Sorry Caela but you still have to go to toxic old Botany Bay the glowing origin of European domination is still your "local"

damn straight Robbo, plus the wind is always better at the surf.

I guess the question is r u a kitesurfer or a kiteboarder?

I'm on the north shore and the break can be a pain to get pasted for a learner (like me yesterday).

What works for me is dragging to deeper water then getting on the board.

Try Collaroy in a northerly, Longy in a southerly.
Dolls point sucks.
Northern beaches the wind is more constant. But I did get stung 2 times last Sunday... damn blue bottles.

Victor: Sunday (boxing day) the waves were small with perfect wind.

Happy new year and good winds.

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Originally posted by FlySurfer

I guess the question is r u a kitesurfer or a kiteboarder?

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This is true. I've always called myself a kiteboarder. I'm not going to say I can kitesurf until I can kite surf. And to me this means actually surfing the wave and using the kite, probably not what most people do with which is kiteboard in the surf. Know what I mean? There needs to be riding the wave and true surfing whilst utilising the kite to assist you.

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Originally posted by Dan Roberts

check out space monkeys 2. The wave riding is absolutely brilliant. They are actually getting into the barrel and using the wave's energy to go foward as opposed to using the kite to do some turns on the wave.

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That's exactly what I mean, kitesurfing!

Caelah, sorry we've highjacked your post .

Thanks for the advise! As for kiting in the surf...for sure I'd love to do it but like any sport you can't run before you can walk so I'll not venture there just yet.

Hey Flysurfer & Victor,
Only someone who kites would know whether they are a 'kitesurfer' or 'kiteboarder' - to the public its just the same thing, but they certainly don't care about the technical side of it.

Is a 'kitesurfer' better than a 'kiteboarder' in your opinion?
Are you wanting to separate the two from eachother? Just because of how you use a wave?

A true 'kitesurfer' should be someone riding a proper surfboard on a wave with a kite. But that just puts a limit on it anyway.

In reality everyones just riding different boards in different locations with a kite. Which equals 'kiteboarding'

Kiteboarding sounds a lot less limited if you ask me....
I'm a kiteboarder because i don't limit myself to doing one thing, especially by how i ride a wave. If i wanted to just let the wave push me all the time i may as well paddle onto it & not be holding the kite.

It just seems silly to get that technical and to call the sport something different because for a few seconds you where being pushed by water and not by the wind.

I with emu this sport is pretty wild. I have some terrible bashings just in the in the flat water. I reakion stay out of the surf until you can turn hard and make it every time.