I'm planning to make a post in the windsurfers buy sell section. I'm hoping to pick up a batton to cut down for my Farc when I arrive in Sydney.
How are Kiter / Windsurfer relations Down Under? Should I avoid posting on their side? Anyone in Sydney with a batton I can scoop??!!

Hey Turkey,

I think it depends upon the state you are in and also the beach you choose to kite at.

In general I think relations between the two are of begrudged acceptance at busy beaches and "live and let live" at less crowded places.

Many windsurfers now kite as well as pole so you shouldnt have too much problem posting on their site.

To keep improving relations, always show respect to each other and lend a hand if you can when needed. Know the rules of the local spot and be courteous, especially if it is a sailboarding predominant location like Margies or Gnaraloo.

There are always the militant disrespecting few on both sides of the fence, just accept their perspective and then politely wish them a good day

Good luck to you

turkey, do any the battons for current model arcs get close to the right size? kitepower in sydney and hold the line on the west coast can probably supply any of the g2/phantom/bomba spars, and if the shoe fits?

I'll be booking a lesson with Kitepower when I get there. Maybe I'll try to contact them online.

Well if u come down SA way be ready to put up with all the windsurfing losers...

i respect windsurfing, in high winds and massive waves... but these teabaggers on flat water are losers..

I have been threatened for just riding in thier area and one of them ran me over once haha... bunch of ****

piss off pete...

I can have my opinions about windsurfers, my dad is one.

I have been purposely run over by an agressive windsurfer, I think that I am allowed to dislike them rather than listen to your comments.

In fact some of my best mates are windsurfers so i guess i dont hate them all.

The purpose of my post is not to have a slag at windsurfers but rather to give a alternate perspective to other posts and that windsurfing and kiting relations aren't that good in some places.

I think from personal experience my point is valid.

there is a chip and there is a shoulder.
and i never understood what that meant.

poleboarders are the biggest **** on the water worse than goatboaters. why would u windsurf when u can kite honestly???

yep it is, i totally agree unless u got massive waves and like 30 knots i would rather kite any day...

flat water poleboarding in 15knots = gay

You sound so hardcore spacemonkey..you must have massive balls.

why are u guys arguing against him are u kiters or sailors. SAILboarding has been cancelled and its about time all u crossover guys realised that ur kiters now not kooks anymore so get over that sailin **** it is ****in lame and is not a legit boardsport. The only place for it is like he said 30 knots+ big surf the rest of that **** is just like ****n boats on the harbor go sail a boat u ****

Hey Guys,
In my humble experience, the only negetive comments from either side of the fence come from those who have not done both sports with any earnesty.

If you had done both, you would firstly have earned the right to at least make a comment, and secondly would have realised that both sports are cool. Optimum conditions for sailing and kiting are around 25 knots side shore in waves or 25knots in flat water if thats your thing.

It is a different skill set and both are worth learning, even speed sailing on dead flat water is as much fun on a sailboard as it is on a kite.

It takes a lot more skill to be competant on a sailboard, especially on a wave or freestyling and if you saw modern supercross expression sessions on a sailboard you would trip out! It kinda makes kiting look lame!

Lets keep these threads open only to people who have done both sports that way they wont ever start because those who have ridden both dont bag one or the other.

Sorry Uminaboy, but your post is lame ... or should I say Gay?

Good winds to all, Sail or Kite!

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Originally posted by den

Well, I'll bite monkeyboy. Last season I returned two $1000 kiteboards to extremely thankful kiters. Simply beacause of your comments, this season I wont bother.

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I understand after this, why you wouldn't want to help another kiter again or pick up one of their boards because of a kiters responce on here has ticked you off, but that doesn't mean you can't still help those who respect windsurfers and others... I think there are good and bad sides to both kiting and windsurfing, and I think both are a great sport for two different reasons... I know if I lost my kiteboard or any equipment I would be more than greatful to receive it back

Are you on school holidays little uminagirl..you should be out kiting there is a light breeze blowing.

Got a question for ya uminabitch, what brought you to kiteboarding? You like showing off at the beach? U like to think of yourself as a hardcore boardrider??? And yeah please tell windsurfers to go back to their forum so u can talk **** behind their back!
Tell u one thing (mate), I had been windsurfing for 4 years before I started kiting, learned it in a week! wasn't hard I must say!!! but it was a lot of fun.
And if u consider windsurfing closer to boatsailing than boardriding, I think I can say that WE are proud of it, we are closer to the sea than u guys are.

i agree with umina**********, lets all start a hate campain against a large amount of people just because are risk of injury, death is higher.
as long as your having fun (not at someone elses expence) then who cares.