Articles, Tutorials & How-to's, Reference and Photo Albums from Coastal Wind Sports
Announcements/ Events
JIBE!
the Third Annual Jekyll Island Buggy Expo
- Coming May 2010
Articles
NEW!
Choosing your First Traction Kite
Tutorials
Traction Kiting 101: Your First time Out with a Four-Line Kite- A learn to fly kite tutorial.
Learn to set up and fly your 4-line kite.
Traction Kiting 102: Your Next Flights with a Four-Line Kite
Learn new maneuvers, flying in higher winds, tuning a kite, kite care, and more.
A Little Bit of Better Buggy Basics- Learn to kite buggy.
How to Make a Lark's Head Knot
How to Make a Figure of Eight Knot- both Stopper and Loop
Lift and Pull- What Gives?
Whose line is that? Spectra and Dyneema Explained
Looking through the Window. The Wind Window Explained
NEW!
Peter Lynn Synergy Set-up Tips.
For tons more information about kite buggies, including building buggies, check out
PopeyTheWelder's web site
. The site is also recognized as the official keeper of buggy speed and distance records.
Reference
The Beaufort Wind Scale for Estimating Wind Speed
Pimp My Ride: Tandem Buggy Hitch, Tow Bar and a Few Other Goodies
NEW!
Metric/ English Conversion Tables for Common Units of Measure
Join us on Jekyll Island for a kite session.
Directions, FAQ's, Making an appointment, Accomodations.
Photo Albums
HQ Demo Day, Jekyll Island, September 07
North American Buggy Expo (NABX), April 2008
NEW!
HQ Demo Day, Jekyll Island, September 08
NEW!
JIBE! Photos from the First Annual Jekyll Island Buggy Expo, Jekyll Island, September 26-27, 2008
More articles and tutorials are on the way. Check back here often.
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Planned updates & enhancements to be included...
Tutorial: Kite Types and Terminology Explained
Tutorial: Flying De-power, and Introduction to De-power Rigs
Enhancements:More photos & illustrations
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