kite boarding anyone

gertvanjoe · Post by **gertvanjoe** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:26 am

Who of you are involved in any extreme sports like kiteboarding or kitesurfing and the likes

any one skydive around here ?

Why is it that I am getting bored with being a clever IT and getting to do all this crazy stuff to keep me busy , gotta love it

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:09 pm

I don’t know about anyone else but mountainman ski dives. I’ve been known to muff dive on occasion.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:11 pm

RoundEye wrote:I don’t know about anyone else but mountainman ski dives. I’ve been known to muff dive on occasion.

So THAT's what Ken mean by a ball dive.

brembo · Post by **brembo** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:50 am

I *tried* kiteskiing. Looks like fun if you have the requisite skills (I do not), I just managed some blisters and very tired muscles. I'm alright with a 2 or 4 string kite, but add in balance and water and I go all to hell.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:54 am

I've wanted to try it, I used to windsurf a lot. I see a few out in the bay, looks like a blast on really windy days...they can catch some SERIOUS air.

Post by **Philip** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:51 am

I've done some skateboarding as a teenager, then some windsurfing as well, have a couple of surfboards in the garage that I haven't used in over a year probably :/

Kitesurfing looks like fun from the side, don't really feel the urge to do it, windsurfing is about as close I'll get to it for me.

gertvanjoe · Post by **gertvanjoe** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:36 pm

I'm gonna go into land kiting cause the see ain't close to where I am . Think 600 km

Post by **Philip** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:00 am

Not to discourage you, but I always get this image when I hear about land kiting

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gertvanjoe · Post by **gertvanjoe** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:24 pm

It looks on the video as he is using a bar , and not the handles . Bars have safety systems incorporated for that not to happen , maybe he made his own bar and did not incorparate the depower / quick release system , cant see from the vid . No I'm not discouraged ....