craggers said...


zanzibar in july it is then! (yep, she has already found the cheapest/flatest/sandiest bottomest lagoonest/warmest place mentioned on the internet to do her 'learning week').

Hey Craggers,

Been to Zanzibar last October at the end of a 4 week safari in East Africa,
Was pretty awesome place to kite but didn't get too much wind then as weas end of the season. I think July is start of Season so should be good then.

If you are going just to kite, I'd be looking at somewhere like Aitutaki in Cook Islands though.

If you need more info on where to stay etc let me know.

Cool, should be good.

This is where we stayed in Paje.

www.bellevuezanzibar.com/

Puetz said...p.s. Down side, just yesterday, she took my 14m out while the wind was lower, then the wind picked up, but she stayed out while I paced up and down waiting, when her 12m would have been fine.

well then you could just pump up her 12 and make it easy for her !!

Puetz said...

craggers said...

Puetz said...p.s. Down side, just yesterday, she took my 14m out while the wind was lower, then the wind picked up, but she stayed out while I paced up and down waiting, when her 12m would have been fine.

well then you could just pump up her 12 and make it easy for her !!

... actually I did but my son took the 12 and left his 7 on the beach, so I had to get him in first to then get her in, so I could go out! There was a silver lining, the tide came up and waves really jacked up so it turned out waiting was a good thing in the end,,, worked out,,,this time!!

and then my son took his sons 7M and turned it into a ball of macrame.[}:)]
rough day eh Puetz? lucky we got some waves

After only 2 sessions this season (work and 4 children) my only hope is if my kids take up kitesurfing. Fingers crossed !

myusernam said...

women have a domestic brain and are much happier back at the nest baking and tending to the childeren. they may protest when they are younger but this is just some misguided ideal they get from daytime television.

Dude, my wife is 45 ans still not realised this, what's gone wrong?

nice one give the girls some cred.

Hey Bobjaan cheers for the credit but if truth be know I have had my fair share of kite ditches, long walk of shames and birds nests

and you have come to my rescue a few times like a knight in white boardies

I can totally relate to Puetz comment about partner hogging the kite size you want!!!!! wasn't so bad when i started out on c kites, if I hung on the wind and waves unleashed a whole can of whooop ass on me, but now the kites got such big wind range once im on the water there is no coming back!!! Sorry Bobjaan gotta pick your size right first time! [}:)]

Just two more comments:

1.. pls those guys out there in WA if ya got a lovey sporty lady at home please get them fired up and on the water, I love hanging out with the guys aswell but seriously need some balance in our little tribe...

and lastly

2. CAUTION - teaching your partner - male or female in my experience not a great idea...I really not sure why I feel ok losing my 'balls' in front of my partner and telling him very politely of course...to "go put a rather large object where the sun doesn't shine and find ya own way home" yet in front of the "lovely tanned and fit South American kite instructor" I am a model student!!!!!

Just joshing Bobjaan...stoked to have had ya as my teacher and even more stoked we get to run around like idiots doing the sports we love

Enjoy