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>    You've done this Marc? That's cool. I'd love a go at it, not as a
serious
> sporting hobby, but a quick ten minute sprint down a loooong clear beach
> would be fun - that would do me for life, I think...  ;)
I didn't sail a kite buggy but I used to sail slalom/speed windsurfing and
speedsail (big skateboard with a sail as on a windsurf)
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>  When you say a 'sidewind', do you mean at an angle of around 22 degrees?
> This would make sense to me.
I mean close to 90 degrees (upwind tack) because there is only few
resistance and relative wind due to speed make you feel upwind while you are
actually crosswind.
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>   Another thing; are you guys strapped in at all? From the images I found
on
> Google, I couldn't make out if they were strapped in or not.
Maybe you could check there
http://www.pbase.com/waltercarels/


Marc

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