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I've never been, I was just wondering if this site is still alive and permitted to fly there? On the Stopsley flyers FB page the last post is from 2012 and I can't see anything newer than this anywhere. I've moved to Berkhamsted Herts and in the last few years only been to Essex kite park a few times. Stopsley is only up the road so could be handy to get flying again.

It was quite funny, I didn't think they would be powerful enough to move me but on the second run it was going at a good pace! But yep need more power!!! I'd like to use electric jets like the snowboarder uses but they cost quite a bit!

Ok so inspired by this I made a zero budget version of this with some old pipe and my Quadcopter motors, ok so not going to get to 80kph but I have to more motors to add

It would be nice to have a local place but yeah probably going further afield is the way to go. I've been to Essex kite park a few times and is so much better than any local in land place I've been to. I'll have to check out the spot in Hemel when the weather gets better and see how it is, I'll let you know Timmy!

I'd love to give this a try but I live too far away. What type of EDF motors are you running to get 50KG of thrust? I'd buy a system like this, you going into production any time soon? You could also use this for Nordic/Off-road inline skates, I have some and think this would be brilliant!

I've moved to Berkhamsted and I've been scouting around for areas but not found anything suitable yet, anyone know of anything nearby?

I'll double that if it's still going?

I'm going to Camber too for my first beach outing, only just getting started out a proper noob and looking to pick up some tips! Will be down tomorrow with my 4m Flow. http://easytide.ukho.gov.uk/EasyTide/EasyTide/ShowPrediction.aspx?PortID=0087&PredictionLength=7

I just looked at http://www.panshkite.com/ they are some pretty cheap kites, with combo deals: 6m Ace + 4.5m Legend plus one set of lines and handles £144.27 delivered! Are they any good?

Going here mid Jan, will give this try if the lake is frozen then: http://winter.zellamsee-kaprun.com/winter/activities/snowkiting/en/ No idea where this is but looks a lot of fun

Ok so I can be a rebel and break the rules, I will definately give goring/l'hamption a go when I'm next visiting, and plenty of other places above me to try, thanks everyone

Just got into Kite boarding and since getting my new kit I haven't had the opportunity to have a good practise. Living in North London I've found a few open grassy areas but its been lacking in the wind department. Visted my mum this weekend who lives in Felpham near Bognor and I was looking forward to hitting a beach with some nice clean wind. A mate surfs at the witterings and said give that a go. got down for 9am low tide, paid my £7 parking fee found a lovely open beach grabbed my gear only to be told by a lifeguard I can't use my board due to them expecting a lot of people that day, said I could fly my kite though. Disapointed I thought may as well fly my kite while I'm here then shortly after another lifeguard tells me to take it down, even though at the time hardly anyone there so I left a bit peeved of paying £7 for nothing. I jumped on the net after getting to my mums, found out I needed club membership at witterings anyhow! My cousin mentioned littlehampton said he had seen some people on the green kiteboarding after some googling found on this forum that it had a ban few years back. Looked at Goring by Sea which was just up the road. So set out the the next day went to L'hampton was low tide nice long beach, the green wasn't that big but looked ok, I couldn't see any signs but was worried about this ban I had read about so decided I better not bring the sport into disrepute at this early stage! Moved on to Goring by sea and found everywhere the sign as attached, all boarding and buggying prohibited! Was a little disheartened as I thought this was gonna be the weekend I got some good practise in. Does anyone know any beaches around that area that are accessible without bans that are any good?