Cabs and trees.. SS and orshools

See it all the time - albeit with less crowds (and it is often other kiters they are pulling that sh!t next too) but that last 3 inches of water is irrestable to an orshool. Not unique to SS by any means but they do seem over-represented.

what a WINNER.

Hey did anyone notice that unattended windsurfing rig menacing the water close to the shoreline where those awesome riders were smashin out their loops. Very dangerous, someone could have crashed a failed trick attempt and hit their head on that. (insert sarcasm emoticon thingy here)

getfunky said...

Cabs and trees.. SS and orshools

See it all the time - albeit with less crowds (and it is often other kiters they are pulling that sh!t next too) but that last 3 inches of water is irrestable to an orshool. Not unique to SS by any means but they do seem over-represented.

I think its an unfortunately side effect of having Lenton wannabe's. There are two groups of Fuel riders.

1. The legitimately good riders who compete and want a high performance kite to match their skill
2. The lenton wannabe show off's who will try loop on the beach in front of crowds because they think that people want to watch them and every woman will be wilting at her knees waiting to give them their telephone number when they get off the beach.

On the cabrinha front, you get two groups of cabrinha's riders:

1. Those that ride their kites into trees because they don't know any better
2. Those that ride their kites into trees because they should know better

Cabrinha is the only brand I know that needs to make biodegradable kites so their kites don't cause long term impact to the environment by staying in the trees for too long.

Saffer said...

getfunky said...

Cabs and trees.. SS and orshools

See it all the time - albeit with less crowds (and it is often other kiters they are pulling that sh!t next too) but that last 3 inches of water is irrestable to an orshool. Not unique to SS by any means but they do seem over-represented.

I think its an unfortunately side effect of having Lenton wannabe's. There are two groups of Fuel riders.

1. The legitimately good riders who compete and want a high performance kite to match their (over-estimated) skill
2. The lenton wannabe show off's who will try loop on the beach in front of crowds because they think that people want to watch them and every woman will be wilting at her knees waiting to give them their telephone number when they get off the beach.
3. The straight out tools that are encouraged by 'SS culture' and to some extent marketing.

On the cabrinha front, you get two groups of cabrinha's riders:

1. Those that ride their kites into trees because they don't know any better
2. Those that ride their kites into trees because they should know better

Cabrinha is the only brand I know that needs to make biodegradable kites so their kites don't cause long term impact to the environment by staying in the trees for too long.

Then there's riders like me who ride budget gear, wear too many accessories (helmet, vest, sunnys, spare jocks, hanky) know they have limited skillz on tap, know they are gonna fek up sooner rather than later and so just try to stay outta harms/trees/punters/poleys/dogs/grannys/houses/cars/Cab/SS owners way.

I am pretty new to the sport as well, and I know I should stay far away from other kiters, people, Spirit of Tasmania etc... but I have been in sports long enough to know that it is not the brand that does the idiotic stuff, it is the rider(person), whether you ride Cabrinha, Fuel or whatever, therefore why criticise the brand?

It seems the fact that I ride a Cabrinha immediately classifies me as the same idiot as some of these guys are?? 10 000 miles from the truth!!

JTheron said...

I am pretty new to the sport as well, and I know I should stay far away from other kiters, people, Spirit of Tasmania etc... but I have been in sports long enough to know that it is not the brand that does the idiotic stuff, it is the rider(person), whether you ride Cabrinha, Fuel or whatever, therefore why criticise the brand?

It seems the fact that I ride a Cabrinha immediately classifies me as the same idiot as some of these guys are?? 10 000 miles from the truth!!

Its all a conspiracy, don't worry. cabrinha and slingshot riders don't fly near people on the beaches, they're just such awesome kites that the beachgoers flock to wherever they are flying and cramp the poor riders.

I once witnessed 360 people follow 3 Cabrinha riders from st kilda to brighton when the wind switched from southerly to northerly just so they could watch the pretty colours. One woman actually left her baby at St Kilda because she was so mesmerised by the hypnotic glow of the kites. They didn't even bother to drive their cars, they walked the entire way so they could watch.

Disclaimer - The above story was given to me by a Cabrinha rider

Andrash said...

....and I can't brush aside the thought, that this thread comes so handy for the anti-kiter lobbiers....these are the photos, videos, and posts they like to see, read and possibly collect, and at the right moment present them to the councils....
....as a kiter I am still looking for any value of this thread and video......
....I would rather value simply preventing these from happening on our beaches at the time when they are about to happen rather than talking about them....

Lets put it this way. How well did brushing it under the carpet work for the catholic church?

Sooner or later the **** gets found out and by sweeping it under the carpet its seen as not making any attempts within the community to rectify the situation.

We can all sit around and pretend it doesn't happen, but we all know it does.

Saffer said...
Lets put it this way. How well did brushing it under the carpet work for the catholic church?

Sooner or later the **** gets found out and by sweeping it under the carpet its seen as not making any attempts within the community to rectify the situation.

We can all sit around and pretend it doesn't happen, but we all know it does.

You did not read my post quite to the end....I was suggesting to prevent irresponsible behaviour where it happens: AT THE BEACH......rather than air it on a forum.....so not brushing under the carpet at all........acting and not talking...

Andrash said...

....and I can't brush aside the thought, that this thread comes so handy for the anti-kiter lobbiers....these are the photos, videos, and posts they like to see, read and possibly collect, and at the right moment present them to the councils....
....as a kiter I am still looking for any value of this thread and video......
....I would rather value simply preventing these from happening on our beaches at the time when they are about to happen rather than talking about them....

Personally I think no-one really thinks about it until idiots like you keep bringing it up on every topic, Seriously you do more harm than good winging about other peoples posts all the time.

I'd be getting a new avatar pic so people dont think your a chic too, unless thats the plan.

haha where is that place it just looks awesome, I can see why every one congregates there.