50 knot session!

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  • čas přidán 21. 05. 2021
  • It's not often gusting over 50 knots! Especially in the summer... Despite a few people being out on 5m, I took the 8m and went for it...
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Komentáře • 113

  • @weinoberger
    @weinoberger Před 3 lety +10

    Safer to watch your video than go out myself yesterday! Looks insane

  • @user-vs3sj3le3s
    @user-vs3sj3le3s Před 3 lety +34

    so did you find your shoes again after the session?😜

    • @SamLight
      @SamLight  Před 3 lety +2

      you know its windy when you have to bury the flip flops!

    • @emanuelkristian8432
      @emanuelkristian8432 Před 2 lety

      I guess Im kinda off topic but does anyone know of a good website to stream newly released tv shows online?

  • @isaacwilson1155
    @isaacwilson1155 Před 3 lety +13

    Me out last weekend in 30 gusting 40 kts on my 9m: I can't imagine being more overpowered while still being rideable. Me watching Sam send it in 55 kt gusts on an 8m: bruh

  • @hummingbird2256
    @hummingbird2256 Před 3 lety +6

    Sick... just a little over powdered on the 8. Huge air.... 👊🙏👊

  • @kst157
    @kst157 Před 3 lety +1

    Inspiring + fantastic footage + commentary, as usual. Thanks Sam. 🪂😊

  • @kurtweibers
    @kurtweibers Před 3 lety

    Sanding the flip-flops is a brilliant Sam Light video moment, so rad and so happily talking to his camera in 50 knots, my favorite kite vlogger, perfect brand ambassador for my favorite boards-Slingshot. Now I really want to try the RPX!

    • @SamLight
      @SamLight  Před 3 lety

      yewwww, you know its windy when you need to bury the flip flips!

  • @tommursell7622
    @tommursell7622 Před 3 lety +3

    Absolutey outrageous.

  • @ThomasJoostenme
    @ThomasJoostenme Před 3 lety +3

    8m is insane! Well done.

  • @kaikewley2466
    @kaikewley2466 Před 3 lety

    Insane hang-time! Love it!

  • @RyanOsmond
    @RyanOsmond Před 3 lety +6

    hahah savage! "that's what you get for buying a blade kite" so funny

  • @Titouan.Sylvestre26
    @Titouan.Sylvestre26 Před 3 lety +1

    Incredible session, we had the same unexpected strong and gusty wind in north of France last week !

  • @gustywinds3696
    @gustywinds3696 Před 3 lety +3

    That's a lot of kite to hold down ... nice one mate!

  • @willt2292
    @willt2292 Před 3 lety +1

    Guessing that was Friday, carnage! Awesome to watch

  • @jakeswillemse1549
    @jakeswillemse1549 Před 3 lety +1

    Awesome Sam that was sick man wish i could join ya .See ya back in cape town my man have a good one .

  • @vibeskitesurf
    @vibeskitesurf Před 3 lety +1

    dope session Sam!!!! respect

  • @peppethedj
    @peppethedj Před 3 lety +1

    Yeaa sick dude!! Nice to know the RPX can handle that high psi - I ride it myself too 😎🤟

  • @zackherer
    @zackherer Před 3 lety +2

    i'm holding my breath everytime you send it.. :D sick vid as always, hayling is such a great spot

  • @jensholzapfel
    @jensholzapfel Před 3 lety +1

    Is really great fun watching you

  • @matthewmoir8627
    @matthewmoir8627 Před 3 lety +5

    Always love the grimey DnB tracks!

  • @RedRoulette
    @RedRoulette Před 7 měsíci

    Thx Sam for the amazing videos

  • @berniethomas3595
    @berniethomas3595 Před 3 lety

    Absolutely love the videos this has motivated me to book some more lessons at hayling island (not so I can fly) but kite
    Great work

    • @SamLight
      @SamLight  Před 3 lety

      Hayling Island is the best spot on its day! Just need to get the tides right..

  • @shakenbake1869
    @shakenbake1869 Před 3 lety +2

    LOL @ the blade comment - yep, my old ones were jellyfish, couldnt pump them hard enough.

  • @ibrahimemrezayim9292
    @ibrahimemrezayim9292 Před 3 lety +1

    I didn't know you can pump up to 12 psi your kite, never passed 8 so far. It was fun to watch. Loved it, keep it up buddy. Cheers.

    • @SamLight
      @SamLight  Před 3 lety

      I only ever pump it up super hard when I know I'm going to be very overpowered, normally around 6-8 is good. Small kites need more PSI.. I can only vouch for Slingshot kites being able to handle the pressure.. Thanks!

  • @crest2471
    @crest2471 Před 3 lety +2

    woohoo! wow that was windy

  • @pawel-goscicki
    @pawel-goscicki Před 3 lety +6

    12 psi omg that's a looooot.

  • @dhettema
    @dhettema Před 3 lety +2

    Dude! That was epic!

  • @Nilz4FR
    @Nilz4FR Před 3 lety

    Mate. You are standing right beside my bus! Cheers!

  • @chrisdickinson4576
    @chrisdickinson4576 Před 3 lety +4

    Just watched "Army of the Dead" right before this and I found this a lot more terrifying to watch.

  • @fungalspore
    @fungalspore Před 3 lety +17

    50 knots on an 8m.....what could go wrong?

    • @SamLight
      @SamLight  Před 3 lety +1

      I was right on the limit!!

    • @Ploz5555
      @Ploz5555 Před 3 lety +1

      Nothing. Not even the need for helmet and impact vest, no worry. It’s like for everything, protection are only for newbies.

    • @fungalspore
      @fungalspore Před 3 lety

      @@Ploz5555 I thought I heard crathen saying that one time....lol

  • @TheRealPopol
    @TheRealPopol Před 3 lety +1

    Yes ! A new vid !

  • @ignaciosernacampillo9527
    @ignaciosernacampillo9527 Před 3 lety +1

    So jealous man awesome vid

  • @migosuki3222
    @migosuki3222 Před 3 lety +2

    Damm FULLLSENDDD!!!

  • @DublinDapper
    @DublinDapper Před 3 lety +1

    Some air my boi👌🏾👌🏾

  • @peklar79
    @peklar79 Před 3 lety

    Reminds me of my 40+ Knots Session in Penghu, was quite overpowered on my 5m , wondering how you handle those strong winds

  • @vonbarrel5023
    @vonbarrel5023 Před 3 lety

    Nice Bro! 🤙
    What wind speed range do You think is best for enjoying, not surviving?

  • @Alexomator
    @Alexomator Před 3 lety +2

    Epic! Been out in that Wind yesterday too. Hard stuff when the 50+ knots rolled over and noone was jumping for 20 minutes :)
    Anything you recommend for dealing with the fear to fully sent it in such winds? I´m rather heavy and fly a 7m rarely. Afraid to loop it due to its speed.

    • @kitesurferjoey
      @kitesurferjoey Před 3 lety

      Use a smaller bar then it reacts slower i own a 7 ozone c4 kite also kite in storm 50+ 110kg i use a 23m lines and 45cm bar and it just reacts as a 9m

    • @SamLight
      @SamLight  Před 3 lety +1

      Don't think about what could go wrong, just focus on what is in front of you, calculate risk and how much to send it. Confidence comes from experience and gradually pushing your limits i.e. start looping in light wind and slowly build it up into strong wind, but sometimes you just have send it! No hesitation

  • @tombalabomba03
    @tombalabomba03 Před 3 lety

    More action than any bond movie.

  • @hugoholman
    @hugoholman Před 3 lety

    Nice one Sam! Curious on why you didn’t use a Woo or similar device to measure height?

    • @SamLight
      @SamLight  Před 3 lety +2

      naa i don't like height measurement devices, in my experience they are inaccurate and too much faff, i don't need to measure my fun 😄

  • @luca_broyt7643
    @luca_broyt7643 Před 3 lety +2

    Yeahhh 🔥🔥🔥

  • @maxscherpy3620
    @maxscherpy3620 Před 3 lety

    Magical

  • @sergemann5951
    @sergemann5951 Před 2 lety

    Take that back! Blades are good kites for average bloks.

  • @shadowclaw77
    @shadowclaw77 Před 3 lety

    Nice fighting!
    Was that the 17" or the 20" Sentry X on the 8m2 RPX?

  • @sele9208
    @sele9208 Před 3 lety +1

    Wouaouh !!!!!! 🤪

  • @pitterpit9964
    @pitterpit9964 Před 3 lety +2

    Extreme brillant footage! Sorry for asking (from a not yet gopro owner): which Gopro did you use and how did you make those "third persons view" shot? ( and what accessory is needed for that ?)

    • @jaapvandenkommer5419
      @jaapvandenkommer5419 Před 3 lety

      I have got a gopro 9 and a bite mount and it works perfect!

    • @PietroSironi
      @PietroSironi Před 3 lety

      3rd view is with the gopro max or insta360 and using a mount on the harness. check other videos from jeremie tronet or reno romeu they put links to the mounts as well i think

    • @SamLight
      @SamLight  Před 3 lety

      I'm using the sail video system with a Go Pro 360, check it out here: www.sailvideosystem.com/products/3rdpersonview-lite-all-in-one-v2

    • @SamLight
      @SamLight  Před 3 lety

      the 360 go pro and the 3rd person shot is super cool but also a lot of 'faff', go pro 9 and POV bite mount is much easier and more versatile

  • @KiteboardingInUruguay
    @KiteboardingInUruguay Před 3 lety +1

    Big kahunas!!!

  • @zyabvit
    @zyabvit Před 3 lety +1

    Hi Sam! Is it a matter of weight or muscles to hold the edge at such wind? I can't ride my 7m Rally when it's over 30 knots, but I weight only 60 kg

    • @SamLight
      @SamLight  Před 3 lety

      It's a lot of technique using your board and power in your legs to control the power and drive the kite to the edge of the window

  • @matthewmoir8627
    @matthewmoir8627 Před 3 lety +1

    I live my 8m rpm but I think RPX is my next purchase!

  • @ianbisson9669
    @ianbisson9669 Před rokem

    Which boost better? The machine or the RPX? Which catches you better in the loop? Cheers

  • @lucasfield-marsham7822

    how do you keep getting upwind to send those huge jumps

  • @johnrobinson5506
    @johnrobinson5506 Před 3 lety +1

    Awesome looking session Sam what was you Gopro 9 settings for that POV session please 🤙💢

    • @jamesadams4176
      @jamesadams4176 Před 3 lety

      How does he hold his go pro?

    • @SamLight
      @SamLight  Před 3 lety

      I use the bite mount with no float. 2.7k 60 fps super view

    • @jamesadams4176
      @jamesadams4176 Před 3 lety

      @@SamLight go pro bite mount or another type?

  • @torstenwalter8911
    @torstenwalter8911 Před 3 lety +1

    Absolut massiv 💪🤪🤙

  • @jonny9551
    @jonny9551 Před 3 lety +1

    Nice

  • @neclis7777
    @neclis7777 Před 3 lety +2

    CRA-ZY! Keep it up, man !

  • @ayoubelfahsi4824
    @ayoubelfahsi4824 Před 3 lety +1

    Bis milah cool man

  • @RafCenterMyself
    @RafCenterMyself Před 3 lety

    I wanted to go out in Germany yesterday on my 7m... no sir 😆 good thing that someone was holding me down. Why do you hook into semi-suicide mode in such conditions Sam? Is it because of accidental releases of the chicken loop?

    • @SamLight
      @SamLight  Před 3 lety

      haha, this is my go to leash setup as my kite still flags out if I use the quick release but i am still able to unhook

  • @muchbetterinlosangeles

    Holy shit 😱😱😱

  • @madsteeez
    @madsteeez Před 3 lety +1

    I was out on a 6m² core xr today at Büsum at about 25kn😂

  • @yehudaweiss5061
    @yehudaweiss5061 Před 3 lety

    What is a blade kite?

  • @jordansmith464
    @jordansmith464 Před 3 lety +7

    The wind was so strong it broke my camera while filming from the shore, insane stuff!

    • @jamesadams4176
      @jamesadams4176 Před 3 lety

      How does Sam hold his go pro? Good footage if he is just biting down on the floater!

    • @SamLight
      @SamLight  Před 3 lety

      haha thanks for the clips!

    • @SamLight
      @SamLight  Před 3 lety

      i use the go pro bite mount with no float

    • @Ericwalshe
      @Ericwalshe Před 2 lety

      @@SamLight full commitment with no float 🤣 do you have a leash or anything attaching it to your wetsuit no?

  • @niekvanwensen
    @niekvanwensen Před 3 lety +1

    It was sunny with 40 knots in Holland, with perfect waves, and of course I had no time to kite, would have been my first heavy storm session with effortless 10+ maybe 15 meter jumps but I was stuck at home
    I’m gonna go cry now bye

    • @ThomasJoostenme
      @ThomasJoostenme Před 3 lety +2

      I drove al the way from italy and got stuck in traffic…..

    • @SamLight
      @SamLight  Před 3 lety +1

      ahh noooo traffic before the session is the worst

  • @tott_cycles
    @tott_cycles Před 3 lety

    savage

  • @andrewhurstcars
    @andrewhurstcars Před 3 lety +1

    Only real pros such as yourself can make the most of those conditions!

  • @guusjuh97
    @guusjuh97 Před 3 lety +1

    VOLT!!!

  • @patrycjapatynka7441
    @patrycjapatynka7441 Před 3 lety +1

    You have to many windy, and we don't have it at all :( 😔😭

  • @TheChupacabra
    @TheChupacabra Před 2 lety

    I saw the depower fully in when he launched, “of course” I thought. AND STARTS RIPPING
    The gentleman kiteboarder. I sure as hell wouldn’t go out. And I definitely would do it with a camera in my mouth.

  • @TheChupacabra
    @TheChupacabra Před 3 lety +1

    Yikes! Far too calm for after that session. I’d be doing jump kicks after surviving that

  • @keonpearse3728
    @keonpearse3728 Před 3 lety

    mad

  • @johnnykhawand
    @johnnykhawand Před 3 lety

    Sick video! What happened at 3:37 ?

    • @SamLight
      @SamLight  Před 3 lety +1

      Just dropped out the sky! When the wind is that strong there is always a risk of that happening as the wind is so gusty

    • @johnnykhawand
      @johnnykhawand Před 3 lety

      @@SamLight Glad it went well, at first i thought you didn't want to land on the wave for fear of crashing

  • @40hills1
    @40hills1 Před 3 lety +1

    Made me nervous watching you with those poles downwind

  • @nicolasboudet9302
    @nicolasboudet9302 Před 3 lety

    Wouah! 😎 with a 8m!
    I better understand why I have got some issues of reverse folding of my 7m kite as a closed shell under very big gust, the bladder still under pressure avoiding the kite to come back to its normal side🥴(probably with not that much gust than your session!). I will then push my pump up to 12psi but I am no sure it will pump that up! 🤓In addition it is better to have a very clean shore to enter the sea, without any hidden rock as it was probably impossible to not be pulled horizontally on your feet as soon as kite did fly...(???)

    • @SamLight
      @SamLight  Před 3 lety

      a lot of people don't pump their kites hard enough. i think around 8 psi is fine, 12 psi is a bit too much, what kite is it?

    • @nicolasboudet9302
      @nicolasboudet9302 Před 3 lety

      @@SamLight it is an old Best Kahoona 7.5m2 (2013) with 4 latte but no central one, which give a chance to the Leading edge to return on itself by the middle, and stay blocked on this wrong position. I am not sure that a very strong pressure will avoid this behavior but lack of pressure was always an issue on this kite🥴!

  • @windjunky
    @windjunky Před 3 lety +1

    Blade kite lol

  • @leeyeongtun6449
    @leeyeongtun6449 Před 2 lety

    Me weighing 53kg on a 9m in 55knots ended up in hospital😂

  • @willhurd8283
    @willhurd8283 Před 3 lety

    Where is the 360 cam footage that first Clip was mental

    • @SamLight
      @SamLight  Před 3 lety

      Hayling Island! Cool isn't it

    • @willhurd8283
      @willhurd8283 Před 3 lety

      I meant why was it not used more in the video. That angle is so cool

  • @khoa7269
    @khoa7269 Před 3 lety +1

    12 psi 🤣🤣🤣

  • @windjunky
    @windjunky Před 3 lety +1

    Gusting 55 knots. Are you mad mate!?

  • @rcggijzen
    @rcggijzen Před 3 lety +1

    Why would you take an 8m kite when a 5m kite is enough? Seems just plain stupid to me. Just hope none of the regular mortals will try to copy you and get themselves or somebody else seriously hurt. Bad example and unprofessional.

    • @Woutergerritsen
      @Woutergerritsen Před 3 lety +1

      Not really agreeing with you on this one... Since accidents tend to happen on the way down, and not up... I found I was safer on a little bit bigger kite because they tend to drop you softer than the smaller ones, and the steering is not as aggressive which helps easing out the kite control in gnarly conditions... and if you get the timing right... and the gust hits... 👌🏼 but each his own I guess... some like it bigger, some smaller...😝 didn't fancy the blade remark too much though, that seemed unnecessary.

    • @SamLight
      @SamLight  Před 3 lety +1

      what can I say, I enjoy pushing the limits! I have ridden my 8m in those conditions plenty of time before and I was confident I could handle it. I often take a kite much larger that a 'need' because its fun being on the limit. It's important everybody is aware of their capabilities, plonkers will be plonkers, myself included... 😄