Great that you are back twin tipping. Had my hardware out on my ankle a year ago after fracturing fibula. Much better with out it so you will be good and recovery way shorter. Thanks for getting new video content up. Always inspirational. Keep posting
Oh sooo nice there! We went to CG about ten years ago as beginner kiters and I would really really love to get back there now again to enjoy the riding and beautiful waters! But the trip is so damn long from Europe… you Canadians are lucky guys ;)
My boyfriend and I are so glad you are back! We were literally talking about you two days before you posted wondering how you were doing after your injury! We really enjoy your videos and look forward to more! 🤙
Welcome back! 🙌🏻 🎉 I hear you re: fear - tore a few ligaments winging last year and I still can’t fully flex the foot … hopefully time and physio will sort that as well! 😊
oh, so nice to see fresh content from my favourite kite-surfing channel 💖 BTW I have now completely moved to strapless as well🥰 So much more enjoyable, particularly since I'm originally coming from surfing
Tore a hamstring badly (semi-tendinosis) 2 years ago in Dakhla on a twin tip. Now strapless on a surfboard. Never looked back. Glad you are recovering well! Suring at CityWave has helped me a lot with technique.
Great to see you again as up here in chilly very wet Washington State we've missed you. Cannot imagine any desire to TT but that's probably because I've never attained your high skill level. Stick with strapless.... And strapless foil of course
Nice tacks! Sorry we missed you guys by a day. Great to see you back on the water. Strapless is nice when you hit the sandbars at full speed on the foil 👀
Hello from Siberia! Great!!! Welcome back!!! I started riding yesterday for the first time since ankle surgery 5 months ago. Scary. Hard. Nice! True, I go skiing near Kite. After 6-8 months, the second operation. We need to have time to enjoy the moment.
Hi to both of you. Two months ago I broke also my ankle and had a surgery, not during kiting but trail running. I red that both of you plan or already had a second surgery to remove titanium blades and screws. My surgeon, told me that if I don't any pain , it is not necessary to remove them. It is very early for me, I am still learning to walk again, but can I ask you, did your remove the materials or plan to remove them, because they cause pain to you? Or there are any other reasons? Thanks in advance
Sorry to hear about your ankle break! I hope your recovery goes smoothly. My surgeon said the same thing to me - he would leave in the hardware if there’s no problems. He said to wait a year after the first surgery to see how it goes, so that’s what I did. I am having the hardware removed because there is some pain/sensitivity with it in - especially on cold days. It feels like the hardware (where the plate is) is irritating something with certain movements too. If I didn’t have the pain/irritation, I would have left it in.
Question, Its been several years since I last did a Cuba Kite trip, I think it was Jan of 2020, wife and I are looking to go next month, Nov, thinking of staying at Melia Costa Rey previously the Pullman, at the far end of CayoCoco. does anyone know if I can Kite right out of this resort still? I know they used to have a Kite School there.
I don't blame you for not going back to TT boards. Most TT boards are heavy press-out planks designed for maximum profit. Good as spraytrays and jumping - what you can do with a piece of plywood. I build bidirectional hydrodynamic platforms for extreme kite control. Maybe coming soon.
I was wondering where you and Yuri got to! Good to see you back on the water! Have you tried winging yet? Great alternative to TT and kitefoiling. No kite and lines tangled on the water and NO straps 😊Less stress
Hi. Glad your ankle is good, that good news. I guess you can do strapless kite foiling and wing foiling later on top of kite strapless. Heaps more to do! Best.
Great to see you back in action. It takes a lot of courage to come back after a serious injury, congratulations! Are you still foiling or only on the surfboard? I use a hook on my foil boards to avoid the potential of getting a foot caught but still making is easy to orientate the board for starting. Thanks for sharing. Drew
Thanks :) yes, still foiling but not as often. PEI has pretty shallow kite spots + stronger winds so we don’t foil as much as we used to. The hook is the way to go, I agree
Don't use the locked in type straps. I use an old Shinn Monk 2011 strap which has a pad akin to gym mat. I have the straps super loose so that my foot can spin inside the strap however how so loose my foot will pass right through. This means i don't have to bail if one foot comes out. You can buy straps which don't have a locked in feel meant for big air. I haven't tried them myself. It's great you're back. I did wonder how you got on? The depression associated with the temporary loss is difficult. The mental scar can take a year to heal. You'll get there.
@@OurKiteLife I also use Nasih Apex as long as you make them so loose like described above. It's like I need to extend the velcro as they come undone at times due to not being designed to be ridden so loose. However maybe it's a good thing at times of force? I'm undecided. I also unhook to give you an illustration. It takes fine strap adjustment for decent pop. It's not as good as boots but it allows flexibility. An example of the locked in feel is North Flex TT bindings. They have a grippy pad. Definitely stretch a lot! Nice riding on your first time back on the TT. All the best.
@@OurKiteLife The transition to foil strapless is actually pretty easy when you first move to a single front foot hook. NSI in Hood River makes then. Essentially you end up needing this only for the waterstart and soon it becomes pointless. You'll improve footswitching without straps foiling
Hey!!! Eventually! Good to see you back. You get me addicted to FS, guys. So pls continue. One question: what do you think about power of Soul 2 15 m vs Airush Ultra 17 m?
Thanks 😊 We haven’t tried the Ultra 17m so hard for us to compare. For light wind, if you’re around 165lbs than a Soul 15m (with twintip) is as big of a kite as you’d need. If you’re a bigger guy then maybe 18m soul. Hope that helps!
I'm so glad you're back out on the water!
You’re back! I missed your videos, happy to see you’re getting into your groove again!
That drag at 1:27 looked pretty intense!
Love your vids ... welcome back! 🙂
Yaaay, new vlog from OKL, nice treat for sunday evening :) .....glad to see you surfing again. Stay safe and have fun...
If I was young again, this is definitely the sport I would do. Thanks for the awesome channel!
Glad to see you guys are back!!
So happy to see a video from you again and admire that you were brave enough to overcome your fear and ride TT again! 😊
So happy to see a new video from you guys. Glad to know you are well recovered.
Happy to see you again! Wish someday I can enjoy this sport like you!
very good to hear you're back.
As those before me said "Welcome Back" So great to see you guys and that you're still at it and in good health!👍
Great recovery!❤ why not doing us a video on how tack upwind, I see you learned pretty well !
Great that you are back twin tipping. Had my hardware out on my ankle a year ago after fracturing fibula. Much better with out it so you will be good and recovery way shorter. Thanks for getting new video content up. Always inspirational. Keep posting
Thank you :) that’s reassuring to hear you had your hardware removed as well. Looking forward to having it over and done with! Cheers
Oh sooo nice there! We went to CG about ten years ago as beginner kiters and I would really really love to get back there now again to enjoy the riding and beautiful waters! But the trip is so damn long from Europe… you Canadians are lucky guys ;)
We are lucky - but Europeans also have some very nice travel destinations for kiting that would take us forever to get to too 🙂
My boyfriend and I are so glad you are back! We were literally talking about you two days before you posted wondering how you were doing after your injury! We really enjoy your videos and look forward to more! 🤙
Thank you ☺️
Welcome back! 🙌🏻 🎉
I hear you re: fear - tore a few ligaments winging last year and I still can’t fully flex the foot … hopefully time and physio will sort that as well! 😊
Thank you 😊
Sorry to hear about your injury - that sounds rough! I hope the rest of your recovery goes smoothly!
oh, so nice to see fresh content from my favourite kite-surfing channel 💖
BTW I have now completely moved to strapless as well🥰 So much more enjoyable, particularly since I'm originally coming from surfing
welcome back, was sending good vibes for your recovery! tks for the content
Way to get back in the saddle. Love your duck turns on the surf board.
Great! Your progress after the injury is inspiring.
welcome back! Hope to see you guys in PEI this fall.
Great to see another video! Welcome back :)
welcome back Laurie!!
You are getting really good on the surfboard. . . very nice transitions!
Good to see you back on track! 😎
Glad your back, missed you guys.
Welcome back!!! We missed you here! Good to see you again!!! :):):)
Thank you 😊
Great to see you back to it👍🏼😊🚀
I wish you all the best in your recovery and can't wait the strapless content! cheers
Good to see you back!
nice too see you again. Keep going.
Nice to see you on that TT again! You are dancing on the surfboard. Gotta agree not many places better than beautiful Cayo Guillermo.
Thanks Fred 😊
Hey Laura , glad you’re back , !!
Good that you are back on the water. I usually have a session with both TT and strapless.
Tore a hamstring badly (semi-tendinosis) 2 years ago in Dakhla on a twin tip. Now strapless on a surfboard. Never looked back. Glad you are recovering well! Suring at CityWave has helped me a lot with technique.
Ouch, that sounds like a painful injury! Hope recovery went well for you. Never heard of CityWave before but it looks awesome :)
Great to see you again
Love your content. Amazing imagery and content.
Great to see you back. Excellent content 👍
Thank you 🙂
Hi Laurie and Yuri, good to see you back on you tube. Looking great as always!!!!! Hope to see you in hatteras if your going this year.
Thanks Paul! We’ll see you in Hatteras :)
Nice to see you again. It seems that I am not alone telling you this, but it is the truth. Congratulations for this beautiful spot and vid 👍🤙
Nice to see you recovered well. Hope to see you both somewhere one day again.
Thanks Armin 😊 us too!
Welcome back - looking forward to starting on my strapless this summer.
Great to see you again as up here in chilly very wet Washington State we've missed you. Cannot imagine any desire to TT but that's probably because I've never attained your high skill level. Stick with strapless.... And strapless foil of course
Welcome back)!
Good that youre back!
Thank you :)
Nice tacks! Sorry we missed you guys by a day. Great to see you back on the water. Strapless is nice when you hit the sandbars at full speed on the foil 👀
Thanks :) yeah it was too bad we missed you guys! Hopefully you had good wind and weather
Hello from Siberia! Great!!! Welcome back!!! I started riding yesterday for the first time since ankle surgery 5 months ago. Scary. Hard. Nice! True, I go skiing near Kite. After 6-8 months, the second operation. We need to have time to enjoy the moment.
Thank you 😊 Congrats on getting back on the water! Wishing you the best for your recovery
Hi to both of you. Two months ago I broke also my ankle and had a surgery, not during kiting but trail running. I red that both of you plan or already had a second surgery to remove titanium blades and screws. My surgeon, told me that if I don't any pain , it is not necessary to remove them. It is very early for me, I am still learning to walk again, but can I ask you, did your remove the materials or plan to remove them, because they cause pain to you? Or there are any other reasons? Thanks in advance
Sorry to hear about your ankle break! I hope your recovery goes smoothly.
My surgeon said the same thing to me - he would leave in the hardware if there’s no problems. He said to wait a year after the first surgery to see how it goes, so that’s what I did.
I am having the hardware removed because there is some pain/sensitivity with it in - especially on cold days. It feels like the hardware (where the plate is) is irritating something with certain movements too. If I didn’t have the pain/irritation, I would have left it in.
Welcome back my friends
Question, Its been several years since I last did a Cuba Kite trip, I think it was Jan of 2020, wife and I are looking to go next month, Nov, thinking of staying at Melia Costa Rey previously the Pullman, at the far end of CayoCoco. does anyone know if I can Kite right out of this resort still? I know they used to have a Kite School there.
I don't blame you for not going back to TT boards. Most TT boards are heavy press-out planks designed for maximum profit. Good as spraytrays and jumping - what you can do with a piece of plywood. I build bidirectional hydrodynamic platforms for extreme kite control. Maybe coming soon.
Hopefully there are some wave spots for you nearby, makes strapless amazing
I was wondering where you and Yuri got to! Good to see you back on the water! Have you tried winging yet? Great alternative to TT and kitefoiling. No kite and lines tangled on the water and NO straps 😊Less stress
Thanks :) we’ve only tried winging a handful of times (mostly on snow), but wouldn’t mind giving it a try on water again this summer!
I reckon once you try it on water that you will be changing the name of your channel to “Our Wing Life “😊
Try wing foiling without footstraps. Glad to see you’re back.
Nice to hear :)
Hi. Glad your ankle is good, that good news. I guess you can do strapless kite foiling and wing foiling later on top of kite strapless. Heaps more to do! Best.
Yes, lots to look forward to learning :)
Dang! The hottest kiter on YT for sure! Never stop kiting!
WTG Lauri! Fred’s wishes we were there with you guys! Maybe November?
Thanks Robert 😊 we wish you guys were there too. Next November would be great. Looking forward to Hatteras!
What month of the year this trip was? Thanks
February
Great to see you back in action. It takes a lot of courage to come back after a serious injury, congratulations! Are you still foiling or only on the surfboard? I use a hook on my foil boards to avoid the potential of getting a foot caught but still making is easy to orientate the board for starting. Thanks for sharing. Drew
Thanks :) yes, still foiling but not as often. PEI has pretty shallow kite spots + stronger winds so we don’t foil as much as we used to. The hook is the way to go, I agree
who needs a twintip when one can ride a strapless board. meanwhile you learned the strapless duck tack obviously! congratulations!!
Agreed 😄 thank you!
that must have been nerve racking... im trying to get over some knee pain and im still super careful out on the water
It was nerve racking at first but not as scary as I expected overall. Hope your knee gets better soon!
@@OurKiteLife In rehab now... ready to get back to kiting and making videos. Glad you're back to it!
Don't use the locked in type straps. I use an old Shinn Monk 2011 strap which has a pad akin to gym mat. I have the straps super loose so that my foot can spin inside the strap however how so loose my foot will pass right through. This means i don't have to bail if one foot comes out. You can buy straps which don't have a locked in feel meant for big air. I haven't tried them myself. It's great you're back. I did wonder how you got on? The depression associated with the temporary loss is difficult. The mental scar can take a year to heal. You'll get there.
Thanks for the suggestion for straps and the kind words. The mental part was a lot tougher than expected but I feel like I’m getting there :)
@@OurKiteLife I also use Nasih Apex as long as you make them so loose like described above. It's like I need to extend the velcro as they come undone at times due to not being designed to be ridden so loose. However maybe it's a good thing at times of force? I'm undecided. I also unhook to give you an illustration. It takes fine strap adjustment for decent pop. It's not as good as boots but it allows flexibility.
An example of the locked in feel is North Flex TT bindings. They have a grippy pad.
Definitely stretch a lot! Nice riding on your first time back on the TT. All the best.
I see my wind sock was still there :-)
Ahead Hydrofoil strapless or not???
Yes - will do strapless hydrofoil :)
@eLife I will watch and wait for your video on hydrofoil!! :)
@@OurKiteLife The transition to foil strapless is actually pretty easy when you first move to a single front foot hook. NSI in Hood River makes then. Essentially you end up needing this only for the waterstart and soon it becomes pointless. You'll improve footswitching without straps foiling
Ya we have a hook for our foil (forgot to bring it in the trip though) - will definitely be using it as I practice strapless foiling :)
Hey, you are back 🫶🏼 appreciate it very much. Have fun 👍🏽
Hey!!! Eventually! Good to see you back. You get me addicted to FS, guys. So pls continue.
One question: what do you think about power of Soul 2 15 m vs Airush Ultra 17 m?
Thanks 😊
We haven’t tried the Ultra 17m so hard for us to compare. For light wind, if you’re around 165lbs than a Soul 15m (with twintip) is as big of a kite as you’d need. If you’re a bigger guy then maybe 18m soul. Hope that helps!
@@OurKiteLife
I bought 15 m as strong wind kite.:) for light wind I have soul 1, 21 m:)
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Just want to compare 15 m ram and 17 m lei.
She got me "addicted" to the Triton T1 monofoil.... Not sure if I still like it after a year as I kinda miss the stabilizer
Wakeboots time