LAKAWA

It was lovely to see all of you, it had been too long.
A huge thank you to all who came to help celebrate, for me it was a very memorable afternoon and a delight to see old friends.
I hope to see you on the water again soon.

I think most of you know that Nancy past away in April. She was very very fond of a lot of the old crew, you know who you are. Nancy hated funerals and didn't want one, she thought they're so negative. She asked that we have a celebration of her life, her friendships and the fun memories. To all the...

It was a HUGE surprise to see Coach and a delight. Cudos should also go to Mike Bares and Mike Green who also carried the Lakawa flag on Saturday night. Superb to see you all. Always a gas when Randy plays with us , sparks huge moments of Wow. Watching a huge crowd on the dance floor all staring at ...

turns out someone at the gig did some video taping, no Randy going off I'm afraid . Still......
For those that didn't make it.
Sounds not the best but if you have decent speakers it won't kill you.


http://youtu.be/-CwutGVJ0uc

Hey everyone , thanks for your notes of support. It dawned on me some of you may not know what's going, a month ago we found out Nancy has ovarian cancer. She had all her girly bits removed and is recovering from the surgery nicely, we've even managed some short bike rides. This Friday she has anoth...

Just wanted to drop a quick note to thank those who came out last Friday. Keith, Jenn, Randy , Jane, Judd , Dianne , Mike, Meri, Boomer, Cari, Jeanette it was lovely to see you all. This was our last gig before Nancy starts her chemo so it was very special for her to see everyone . Unfortunately wit...

You can have all the discussions in the world , but I don't remember there being any elections for people to represent the kiting community. Your conclusions will be mute because you have no authority to impose your wishes, and most certainly no defined support within the community. We have been doi...

Here's where I prove I'm a ludite, I still use my sexy yellow weather radio

Peter at Midwest Mountaineering has Hyperflex in stock. Safer to try on for a good fit locally than buying on the web. Support your local stores. Mike , Lakawa School, is also selling some Hyperflex. Jeremy at Velocity kiting also sells Hyperflex. So you have 3 local choices. www.hyperflexusa.com fo...

All I can say, not having flown this years, yet. Is previous models would be in the air pretty much before anything else of a similar size ( kites used for lightwind ). The kite powers up quickly and for bigger people has a good top end. I've been very comfortable around 18mph, 20 it gets a bit of a...

Both kites have what is called the X bridle , this is designed to stop bow ties, or if you do get one make it easy to pull out. The Manta is a high aspect kite, it is longer and narrower size to size than the Frenzy . The Frenzy is wider and shorter from tip to tip so if you think about it it's logi...

The stability of the two kites is identical, they basically have the same bridle. The Manta is higher aspect so it turns a little slower, hunts a little more at the edge of the window, flies a little faster. The frenzy turns a little faster , sits a little further back in the window, is a little slo...

Libtech is not exactly a small compnay, they're owned by Mervin Mfg who also make Gnu boards. Not what I would put in the same grouping of hand made builders as Never Summer and Venture.

Jenn...awesome shot.
How many of recognize the drummer ? you'll have seen him at Calhoun and Waconia.

Thanks Mike.
A buddy recorded this last night.


www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX_Cp0W6niI

A really nice surprise to see Keith, Randy, Mike and Jenn at 5050's gig in Osceola. Rookie turned up later in the night. So thanks to all of you for making the trip to the boonies. Randy Johnson came and jammed with us last night which is always a treat.He was adding some awesome fills with our sax ...

from Masako an update link.
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/markk ... teorsignin

The good news is Mark has no internal organ or brain injuries. He is intubated and they say they'll have him in an induced coma for probably two weeks. He has facial injuries and has had plastic surgury to repair the facial bones and his nose . He has broken many bones in his body. The bad news is t...

To be honest Scott, companies have often employed people to hit the forums responding to posts about their various efforts . Your timing was too " convenient " it now appears you're not sat in the Best office " lurking" as I'd guessed you were. And are legitimately a local kiter....

Rookie ...you're a bad man. It's amazing to me to hear we have a forum here that attacks newbies and kite brands. Someone say's they have avoided this forum for those reasons. Let's come back to reality, this community goes out of it's way to make sure new people feel welcome.On the forum and on the...