i have wind direction training and soo on.. because of sailing but, i want to get into kiteborading and a feww of my sailing mates do asweell were all 14 or 15 soo were like povo soo i would be awesome for some tips on were to learn without lesons like is lake illawarra anygood 4 it??????....... my mate has a kite and can teach us some stuuff (hes pritty good :) soo.... just dont wanna buy an expencive kite than not like it or buy a crap kite and doing **** all yeer? thanks

ryandryden said...

i have wind direction training and soo on.. because of sailing but, i want to get into kiteborading and a feww of my sailing mates do asweell were all 14 or 15 soo were like povo soo i would be awesome for some tips on were to learn without lesons like is lake illawarra anygood 4 it??????....... my mate has a kite and can teach us some stuuff (hes pritty good :) soo.... just dont wanna buy an expencive kite than not like it or buy a crap kite and doing **** all yeer? thanks

Did you check out the Newbie Forum

ryandryden said...

but, i want to get into kiteborading

learn to spell and I'll teach you for free....

...well for a case of beer from each of you nancy pussies

theDoctor said...

learn to spell and I'll teach you for free....

...well for a case of beer from each of you nancy pussies

I agree! Surely kids in years 10-11 can't be that bad on spelling, or is it a cross between texting code and English? I always check my ramblings with the Google toolbar that has a little spell checker built in.

www.google.com/toolbar/ie/index.html

Foxy Kane said...
THANKS FOR THE APOLOGY

Hi Foxy, just curious, do you type up this last line manually each time you make a post, or do you copy it and paste it from somewhere? Seems like decent effort...

greenleader said...

ryandryden said...

but, i want to get into kiteborading

WA WA WEE WA

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Hey Smellatroll,

You mad some valid points there. I did the IKO course about 18 months ago and they have come up with a great deal of stuff that makes the sport safe. However I reckon that for the majority it is both a crap way to learn and it is expensive.

I never gave any lessons because I realised that I would rather be kiting than teaching and teaching kiting the IKO way is expensive and pretty bloody boring for both the trainee and the student.

If they were to sell the course booklet and recommend that the student go away and assimilate the wealth of knowledge that is in it at the same time as become competent using a small power kite the lessons and the expense could be reduced significantly at the same time as make the whole process a lot more enjoyable for all involved.

Yes there are some life saving tips in the course. I shudder at some of the things we did learning by ourselves.

ryandryden said...

i would be awesome for some tips on were to learn without lesons

Take a camera mate, you will f*#k it up so we may as well get some more footage so maybe we can convince the next bonehead to get lessons

Such as this Troll.....

I cun't a ford a teecher eder, butt I add a bin bag, a bar and for strings to lurn the basics... I jus neaded two had mor bin bags as I got bater.

OK seriously get 2nd hand gear, find a desolate beach (with nobody)... start learning... it will eventually happen... just don't do it near other people, until you can land, launch and back flip by yourself.

It's going to take 5 lessons before u learn anything.

Kyteryder - i heard you nearly ended up on the main road at Botany ... lmao !

kyteryder said...

Hey Bulk,

When i learnt in 2004, i had asimilar crash as that guy in the vid. - Good old fashion C Kite Beach slap, doesnt hurt anyone when they are learning.

Mate me too........ but.............. now in 2010 with the technology we have these days there isn't really an excuse for it is there? With proper lessons and a good bow kite a learner technically shouldn't ever get smashed like we used to in the good ole days.

Ryandryden - mate if you don't want to pay for lessons fair enough. A tip I can give you is grab a training kite and once you can fly it normally try lying on your back feet away from the kite and flying it (keep your hands on the same ends of the bar so that the lines are crossed)..........