UK Kitesurfing in waves September 2010. I attached a 1080p HD waterproof extreme sports video camera (GOPRO) to a 16m North Rebel kite. This was my first experiment in using the GoPro. Track is Goodbye Caroline: Aimee Mann. For those interested in doing the same with a GOPRO video camera here are some tips you might find useful: 1) Use the specific anti-fog inserts, or the fast moving air will fog the lens in 10mins!! (upsettingly I had to throw away 40min of bigger wave footage when the tide came in) 2) Attach to the central kite strut (if your kite is designed this way.) I set to HD which gives a very wide angle with enough resolution for cropping. You can fit to other struts but getting the aiming right is difficult. 3) This was on a large 16meter kite which is of course very nice and stable. I have also had good results on a 6m in savage winds as well. 4) The main thing is that it's best to go out a bit overpowered so you don't have to continuously 'S' dive hard for power. Gentle swoops to the water and back keeping the kite perpendicular to the water look great though. 5) Mounting: I used the Gopro ' vented helmet strap ' and one of the angled Joints from the Go pro 'grab bag' to attach the camera to the kite. I then pumped strut up afterwards to 'lock it on tightly. I also added a cord in case it came off. Check first that your kite is the type where the struts 'are not' continuously sewn to the canopy. North / Naish makes should be okay. Note: During flying, the ...
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