Hello, I've just completed my second lesson of Kitesurfing. I need more practice just keeping the kite in a position without letting it go down. Would anyone let me use one of their old kites just on the beach for a bit of a play?


Cheers, Jukesy

how about you buy my 4m albatross near new and fly it all you like....nice bar has depower $150 posted to your door...cheers

I sent you an email...cheers Dan

Hmm I'll have a think about that one

Hey mate. That's a pretty big ask as kites are more fragile than you'd expect. I run a kite group with 120 members. Sometimes ppl lend / swap kites. Ive seen quite a few get damaged and our general rule is if you damage it, it's yours. Even if you get a torn kite repaired at your cost you have still devalued it and it will be difficult for that person to sell...

You may find an exceptionally nice person willing to let a learner loose on their kite (fyi you are more likely to damage a kite flying on the beach than in the water); or you buy a cheap second hand one; or you back to the school and ask to hire some gear.

Cheers.

Macster said...
Hey mate. That's a pretty big ask as kites are more fragile than you'd expect. I run a kite group with 120 members. Sometimes ppl lend / swap kites. Ive seen quite a few get damaged and our general rule is if you damage it, it's yours. Even if you get a torn kite repaired at your cost you have still devalued it and it will be difficult for that person to sell...

You may find an exceptionally nice person willing to let a learner loose on their kite (fyi you are more likely to damage a kite flying on the beach than in the water); or you buy a cheap second hand one; or you back to the school and ask to hire some gear.

Cheers.

Yeah fair enough but lessons are quite pricey and i'm still in high school.

Macster said...
I don't mean lessons. Try hiring gear from the school. Some do it for $50 a day, they might do it cheaper for a student?!

Ohhh okay sounds like a great idea. Thanks man

Jukesy said...
Hello, I've just completed my second lesson of Kitesurfing. I need more practice just keeping the kite in a position without letting it go down. Would anyone let me use one of their old kites just on the beach for a bit of a play?


Cheers, Jukesy

How old are you jukesy??

Jukesy there's a newby section on seabreeze which is the best place to ask for advice, ppl tend to be a lot more helpful there.

But good on ya for having a crack at kiting as a kid, just read loads and talk to people on the beach. It can be a bit dangerous in the early stages so if people come across as negative it's only because they are worrying about you.

Hope you get into kiting it's an amazing sport with challenges for all ages.

Hit your parents up for a few hundred bucks to get started?
Tell them kitings much better than hanging around the streets getting into trouble, they might just buy it.

Prawnhead said...
i have a slingshot link you can use ...no drama!

No drama... Lol. Love it

Seems like a good idea until you try hahaha

Work for some cash.. Mow lawns , wash cars even do a paper round . Nothing comes for free mate

Jukesy said..
Hello, I've just completed my second lesson of Kitesurfing. I need more practice just keeping the kite in a position without letting it go down. Would anyone let me use one of their old kites just on the beach for a bit of a play?


Cheers, Jukesy

Jukesy said..
Hello, I've just completed my second lesson of Kitesurfing. I need more practice just keeping the kite in a position without letting it go down. Would anyone let me use one of their old kites just on the beach for a bit of a play?


Cheers, Jukesy

Hey Jukesy,
Don't let all the red thumbs put you off. It's good to see a young fella with a little bit of initiative having a go. The fact that you have already had a couple of lessons suggests that you have at least some degree of self preservation. It's one thing to be introduced to the sport by an eager parent or older sibling, but to be proactively chasing a passion that is not well supported or encouraged, takes a bit of nous and for that I commend you. Some of the comments you read above would suggest that our 'old kites' are worth a small fortune when in fact they are worth nothing at all. There are over 1000 second hand kites for sale on the Buy & Sell section most of which will never sell. This means you are in the box seat to pick up a handy little starter for dirt cheap. I have to agree with Nathe. Don't be to proud, pick up a few jobs around the neighbourhood, mowing lawns, washing cars and you will soon have a tidy $500 that should get you a post 2010 9 or 10 meter kite. I would encourage you to purchase the Progression beginner DVD, being 15 you will soak it up like a sponge. Finally, I see no issue with your original question as most of us will have a spare 'old kite' lying around and if you lived in my locality I would have no issue loaning it to you under my supervision. Best of luck.

Have a look for a copy of Progression #1 (i'm sure you've downloaded tv shows before?) and if you cant find a decent copy (i couldn't), i will send you my legit copy if you want. I'm all for supporting young people who wont turn into a brain dead human being who lives their lives online.

Air touched on prices. You'll easily pick up a 2nd hand kite and bar for cheap. I sold a 2yo griffin 17m for $500 and a 2010 12m core kite only for $100 because they were the only serious offers i had and both had nothing wrong with them. Find a motivated seller and low ball them

Jukesy said..
Theyre willing to pay for 2 lessons. No more

Mate, use that money to buy a kite! Lessons, meh... just watch, ask lots of questions and learn. Above all just play it safe and KNOW the wind window and the power of the wind before you try. Even make a trainer kite yourself (plenty ideas on Google).

To get into kite surfing on the real cheap, you need to improvise.