]sbei.com

Organization: SBE, Inc.

To: hungvu[tai]netcom.ca

Hi Hung,

I am just starting to Kite surf, I bought a 5.0 Wipika and have been out

on the river about 9 or 10 times. I want to thank you for putting all

this great info together it has really helped me a lot.

...

Your "book" has helped me a lot and after a challenging session (like

last night), I check out your log to see if you have had similar

experience and by golly you have been there too!

...

Erica

<hwy160[tai]yahoo.com>

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Subject: Your instruction page.

Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 13:25:29 -0700

From: Rick Kincaid [SeaPaddler[tai]pipeline.com] <seapaddler[tai]pipeline.com>

To: <hungvu[tai]netcom.ca>

Just wanted to say thank you for your kite surf instruction page. You have done an incredible job. I am new to the sport (windsurf refugee). It would have been much more difficult without your efforts. Thanks.

Rick Kincaid

Fax: (831) 515-4489 Ext. 1125

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Subject: waterstarts

Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 17:25:21 +0200

From: Ronny Basso <basso[tai]online.no>

To: <hungvu[tai]netcom.ca>

hello and thanks for a brilliant site.

there is one thing i would like to se there

you know the positions when you are lying in the water trying to get the board in the right position, get your feet in the straps and so on. the thing is how to be in the water with the kite overhead. do you know what i mean.

best regards

ronny basso

norway

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Subject: Re: Links to your site

Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 16:05:31 +0800

From: Ian Young <ianyoung[tai]iinet.net.au>

Organization: WinDesigns Australia

To: hungvu[tai]netcom.ca

References: <37DA7406.FA20CDC4[tai]netcom.ca>

G'day Hung,

Great site mate! A lot of hard work putting that together.

I'm more than happy to have links to my site and will ensure I link to yours

next time I'm doing an update. The only thing I wouldn't mind is to use my full

business name of "WinDesigns Australia" - thanks.

You may recall in one of our earlier email exchanges when you were sending me

your learning logs that I was thinking about writing an instructional book on

kite surfing. You have some great material and I was wondering if you would

mind if I used some of it (with credits of course).

When are you coming DownUnder again? KSurfing is really starting to take off

here and we expect a great summer ahead. You may have also seen a posting a few

months back about an international event I hope to organize in Perth after the

2000 Olympics - maybe we'll see you there?

Cheers for now,

Ian

-------- Original Message --------

Subject: Kudos on Kitesurfing School

Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 12:19:32 -0500

From: David M. Phillips <phillips[tai]qxo.com>

Organization: QXO Corporation

To: hungvu[tai]netcom.ca

What a wonderful contribution you have made to the sport of

kitesurfing! As a newcomer to the sport I'm so excited I want to

learn it all right NOW. I've been picking up bits and pieces

wherever I can, and getting somewhat frustrated that it wasn't

coming as fast as I wanted. Then I discovered your fabulous site

with its incredible wealth of information.

Thank you for providing this help.

--David

--

David M. Phillips

Austin, Texas

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Subject: learning to kitesurf

Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 02:07:35 -0700

From: Darrin Skinner <skinner[tai]skinner.com>

To: hungvu[tai]netcom.ca

Hi Hung,

Thanks for all your work on your web site. I read (quickly) through your

"learning to kite surf" log. I can relate to a lot of what you went

through. I've also read some other instructional information for learning

to kite surf. All of them, and your site too, assume that the person is

familiar with surfing or skiing and new to kiting. In my case it's just

the opposite. I've been a competitive kite flier for almost 15 years. I

can fly 2 and 4 line kites with my eyes closed, upside down, backwards, etc

:-) But can I stand on a board and do all this... I dunno' .

...

Darrin

Skinner Consulting

2381 Nobili Ave.

Santa Clara, CA 95051-1411

(408) 554-8399

skinner[tai]skinner.com

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Subject: new to sport

Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 23:51:41 -0400

From: John Vu <johnvu[tai]ionsys.com>

To: hungvu[tai]netcom.ca

Hi

I am completely new to the sport and do not know much about kites in

general. I live in Brampton, Ontario. Would you know if there are

clubs/contacts in my area to start? I would like to eventually to end up

kitesurfing in 5 to 15 knots.

Currently I would like to even just start with stunt kites.

Could you help?

Thanks.

Great site by the way.

John VU

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Subject: Fantastic Website...A Cornicopia Of Kitesurf Info.!

Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 14:29:18 +0100

From: Vele Marketing AG-José Altiveros <vele5[tai]stepnet.de>

To: hungvu[tai]netcom.ca

Hello Mr.Vu,

Your www.Site is super! well done

...

Keep up the great work.

Best Regards & Aloha,

Mr. José Altiveros - KS4U.COM - The world of Kitesailing.

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Subject: I Juste But My First Kite and Board

Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 13:39:42 -0500

From: Brunet, Erik <EBrunet[tai]NRCan.gc.ca>

To: 'hungvu[tai]netcom.ca' <hungvu[tai]netcom.ca>

Hi,

I just but my first Kite (9.0) and Board (7.6) from Nash :-).

I went trough your website and found many useful tips (Thanks).

While I was visiting your site I think I recognized the Ottawa Rive in

Aylmer.

Are you in the Ottawa region ?

A Kitesurfer friend would certainly help

Erik Brunet

103 Frazer

Quyon

(819) 458-1201

Erik Brunet

-------- Original Message --------

Subject: Board table

Date: Sat, 06 Nov 1999 05:59:36 -0800

From: David Turner <windwave[tai]pacbell.net>

Reply-To: windwave[tai]pacbell.net

To: hungvu[tai]netcom.ca

Hung,

On you're website at http://tor-pw1.netcom.ca/~hungvu/equipments.htm#4.

Boards ,the table should be updated to reflect that I buil