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Power kiting around Dublin

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  • 01-09-2013 5:06pm
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    mrbubbles
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭


    Hey!

    I've just moved to Dublin and was just wondering if anyone had any suggestions of good places to fly a power kite in/around Dublin? It's only a 3m, so not massive, but would obviously still like to be clear of any trees :)

    Would also love to hear from any other kiters nearby...

    Thanks

    Joe


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    ted1
    Registered Users Posts: 23,394 ✭✭✭✭ted1


    Phoneix park is good, the far end of dollymount is good for power kitres. Kitesurfers have an area of beach at the city side but its only for launching and landing. Sandy mount strand is great but you do get filty there


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    mrbubbles
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭mrbubbles


    Great, thanks for the info Ted :D


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    David09
    Registered Users Posts: 541 ✭✭✭David09


    Is it landboarding or buggying you're into? I'm from Carlow, so sometimes head to The Curragh in Kildare. It's the best spot for kiting inland.


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    mrbubbles
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭mrbubbles


    Well, I have a board (got it cheap off eBay a couple of years ago) but I'm pretty shocking at it. Would like to have another crack though, esp if someone can show me the ropes :) Don't have a car at the moment though so would be a bit tricky getting out to Kildare. Which do you do?


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    David09
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    Haha, I do a bit of landboarding and was like that for a while but I eventually got the hang of it.
    I started out with a 3m then a 4.5 and eventually a 7.5 depower on a bar. The depowable is a lot easier to fly that the smaller ones.
    When I first started I used to get dragged off the board or chicken out whenever I'd get any kind of speed but eventually I got the hang of it.
    I found when kiting with handles to keep them held low down and to lean back against the force for better control.

    At the moment I'm trying to get into kitesurfing on water but it's unfortunate that I live so far inland. Lol.


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    mrbubbles
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭mrbubbles


    Yeh man that must be a bit of a pain... I'm just on a little Peter Lynn hornet at the moment. Only 3m so it's fairly stable (pretty easy to fly kite anyway) and pretty smooth for boarding. Would love a go on something a bit bigger though. Will let you know when I get a car sorted out!


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    T-Maxx
    Registered Users Posts: 3,139 ✭✭✭T-Maxx


    Whereabouts in Co. Dublin are you?


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    mrbubbles
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭mrbubbles


    Hi mate I'm in Templeogue, South Dublin...


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