The mag is a bunch of s#@t. I used to buy it all the time but not anymore. It;s always pulling off the QLD kiters and international kiters( who Gives a toss what there doing OS). Time to keep it real KBM why don't you do a peace on kitestock and other events through out Australia and the west. Do some reviews on young West Aussie riders who are ripping it up instead of the river mouth QLD guys. How many times have you done a peace on Ben Wilson, its a joke.
You have heard of planes before why don't you spread your wings and spend a while out your comfort zone and see what the rest of the country are doing for events instead of QLD and Mambo.

Later.

don't be to harsh speciman.......fair call on a few things but compared to the pommy n yanky mags,full of advertisment and bland stories of kite adventures, I think our KBM is good value.Yes some articles on the W.A scene would be great, as we all know that you guys are passionate about our beloved sport, and for such a contemporary bunch across a broad spectrum of locations and talent I think ya's should get into producing a W.A kiteing mag and show us east coasters how its done!...I personally do not buy 'the other kite mags' anymore as the online mags are the go, and the saved money in purchaseing kite mags speaks for itself....long live KBM!.....and sunnycoast kiters!

hi Stamp how they hangin,me and 50 of the 'boys' are thinking of hitting xmouth next inseason.....can you guys accommodate us......about 75 slabs of ya best golden amber,100 kilos of prime W.A. meat......the sea food goes without asking.....comfy bedding would be nice,we will probably bring our women too cause of those cold nights over there,also would it be to much to ask if we could have bacon n eggs for breaky most mornings....we figure on staying about 3 weeks,cheers Rooey

rooey said...

hi Stamp how they hangin,me and 50 of the 'boys' are thinking of hitting xmouth next inseason.....can you guys accommodate us......about 75 slabs of ya best golden amber,100 kilos of prime W.A. meat......the sea food goes without asking.....comfy bedding would be nice,we will probably bring our women too cause of those cold nights over there,also would it be to much to ask if we could have bacon n eggs for breaky most mornings....we figure on staying about 3 weeks,cheers Rooey

no worries rooey, i think we can pencil you in for late september but i'll have to check the schedule. by the way there are a few pissed off surfers here too after the kbm article, so don't mention that you are a kiter if you hit the pub...
there is no such thing as a cold night here but bring your women anyway, they will be well looked after

stamp said...

kbm please DON'T come to the north west again and "expose" somewhere without talking to the locals first

are you talking about the indiginous landowners or the more recent feral blow-ins!

the hawaiin's are a bit p1ssed about every surf break there being over run by haoles!

time to move to somewhere more remote, in fact 'stamp'ede there, i'm commin too!

i am rate interested in your european kite adventures. how much for 2 weeks of extreme sailing in the perfect conditions??. what about accomodation?? also i have 3 other of my friends who are also interested. could you do us some sort of a deal?

<3 <3


Josh.

rooey said...

Josh,the last few comments have been made 'tongue in cheek',I hope yours is,as the locals over at X ee might not take too favourably to an invasion by east coast kiteing marauders.........be awfully nice though!

the locals would do nothing, because there is not much they could do, and while kbm probably does the best it can.... it still sucks b alls

you woud think we are invading another country...... east coast people seem to have nothing against "westies" or anybody else from other countries visting the east (on the whole) , but im sensing a real bad vibe from westies about easties and anyone else really coming to the west (on seabreeze). not really the aussie spirt.

specimen said...

sir Rowdy

Not at all I'm actually from Sydneyand started kiting at Narrabeen in fact one of the originals back in 99/2000 on two line kites. But this is all about the Australian KBM that really doesn't represent the whole country, it seems to always focus on QLD kiters and OS and the events that go on in QLD. If they wanted more sales you would think that they would include the rest of the country a little more.

It's not about the east v west, but I must say I have never been in a place like WA where there is so much patronich to there state weather it be kiting or industry and it's so awesome to see. A state that thrives on itself .It's nice to see.

Later

Well actually i wasn't talking about the mag at all, as you can see the topic had gone off topic a few posts back.
I was meerly commenting on the seemingly bad vibe im recieving on seabreeze about anybody who isn't from WA going to WA to kite, whether it be from the east or abroad.
WA has the biggest amount of kiteable coastline and nice steady wind out of our whole country and maybe even the world.
When you compare this to the east coast with no where near as many good places to kite and hardly anywhere near the amount of wind, fellow aussies (no matter where you come from) and friendly tourists are warmly welcomed and made to feel at home often with a lift in the car for a downwinder and perhaps even a beer to finish it off (well this is the norm at my beach anyway).
Someone please correct me and tell me that what i am seeing on here is just the vibe of a select few and that WA is not as close minded as i am thinking. Lets see some of the aussie spirt that we are loved around the world for.

p.s. i have been to WA 2 or 3 times and dont really remember such a vibe, but maybe i was just blind to the fact?

You just need someone thats willing to put some time in to report on the going on's over there, im sure if you voiced this to the mag they would be more than willing to help out and publish the content??
It is along way for one person to go, and alot of coastline for one person to cover, i just dont think that the budget would cater for that, maybe if there were a few people interested in promoting thier own spot and riders in each place there would be more coverage of WA?

just a thought, afterall it is pretty unreasonable to expect one person to cover the whole of australia and every event on such a budget.

KBM is only a small mag. Pretty hard for it to be able to afford to fly over to Western Australia to 'expose' local talent. Prehaps some people from WA should stop complaining and organise something with KBM and make it happen.

PS. East coast groms are better anyway.

its definately out Medic,sunny coast kiters have won!,the right to continue kiteing at Noosa riv/mth.....yahooooooooooo!

hi, My name is Tony Prest. I'm the new editor for kiteboarder magazine. I would like to say I'm excited about my new position and would like to add to the magazine so hopefully everyone will enjoy it. (including west coast) I would like to know what people would like to see in the mag or not like for that matter. Please feel free to contact me on 0427826114. or by email.

Did you see the last kiteboarder mag kite test?

They called a Best Waroo a Blade Waroo, even with a picture.

These magazine guys must be total idiots.