About 10 years too late I sometimes think.

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42. I'm 52 now.

Bought first kite, for light wind days only, as you do after 18 years of windsurfing.

Eleven months later remembered I had a rack full of windsurf gear so went for a sail. It was fun.

Eleven months after that, went for another sail, it was still fun. Then sold the lot for $600. The rack space was more valuable to me than the gear.

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was a poley and living on maui aged 22 when laird was struggling, and i mean really struggling, just to kite downwind from sprecks to kanaha. at the time it just looked like far too much hard work.

had many years away from the water then saw some guys charging in seattle last year when i'd bought an old slalom windsurfing setup cos i was living close to lake washington. the gear looked infinitely more efficient, safer, and easier to use than 12 years earlier. i became curious.

got back to melbourne with an itch to be on the water one way or another. compared price, portability, durability, wind-range and kiting came out so far ahead of windsurfing it was a no-brainer. then rob, seb and alex did over 50knots/500m and i was even more convinced.

one year after my first lesson i'm just starting to unhook and try a range of gear to find something that suits my ambitious-but-no-longer-an-indestructible-twenty-year-old style of riding.

40, cheaper than a Harley and a lot more fun !!

started at 47 now watch the wind all the time, kite all year round have three mates who do the same, although a couple get caught up at home a bit ( hahaLOL) no regrets at all just love the rush!!!!!!!!!! never too much !!!! spend far too much on the gear though

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