Can't wait to try this! Just finished my classes! :)

@DamienLeroyYouTube

3 жыл бұрын

Be careful friend.... A lot can go wrong....

@alex29lala

3 жыл бұрын

@@DamienLeroyKZread Just yanking your chain ;)

@DamienLeroyYouTube

3 жыл бұрын

@@alex29lala ahhhhh Have a great day!

Understanding "doming" and "updrafts" is very helpful. I enjoyed this.

You'll be at 10k in no time. Great personality, great videos/editing and i think everyone enjoys that and feels like they can relate to you. Keep up the good work! Love your content! Stay safe and keep informing! 🪁👍🤙

@DamienLeroyYouTube

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words!

The most dopest thing I’ve seen in months 🤙🏽

Information very much appreciated 👍

I’ve never kited but I’m going to try this tomorrow.

@turboterry1776

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@zenoamore

3 жыл бұрын

Why not ?try with no kite...directly from the Building🤪🤪🤪

just bought second hand kite, needs bladder repair, but that can wait, i need try try this out first ! :)

I was in Holland and they were paragliding on the dunes doing pretty much exactly what you're describing. It was beautiful.

@DamienLeroyYouTube

3 жыл бұрын

Yep that is what we are doing!

That is a cool trick for sure, here’s my take on how you’re able to travel upwind… the buildings do compress the wind and the air may be providing some lift as it travels up and over the building, and while it might “bend” as you say, I think that your weight against the kite is causing the kite to overfly onto the upwind side, like it tends to do during a normal high jump and that is why you’re able to travel upwind into the ocean.

Great Video and I learnt a lot from it .. :) Keep them rolling ..

@DamienLeroyYouTube

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you friend just trying to help!

Nice one lads! Can’t wait to go and soar some dunes! 😉

KZread this channel deserves 30k subs.

@DamienLeroyYouTube

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you we are trying, really just sharing the love and info! Lets see what happens.......

Superfun video! :) Good work! :)

@DamienLeroyYouTube

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

It's called hill gliding 😉 But yeah it's risky biscuits, took me 3 years after I reached a good enough level to even attempt it. Super good fun though.

Thanks for sharing. I think the best way to put it would be: if you ever get caught in an updraft this is what is happening.

@DamienLeroyYouTube

3 жыл бұрын

Well said!

Thank you! If you're ever looking for topic ideas, I would love to know what you suggest if you ever get lifted-unintentionally-and you want to get back on the ground gracefully, please (especially in mountain air)

@DamienLeroyYouTube

3 жыл бұрын

Yea wow heavy topic! I understand the mountain air... First I would say know your conditions, so you try not to put yourself in those scenarios but I understand it happening unexpected in the mountains. I know in the mountains first hand. I would say always just keep that kite flying above your head as that is your only source of soft landing so keep moving it back and forth to keep it above your head! You will have to ride it to the ground as all those unexpected up drafts are unknown so just keep flying the kite. My thoughts...

Definitely doing it.

@DamienLeroyYouTube

3 жыл бұрын

Not recommended......Be safe

Oh my god this is sooo complicated, I lost it?? (lol) I'm also struggeing with left and right.. so that might be just me! Nice video, but crazyyyy!!

@DamienLeroyYouTube

3 жыл бұрын

Anne, Yep not recommended for anyone really! Your left and right will get better with time on the water and flying the kite!

Thanks !

So far, at the places I've been kiting, this is most likely to be an issue when I'm trying to land my kite on a narrow beach with a dune behind it. But the wind is usually cross-onshore, so it's not the full effect (and the dunes are smaller than in this video).

@DamienLeroyYouTube

3 жыл бұрын

As long as the winds are side/cross shore will not be an issue! Straight on different story!

Great Explanation Damo🪁 🤙💢❤️

@DamienLeroyYouTube

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you John! Much love from Florida you legend!

Try a 15m Flysurfer Soul instead... it´s super stable and has a hell of hangtime plus it doesn´t respond so fast on steering inputs...

@zb1ggnew

3 жыл бұрын

Just getting step by step closer to paragliding :)

Lets go out and try this!!! 😂

im by lauderdaly by the sea, kite a lot but still cant land these flying jumps on water, would love to meet

There is a risk in everything bro... sure I’ll give it a try 😎😂😂😂

@DamienLeroyYouTube

3 жыл бұрын

Yes there is!

Why do you prefer the switchblade for this?

@DamienLeroyYouTube

3 жыл бұрын

Its a little quicker turning, so I can make fast reactions keeping the kite above me.... Not to mention it will never fold up in the air as I have seen the kite in 60 knots with a 220 pound guy on it. :).

Gonna try it.

@DamienLeroyYouTube

3 жыл бұрын

Not recommended! Be safe!

Real genuine question - Let's say that with really really careful 100% consideration and thought, albeit being a true beginner and one that still wants to catch long hang air time (because that's what my goal is), what would be ideal gear and price range for a beginner that wants that specific experience?

@DamienLeroyYouTube

3 жыл бұрын

Friend, I would reach out to your local kiteboarding shop and speak with them as they will know your local wind conditions and can help pick the perfect gear. Or you can look here: Order your kiteboarding gear, foiling gear at @t and get 5% OFF using discount code damo5 at checkout! You save money and you support this KZread channel!

“Wear a body bag”...?? Is that before or after??

@DamienLeroyYouTube

3 жыл бұрын

Well lets just hope people don't try it..... Then never....

Wait, so is this something you recommend we try?

@DamienLeroyYouTube

3 жыл бұрын

Nope not recommended..... Just showing how it works....

Damo the wind bender !

@DamienLeroyYouTube

3 жыл бұрын

No just enjoy it a lot! :) ahhhhhhh

@nicokux1587

3 жыл бұрын

@@DamienLeroyKZread Yip I agree it's a great thrill (dynamic soaring)

😄😄😄🥰🥰🥰😃😃 Well Done

Ну конечно я не буду это пробовать 😂

I got unto so much trouble in Australia for beach jumping. It's so much fun .. small foils are great fun 3 m

"slope soaring"...

Where are you?

@DamienLeroyYouTube

3 жыл бұрын

On the beach! :)

@digitalnomaddude

3 жыл бұрын

@@DamienLeroyKZread I'm in Puerto Vallarta lol

Kiteboarding should be done on the water. It is a water sport. You risk death or serious injury to yourself and the public when clowning around on the beach. It is irrelevant how "safe" or professional you label yourself - accidents can happen to anyone.

Very irresponsible. You say DO NOT TRY but then explain how to try it. Hang gliders and paragliders refer to the effect as ridge lift, but they fly facing forwards, not backwards. You forgot to mention rotor - downdraft behind the ridge - which can dump you down hard resulting in death or serious injury. Then there is proximity to buildings, trees etc.

I know you say, "don't do this", but the title of the video is "how to hang forever". I promise I'm not trying to be negative, but I think the risk is to people who haven't kited long enough to really understand the danger. Beginners probably haven't experienced or seen many kitemares, so just saying "don't try this" might not be enough. You aren't specific about what happens if your kite gets too low, equipment fails, or they catch the updraft and pull their safety because they get scared. Beginners are often kiting onshore wind. If they see the video, nothing stops them from trying it next time they pump up for onshore winds.

@johnstevenson3429

3 жыл бұрын

Darwinian theory says that if someone is daft enough to try this without sufficient experience, despite all the warnings, then... It’s as dangerous as getting a toe when on a kite. As Damo points out, there is no redundancy in a kite - one line breaks and you’re coming down fast. Plus, paragliding (even with all its redundancy) is still exceptionally dangerous- I say that, as I used to do it myself! I would suggest that at least if people understand the theory, they are marginally less likely to kill or injure themselves…

@DamienLeroyYouTube

3 жыл бұрын

Marvin, You are right and I new I could never be right with the video like this. I made it for the knowledge as for years everyone asks how it is done. I cannot stop people from trying but I for sure do not recommend it and that is my best advise... A video like this yes you really can't win..... All I can say is go take paragliding lessons if interested. Even that is dangerous....

@pitterpit9964

3 жыл бұрын

I consider myself as a beginner and I was tought beginners shouldn't go out kiting at on-shore (or off-shore) conditions, better on side- or side-on-shore! I wouldn't dare to try s.th. like this even though it looks so cool when a pro rider like Damian does it w/ perfection. However the video does not lure me into a trial ;-) Falling 2+ meters on the ground or hitting an obstacle at the beach does not sound like fun, at least to me! Btw. in my view, Damian stresses very often that's not recommended that in the end, the real how-to comes a bit short ( kite control, body posture, bar positioning/movement etc. ... exit plan) .. or did I miss that?

@marvinschaefer3973

3 жыл бұрын

@@DamienLeroyKZread I love the technical explanation and I love your video and the channel. I know most people will never try it. I just worry for the guy who had a successful lesson, but thinks he's better than he is because he never had even had to do a walk of shame. I meet beginners who overestimate their skills pretty often. I think we can all agree that injuries are bad for the sport. I would have loved for you to say specifically what bad things could happen, because I'm sure I don't even know all of possibilities.

Damien - I love your Kiteboarding tips: I have a tip that you might like too: try something like this: kzread.info/dash/bejne/jJ-pua1xZrqboaw.html&feature=shares

@DamienLeroyYouTube

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Awesome.... What a small dune and you are killing it.

just do it right and get a paraglider...

@DamienLeroyYouTube

3 жыл бұрын

Well said! :)

Cmon Get on with it......blah blah blah

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